Iceberg, 2008, Mary Edna Fraser Polar Attractions JUNE 28, 2008 THROUGH JUNE 7, 2009 Explore the Arctic and Antarctic through compelling works of art by 30 contemporary artists. This interactive exhibition in the museum’s Art & Nature Center highlights polar regions as distinct, biologically important systems shaped over time by cyclical changes and increasingly, by human influences. Hands-on stations offer a range of exploratory opportunities for visitors of all ages to connect with ideas presented in the exhibition. View slideshow>  MORE View press release To the Ends of the Earth, Painting the Polar Landscape NOVEMBER 8, 2008 THROUGH MARCH 1, 2009 To the Ends of the Earth, Painting the Polar Landscape features over 40 paintings, sketches and photographs by artists who journeyed to the Arctic and Antarctic, including noted painters Frederic Edwin Church, Rockwell Kent and Lawren Harris. Showcasing work by American, British, Canadian and Scandinavian artists from the 18th to mid-20th centuries, the exhibition presents the range of artistic response to this unique landscape—from the documentary to the sublime and existential. Common in all works is the assumption that the distant polar regions were beyond the influence of humankind, an idea that has been tragically eclipsed by recent environmental developments. The exhibition is curated by Samuel Scott, PEM Associate Curator of Maritime Art and History.   MORE Icebound Ship, ca. 1880, William Bradford.

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