McDonough Museum of Arts News

McDonough Museum of Art announces summer 2022 schedule

The McDonough Museum of Art will open its summer 2022 exhibition schedule with five diverse artists beginning Friday, June 3, 2022 and concluding Saturday, July 16. An opening reception will be held Friday, June 3 from 5:00 – 7:00 PM at the museum. The exhibitions and reception are free and open to the public.

McDonough Museum of Art to host Cut-out Poetry and Collage Workshop

The McDonough Museum of Art will present a free Cut-out Poetry and Collage Workshop for teens and adults Saturday, May 7, 2022 from 2:00 – 4:00 PM at the museum. The workshop will be led by Michael Nyers of Fade Into a Blackout – Blackout Poetry.

Handel’s Ice Cream chief executive donates $100,000 to McDonough Museum of Art

Leonard Fisher, president and chairman of the board of Handel’s Ice Cream, will be honored Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 7:30 PM at the McDonough Museum of Art for his $100,000 gift to the museum. In recognition of the donation, the museum’s main gallery balcony will be named the Leonard J. Fisher Balcony.

McDonough Museum of Art celebrates National Poetry Month

The McDonough Museum of Art provided a space for writers to share their thoughts, emotions, and observations with the public in celebration of National Poetry Month April 7, 2022 at the museum. Nine students participated in the event.

Two art professors awarded Distinguished Professorship Awards

Two of YSU’s Department of Art professors—Dragana Crnjak and Dana Sperry—have been announced as recipients of Distinguished Professorship Awards for the 2021-22 academic year. Crnjak’s Excellence in Teaching award and Sperry’s Excellence in Service award are just two of three awards given to Cliffe College faculty as part of this year’s recognition from YSU.

Pianist Melody Quah to open 2022 MUSE Series 

The McDonough Museum of Art will open its 2022 MUSE Series with a free concert by pianist Melody Quah Wednesday, January 26, 2022 at 7:30 PM at the museum. Quah has performed extensively on the stages of her native country of Malaysia as well as across Asia, Europe, Australia, and North America.

African American History Month exhibition to open at McDonough Museum of Art

The McDonough Museum of Art will open artist Donald Black Jr.’s exhibition “A Day No One Will Remember” Friday, January 21, 2022 in recognition of African American History Month. The exhibition is comprised of a series of photographs of ordinary days filled with childhood play, imagination, and innocence and centers on black children’s premature loss of adolescence.

McDonough Museum of Art opens 2022 with four new exhibits

Four new exhibitions that explore the COVID-19 pandemic, childhood, identity, and intimacy will open the McDonough Museum of Art’s 2022 spring season beginning Friday, January 21, 2022 at the museum. The exhibits will be open to the public through March 5 and will feature the works of Matthew Kolodziej, Piotr Szyhalski, Donald Black Jr., and Carnegie Mellon University’s M.F.A. class of 2023.

Five new exhibits to open at McDonough Museum of Art

The McDonough Museum of Art will present five new exhibits beginning Friday, December 3, 2021, including annual shows that feature the work of graduating YSU Master of Fine Arts and Bachelor of Fine Arts students. The exhibits will be open to the public through Saturday, December 18.

McDonough Museum to present free screening of Toni Morrison film adaptation

The McDonough Museum of Art will present a free screening of the film adaptation of Toni Morrison’s novel “The Foreigner’s Home” Thursday, October 21, 2021 in the McDonough Auditorium, located in the museum. The screening will be followed by a discussion with the movie’s filmmakers Rian Brown-Orso and Geoff Pingree.

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