Evansville Museum Members Magazine Spring - Winter 2017 by Evansville Museum

SPRING/SUMMER 2017 EVANSVILLE MUSEUM OF ARTS, HISTORY & SCIENCE MEMBERSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; MAGAZINE

TABLE OF CONTENTS ART

Ramón Vilanova Plein Air Painting 4 Art In Bloom 5 Reflection of Erté: Sculpture by Ira Reines 4

19th Century French Master Prints

Stillness: Drawings by Skip Steinworth 7 Color Journey: Glass by Brook F. White 8 Alisa (AL) Holen Ceramics 8 54th Annual High School Art Show 6

SCIENCE 9

Total Solar Eclipse Trip Packages

11 Sciencepalooza 12 Light Beyond the Bulb 12 Sky Watches 13 Laser Light Shows 13 Science with a Twist 14 Koch Immersive Theater 14 Just for the Health of It!

10 Eclipse Schedule of Events

HISTORY 16 17 20 20

The Far-reaching Impact of Karl Kae Knecht Evansville Museum and LifeStyle Tours Trips Evansville and World War I History Extravaganza

EDUCATION 21 Art Journaling Club 22 Summer Day Camps 22 Museum Shark Adventures 23 Super Saturday Schedule 23 Pens, Palettes & Beyond!

AFFILIATED 25 26 26 26 26 26

First Thursdays Museum Society Events 2017 Museum Guild Art in Bloom Tea Museum Contemporaries Bourbon, Blues & BBQ Museum Guild Date Night Spirit Tasting Become A Docent

ON THE COVER EL SOL FUNDE AMARILLO DORADO SOBRE EL PAISAJE, “The sun lines the landscape with yellow gold,” oil on canvas, Ramón Vilanova.

2016-2017 BOARD OF TRUSTEES

LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR 2017 is off and running in many ways for the Museum. It

OFFICERS

is an important planning year as we update our Long-

William Bartelt, President Jamie Wicks, President-Elect Peggy DeWig, Treasurer Alice Nugent, Secretary Sharon Walker, Immediate Past President

Range Plan, and we want the community to have a voice in where we are headed. We also want to thank our many Members as we met our Membership goal for the end of 2016. Membership is a very key component to our many

TRUSTEES

successes, not only financially, but also to continue to

Jeanne Amsler • Erik Arneberg • William Bartelt Bill Beard • Gayle Begley • Tim Black George Day • Peggy DeWig • Stephanie Engelbrecht Philip Eykamp • Rite Eykamp • Mary Ellen Farabaugh Brandon Field • Cindy Fine • Jacob Fulcher Susan Hardwick • Staci Herrin • Betsy Hopkins Terry Hughes • Kelly Jackson • Sharon Kazee G. William Kennedy • Keith Kinney • James MacLeod Sudesh Mujumdar • Ashley Murray • Alice Nugent John P. Nugent, Sr. • Jeff Priebe • James T. Ruthenburg Virginia G. Schroeder • Sarah Schuler • Brandon Scott Jeanne Silliman • Ken Spear • P. Cullen Stanley Dawn Stevens • Ashley Vezzoso • Sharon Reed Walker Cindy Warren • Jamie Wicks • Andrew W. Wilson Marianna Wright • Sherry Wright

engage the region in quality exhibitions and programming.

We continue to update our website and social media outlets to keep you up-to-date on Museum activities. Thanks to our partnership with Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana, we will now be open every Thursday evening in 2017 and FREE to the public from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. We will continue to add more family programs to this time-slot, and we encourage you to “like” us on Facebook or sign up to get our e-blasts so you can find out what activities we are offering. We have also changed our admission and Membership structure to be more Member-friendly. We welcome your feedback at any time by calling our Membership office.

Some exciting things to look forward to this year include our new Art In Bloom events during Ramón Vilanova’s exhibition, the return of and revised “Doctor’s Day” now

HONORARY LIFETIME TRUSTEES

called Just for the Health of It, a special Eclipse weekend of events, an International

Bill Beard • Gayle Begley Rita Eykamp • Virginia Schroeder

Drone Film Festival in our Koch Immersive Theater and a “Comic Con-type” family

ADVISORY COUNCIL Carol Abrams • Dr. Darrel Bigham • Jeff Bosse Tom Bryan • Lisa Collins • H. Lee Cooper Calvin Dentino • James Dodd • Rita Eykamp Jon Goldman • M. Susan Hardwick • David Keller Donald Korb • Steve Krohn • John Schultz Patrick Shoulders • Sharon Reed Walker, Chair Ted C. Ziemer, Jr. • Robert Zimmermann Bryan W. Knicely, The John W. Streetman Executive Director John Streetman, Director Emeritus

event. We will continue the Community Cultural Conversations series and expand the topics based on your feedback. Other initiatives include a new partnership with EVSC and St. Mary’s Center for Children to start an arts program for children with Autism, events on the back lawn for Evansville’s Hydrofest and, of course, our annual Museum Ball. These are all in addition to the ongoing programs and events brought to you by our Museum Contemporaries and Museum Guild.

We also continue to expand the Museum Society, a membership group for those who join at the $1,000 level or those who donate $2,500 or more annually. The Museum Society has special opportunities to have private receptions with artists, have access to behind the scenes at the Museum and be invited to special Museum Society only events. Please consider joining at this level to be included in the fun!

CONTRIBUTORS Bryan W. Knicely, The John W. Streetman Executive Director Pat Barner, Director of Development & Communications Hope Mills, Membership & Special Events Assistant Mary McNamee Bower, Chief Curator & Virginia G. Schroeder Curator of Collections Thomas Lonnberg, Curator of History Mitch Luman, Dorothy & George Eykamp Director of Science Experiences Karen Malone, Ruby C. Strickland Curator of Education Joycelyn Todisco, Director of Begley Art Source Edited & Layout by Faith Connell, Marketing Assistant Original Design by Matt Wagner & Rachel Wambach Printed by Greenwell Chisholm Published by The Evansville Museum of Arts, History & Science Evansville Museum of Arts, History & Science is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums.

