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

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

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.

Pianist Melody Quah to open 2022 MUSE Series

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

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

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.

Museum opens five new exhibits

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

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.

McDonough Museum to celebrate 30th anniversary with virtual event

McDonough Museum to celebrate 30th anniversary with virtual event

The McDonough Museum of Art will celebrate the 30th anniversary of its grand opening with a virtual celebration Saturday, October 16, 2021 at 7:00 PM. For 30 years the museum has provided Youngstown with a space that houses artist lectures, holds concerts and exhibitions, and showcases the work of students enrolled in courses through the YSU Department of Art.

Exhibit to commemorate works of three art professors

Exhibit to commemorate works of three art professors

The McDonough Museum of Art will celebrate the work and memory of three YSU art professors in a new exhibit titled “In Memoriam” beginning Friday, June 11, 2021 and running through Saturday, July 24. The exhibit will feature works by Al Bright, Jack Carlton, and Michael J. Walusis. Also on display will be the Pittsburgh-based exhibition “Anthropology of Motherhood.”

Graduates' work featured in McDonough exhibits

New McDonough exhibits to feature graduate student work

The McDonough Museum of Art will feature the work of students graduating at the end of the spring 2021 semester with M.F.A. and B.F.A. degrees in new exhibitions beginning Friday, April 23, through Saturday, May 8. The 18 students featured in the exhibits are graduating with bachelor’s or master’s degrees in the areas of digital media, photography, graphic and interactive design, or interdisciplinary studio art.