The McAninch Arts Center (MAC), located at 425 W. Fawell on the College of DuPage campus, welcomes COD Associate Art History Professor David Ouellette for a discussion about the development of Andy Warhol’s “Endangered Species” series and where the featured species stand today. The series is on view at the WARHOL exhibition at the Cleve Carney Museum of Art now through Sept. 10. Titled “Vanishing Species: Art and Biodiversity Since Warhol,” the free lecture will take place at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 7 in MAC Room 140.
Warhol's Endangered Species series on display at CCMA's WARHOL exhibit now thru Sept. 7. Photo by Clare Britt
In 1983, Andy Warhol was commissioned to produce a series of 10 dynamic, multicolor prints of endangered animals to mark the 10-year anniversary of the Endangered Species Act. Today, the destruction of habitat and loss of biodiversity remain the greatest challenges facing the planet and its many inhabitants, both human and nonhuman.
In his talk, Ouellette will discuss Warhol’s lifelong love of animals, the development of the “Endangered Species” portfolio and the history of the 10 featured species since 1983. The species include the bald eagle, black rhinoceros, African elephant, orangutan, Grévy's zebra, bighorn ram, giant panda, pine barrens tree frog, San Francisco silverspot butterfly and the Siberian tiger.
Tickets to Ouellette’s lecture are free but reservations are recommended. The lecture is part of a series of programming aimed at enriching the WARHOL exhibition experience. The final program will take place Sept. 9 and is a “Meet-and-Greet" with award-winning children’s illustrator and artist, Mike Venezia, who has created artwork for the Kids Pop Art Print Factory of the exhibition. For the full schedule and more information, visit www.Warhol2023.org or call the MAC at 630.942.4000.
On view through Sept. 10, the WARHOL exhibition features more than 200 original works and photographs by the iconic artist, including 94 works comprising “Andy Warhol Portfolios: A Life in Pop | Works from the Bank of America Collection” and a collection of 150 Warhol photographs and original works from College of DuPage’s Permanent Art Collection. Unfolding over 11,000 sq. ft. of exhibition space, visitors have the opportunity to experience Andy Warhol’s life through interactive exhibits, recreations and videos created exclusively for this exhibition including a historical exhibit, Kids Pop Art Print Factory, Studio 54 Experience, Central Park-inspired outdoor area and Silver Clouds installation. There is also a series of on-site events including lectures by internationally renowned authors and Warhol experts, workshops, concerts and more taking place throughout the exhibition’s run.
WARHOL featuring “Andy Warhol Portfolios: A Life in Pop | Works from the Bank of America Collection” is presented by Bank of America and made possible through support from Ball Horticultural Company, Anonymous, Wight & Company, DuPage Foundation; JCS Arts, Health and Education Fund of the DuPage Foundation, Clayco and the College of DuPage Foundation.
About the Cleve Carney Museum of Art
The late Cleve Carney provided a significant legacy gift to establish the Cleve Carney Art Gallery at College of DuPage. The gallery opened in February 2014 with its inaugural exhibition, “Selections from Cleve Carney’s Art Collection.” In fall 2019, the gallery was expanded to a 2,500 square-foot museum. The Cleve Carney Museum of Art (CCMA) opened June 2021 with the highly anticipated “Frida Kahlo: Timeless” exhibition and hosts exhibitions year-round.
Funding for the CCMA is provided by the Cleve Carney Endowment Fund, which supports vital programming including artist engagement opportunities for community members and students, gallery exhibitions, artist commissions, new acquisitions and other teaching and learning tools that foster cultural enrichment in our community. More information can be found at www.TheCCMA.org and on social media @CleveCarneyMuseumofArt.
About the McAninch Arts Center
The McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage is located at 425 Fawell Blvd., 25 miles west of Chicago near I-88 and I-355. It houses three indoor performance spaces (the 780-seat proscenium Belushi Performance Hall; the 186-seat soft-thrust Playhouse Theatre; and the versatile black box Studio Theatre), the outdoor Lakeside Pavilion, plus the Cleve Carney Museum of Art and classrooms for the college’s academic programming. The MAC has presented theater, music, dance and visual art to more than 1.5 million people since its opening in 1986 and typically welcomes more than 100,000 patrons from the greater Chicago area to more than 230 performances each season.
Support for the McAninch Arts Center is provided in part by Bank of America, Brookdale Senior Living Glen Ellyn, the DoubleTree by Hilton Lisle/Naperville, Anonymous, Sullivan Taylor Family Trust, The DuPage Foundation, Ball Horticultural, Clayco, Enjoy Illinois, Illinois Arts Council, a state agency; JCS Arts, Health and Education Fund of the DuPage Foundation; Wight & Company, WDCB 90.9 FM and College of DuPage Foundation.