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Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma,
Texas, Utah
The Region VII Events Calendar lists exhibitions
of costume, and costume-related exhibitions, the dates and places
of the National and Regional Symposia, lectures, and workshops. Where
available, a telephone number has been included. Please use these
numbers to obtain additional information. Dates of exhibitions
may change. Where available, dates for the exhibitions are included.
If no beginning date is given, the exhibition is already open.
CSA-sponsored programs in the Southwestern Region: Southwestern Region "Events, Workshops and Symposia" page.
Arizona State Museum
1013 E. University Boulevard
PO Box 210026
Tucson, AZ 85721
Tel.: 520.621.6302
www.statemuseum.arizona.edu
Costumes of the Americas Museum
Mitte Cultural Education Center
#5 Dean Porter Park
501 Ringgold St.
Brownsville , TX 78520
Tel.: 956.547-6890
http://www.costumesoftheamericasmuseum.com/
Denver Art Museum
100 W 14th Ave. Pkwy
Denver, CO 80204
Tel.: 720.865.5000
www.denverartmuseum.org
Lakewood Heritage Center
801 S. Yarrow Street
Lakewood, CO 80226
303-987-7850
http://www.lakewood.org/comres/page.cfm?ID=17&LakewoodsHeritageCenter/
The Museum of International Folk Art
706 Camino Lejo
Santa Fe, New Mexico
http://www.moifa.org/
"Material World: Textiles & Dress from the Collection"
December 20, 2009 through May 23, 2011
Material World presents a tantalizing glimpse into the Museum of International Folk Art's largest collection of textiles and costumes stored in 57 closets and numerous trunks and drawers. The 138 rarely-seen items in this exhibition highlight the remarkable breadth and depth of 20,000 objects ranging from everyday household articles to elaborately detailed ceremonial wear in the Museum's textile collection. Photo: Man's Wedding outfit, c. 1910 Mesokovesd, Hungary, Matyo group. Gift of Florence Dibell Bartlett.
The exhibition opens at the Museum of International Folk Art on December 20, 2009 in the Cotsen Gallery of the Neutrogena Wing and runs through May 23, 2011.
Museum of Indian Arts & Culture
710 Camino Lejo off Old Santa Fe Trail
Mailing Address: PO Box 2087, Santa Fe, NM 87504
505-476-1250
http://www.indianartsandculture.org/
miac.info@state.nm.us
The National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame
1720 Gendy Street
Fort Worth, Texas 76107
817-336-4475
www.cowgirl.net
The National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame honors and documents the lives of women who have distinguished themselves while exemplifying the pioneer spirit of the American West. The collections of the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame document the history of women in the American West. More than 5,000 artifacts and 2,500 photographs illustrate and preserve the stories of a diverse group of women from artists like Maria Martinez and musicians like Patsy Cline to ranchers like Fern Sawyer and athletes like Jan Youren. The collections include boots and costumes.
New Mexico History Museum/Palace of the Governors
On the Historic Plaza in Santa Fe
Next to the Palace of the Governors
113 Lincoln Avenue, Santa Fe, NM
505-476-5200
http://www.nmhistorymuseum.org/
New Mexico Museum of Art
107 West Palace, off the historic Santa Fe Plaza
Santa Fe, NM
http://www.nmartmuseum.org/
"Sole Mates: Cowboy Boots and Art"
May 15 through October 17, 2010
Sole Mates:Cowboy Boot and Art celebrates images of the West and views cowboy boots as important symbols of western life. The exhibition presents more than 130 examples of contemporary and historic art, including paintings, drawings, postcards, advertisements, sculptures, video imagery, and of course cowboy boots. These images investigate changing aspects of the West by addressing freedom, loneliness, gender, fashion, allure and youth culture.
Oklahoma City Museum of Art
415 Couch Drive
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
http://www.okcmoa.com/
"Sketch to Screen: Art of Hollywood Costume Design"
May 6 through August 15, 2010
Sketch to Screen: The Art of Hollywood Costume Design consists of more than 85 original garments and accessories worn in films by some of Hollywood's brightest stars, including Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich, Audrey Hepburn, Bette Davis, Charlton Heston and John Wayne. Film costumes worn by contemporary stars George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Russell Crowe, Kate Winslet, Robert DeNiro, Renee Zellweger and Johnny Depp are also represented in the exhibit.