On behalf of the Board of Trustees, staff and volunteers, we are excited to have you be a part of our Museum family. We thank you for your membership and donations. Your support enables us to provide the vast exhibitions and programs that you have come to love. Please consider increasing your gift, so that we may continue to expand all of our programs to school children and under served populations in the Tri-state region. Your generous support is vital to our continued success! Remember to visit often, as there are always new exhibitions and programs to enrich your lives through preservation, exploration, enlightenment and amazement!

BRYAN W. KNICELY The John W. Streetman Executive Director

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ART

Presented in partnership with the EVANSVILLE MUSEUM GUILD and VIRGINIA G. SCHROEDER

Celebrate Spring In The Museum’s Galleries With Art In Bloom Inspired by the fields of flowers depicted in the plein air paintings of Ramón Vilanova on exhibit in the Old Gallery, the Museum has organized a temporary display of art to capture the imaginations and talents of regional floral designers. ART IN BLOOM, a special event to be held June 9 – 11, in the Museum’s Crescent Galleries, pairs works from the permanent collection with live floral displays created by the area’s leading designers to interpret the individual works of art. All are invited to celebrate spring in the Museum’s galleries. For details about purchasing tickets to the preview party on Thursday, June 8, and the Evansville Museum Guild’s tea on June 9, visit the Museum’s website at: evansvillemuseum.org/art-in-bloom or call (812) 425-2406. Presented in partnership with JOHN & STEPHANIE ENGELBRECHT

The Plein Air Paintings Of Ramón Vilanova Bring Spring To The Old Gallery In cooperation with Greg Bloch from Chicago’s Triad Art Group, the Evansville Museum presents 36 new paintings by contemporary Spanish artist Ramón Vilanova in a major Old Gallery exhibition from April 30 – July 9.

region of Spain that he calls home. Painting “plein air,” a French expression meaning “in the open air,” refers to the act of painting outdoors with the artist’s subject in full view. Vilanova captures the spirit and essence of the natural landscape by incorporating Born outside of Barcelona in 1947, light, color and movement into Ramón Vilanova was discouraged by his work. his parents from pursuing a career as an artist. His desire to paint, however, For more information about the artist’s was compelling; and this self-taught visit to Evansville and the museum on artist has mastered the depiction of May 4, go to evansvillemuseum.org. the fertile landscape of the northeast

TOP ME SIENTO LEJOS DEL SENTIMIENTO “I feel far from feeling,” oil on canvas, Ramón Vilanova OPPOSITE PAGE FLORECIO DE NUEVO LA PRIMAVERA “Spring blossomed again,” oil on canvas, Ramón Vilanova

19th Century Master Prints from Impressionism to Belle Époque on View in the Main Gallery On loan from a private collector for a May 28 – August 20 Main Gallery exhibition, FROM IMPRESSIONISM TO BELLE ÉPOQUE traces the development of printmaking through one of the most influential periods of art from 1875 through 1914. Considered ground-breaking in their time, artists in the last decades of 19th century France developed radical new ways to paint and their experiments continued in the creation of their lithographs, etchings, drypoints and mezzotints. Through their work in printmaking, the artists began to depict images of suburban and rural leisure outside of Paris. New railway lines radiating out from the city made travel so convenient that Parisians flooded to the countryside every weekend. The boating life, restaurant dining and other leisure activities were popular subject matter. The city of Paris itself, renovated between 1853 and 1870 by Emperor Napoleon III, with its wide boulevards, public gardens and grand buildings, often was depicted in prints. Working people, including singers, dancers and people enjoying the popular cafés, concerts and theaters were included in scenes of urban life. This era of Western European history is known as Belle Époque (French for ‘beautiful era’). It was characterized by a sense of optimism, economic prosperity and regional peace. There was a burst of technological and scientific innovation and Paris became the cultural center where music, theater, and the visual arts flourished. Impressionism was a significant movement, as its embrace of modern life made it the springboard for later avant-garde art in Europe.

CLARION Bronze, Ira Reines

Presented in partnership with PHYLLIS R. GRIMM and MELVIN PETERSON

Ethereal Figurative Bronzes By Sculptor Ira Reines Exhibited This Summer In Old Gallery Currently a resident of Connecticut, Ira Reines was born in New York City in 1957. He spent his elementary school years in Indianapolis where his interest in art first developed. At the age of 19, he was hired by the Medallic Art Company of Danbury, Connecticut to sculpt medallions. There he learned and honed advanced plaster working skills. In 1980, the iconic Art Deco artist Romain de Tirtoff, known as Erté, hired the young artist to translate his celebrated couture designs, drawings and paintings into sculpture. Their collaboration, which lasted 11 years until Erté’s death, produced 70 bronzes. Since that time, Reines

has explored, through his figurative sculpture, humanity’s quest for faith, love, inspiration, hope and an understanding of our place in the universe. His work is included in the collections of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, England, the Shanghai Duolon Museum of Modern Art, Shanghai, China, and the Four Arts Botanical Garden in Palm Beach, Florida. A private collection of his recent work organized in cooperation with Winn/ Slavin Contemporary Art, as well as selections of his collaborations with Erté, will be on exhibition from July 23 – October 1 in the Museum’s Old Gallery.

