Freewheeling! – Attleboro Arts Museum
Image: “Schreckengost on Bicycle” courtesy of the Viktor Schreckengost Collection, Cleveland State University Library Special Collections.
The Viktor Schreckengost Mangbetu Art Student Group Exhibition
Community Gallery
Exhibition: June 2 – July 27, 2023
Reception: Sat, June 24; 3:30-4:30pm
Attleboro Arts Museum
86 Park Street, Attleboro, MA
Free and open to all
Eleven Attleboro Arts Museum Teen Art Studio students will showcase bicycle drawings in Freewheeling! The Viktor Schreckengost Mangbetu Art Student Group Exhibition held in the Museum’s Community Gallery from June 2 – July 27, 2023.
Students range in age from 14 – 18 years and have been working on these technical drawings over the past several weeks under the guidance of AAM Art Educator, Lisa Granata.
FREEWHEELING
Freewheeling! The Viktor Schreckengost Mangbetu Art Student Group Exhibition Community Gallery Exhibition: June 2– July 27, 2023 Reception: Sat, June 24; 3:30-4:30pm Attleboro Arts Museum 86 Park Street, Attleboro, MA Free and open to all.
Attleboro, MA Eleven Attleboro Arts Museum Teen Art Studio students will showcase bicycle drawings in Freewheeling! The Viktor Schreckengost Mangbetu Art Student Group Exhibition held in the Museum’s Community Gallery from June 2 – July 27, 2023.
Students range in age from 14 – 18 years and have been working on these technical drawings over the past several weeks under the guidance of AAM Art Educator, Lisa Granata.
Since 2009, the Attleboro Arts Museum has presented the Viktor Schreckengost Mangbetu Award, an annual recognition granted to an outstanding Attleboro Arts Museum art student.
Viktor’s legacy continues by saluting the arts achievement, commitment, and visual creativity within our Museum School. Student recipients have ranged in age since the launch, the youngest only 8 years old at the time of their exhibition.
In 2019, the award program was expanded to honor teams of exhibiting students. Each group exhibit spotlights one of Viktor’s areas of interest or an art media that he worked.
This year’s invitational art student exhibition focuses on Viktor’s bicycle designs created for the Murray Ohio Manufacturing Company between 1939 – 1970s.
Viktor’s first bicycle, the 1939 Murray Mercury, had all the features children wanted in a rugged bicycle – a strong sense of fantasy, dramatic styling, gadgets and special elements such as bells and headlights.
Viktor’s design strikes a delicate balance between the visual power of massive motorcycle forms and the practical need to create a bicycle that was light in construction.
“The bicycle is an iconic drawing challenge and enhances any serious young artist’s portfolio. Our spring session of Teen Art Studio students were introduced to Viktor’s many unique bicycle designs and were then tasked with designing their own original bicycle concept drawing.
While looking at shape, form, color and technical components these teen artists responded by presenting whimsical, imaginative, and innovative tandem masterpieces.
I know Viktor would have been very proud of these budding artists,” remarks Abby Rovaldi, Attleboro Arts Museum Programs Coordinator.
Viktor once wrote “Children want to imagine an object as more than what it is.”
As a result of a generous gift from Mrs. Gene Schreckengost, The Attleboro Arts Museum was the fortunate recipient of Viktor Schreckengost’s 1933 original Mangbetu Child: Bronze Casting .
Museum visitors and friends will treasure this exceptional gift for years to come. It serves as a strong symbol of Vik’s talent and the great impact of the Viktor Schreckengost Legacy Exhibition (March 21st – May 16th, 2008) at the Attleboro Arts Museum. Mangbetu Child prompted the creation of the Viktor Schreckengost Mangbetu Award.
A special reception and student recognition ceremony will be held at the Attleboro Arts Museum on Saturday, June 24 from 3:30-4:30pm. This event is free and open to all.
Attleboro Arts Museum: The Attleboro Arts Museum involves audiences of all ages and backgrounds in the visual arts through diverse educational programs and engaging arts experiences. We work to support the creative and artistic development of both promising and professional artists.
The Museum is a privately supported, non-profit arts institution whose core commitment to Arts for Everyone guides the Museum’s programs and operations.
Summer Gallery Hours as of May 30, 2023: Tuesday – Saturday, 10am-4pm.
Closed: Saturday, May 27
Admission to the Attleboro Arts Museum is free; donations are always appreciated.
Wheelchair and stroller accessible.