Garments from various decades demonstrate the range of creativity and craftsmanship that costume designers use to construct film characters through clothing. The exhibition also tells this story through costume design sketches, wardrobe and film production photographs, documents, original film posters, and film clips. Sketch to Screen is organized in ten thematic sections relevant to both fashion and film conventions: Early Cinema, Femme Fatale, Gone with the Wind, Period Films, Women's Fashion, Musicals, Westerns, Comic Books & Animation, A Man's World, and Oscar® Winning Designs.
The exhibition highlights the contributions of the greatest costume designers from the Hollywood studio era, such as Walter Plunkett, Gilbert Adrian, Travis Banton, and Edith Head, while tracing the evolution of the often overlooked costume designer's role in contemporary films. Visitors can learn about the little known costume design process beginning with the film script, research, design sketches, materials selection and garment production, fittings with the actors, and screen tests, which is an altogether different process from designing every-day fashion.
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Sandy Schreier Lecture: "Hollywood Dressed and Undressed"
June 2, 2010
Sandy Schreier, fashion historian and the world's foremost private collector of twentieth-century couture, American fashion, and Hollywood costuming, will share her insights from her book Hollywood Dressed and Undressed.
Phoenix Art Museum
1625 N. Central Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85004
Tel.: 602.257.1222
info@phxart.org
www.phxart.org
"Geoffrey Beene: Trapeze"
November 7, 2009 through March 7, 2010
"In the Mood: 1940s Fashion and Design"
Through August 15, 2010
Strong-shouldered suits with hats and gloves, and slinky, draped gowns recall the glamour of 1940s fashion. Wartime rationing created restrictions on the amount of material which could be used in a garment, and fostered an atmosphere of patriotic ingenuity and understatement. Women were encouraged to do their part to bolster moral by keeping up their appearances. Dynamic color combinations, thought to lift spirits, were an integral part of the designs and how they were accessorized. With the German occupation of France from 1940-4, many Parisian fashion houses were forced to close fostering a creative flourish in American fashion design and style.
Undertaking new roles and new uniforms in the workforce American women played a significant part in the war winning "arsenal of democracy." From victory suits to romantic styled dresses, tailored military uniforms affected fashion both in emulation of and in counterbalance to these new roles. Hollywood movies presented a glamorized version of the war and were influential in setting style and morale.
In the Mood features over 35 fully accessorized fashion ensembles from the 1940s including works by Adrian, Irene, Claire McCardell and Howard Greer along with original military uniforms including Mainboucher's design for the WAVEs, "Rosie the Riveter" work wear and inventive dresses and negligees made from repurposed parachutes. This installation looks at design and life on the American home front and the important role women and fashion design played in the victories of WWII.
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Lecture: "Adrian: The Iconic Suit"
June 2, 7pm
Jane Trapnell Marino, fashion historian, looks back at Hollywood's Golden Age to examine Adrian's worldwide importance as costume designer for Metro Goldwyn-Mayer. She then discusses his subsequent role as a fashion designer within the context of 1940s fashion and limitations imposed by World War II.
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ArtBreak Gallery Talk: "From Duty to Beauty"
June 23, 7pm
Dennita Sewell, curator of fashion design, gives insight into the ingenuity of design due to shortages caused by World War II. From the reuse of military parachutes into dress items such as lingerie, to swanky suit designs following L-85 restrictions, this overview of 1940s fashion traces the important role of appearance in the theatres of war and on the home front.
Texas Fashion Collection
University of North Texas
School of Visual Arts
P.O. Box 305100
Denton, Texas 76203-5100
Phone: 940.565.2732
http://www.tfc.unt.edu/
The Women's Museum
3800 Parry Avenue
Dallas, TX 75226
Tel.: 214.915.0860
www.thewomensmuseum.org
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