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Wier show coming to an end
by Tom Berry, The Cadiz Record EmailTom
The exhibit contains works by some of the 20th century's most well-known and important artists such as Chuck Close, Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, and Frank Stella. The last chance to see the show will be Friday, Nov. 28. Since its opening Oct., the exhibit has attracted more than 1,500 visitors, including many students from Trigg County and the surrounding area, according to JMAM officials. According to the sign-in registry, people from Louisville, Bowling Green and other cities in Kentucky, Tennessee, Illinois, Evansville, Indiana; Missouri, Kansas - at least one couple visiting from England - have visited the display during the past two months. "Many visitors are surprised at the quality of this show," said Museum Administrator Dr. Martha Davis. "We've also experienced a marked increase in requests by artists to exhibit here after they see our beautiful gallery." Davis said the museum is indebted to Pat and Dick Wier, of Chicago, for donating the works to the museum for the show, which consists of about 24 paintings, lithographs and at least one sculpture. "(They) had never visited Cadiz when they agreed to loan their collection," Davis said. "Mutual friends of the Wiers, and a museum board member, suggested they loan the art to the museum instead of placing it in storage during renovations to their home." The Cadiz/Trigg County Tourist Commission stepped in and offered to pay about $5,000 in transportation costs to safely bring the works to Kentucky, Davis said. The Wiers have visited the exhibit three times including a visit Sunday afternoon in which they offered informal talk and answered questions about art collecting and the works they have collected over many years. More information about The Wier Show is available at the JMAM Web site at www.jmam.org or by calling 522-9056. The museum is open every day from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. and from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. on Sundays. After-hours tours are available for groups of five or more and can be arranged by calling the museum. A charge of $3 is asked for admission, however students may view the display for free. The exhibit will be open on Thanksgiving Day from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m., according to JMAM Board President Paula Lisowski. Partial funding for the exhibit has been provided by the Kentucky Arts Council, a state agency in the Education, Arts and Humanities Cabinet with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.
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