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Opening Lecture: In American Waters 

Talk/Lecture
Great Hall
FREE
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Crystal Bridges will close early at 4 PM on Friday, May 3, to prepare for the VIP Premiere of The Portal: An Art Experience by Jewel. Lunch will be served in the Great Hall on Friday. The Coffee Bar and select galleries will close at 3 PM.

Join us for an opening discussion celebrating our new temporary exhibition, In American Waters: The Sea in American Painting with co-curators Daniel Finamore, Associate Director of Exhibitions at Peabody Essex, Austen Barron Bailly , Chief Curator at Crystal Bridges, and artist Clifford Ross, whose work Digital Wave (2018) is featured in the exhibition.

This discussion will give you a look into the themes of the exhibition and how the project came together, preview the emotional journey guests can experience as they move through the exhibition, and explore the relevance of marine painting today. Register to receive updates straight to your inbox, or watch the discussion on Facebook Live the day of the event.

Icebound ship
William Bradford, Icebound Ship, about 1880, oil on canvas, 30 × 48 1/8 in. Peabody Essex Museum, museum purchase with funds from anonymous donor, 1996, M27190. Courtesy of the Peabody Essex Museum.

Free, registration requested. Register online or call Guest Services at 479.657.2335 to receive updates and reserve your spot today.

Per the CDC’s updated guidelines, we are now requiring all guests ages 2 and up and staff to wear a face covering indoors and while attending outdoor programs, except while eating or drinking. Masks will be available upon entry for those who do not have one.

This exhibition is organized by Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, and Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas.