Moonlight Cocktails Are The Thing Traveling Exhibition
Traffic lights, chandeliers, top hats and tubas are props in the theatre of David Driesbach's imagination. His colorful and varied imagery populates a landscape of art historical references and self portraiture. This 50-year retrospective includes original intaglios and lithographs, along with printing plates and working proofs, providing access to Driesbach's complete creative process. In addition, Moonlight Cocktails Are The Thing highlights important biographical events, providing insight into the origins of his psychological imagery. This exhibition also includes text panels and a DVD with David Driesbach interviews and demonstrations of printmaking techniques to familiarize any audience with the process.
Rental fee
$1500 plus one-way shipping
50% to reserve an exhibition time slot; balance due one month before your show opens.
There is a $250 discount for contracts and down payments received by January 1, 2012.
Space Requirements
200 - 250 running feet
Contact
Pete Olson, Assistant Director,
(tel) 815.753.7867 polson@niu.edu
Award of Excellence
The original design by the Museum Exhibitions & Interpretation class from the NIU museum studies program received an Award of Excellence in the Exhibits Category from the Illinois Association of Museums in 2009.
"...they really know how to use space design as an interpretive element and to create some visually breathtaking environments."
-- David Becker, Chair of the IAM Awards Committee, and current IAM President
Moonlight Cocktails Are The Thing is a collaborative effort between the NIU Art Museum and the faculty and students of the NIU Museum Studies Program.