WHITE FLOWERS IN BRIGHT LIGHT Pencil, Skip Steinworth

Presented in partnership with M. SUSAN HARDWICK In cooperation with the MARTHA & MERRITT DEJONG FOUNDATION and the DAUS FAMILY FOUNDATION in memory of JOHN J. DAUS

First Exhibition Of New Five-year Series Features Drawings By Skip Steinworth Fifteen exceptionally gifted artists from across the country joined with the Evansville Museum in 2007 to participate in Object Project, an experiment in observation in which the artists agreed to create one or two paintings per person, with the only stipulation being that five common objects would appear in some fashion in each composition. Created in a variety of media, the collection delighted, amused and challenged viewers of the exhibition in Evansville and at four additional museums as part of a national tour. One of the best outcomes of this collaboration was the continued development of relationships between the artists, the Museum and the Evansville community. A decade later, we are pleased to launch a series of five exhibitions to be held from 2017 through 2021, through which we are

able to take a closer look at the recent work of five of the accomplished Object Project artists. In addition, the artists will serve as artists-in-residence, presenting demonstrations, public programs or master classes.

an historic river town on the outskirts of the Twin Cities along the St. Croix River. His interest in art began at a very early age; by his teens he was selling work in local galleries. After earning their college degrees in the early 1970s, he and his wife taught art in Melbourne, The Evansville Museum is grateful to Australia. They returned to Minnesota exhibition series sponsor M. Susan and both began careers as full-time Hardwick for encouraging the multi- studio artists. year celebrations of the talents of Skip Steinworth and the four Steinworth works exclusively in future exhibitors. pencil and his drawings are included in the permanent collections of the STILLNESS: DRAWINGS BY SKIP Minneapolis Art Institute, the Art STEINWORTH, on exhibit in the Main Institute of Chicago, the Plains Museum Gallery through May 14, includes 31 in Moorhead, Minnesota, the University drawings completed from 1997 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2017. of North Dakota and Arkansas Arts Steinworthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s artist residency is made Center in Little Rock as well as in possible by grants from the Martha & numerous private collections. He is Merritt deJong Foundation and the represented by the Jenkin Johnson Daus Family Foundation in memory Galleries in San Francisco and New of John J. Daus. Skip Steinworth lives York and the MA Doran Gallery in and works in Stillwater, Minnesota, Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Presented in partnership with MELVIN PETERSON

Dynamic Blown Glass By Brook F. White Exhibited In John Streetman Alcove For Brook Forrest White, Jr., the art of glass blowing is magical. His discovery of it while a graduate fellow at Centre College in Danville, Kentucky captured his imagination. White earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Centre in government in 1991, but went on to become the school’s first graduate fellow in art. He continued his studies at the Appalachian Center for Crafts in Smithville, Tennessee. In 2009, he studied with the Australian master glass maker Benjamin Edois. White’s extensive experience with glass blowing includes apprenticeships with artists Curtis Brock, Stephen Rolfe Powell, Lino Tagliapietra and Marvin Liposky. He founded and operated a glass studio from 1995-2002 before becoming the director of the Louisville,

Kentucky studio Glassworks. In 2004, White established his own business, Flame Run Hot Glass Studio & Gallery, in Louisville.

In 1999, White received the Dorothea Schlechte Merit Award in the Evansville Museum’s 36th Mid-States Craft Exhibition. The artist writes, “My work is about energy and motion. I want to A frequent lecturer and exhibitor at express vitality. The relationship I build national and regional conferences, between the coloration, patterning and including the Glass Art Society, SOFA forms offer a glimpse into the soul of Chicago, the American Craft Council my glass. I desire to capture something and Kentucky Arts Council, White elusive, but strive to reveal that realm has been an adjunct instructor at of pure fire and light.” The exhibition the University of Louisville. He was continues through April 30. a recipient of the Al Smith Artists Fellowship Award from the Kentucky Arts Council and has exhibited work at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, TOP the Huntington (West Virginia) Museum TURBULENCE of Art, the Asheville (North Carolina) Glass, Brook F. White Museum of Art and the Owensboro (Kentucky) Museum of Fine Art.

Ceramics By Alisa (Al) Holen Featured This Summer Assistant chair of the department of art and an assistant professor of ceramics at the University of Southern Indiana, Alisa (Al) Holen is a consistent award winner in regional competitions. Her ceramics will be exhibited in the John Streetman Alcove from May 7 – September 3.

When Holen arrived at the University of Southern Indiana in 2011, she introduced her students, the University and the community to Empty Bowls, a national fundraising event designed to fight hunger by crafting and selling ceramic bowls and donating the proceeds to local charities. She incorporated the event as a service learning component for her ceramics classes and invited USI employees and community groups to participate in creating bowls. The annual event has become a favorite of novice potters and loyal supporters who eagerly buy the one-of-a-kind bowls to support important local causes.

When asked about what influenced her to become an artist, Holen tells the story that, growing up, she didn’t know that dads watched football on weekends. She thought dads went to the art studio on the weekends. Her father, the sculptor Norman D. Holen, was a professor of art at Ausberg College in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She recalls that there was always clay at In addition to teaching, Al Holen has their house and father and daughter served as curator for several exhibitions would work side by side making art. at the Kenneth P. McCutchan Art Center/Palmina F. and Stephen S. Pace Holen holds a Bachelor of Art degree Galleries at the University of Southern from Ausberg College, a Master’s Indiana, the Bower-Suhrheinrich Gallery degree in ceramics and a Master of at the Arts Council of Southwestern Fine Arts degree in sculpture with a Indiana, and Clay-EVV, a national, ceramic emphasis from the University small-scale ceramics competition at of Iowa. She is active as a presenter in the Adams Gallery, all in Evansville. the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) Conference and is involved in many local arts activities including founding Empty Bowls Evansville.

Presented in partnership with ROBERT B. & MARIANNA S. WRIGHT, in memory of SHIRLEY K. WRIGHT (1929-2003), and in cooperation with the EVANSVILLE MUSEUM GUILD and ANITA DUNCAN

HIGHLY COMPETITIVE HIGH SCHOOL ART SHOW OPENS IN MARCH For 54 years, the Evansville Museum has celebrated the talent of young artists from southwestern Indiana through the presentation of the HIGH SCHOOL ART SHOW. Students currently enrolled in Grades 9 through 12 in 20 public, parochial and private schools in Vanderburgh, Warrick, Pike, Posey and Gibson Counties in Indiana will exhibit work in the categories of painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, jewelry, textiles, ceramics, photography, mixed media and graphic design. The March 16 – April 17 Old Gallery exhibition will open with an awards reception on Thursday, March 16 at 7:00 p.m. Volunteers from the Museum Guild and Museum Docent Association anticipate receiving nearly 1,000 entries for review by juror Stephanie Frasier, professor of art and art department chair at the University of Evansville.

