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MAY 28, 2021, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A11 Chihuly exhibit arrives in Salem Glasswork from world-renowned artist Dale Chihuly will be on exhibit at the Hallie Ford Museum of Art in Salem. The exhibit opens Saturday June 5 and will run through August 29. Dale Chihuly: Cylinders, Macchia, and Venetians from the George R. Stroemple Collection, will be displayed in the Melvin Henderson-Rubio Gallery and the Maribeth Collins Lobby. The exhibition will feature 72 glass ves- sels and includes Chihuly’s Irish Cylinders, inspired by Irish themes, St. Patrick’s Day, and James Joyce’s Ulysses; his Macchia (Italian for spotted and/or stained), fl amboy- antly shaped vessels in virtually every color combination imaginable; and his Venetians, traditional vessel forms—cones, cylinders, amphorae, bowls, and ginger jars—with elaborate surface decoration and embellish- ment. In addition, the exhibition includes a range of his drawings from the early 1980s to the early 1990s. Dale Chihuly is an internationally recog- nized glass artist who helped revolutionize the studio glass movement in the 1960s and 1970s, co-founded the Pilchuck Glass School in 1971 and who has pushed the boundaries of the glass medium to new heights of artis- tic skill and technical virtuosity since the 1980s. His work can be found in public and private collections throughout the world. We didn’t set the bar WE ARE THE BAR! Chihuly's Ruby Red Putti Venetian with Gilt Ram and Twin-Headed Dragon (1994), will be part of the Hallie Ford Art Museum exhibit. Submitted photo The George R. Stroemple Collection is recognized as one of the most signifi cant collections of artwork documenting the stu- dio glass movement in the Pacifi c Northwest and is considered by many to be the most signifi cant collection of Dale Chihuly’s art- work in private hands. Visit the museum online at https://willa- mette.edu/arts/hfma/. “ This community is beautiful and the whole staff is so attentive and caring! The atmosphere is engaging and respectful and it is so good to know that Mom is in such good hands. I would highly recommend this community to anyone! ” — HEIDI r ached t h e age of si i x t y -two. t ose w h o ha v e re v i n g f o r th Qual l i t y senior lilvi Come See the Finest in Senior Living! CALL (503) 390 -1300 1165 McGee Ct NE, Keizer, OR • www.VillageAtKeizerRidge.com
