September 14, 2021- December 2, 2022 In 2020 and 2021, we began to take down artworks and deinstall galleries that have been on view for decades and whose subject matter or background is hurtful to members of our community. Instead of filling these spaces with new artworks immediately, we have left them as intentional signs …
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Across the Atlantic
March 9 – December 10, 2021 The Atlantic Ocean did not separate Britain and the colonies: it connected them. From forks to flax, the everyday objects in this exhibit showcase the deep connections of empire and the vital importance of transatlantic trade. London held a large sway upon Colonial American society. London fashions traveled across …
INTERVENTION: toward an anti-racist, anti-imperialist, anti-colonialist African and Ancient Egyptian Gallery
September 15, 2020 The Fleming Museum’s African and Ancient Egyptian Gallery was installed almost thirty years ago. Outdated maps and labels reflect legacies of colonial collecting and scholarship, in which African art and cultural belongings are decontextualized and framed as curiosities or trophies. Throughout the Fall 2020 semester, we will be rolling out a series …
Reckonings: Fleming staff reflect on the collection and our current moment
This exhibition video features each staff member reading their own label while featuring the artwork that inspired them. Fall 2020 – Spring 2021 Reckonings is an opportunity for the Museum’s staff and student interns to reflect on the past months of 2020 by engaging with objects from the collection. Staff members have written and signed …
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Warp: War Rugs of Afghanistan
February 7 – May 8, 2020 Since the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979 and continuing today, traditional Afghan rug weavers have incorporated stylized representations of political figures, Kalashnikovs, flags, maps, architectural landmarks, tanks, drones, and ammunition amid colorful floral and geometric patterns—designs reflecting a reality familiar to multiple generations in this war-torn region. In …
Let’s Have a Ball! Wood Gaylor and the New York Art Scene, 1913–1936
February 7 – May 8, 2020 In a grand hall bedecked with flags and murals, costumed revelers perform a choreographed skit around a giant papier-mâché bird. Pioneering modern artists ride hobbyhorses, practice silly dances, wear clown makeup, party on the deck of a ship, and lounge together by a Maine lake. They draw and paint …
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Animal Transformations
January 21 – May 8, 2020 Animal Transformations displays an array of animal-related objects from the Fleming’s extensive collections. Led by Professor Jennifer Dickinson and Manager of Collections & Exhibitions Margaret Tamulonis, UVM’s Spring 2019 Museum Anthropology class (ANTH 250) took on the topic of human/animal relations while working with the Museum’s collections. The students worked …
RESIST! INSIST! PERSIST!
September 27 – December 13, 2019 There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.”— Elie Wiesel RESIST! INSIST! PERSIST! explores the intersection of art and activism. Drawn primarily from the Fleming Museum’s collection, the exhibition features the work of historical …
Be Strong and Do Not Betray Your Soul
September 27 – December 13, 2019 The Fleming Museum of Art is pleased to announce the exhibition Be Strong and Do Not Betray Your Soul: Selections from the Light Work Collection, originally organized by Light Work, a nonprofit organization in Syracuse, New York, that provides direct support to artists working in the media of photography and digital …
Behind the Schemes: When Helen of Troy came to UVM
March 5 – May 10, 2019 In the spring of 2018, the UVM Classics Department produced the Greek tragedy Helen by classical Athenian playwright Euripides. Seven Days praised the effort, saying the production was “an unusually inventive rendition.” The play entailed extensive collaboration, involving UVM students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community artists and actors. The exhibition Behind the …
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