The Huntington Museum of Art plans to present two interrelated exhibits that explore aspects of the human experience using artworks from HMA’s permanent collection.
The first exhibit titled ME: Body & Self will be on view at HMA from April 27 through Aug. 11, 2024. This exhibit will be in the spotlight on June 25, 2024, from 6 to 8 p.m. when HMA Senior Curator / Exhibition Designer John Farley will lead a gallery walk through the exhibit as a free 4th Tuesday Tour Event. This exhibit is for mature audiences.
“This exhibit celebrates the engineering marvel that is the human body and explores the wondrously intricate and mysterious realm of the mind,” Farley said. “We are each a unique constellation of interesting features and characteristics, some plainly apparent to those around us and others invisible to the naked eye. This exhibition encourages us to embrace the radiance of our nature, the inevitability of change, and the potential for growth as we ponder the question: ‘Who am I?’ ”
The second exhibit titled WE: Community will be on view at HMA from May 25 through Aug. 25, 2024. This exhibit will be highlighted during the HMA Block Party, which takes place as an admission free 4th Tuesday Tour Event on July 23 from 5 to 8 p.m.
“This exhibit honors the strength of our connections to one another, the power of our relationships,” Farley said. “We are, as ever before, individuals operating within complex networks, mutually dependent, our lives increasingly intertwined in ways previously unimaginable. This exhibition explores the vital role our communities can play in nurturing or suppressing the prospect of human flourishing. To become all we believe we can be, we must first answer the question: ‘Who are we?’ ”
These two exhibits are presented with support from the City of Huntington Mayor’s Council for the Arts.
These two exhibits are presented with support from The Katherine & Herman Pugh Exhibitions Endowment.
These two exhibits are presented with support from The Isabelle Gwynn and Robert Daine Exhibition Endowment.
These two programs are presented with financial assistance from the West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History, and the National Endowment for the Arts, with approval from the West Virginia Commission on the Arts.
For more information on exhibits and other events at the Huntington Museum of Art, visit hmoa.org or call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.
West Virginia residents may obtain a summary of the registration and financial documents from the Secretary of State, State Capitol, Charleston, WV 25305. Registration does not imply endorsement.