LEFT WOMEN AND CHILDREN FIRST SAKE SET Dark Stone with reticulating, Barnard slip, and satin black glazes, Alisa Holen, 2016 RIGHT CHOPSTIX BOWLS Dark Stoneware with reticulating and satin black glaze, Alisa Holen, 2015

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SCIENCE In partnership with CITY OF HOPKINSVILLE, KENTUCKY

Totality Excursions with the Evansville Museum The Museum has partnered with the City of Hopkinsville, Kentucky to offer two packaged tours for those wishing to experience the full 2 minutes and 40 seconds of the solar eclipse in totality. Champagne Toast Eclipse Package Leave the driving and parking to us for your trip to Hopkinsville, Kentucky to view the total solar eclipse at the James E. Bruce Convention Center. Included in the Champagne Toast Eclipse Package Tour are round trip coach transportation to and from the eclipse site, complimentary eclipse glasses, catered lunch, access to indoor restrooms and an air conditioned hospitality room. Veteran eclipse chaser and the Museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Director of Science Experiences, Mitch Luman, will offer expert interpretation of the event on the ride to Hopkinsville. The Museum will provide a group telescope equipped with a solar filter to view the partial phases before and after the eclipse.

At the conclusion of the event, we will salute the Sun for its outstanding performance with a champagne toast. The bus departs Evansville at 9:30 a.m. and returns to the Museum at 4:30 p.m. CDT. The cost for the excursion is $125 for Museum Members and $150 for Not-Yet-Members. What to Bring It is suggested that participants bring a small folding chair, binoculars, camera, tripod or a small telescope. Hats and sunscreen are recommended accessories. Extremely large chairs, tents, canopies and pets cannot be accommodated due to limited cargo space on the bus. Bring your sense of wonder, your curiosity and hopes for clear, cloudless skies! Drive and Park Eclipse Package If you would prefer to drive own vehicle to view the total eclipse, you are welcome to join the James E. Bruce Convention

your solar us at Cen-

ter in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. A map, directions, parking pass, suggested itinerary, complimentary eclipse glasses and a lunch are provided. Access to outdoor restroom are provided. Tickets for this package (one vehicle per package) for Museum Members are $50 for the First Adult, $35 for the Second Adult and $35 for Youth. Not-Yet-Members are $75 for the First Adult, $50 for the Second Adult and $35 for Youth. Homefront Activities The Museum will offer a group viewing experience of the partial solar eclipse on August 21 from 11:00 a.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3:00 p.m. There is no safe time to view the eclipse in Evansville without proper eye protection. Eclipse activities will take place outside the Museum on the John & Virginia Schroeder Plaza near the main entrance of the Museum.

Total Solar Eclipse 2017 On August 21, the Tri-State will experience a total solar eclipse. The Evansville Museum has planned numerous activities on Saturday and Sunday, August 19 and 20 which should be of interest to everyone in learning about and viewing one of natures more spectacular astronomical events. A bus excursion on Monday, August 21, will take viewers to a site to experience the eclipse in totality. There will be a viewing of the partial solar eclipse at the Museum from on Monday, August 21, from 11:00 am to 3:00 p.m. For additional information and to register for the Eclipse Weekend, go to evansvillemuseum.org.

shows, the exhibition Eclipse 2017! in the Evansville Convention & Visitors Bureau Center for History & Science, workshops and astronomy presentations are designed to educate eclipse enthusiasts about this amazing event. Saturday’s activities are geared to novice eclipse-watchers, families and students, while Sunday’s events will be tailored to appeal to amateur astronomers and other enthusiasts who are in town to witness the eclipse. Admission for each day includes general admission to the Museum, a ticket to the Koch Immersive Theater plus access to eclipse activities.

Eclipse Weekend Admission for Museum Members will Two full days of activities at the Museum be $5 for Adults and $3 for Youth and are planned to teach people how to for Not-Yet-Members: $17 for Adults safely view, photograph and experience and $11 for Youth. the eclipse. Special planetarium

WORKSHOPS - Fun Things You Can Make to View the Eclipse PLANETARIUM SHOWS - The Eclipse Show

Special Offer!

Saturday, August 19

Sunday, August 20

SPECIAL ACTIVITIES - An Eclipse Story with Master Storyteller Susan Fowler - Animals and the Eclipse, Featuring Nocturnal Animals from the Mesker Park Zoo

LECTURES - Into the Darkness: High Altitude Balloon Flights on Eclipse Day by Glen Kissel, University of Southern Indiana - Solar Eclipses throughout History by Catherine A. Pilachowski, Indiana University

PLANETARIUM SHOWS - The Eclipse Show PANEL DISCUSSION - Selfies, Hashtags How to Share the Eclipse on Social Media ACTIVITY STATIONS - Items You Can Make and Take to the Eclipse - Outdoor Solar Viewing

There is nothing especially dangerous in viewing an eclipse. What can be dangerous is associating that when the Sun is showing during an eclipse, it is somehow “ok” to look at the Sun. This could not be further from the truth. Anytime the Sun is visible, it should only be viewed using an approved method, or with proper eye protection. We will demonstrate how you and your family can safely observe all parts the eclipse at workshops during our Eclipse Weekend. In addition, those signing up for either of our two excursions to totality will receive complimentary Eclipse Glasses (see below). These may be worn over the eyes to view the Moon’s progress across the Sun on eclipse day. At locations where the eclipse is total, the eclipse of August 21 may be safely viewed without eye protection. At this time—and only under conditions of totality—is it safe to view the eclipse with the eye and through binoculars, telescopes and other equipment. During these few minutes you will see the utterly black mask of the Moon, the pearly white outer regions of our Sun and the lovely red chemosphere phenomena which appear at the disk.

