I have often said that the Pavilion’s greatest asset is its Visual Arts Center, because it is free. And while I have disagreed with the Pavilion’s management and board of directors for several years, I still felt it was important to give to the VAC through Arts Night because the center was free to the public, that is why it baffles me that the Pavilion is charging for this exhibit;
In Search of Norman Rockwell’s America*
In Search of Norman Rockwell’s America is a groundbreaking exhibition that pairs the work of American icon Norman Rockwell with images by award-winning photojournalist Kevin Rivoli.
* This will be a paid admission exhibit
What the little excerpt doesn’t tell you is that there is very few Norman Rockwell originals. I hope this isn’t a trend at the VAC. I find it quite ridiculous that they would charge admission to see ‘prints’ of a well known cartoonist when I can go to my doctor’s office and see them for free (the prints, not the doctor 🙂