Saturday Studios Exhibition
An exhibition featuring the work of Saturday Studio students will be held from May 24-June 2. An closing reception for the artists will be held on Saturday June 2, from 2–5pm. Read more.
jumpstART Exhibition
An exhibition featuring the work of jumpstART students will be held from May 10-16. An opening reception for the artists will be held on Saturday May 12, from 12-3pm. Read more.
“Kiss Kiss Julie” at the Joan Mitchell Center in New Orleans
New Orleans-based performance ensemble ArtSpot Productions presents “Kiss Kiss Julie” at the Joan Mitchell Center in New Orleans. UPDATE: New performance dates have been added for May 1, 2 and May 18, 19 and 20. Read more.
St. Nick’s All Sites Show Opens
The St. Nicks All Sites Show will be an exhibition for students participating in Joan Mitchell Foundation After School Art classes and Saturday Studio classes, in partnership with the St. Nicks Alliance. Read more.
Passport: A Celebration of Cultures & Community
This annual event at the Jacob Riis Neighborhood Settlement House will highlight work by students participating in Joan Mitchell Foundation After School Art classes and Saturday Studio classes. The event will be from 5:00 until 9:00 PM. Read more.
Saturday Studio Spring Registration
Saturday Studio registration opens March 1, and closes March 23. Students will be notified of enrollment by March 30. The spring session begins April 14. Read more.
Featured in the essay: City Watch by Alex Podesta, 2008, commissioned by the “Art in Public Places” project administered by the Arts Council of New Orleans and funded by the Joan Mitchell Foundation.
“The Artist as Philanthropist” Essay in ARTnews
In an essay by ARTnewsletter editor Eileen Kinsella, the Joan Mitchell Foundation is discussed in context of the growing impact of artists' foundations. Read more.
River, 1989. Oil on canvas (diptych), 110 x 157 1/2 (279.4 x 400.1 cm). Collection of the Joan Mitchell Foundation, New York. © Estate of Joan Mitchell.
Joan Mitchell: The Last Paintings at Hauser & Wirth Reviewed in the Financial Times
A review of the current solo show "Joan Mitchell: The Last Paintings" was published in the print edition of FT Weekend LIfe & Arts Section. The exhibition will be open from February 3–April 28, 2012 at Hauser & Wirth's London gallery at 196A Piccadilly. Read more.
Installed views of Untitled (1992) and Then, Last Time IV (1985) at Hauser & Wirth. Photo by Alex Delfanne.
Joan Mitchell: The Last Paintings opens at Hauser & Wirth Gallery
Hauser & Wirth is proud to present an exhibition of late paintings by American Abstract Expressionist, Joan Mitchell. Created during the last decade of her life, these large-scale canvasses mark a distinct departure from her more sombre works of the early 1960s. Her late paintings, dating from 1985 to 1992, are replete with vibrant colours, energy and excitement, combining Mitchell’s admiration of the work of Van Gogh and Monet, her interest in nature and her adept skill at expressing emotions and memories. Read more.
CUE Art Foundation’s Annual Gala honoring Julie Mehretu & Carolyn Somers
CUE Art Foundation will be honoring artist Julie Mehretu and Carolyn Somers (executive director of the Joan Mitchell Foundation) at their Annual Gala Auction & Dinner. The gala will be held on Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at 6pm. Read more.