Our Eclipse Weekend

WORKSHOPS - A Beginner Eclipse Watcher’s Guide - What Parents Should Know About the Eclipse - Fun Things You Can Make to View the Eclipse

Safely Viewing the Eclipse

ACTIVITY STATIONS - Items You Can Make and Take to the Eclipse For more information on these events, please visit evansvillemuseum.org

Those registering for our Eclipse Weekend by June 1st will receive complimentary eclipse glasses suitable for safely viewing the partial phases of the eclipse.

Sciencepalooza Day Activities John & Virginia Schroeder Plaza 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Solar Observing 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Robot Obstacle Course Old Gallery 12:30 p.m. Chemistry Demonstrations Begin 1:15 to 2:00 p.m. Hands-On Science Tables 2:30 p.m. “The Astronomy of Illumination and Shadows” - Dr. Carl J. Wenning Eykamp Pavilion 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. 3D Printer Demonstrations 11:30 a.m. Make a Comet Demonstration 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. Hands-On Science Tables Open 1:30 p.m. Master Storyteller Susan Fowler 2:45 p.m. Make a Comet Demonstration 3:15 p.m. Master Storyteller Susan Fowler Audubon State Park 7:00 p.m. “The Long Address….Where We Are In the Universe” - Joe Caruso 8:15 p.m. Star Watch at Audubon State Park Golf Course Some portions of this event are subject to the prevailing weather conditions and may be canceled in the event of cloudy conditions or inclement weather.

TOP Master storyteller Susan Fowler speaking to attendees of the Moon Festival in 2015. Fowler is planned to tell more fascinating stories at this year’s Sciencepalooza. BOTTOM Liquid nitrogen demonstrations are one of the planned staged activities at this year’s Sciencepalooza.

Presented in partnership with MICHELLE AND PHILIP EYKAMP In cooperation with THE EVANSVILLE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY, THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA and THE UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE

SCIENCEPALOOZA CELEBRATES SCIENCE: A TIME-TESTED PROCESS FOR THE STUDY OF OUR AMAZING WORLD Our species needs, and deserves, a citizenry with minds wide awake and a basic understanding of how the world works.” – Carl Sagan, (1934-1996) American astronomer, astrophysicist and author.

In 2017, the Museum will combine two of our long-standing annual events— Astronomy Day and Chemistry Day— into a one day celebration of all things science. On Saturday, April 29, Museum staff and volunteers from the Evansville Astronomical Society, the University of Southern Indiana and University of Evansville will present Sciencepalooza, an event designed to give visitors an opportunity to have a personal, hands-on science experience through observation and experimentation. Family Presentations at Sciencepalooza Master Storyteller Susan Fowler will present an in-costume, first person program on the Life and Science of Madame Curie. Retired Instructional assistant professor Dr. Carl J. Wenning from Illinois State University will present a family-friendly presentation The Astronomy of Illumination and Shadows which explains moon phases, lunar and solar eclipses. Retired astronomer and local author Joe Caruso will present family-friendly presentation The Long Address…. Where We Are In the Universe at Audubon State Park.

Presented in partnership with VECTREN

Light Beyond the Bulb Illustrates the Myriad of Things Light Can Do The glow of a candle. The rising of the Sun. The illumination of a lamp. All bring comfort and warmth to our lives, but there is much more to light than meets the eye.

ed from a 2015 call to the scientific community for photographs to support the International Year of Light.

Interactive exhibition components include Blue Sky, a demonstration of Continuing through April 9 in the why the sky is blue; Light Table, where Evansville Convention & Visitors viewers may experiment with light and Bureau Center for History and Science, color; Color Mixer, a device that shows LIGHT BEYOND THE BULB includes the relationship between colors; and over two dozen images illustrating a Colored Shadows, a demonstration of broad range of the electromagnetic how white light is formed by a mixture spectrum. The collection originat- of red green and blue.

Presented in cooperation with

THE EVANSVILLE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY

Sky Watches Provide Cosmic Telescope Viewing Moon Watch, Friday, April 7 Museum members, their families, friends and neighbors are encouraged to attend our Moon Watch on Friday, April 7, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. This event, which takes place on the John & Virginia Schroeder Plaza in front of the Museum, will allow views of the Moon, our nearest neighbor in space, using powerful telescopes.

visitors will get a close-up look at this dazzling planet at our Saturn Watch on Friday, July 7, from 8:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Viewing takes place along the levee adjacent to the Museum. Bring your family, friends and neighbors to these admission-free cosmic events on Free Friday!

The Moon Watch and Saturn Watch are held weather permitting and Saturn Watch, Friday, July 7 may be canceled in the event of Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s that bright star sky in the inclement weather. evening sky? Why itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the planet Saturn! Using powerful telescopes,

TOP Optical Fibers One of many photographs in the exhibition LIGHT BEYOND THE BULB. MIDDLE In 2004, the Cassini spacecraft captured this series of images that have been composed into this large global natural color view of Saturn. Credit NASA. BOTTOM The Galileo spacecraft sent back this image of the Moon as it headed into the outer solar system. Credit NASA.

Laser Light Shows Return Laser Light Shows return to the Museum under the dome of the Koch Immersive Theater from June 30 through July 15. Eleven of our most popular laser light shows will be offered, each one featuring multi-color, laser light effects and animations projected onto a dome full of stars.

as Laser Mania and Laser Country, new for 2017. Our single artist shows include the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Metallica and Pink Floyd. Don’t miss the classic Midnight Show on Saturday, July 15.

