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Rick Lowe

Social and Community Engaged Art: The Genuine and the Artificial

Derrick Adams’ “The Entertainer”

On Saturday, March 28, the Museum welcomed artist Derrick Adams, as he performed  The Entertainer with STATIC | DISTORTION |INTERFERENCE. The Entertainer is an original performance that incorporates a musical interpretation […]

Be a Part of the Big Picture

Donate Now Walking down the long hallway toward the American Gallery, you see Albert Bierstadt’s Looking Down Yosemite Valley, California. At just over five feet tall and eight feet wide, the grand dimensions […]

Callahan Lecture: Illustrating Victorious Lives: Jaina Narrative Painting

On Saturday, March 8, the BMA welcomed Robert J. Del Bontà, Ph.D., who led the discussion Illustrating Victorious Lives: Jaina Narrative Painting. Dr. Del Bontà examined the illustrated manuscripts that detail the lives of the Jainas, through the lens of the Svetambara and Digambara. Seeing these illustrated narratives side by side was both rare and informative, and it was the first lecture on this topic held at the BMA.