Coming to the Newfields

Slated to open Saturday, June 1 through September 1, 2019, this show is a curated culinary art exhibition exploring a hot topic: Ramen. The second of Newfields’ 2019 Pop Ups, Noodle Shop will serve traditional and innovative variations of this Japanese staple in a gallery setting.

Most people know Ramen in its college-favorite, “instant” form, but Newfields Culinary Arts team will be making their own noodles and broth from locally-sourced Indiana ingredients.

A bowl at the pop up offers comfort and draws attention to complex flavors, while showcasing that complexity doesn’t necessarily mean fancy. Beyond the bowls of broth and noodle, guests can try beer, cocktails and sake all selected.

Opening Friday, June 7, 2019 “Outside In: The Art and Craft of William S. Rice” is a visually rich and instructive display of the work of this noted block printmaker William Rice (1873-1963).

     Arriving in California in 1900 to accept a teaching position, Rice explored the High Sierras, Yosemite, the desert Southwest, the Pacific coast and the forests of sequoias and redwoods, which were all exotic locales to a transplanted Pennsylvanian. These landscapes were reduced to their color components, carved into printing blocks, and reformed into precise, brilliant and translucent images.

Rice began creating his color block prints in 1915 and exhibiting them nationally. But such a devoted Arts and Craftsman couldn’t confine himself to one media. Included among the exhibition’s 41 items are oils, watercolors, lithographs, metalwork and all the paraphernalia of block printmaking, which have been made available exclusively for this exhibition by the artist’s family.

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