Tickets may be purchased online or at the door. For a complete list of show Family shows include Laser Spirit, times or to purchase tickets please visit: Laser Magic and our just-for-children evansvillemuseum.org/laserlightshows laser show Perseus and Andromeda. Nightly light shows designed for teens and older include compilations such

Made possible with a grant from the INDIANA ACADEMY OF SCIENCE

Two Scientists Walk Into a Bar... Have that drink or beverage you crave and feed your head at Science with a Twist. Learn about cutting-edge topics in science and technology from leading experts in an interactive, informal atmosphere where there is no such thing as a dumb question. Everyone has fun at Science with a Twist, from those completely unfamiliar with science to self-identified “science geeks.”

Bokeh Lounge, 1007 Parrett Street. Open to anyone over 21. We hope to see you there! Future Topics include: March 15 - Glaciers in Peril with John R. Williams April 19 - Alaskan Science with Dr. Nils Johansen

Organized with support from the May 17 - Chemistry with Indiana Academy of Science, Science Dr. Todsaspon with a Twist meets at 6:30 p.m. on the Thananatthanacheon third Wednesday each month at the

Presented in partnership with THE VANDERBURGH MEDICAL SOCIETY and THE VANDERBURGH MEDICAL ALLIANCE

More Movies. More Planetarium Shows. PLUS Free Tickets with Patron and Above Membership. Patron-level and above Museum Members receive four complimentary tickets good for admission to any giant screen movie or planetarium show in the Koch Immersive Theater. A-la-carte tickets for shows are just $5 with the presentation of a valid Museum Membership Card, which is $2 off the regular Theater admission price of $7. For more information on shows and to purchase tickets, please visit: evansvillemuseum.com/koch-immersive-theater

Gaming Parties – The Most Unique Venue in Town Bring your gaming console to the theater and play games in the unique environment of the Koch Immersive Theater. You’ll have exclusive access to our unique environment featuring a 19 foot-wide video projection on our giant screen dome and 10,000 watt sound system. Guests should be prepared to supply their own console, games, HDMI cable, and accessories. Gaming rates start at $50/hour during Museum hours (11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.) when the Theater is NOT already in use. For our regularly scheduled shows here, please contact us. If the time you want is available, then check with us to see if we already have a rental or special group showing booked.

Theater is NOT already in use, rates start at $75/hour. You can play as long as you want. Birthday Parties Celebrate your birthday at the Evansville Museum! Birthday Party options include a private movie of your choice in the Koch Immersive Theater or a Science Demonstration in the Family Place Hands-On Gallery.

Just for The Health of It! An Interactive Family Event Just for The Health of It! is the theme for a reboot of Doctor’s Day. A popular family day for many years, this event assists children in overcoming their natural fears about the medical procedures and the technologies used in medical offices and hospitals. Just for The Health of It! from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 22 will offer children an opportunity to interact with physicians and other healthcare providers in a casual, relaxed setting in order to mitigate some of the fear associated with a visit to the doctor. The Vanderburgh County Medical Society and the Vanderburgh Medical Alliance have joined the Museum in bringing this important event to the Tri-State. Doctors and healthcare providers will be on hand hosting activities and offering show-and-tell demonstrations. For more information on this event, please visit: evansvillemuseum.org.

The Learning Center is available for you to celebrate with food, cake and ice cream as well as a space for opening presents! Birthday Party rentals are ideal for 20 or fewer individuals. For pricing and to book your birthday party at the Museum, please contact Mitch Luman at If you want to do an evening, which mluman@emuseum.org. is any time after 5:00 p.m. that the

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Presented in partnership with STEVE & SUSAN WORTHINGTON, ELIZABETH ALBON and with an anonymous gift in memory of C.B. ENLOW and R.C. ENLOW In cooperation with DENNIS & MARGARET HAIRE

Exhibition Recalls Life of Karl Kae Knecht The April 23-July 9 exhibition THE FAR-REACHING IMPACT OF KARL KAE KNECHT will interpret the career of longtime Evansville Courier cartoonist Karl Kae Knecht. Knecht’s career at the Courier spanned the years 1906-1960 and his editorial cartoons chronicled much of what was happening in the city and the nation.

ists with more years spent penning cartoons than any of his colleagues across the country. It was also in this year that he was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning, and on July 21, 1954, Evansville celebrated Karl Kae Knecht Day. On June 1, 1960, after 54 years at the paper and over 18,000 cartoons, Knecht retired. He remained in Drawn from the collection of the Evansville until his death in July of 1972, Evansville Museum, community and is buried at Oak Hill Cemetery. collections, and private collections, the exhibition will also highlight other Today, his cartoons are in the archives aspects of Knecht’s life, including his of the University of Evansville and the photography, civic involvements, and Evansville Museum and originals of his a selection of the miniature elephants works are included in the collections of that he collected during his life. the presidential libraries of Theodore Roosevelt, Herbert Hoover, Franklin Born in 1883 in Iroquois, South D. Roosevelt, Dwight Eisenhower and Dakota Territory, Knecht came to the Harry S. Truman and in the Huntington Evansville Courier in 1906 after Library in Pasadena, California. completing courses at the Art Institute of Chicago. It was in this year, that his editorial cartoons first appeared on the front page of the newspaper. Eleven years later he was appointed the paper’s first photographer. Today, thousands of his photographs documenting Evansville are in the collection of Willard Library. In 1928, Knecht helped found Mesker Park Zoo. This occurred after the president of the American Circus Corporation offered Knecht a pair of lions. A year later, Knecht bolstered the fledgling zoo—Indiana’s first—with a successful fund drive to purchase an elephant for the new facility. The elephant, Kay, was named in honor of Karl Kae Knecht.

