Members' Day Trip: Kreeger + Katzen with Kristen Hileman

Kristen Hileman, independent curator

Bus pick up/drop off from The Central Presbyterian Church, 7308 York Road, Towson

Join independent curator Kristen Hileman for tours of two contemporary exhibitions she has organized for Washington venues and a day brimming with painting, sculpture, photography, and architecture. Charter bus service will be provided. Our first stop is the private Kreeger Museum in upper Northwest Washington. Hileman has gathered the work of 14 artists from our region, but originally hailing from 9 different countries, to celebrate the Kreeger’s 30th anniversary. These works represent a variety of ways that today’s artists take inspiration from the natural world. At the same time, they speak to the stunning natural imagery in the Kreeger’s significant collection of European Impressionist and Modernist painting, as well as the harmony between the Kreeger’s gorgeous landscape and its celebrated Philip Johnson-designed building.

A seated lunch will take place at Al Dente – included in the trip fee. After lunch, we’ll continue to the Katzen Art Museum at American University to see Hileman’s retrospective exhibition of Baltimore photographer Connie Imboden, well-known for her radiant underwater images of models. Imboden’s haunting and art historically inspired figurative compositions were the subject of a past ASG lecture. In addition to teaching and making photographs over her five-decade career, Imboden founded Baltimore’s Baker Artist Awards. This is the most comprehensive exhibition of her work to date.

Members-only, registration required (limited to 25 people); $150 trip fee (includes lunch). Register online here: https://www.artseminargroup.org/online-payment/registration