Arts and Culture at Wake Forest University

Wake Forest University Press: Poetry Reading (Save-The-Date)

April 19th, 2012

Visiting poet Caitriona O’Reilly will give a poetry reading Wednesday, April 25, at 6 p.m., followed by a reception with delicious food!

More details will follow, but we hope you’ll SAVE THE DATE!

Museum of Anthropology: Recent Additions to the Collection

April 17th, 2012

April 17 – August 25 – Tuesday – Saturday, 10:00am – 4:30pm

EXHIBIT: Recent Additions to the Collection

The Museum of Anthropology showcases recent donations to its permanent collection with this exhibit featuring archaeological and ethnographic artifacts from cultures around the world. Highlights include intricately decorated personal adornment from Papua New Guinea, Tang Dynasty ceramics from China, and saddle rugs from the Salgo Collection. Admission is free.

Student Art Show & Senior Honors Exhibition

March 23rd, 2012

Reynolda House: Gallery Discussions “A Genius for Place” & “Domestic Bliss”

March 20th, 2012

Reynolda House Museum of American Art will hold gallery discussions this spring in conjunction with two current exhibitions, “A Genius for Place: American Landscapes of the Country Place Era,” on view through Aug. 5, 2012 and “Domestic Bliss: Art at Home in Britain and American, 1780–1840,” on view through May 20, 2012.

These discussions are an opportunity to interact with the exhibition curator or an art historian and share reaction to the art with others. The discussions are included in the price of admission to Reynolda House and free to members and students. For information, please call 336.758.5150 or visit reynoldahouse.org to learn more about the exhibitions and related events.

Gallery discussions for “A Genius for Place” will be coordinated by Harry Titus, professor of art history at Wake Forest University and students of his History of Landscape Architecture class on Wednesdays, March 28 and April 4 at noon.

Gallery discussions for “Domestic Bliss” will be held on Thursdays, Apr. 12 and Apr. 19 at noon. Guest curator Morna O’Neill and her student research assistants from Wake Forest University will share the cultural and historical aspects of works in the exhibition. O’Neill is an assistant professor in the department of art at Wake Forest.

Reynolda House Spring Exhibit: “A Genius for Place: American Landscapes of the Country Place Era”

February 19th, 2012

As spring revives the gardens and surrounding

woodlands of the Reynolda Historic District, Reynolda House Museum of American Art will

host a talk titled “The Olmstedian Influence on the Reynolda Landscape,” given by Camilla

Wilcox, longtime curator of education at Reynolda Gardens of Wake Forest University. Co-

sponsored by Reynolda Gardens, Wilcox’s talk will be held on Feb. 21 at 5:30 p.m. and will

highlight the museum’s spring exhibition, “A Genius for Place: American Landscapes of the

Country Place Era,” which is on view Feb.18 through Aug. 5, 2012.

Admission to this event is free for members; Wake Forest students, faculty and staff, and Friends

of Reynolda Gardens. For non-members, admission is $5. For more information, please visit

reynoldahouse.org or call 336.758.5150.

Reynolda’s sweeping lawns and vistas framed by woodland were designed in the best tradition

of the Country Place Era inspired by Frederick Law Olmsted, considered the father of American

landscape architecture. Several of the designers of the Reynolda estate worked with the firm

founded by Olmsted, including Horatio T. Buckenham and his business partner, Louis L. Miller.

“Buckenham worked with Olmsted on several major parks over the period of about fifteen

years, beginning in 1875,” says Wilcox. “The influence of the Olmsted philosophy can be seen

throughout Buckenham and Miller’s commissions, which included Duke Farms in New Jersey

and the Children’s Home in Winston-Salem.”

“The Olmstedian Influence on the Reynolda Landscape” will inspire visitors and Winston-Salem

residents alike to explore the grounds of Reynolda and consider the importance of protecting

these significant examples of American Landscape design.

As spring revives the gardens and surrounding woodlands of the Reynolda Historic District, visit the museum’s spring exhibition, “A Genius for Place: American Landscapes of the Country Place Era,” which is on view Feb.18 through Aug. 5, 2012.

Reynolda’s sweeping lawns and vistas framed by woodland were designed in the best tradition of the Country Place Era inspired by Frederick Law Olmsted, considered the father of American landscape architecture. Several of the designers of the Reynolda estate worked with the firm founded by Olmsted, including Horatio T. Buckenham and his business partner, Louis L. Miller.

“Buckenham worked with Olmsted on several major parks over the period of about fifteen years, beginning in 1875,” says Wilcox. “The influence of the Olmsted philosophy can be seen throughout Buckenham and Miller’s commissions, which included Duke Farms in New Jersey and the Children’s Home in Winston-Salem.”

“The Olmstedian Influence on the Reynolda Landscape” will inspire visitors and Winston-Salem residents alike to explore the grounds of Reynolda and consider the importance of protecting these significant examples of American Landscape design.

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