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| MAC Calendar of EventsCall (509) 456-3931 for additional information or e-mail pr@northwestmuseum.org. Events are subject to change or cancellation. Please confirm activities. All events are on the Museum campus at 2316 W. First Avenue, Spokane, Washington unless otherwise noted. For information about all visual and performing arts events in the greater Spokane area, link onto the Spokane Arts Commission website at http://www.spokanearts.org/.August 2010 Calendar Offices ClosedThe Administrative Offices will be closed September 6 for Labor Day and on Monday, September 13 due to state budget reductions. Regular office services will resume on Septmeber 14. Change of Hours at the MACBeginning September 1, the exhibit galleries and store will close at 5 p.m. instead of 6 p.m. The Archive Library is now open Wednesday – Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. or by appointment. Researchers will need to first check in at the Admissions desk in the Exhibit Building. The Cheney Cowles Center will be closed to the public. Pre-arrangements can be made for appointments and Art @ Work viewing. Why the change? This is one of many steps the Museum has taken to address recent unprecedented state budget reductions. By carefully reducing in select ways, we can continue our commitment to preserve and share our region’s cultural heritage ExhibitsThe MAC’s on-going 100 Curious Things exhibit opens September 1 highlighting Spokane’s rough-and-ready history including Stagecoaches, Tramways, Newspaper Empires, Extravagant Architecture and Colorful Characters. Designed for everyone, this exhibition introduces the MAC’s use of a new technology, the PassPort to Discovery personalized exhibit content system, with computer equipment on loan from Mobius Spokane. Each MAC visitor will receive a personalized badge with their picture. On-screen avatars will greet visitors by name and paraphrase exhibit content. Each touch-screen kiosk will encourage interaction to create an active and entertaining environment. Visitors get to answer questions and rack up points - high scores are displayed. Sponsor: STCU OPENING: September 1 at 6:30 p.m. is the 100 Curious Things exhibit opening and gallery talk is (Note that this gallery talk is the first in the MAC’s new Wednesday Night at the Museum program.) Charlie Simon will relate his adventures in the computer world, his fascination with science at places like San Francisco’s Exploratorium, and hisPassPort to Discovery projects with MOBIUS and MAC. Laura Thayer, MAC Museum Program Manager, and Marsha Rooney, Senior Curator of History, unveil three new MAC digital and exhibit projects. Ruben Trejo: Beyond Boundaries, Aztlán y más allá Through November 13, 2010 - A major one-person exhibition of Trejo’s work spanning over four decades. Ruben is one of our region’s most important and respected artists. His work is in many collections, including the Smithsonian American Art Museum collection. The exhibit includes the artist’s sculpture, mixed media constructions, paintings and drawings. A beautiful exhibition catalogue has been published by the University of Washington Press. Lead Sponsors: EWU Foundation, Sterling Savings, The Spokesman-Review, Johnston-Hanson Foundation Harold Balazs Through October 9, 2010 The largest overview of Harold Balazs’ extensive career – presenting a rich and wildly varied survey of this local artist’s deep, unfettered and creative imagination. A must see summer exhibit. While at the MAC, be sure to pick up your walking tour map of Harold’s outdoor installations throughout the city of Spokane. Lead Sponsors - Sterling Savings Bank and The Spokesman-Review Mestizo: Collections and Cultural Fusions Through December 4, 2010 This exhibit illustrates the unique Mestizo identity fused from the disparate cultures of the indigenous people and the colonizing Europeans. A colorful, historical and intriguing exhibit that is steeped in history, religion, ritual and spirituality. Lead Sponsor: Gonzaga University Gathering to Sing and Dance Through October 2010 Museum Entry Level This exhibit will highlight photographer Rob Roberts’ still images of the local, regional and visiting tribal peoples who gather for traditional summer celebrations (commonly known as powwows). The Riverfront Park Northwest Encampment and Julyamsh Coeur d’Alene Tribal Encampment are two annual events in the Spokane region that reflect the ongoing traditions of tribal songs and dances from the Plateau Tribes. A video produced by Shonto Pete, The Real Powwow Trail documents various aspects to these celebrations. Living Legacy: The American Indian Collection This on-going exhibit displays the founding collection of the MAC from 1916. SpokaneTimeline: Personal Voices (Long-term exhibit) Over a century of Spokane history translates into a three-dimensional tapestry of personal stories. Museum Collection treasures tell of family, community, and business adventures from fur trade and fire, through aviation and ticker tape. Names like James Glover are familiar; others are little-known but important for their contribution to Spokane life. Now highlighted with new interactive kiosks to tax your knowledge and skills. Compete and build points! EventsBeGin! September 10 at 6:00 PM Start your weekend with some fun! Enjoy live music and drinks, snacks and friends. BeGin will be moving outside for the coming months to enjoy our weather and the MAC’s beautiful campus. Please support your museum. No charge for admission (21 yrs +). SOMETHING NEW!
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