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22 ORNAMENT 35.5.2012 Photograph: Alan Jackson Studio. museums & galleries STAN HYWET HALL & GARDENS hosts Finer Things: Jewelry & Accessories from the 1880s – 1930s, through October 7. Stan Hywet is the former home of F.A. Seiberling, the co-founder of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. The focus of this exhibition is to display the type of jewelry that F.A. and Gertrude Seiberling might have worn during the time that they lived at Stan Hywet. 714 North Portage Path, Akron, OH 44303; 330.836.5533; www.stanhywet.org. PENNSYLVANIA TABOO STUDIO presents Structure and Purpose, a jewelry exhibit featuring artists Emanuela Duca, Anne Hallam, Mary Kanda, Gina Pankowski, Beth Solomon, Deb Stoner, and Yuko Yagisawa. The exhibition closes September 21. The gallery also features the exhibit Divine Inspiration, running from November 16 through December 28. Jewelry artists Carolyn Morris Bach, Steven Brixner, Marilyn Brogan, Lisa Linhardt, Sydney Lynch, Christine Mackellar, Red Circle Metals, Joanna Rhoades, Beth Solomon, Beverly Tadeu, and Rina S. Young will all be exhibiting. Shown Caribe Cluster necklace by Sydney Lynch and Cluster Pod earrings by Beverly Tadeu the Divine Inspiration. 1615 ½ West Lewis Street, San Diego, California 92103; 619.692.0099. THE PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART features Ronaldus Shamask: Form, Fashion, Reflection, showing from October through February 2013. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Ronaldus Shamask (American, born Netherlands 1945) showed thoughtfully spare, minimalist works during a time of buoyant excess. Disregarding trends, Shamask drew on his background in illustration, architecture, theater, and dance as well as collaborations with choreographers and artists to create a body of work that paved the way for the minimalist fashions of today. This exhibition includes iconic Shamask clothing, as well as works made specifically for this presentation, including translucent paper renditions shown as mirror images of the garments to reveal form of construction. 26th Street and Benjamin Franklin Pkwy., Philadelphia, PA 19130; 215.763.8100; www.philamuseum.org. WASHINGTON, D.C. THE HILLWOOD ESTATE, MUSEUM AND GARDENS presents Prêt-à-Papier: The Exquisite Art of Isabelle de Borchgrave, range of styles from the late seventeenth to the early twentieth century. 4155 Linnean Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20008; 202.686.5807; www.hillwoodmuseum.org. WISCONSIN THE RACINE MUSEUM hosts Animal Nature, an exhibition involving animals as subject matter for artistic exploration. Open through October 7, Animal Nature features contemporary artists working in a variety of media addressing this dynamic. The artists approach their subject through a variety of media and techniques, whether utilizing cut paper, blown glass, gold and silver jewelry, or other materials. 441 Main St., Racine, WI 53403; 262.638.8300; www.ramart.org. CANADA GALERIE NOEL GUYOMARC'H hosts Les Cobayes (The Subjects), from September 21 through October 7, presenting creations in jewelry made by artists during workshops led by Noel Guyomarc'h. During these meetings, the participants realize objects or jewelry based on a theme, idea or concept, or by challenging themselves with stimulating materials. 4836 Boulevard St-Laurent, Montréal, Québec H2T 1R5, Canada; 514.840.9362. through December 30. Inspired by the rich history of fashion represented in European paintings, famous costumes in museum collections and designs of the grand couturiers, Isabelle de Borchgrave, has turned her passion for painting toward the recreation of elaborate costumes—crumpling, pleating, braiding, and painting the surface of simple rag paper to achieve the effect of textiles and create the illusion of haute couture. By reconstructing dresses from key periods in fashion history, Prêt-à-Papier presents a THE TEXTILE MUSEUM OF CANADA hosts Perpetual Motion: Material Re-use in the Spirit of Thrift, Utility and Beauty, through September 3. Combining the old with the new has been an enduring practice across centuries of textile production, providing a unique lens on the evolution of cultural histories, narratives and identities. In many cultures, cloth is precious, and cherished fabrics or worn out fragments have often been reused in inventive ways, employing techniques that have developed from utilitarian needs to a high level of sophistication. The reuse and reinvention of textiles to create new clothing and items for the household can been tied to scarcity, as well as to the high value placed on cloth for its aesthetic beauty and cultural weight. 55 Centre Ave., Toronto, Ontario M5G 2H5, Canada; 416.599.5321; www.textilemuseum.ca.