Currently on View in the Picture Gallery

By Friends | Published: June 27, 2010

WILD AND WARY WAYS, Rachel B. Hayes, 2009 Saint-Gaudens Fellow
Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site July 10 – August 3, 2010, on view daily 9:00 am to 4:30 p.m.

Rachel.invite_Page_1Detail of “Patient Persistence”, fabric, vinyl, mirrors, rocks, 2009

The season’s second exhibition in The Picture Gallery will feature the sculpture of 2009 Saint-Gaudens Fellow, Rachel Hayes., a New York City based visual artist. Using innocuous and readily available media such as fabric, Rachel creates spectacular environments of color and motion that are intended to be experienced both physically and psychologically. Utilizing hand-sewn, large scale components, these environments are populated with forms that share a dialogue with modernist painting, patchwork quilts, minimalist sculpture, land art and fashion design. In general, her work draws on a wide range of disparate references from Post-Painterly abstraction to traditional women’s textile work. Rachel’s Fellowship exhibition, Wild and Wary Ways, will include six new works created between 2009-2010.

The public is invited to a Gallery Talk by the artist at 5:00 pm, and an Opening Reception in The Picture Gallery from 4:30-6:30 pm., on Saturday, July 10, 2010. The reception and talk are free and open to the public. The exhibition will be on view daily 9:00 am to 4:30 pm from July 10 though August 3, 2010

The exhibition is sponsored by the Trustees of the Saint-Gaudens Memorial in cooperation with the Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site. The Saint-Gaudens Memorial is a non-profit partner of the National Park Service, helping to support the mission of the Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site.

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Blow-Me-Down Celebration

By Friends | Published: June 27, 2010

Blow-Me-Down Farm Sunday, July 11, 2010, Noon to 4:30 p.m.

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In honor of 125 years of the Cornish Colony and the transfer of Blow-Me-Down Farm to the Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site, the public is invited to a community event to be held at the Blow-Me-Down Farm in Cornish, NH, Rte. 12-A across from the entrance to Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site.

The event will take place on July 11 from noon to 4:30 p.m. and will include music provided by the Heritage Brass Ensemble, speakers, a Blow-Me-Down exhibit, and ice cream and cookie venders. Bring your picnic and a blanket and spend the afternoon.

This event is co-sponsored by the Saint-Gaudens Memorial and the Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site. It is free and open to all.

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2010 SAINT-GAUDENS FELLOWSHIP AWARDED

By Friends | Published: December 10, 2009

MTEM.0041_e“Extended Afternoon, Phase 3″ at the Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, CT, 2006, latex paint on existing architecture, hardwood planks, wood stain, varnish, 17 x 24 x 23.5 in.

The Saint-Gaudens Memorial is pleased to announce the awarding of its 2010 Fellowship to Mary Temple. Temple is best known for her large, site-specific trompe l’oeil installations painted on the outside of buildings or inside, on the walls and floors, often in unexpected locations.

Born in Phoenix, Arizona, Temple received her MFA from Arizona State University in Tempe. She has exhibited in numerous museums and galleries in the United States, including the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Mass MoCA, and the Brooklyn Museum and has had her work shown abroad in France, Italy, Luxembourg, and Slovakia. She currently lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.

The Fellowship of the Saint-Gaudens Memorial was established in 1977 to assist artists of promise. A Fellow is selected annually by the Saint-Gaudens Memorial from a pool of candidates put forward by the Fellowship Committee and advisors, and is awarded to artists who have completed a body of work that demonstrates exceptional talent, and who may benefit from the recognition and financial grant that accompany the Fellowship. The year following the Fellowship, the artist submits works for installation, as part of the Saint-Gaudens Memorial exhibition series at the Picture Gallery.

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Rick Kendall Named New Superintendent of Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site

By Friends | Published: September 22, 2009

rick kendallRick Kendall will begin work as Superintendent of Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site in Cornish, New Hampshire at the beginning of 2010. He will replace BJ Dunn, who assumed duties as deputy superintendent at Independence National Historical Park in October.

Kendall is currently completing the NPS Bevinetto Congressional Fellowship in the Washington Office. As part of this fellowship, he spent 2008 working as a member of the legislative staff on the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources. This year, he has served as the liaison between the Director and the Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, working on national issues for the NPS and the Department of the Interior.

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New Film to Air on PBS

By Friends | Published: August 31, 2009

pbs11The  hour-long documentary, Augustus Saint-Gaudens: Master of American Sculpture has been aired on national broadcast since December 27, 2009. The documentary is now available for purchase.  To view a clip of the film click here.

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Saint-Gaudens in The New Yorker

By Friends | Published: August 31, 2009

nyPeter Schjeldahl celebrates the works of Saint-Gaudens in his article, “High and Low Relief: Saint-Gaudens at the Met”, featured in The New Yorker on August 24, 2009. You can link to the article here.

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