Burchfield Penney Art Center
March 7 — May 23, 2010

Exhibition Tours

From vivid portrayals of the American landscape to the coded language of his Conventions For Abstract Thoughts, Charles Burchfield’s art invites interpretation on so many levels. Accordingly, a series of Heat Waves Lectures investigates themes emerging from the exhibition.

Docent-led Public Tours

Tuesday-Friday at 1:30 pm
Thursday at 1:30 pm and 6:00 pm
Saturday at 11:30 am and 1:30 pm
Sunday at 1:30 pm

 

Sharing Unique Perspectives

The Burchfield Penney will host tours every Sunday at 2:30 pm throughout the Heat Waves in a Swamp exhibition hosted by museum staff who bring unique perspectives to the exhibition and the work of Charles Burchfield.

Tours with Ted Pietrzak
March 14, April 4, April 25, and May 16

Tours with Nancy Weekly
March 21, April 11, May 2 and May 23

Tours with Tullis Johnson
March 28, April 18 and May 9

Click here to meet the Tour Guides

 

Special Mother’s Day Tour of Heat Waves

Sunday, May 9, 2:00 pm
with Mary Kozub

 

Special Tour of the Archives

Saturday, May 22, 3:30 pm
with Tullis Johnson

Heat Waves in a Swamp draws heavily from the Charles E. Burchfield Archives at the Burchfield Penney Art Center. Tullis Johnson will explain the relevance of the archival material in the exhibition and highlight plans to make archive and collection material more accessible to the public.

 

Final Day of the Exhibiton

Sunday, May 23

The Burchfield Penney will be open from Noon - 5:00 pm on Sunday, May 23, and will host 5 final tours of the exhibition.

1:00 pm with Ted Pietrzak
1:30 pm with a Burchfield Penney docent
2:00 pm with Ted Pietrzak
2:30 pm with Nancy Weekly
3:00 pm with Tullis Johnson