James MacLeod to Present Programs at the Evansville Museum in Conjunction with Exhibitions On Thursday, April 27 at 6:30 p.m., Dr. James MacLeod, professor of history at the University of Evansville and author of the 2017 book The Cartoons of Evansville’s Karl Kae Knecht: Half a Century of Artistic Activism, will speak about the life and work of long-time Evansville Courier cartoonist Karl Kae Knecht. On Thursday, September 14 at 6:30 p.m., MacLeod will present the program WORLD WAR I: THE WAR THAT MADE THE 20TH CENTURY. Dr. James MacLeod was educated at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, receiving a Master of Arts in 1988 and a Doctorate in 1993. Since 1994 he has been a member of the History Department at UE, where he teaches courses in European History and the two World Wars. Dr. MacLeod is also the author of Evansville in World War Two, which was published in 2015. In 2016, he wrote and co-produced a two-part documentary on Evansville in World War II for WNIN. In 2000, he published a book on 19th century British religion, The Second Disruption, and has also written over 20 other scholarly publications. He has won many awards for his teaching and scholarship, and was UE’s Outstanding Teacher in 2009. He appeared in WNIN’s Top 9 and Picture This. MacLeod is also an award-winning cartoonist and his editorial cartoons appear in the Evansville Courier and Press and the Henderson Gleaner.

By 1949, Knecht officially became the dean of American editorial cartoon-

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This photograph of Karl Knecht was taken six years after he began working for the Evansville Courier.

This cartoon by Karl Knecht promoted membership in the Evansville Museum in the early years of the institution.

Collection of the Evansville Museum.

Gift of the Press Club.

The Bloody Angle at Gettysburg National Military Park, National Park Service Photograph

2017 Evansville Museum & Lifestyle Tours Motor Coach Trips Gettysburg & More From June 19-23, join the Evansville Museum and LifeStyle Tours for a fascinating motor coach trip to Gettysburg National Military Park. At Gettysburg, a National Park Service Ranger will provide expert commentary as we tour this iconic battlefield. During the trip we will also visit other historic locales including the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. HIGHLIGHTS OF HISTORIC SITES INCLUDED ON TOUR • Flight 93 National Memorial • Shriver House Museum, 1860 Home in Gettysburg • Gettysburg National Military Park • The Confederate White House • Guided walking tour of Downtown Gettysburg • Mr. Ed’s Elephant Museum and Candy Emporium, 12,000 pachyderm figurines & more • Topiary Park in Columbus, Ohio

AMENITIES • Lodging for four nights, eight (8) meals included

To reserve a spot: To make reservations for any of these tours and for further information, please visit: www.lifestyletoursonline.com. You may also contact LifeStyles at lifestyletours1983@gmail.com and (812) 682-4477.

COST • $1,170 per person (double occupancy) Evansville Museum Members • $1,270 per person (double occupancy) not-yet Evansville Museum Members

A portion of the proceeds from these trips benefit the Evansville Museum.

Mr. Lincoln in Illinois with William Bartelt From September 29-30, join the Evansville Museum and LifeStyle Tours for a trip that will focus on Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln historian William Bartelt will lead this trip to many sites in Illinois associated with the 16th President. Author of the 2008 book, There I Grew Up: Remembering Abraham Lincoln’s Indiana Youth and the 2012 article “Where He Grew Up— Indiana Lincoln Memorial,” Bartelt taught social studies at Evansville’s Harrison High School for 37 years and history at the University of Southern Indiana for 19 years. For over 15 summers, he was employed as a ranger and historian at Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial (two summers at the Lincoln Home in Springfield). He was a member of the Federal Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission’s Advisory and Education Committees and served as vice-chair of the Indiana Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission. HIGHLIGHTS OF HISTORIC SITES INCLUDED ON TOUR • Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site, Lerna, Illinois • Lincoln Farm • Shiloh Cemetery • Old Statehouse in Vandalia • Old State Capitol in Springfield • Lincoln Home in Springfield • Lincoln Tomb • Lincoln-Herndon Law Office • Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum

COST • $449 per person (double occupancy) until June 30

Lincoln Home, Springfield, Illinois National Park Service Photograph

AMENITIES • Overnight Lodging at the President Abraham Lincoln Hotel Doubletree by Hilton

Kansas City & More Adventure From October 30 - November 2, join the Evansville Museum and LifeStyle Tours for a trip where travelers will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in various aspects of history. This will include a visit to the National Churchill Museum and Harry S. Truman Presidential Museum. Of special interest will be our tour of the National World War I Museum and Memorial. As 2017 marks the 100th anniversary of American entry into the Great War, it will be a timely visit to this highly acclaimed museum. HIGHLIGHTS OF HISTORIC SITES INCLUDED ON TOUR • National Churchill Museum Fulton, Missouri, Site of “Iron Curtain” Speech • Riding tour of Kansas City • Arabia Steamboat Museum • National World War I Museum and Memorial • Hunt Midwest Subtropolis • American Jazz Museum • Walking tour of Country Club Plaza • Harry S. Truman Presidential Museum • Lunch in St. Charles, MO

AMENITIES • Lodging for three nights Kansas City’s 816 Hotel, eight (8) meals included COST • $924 per person (double occupancy) Evansville Museum members, until June 30

National World War I Museum and Memorial Photography courtesy of the National World War I Museum

Museum’s First Ever History Extravaganza Sunday, September 10 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. - Presentations on Evansville’s History - Hands-on History Activities - Presentations by Local History Organizations

Exhibition to Recall Evansville and World War I From September 3 - November 26 the exhibition, OVER THERE: EVANSVILLE AND THE GREAT WAR, will recall what was termed “the war to end all wars” with a special emphasis on the Evansville experience. Coinciding with the 100th anniversary of United States entry into World War I, the exhibition will be drawn from the collection of the Evansville Museum and from the collections of other institutions and individuals. This important period in history will be interpreted through artifacts—including uniforms and military hardware, photographs and documents pertaining to the conflict that President Woodrow Wilson said, if won, would make the world safe for democracy.

