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Public Preview—Women Impressionists and the Land
Celebrate the opening of Women Impressionists and the Land with free tickets to the exhibition along with drinks from a cash bar and live music. Enjoy folk music performed by faculty musicians of the St. Louis String Collective and a concert—Her Light, Her Line, Her Song—by a faculty ensemble from Washington University in St. Louis. The evening will also feature an opening lecture by Simon Kelly, curator of modern and contemporary art.
Exhibition tickets will be available on-site at the Museum starting at 3 pm the day of the event. Please note that the tickets have timed entry.
Blanche Hoschedé-Monet, French, 1865–1947; Haystack at Giverny (detail), c. 1893; oil on canvas; 19 7/8 x 32 1/2 inches; Alice and Rick Johnson 2026.07
Schedule of events
6–7 pm, Opening Lecture
Simon Kelly, curator of modern and contemporary art, will give a lecture for the public opening of Women Impressionists and the Land in The Farrell Auditorium.
5–6 pm, Traditional French Folk Songs
Faculty musicians of the St. Louis String Collective will perform traditional French folk songs in Grigg Gallery 216.
7–8 pm, Concert: Her Light, Her Line, Her Song
Visit Grigg Gallery 216 for a concert by a WashU faculty ensemble featuring music by women composers.
About St. Louis String Collective
St. Louis String Collective promotes creative, multigenre string instrument playing through educational programming and performance opportunities. They believe that high quality, diverse music education should be available to people of all ages, abilities, and incomes; supporting the arts is essential to the health and well-being of our community; and learning a variety of musical styles and traditions cultivates compassion and curiosity
About Her Light, Her Line, Her Song
The concert, by a WashU faculty ensemble, features chamber music by Lili Boulanger, Mélanie Bonis, and Louise Farrenc for flute, cello, piano, and voice. Inspired by Women Impressionists and the Land, the program shines a light on the Impressionist influences that extended beyond the canvas to women composers of the era—artists who broke boundaries, defied expectations, and helped shape the musical landscape of their time.
Generous support provided by Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All program.
