NOV. MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS NATIONWIDE

Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, The University of OK, Norman, OK

Opening of the Stuart Wing: Installation of the Eugene B. Adkins Collection

Eugene B. Adkins was a Tulsa native who was a major collector of American and Native American art. In 2008, the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art was “awarded stewardship of the collection of more than 3,300 objects,” along with the Philbrook Museum of Art, according to the Museum. On October 23rd, the Museum celebrated the grand opening of its Stuart Wing that will showcase the installation of the Eugene B. Adkins Collection. The event will be free and open to the public.

In addition, the Museum announced the reinstallation of its permanent collection of Western and Native American Art. The collection had been out of view for two years while the Museum renovated and expanded its Stuart Wing. It will highlight the art of Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, as well as Mexico and the North American Arctic.

Stark Museum, Orange, Texas

Visions of the West, through December 31, 2011

The exhibition features works from the museum's Western collection, which is one of the finest collections of 19th and 20th century Western American art in the country. Featured artists include William Robinson Leigh and the Taos Society of Artists, in a show that "explores how the land, wildlife, individuals, conflicts, and communities shape our concepts of the American West."

Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, Minnesota

"Woven and Worn: Textile Arts and Silverwork of the Dine," through February 19, 2012

Works from the museum's Virginia Doneghy Southwest Jewelry Collection along with Navajo textiles borrowed from private collections are featured in this exhibition which examines the history and aesthetic traditions of the Navajo people.

Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, Arizona

"Art of Latin America," through February 28, 2013

Spanning a broad period of time, from 500 B.C. to 1900 A.D., this exhibition presents a spectrum of works from pre-Columbian art of Central and South America to Spanish Colonial works of art from the New World.