- Historical Re-enactors More details to come at evansvillemuseum.org.

approximately 4,000 Evansville citizens had been called to duty and 84 made the supreme sacrifice for their country. The exhibition will also interpret the impact of the war on the City. The patriotic spirit of the era was exemplified by Liberty Loan Drives that helped fund the war; the chartering of a local Red Cross Chapter which prepared surgical dressings and operated a canteen for traveling service men; and symbolic gestures such as meatless and wheatless days.

On the industrial front, Buckskin Manufacturing Company produced uniforms and Bucyrus-Erie manufactured shells. The patriotism Of special emphasis will be the of the day also had negative aspects experience of Evansvillian James as German culture in the community Bethel Gresham, the first American and in the country was viewed with combat casualty of the war. On suspicion and often suppressed. November 3, 1917, shortly after the When the war ended, citizens of the Yanks headed “over there,” Gresham, a City enthusiastically greeted the news former factory worker who had joined as whistles, bells and sirens sounded the Army in 1914, lost his life when his and impromptu parades erupted on unit was overrun by the Germans. He Main Street. became a symbol of American sacrifice.

TOP This dramatic image depicts Corporal Gresham’s burial at Locust Hill Cemetery in Evansville. As guns salute the memory of the first American combat fatality of World War I, Gresham’s mother, Alice Dodd, stands in silence. Photograph, Collection of the Evansville Museum Gift of Ed Rech

OPPOSITE PAGE This is one of many posters created by the federal government to generate support of the effort during World War I. Collection of the Library of Congress

When his body was returned to the United States in 1921, it lay in state at Evansville’s Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial Coliseum before burial at Locust Hill Cemetery. By war’s end,

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ART JOURNALING CLUB Come and meet new friends and create art! No art skills are necessary.

various other supplies. Participants are welcome to attend one session or come every month. New participants are Second Saturday of every month - welcome all the time. Bring a friend for 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. this fun, relaxed and social art event. Third Thursday of every month - All supplies will be provided, although 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. participants are welcome to bring their own. Art Journaling Club is Each month participants will create included with Museum admission. personally meaningful pages in an art journal as they explore creative Become a member and participate techniques designed to increase their for free! knowledge of artist’s tools, paints and

Family Game Night Board Game fans of all ages are invited to play the Museum’s vast collection of board games from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on the second Thursday of every month. Snacks are provided. Every month has a featured game. Not interested in learning the game of the month? Not a problem! We have classics such as Scrabble, chess and Trouble as well as new favorites such as Sushi Go!, Castle Panic, Pandemic and many more available for you to play - we even have games for guests as young as two years old. Come play games with us! TOP Two participants at Art Journaling Club discuss their art work. RIGHT Many gather to play games during Family Game Night!

Evansville Museum Geek & Comic Con Mark your calendars, grab your favorite superhero t-shirt, and get ready for the Evansville Museum’s first Geek and Comic Con! On Saturday, August 26 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., this not-to-miss-event will be a celebration of the art, history and science of sci-fi, geek culture and comics. This family-friendly event will be perfect for comic-con enthusiasts as well as first-timers to the convention scene. Expect special guests, fun and informative panels, hands-on workshops, activities, a costume contest, an artist alley and more!

Evansville Museum Summer Day Camps Join the Evansville Museum for a summer full of exploring, learning, creating and discovery! Due to popular demand, our Fun Friday Camps have expanded to include other days of the week; and, for the first time ever, now include two-day camps for older kids! Each Evansville Museum camp combines art, history and science activities around that camp’s theme and includes a show in the Koch Immersive Theater. These all-day camps are from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and include a healthy afternoon snack. All campers must pack a self-contained (not refrigerated) lunch. TIME: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. PRICE: One-Day Camps - $40 (Museum Members) and $55 (Not-Yet Members) per child Two-Day Camps - $80 (Museum Members) and $110 (Not-Yet Members) per child AGE: 6 – 12 years Extended aftercare available (7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) extra $10 per day per child. Aftercare requests must be made at least two days before the camp day. Wednesday, May 31 Art Camp Calling all aspiring artists! This camp will be inspired by the Museum’s art collection and galleries. We will try out a variety of art techniques including printmaking, sculpture, and doodling. Wednesday, June 7 Detective Camp Detective Camp is back! An artifact is missing from the Museum. Who dunnit? We are going to find out! Students will learn about the science behind fingerprints and forensics. Plus we will wear disguises and fake mustaches. You know, detective stuff. Wednesday, June 14 & Thursday June 15 STEAM is Awesome Camp Put on your hard hat, and join us for STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics) Camp! Campers will build big

by exploring the best designs for bridges, create mathematical art and design their own games. This twoday camp will have us designing, constructing and dreaming big! Wednesday, June 21 Space Camp Join us for a fun day of exploring outer space. This astronaut training camp will have younger campers practice their space skills. We will be create our own rocket ships and blast off into space! Wednesday, June 28 World Explorers Camp Let’s explore the world! This camp will have campers experiencing modern and ancient cultures. We will try Chinese calligraphy, mummifying like ancient Egyptians and learning about ancient Rome!

Wednesday July 12th & Thursday July 13 – Advanced Art Camp In our Advanced Art Camp, we will go deeper with our exploration of art techniques. This two-day camp will allow more experienced artists (and those that have completed our first Art Camp) to spend more time on their art. Wednesday, July 19 Scientist Camp Explore science! Campers will investigate different fields of science, including astronomy, geology, meteorology and even archaeology!

Museum Shark Adventures This exciting new program is for young children and their caregivers! Reggie the Museum Shark, our resident shark puppet, likes to go on adventures around the Museum. Join us for an hour long silly program once a month when we explore the Museum’s galleries and check out new exhibitions - each program will feature a different adventure with the Museum Shark! Participants are encouraged to bring their own stuffed animal, or borrow one of the Museum’s, to join Reggie the Museum Shark on his adventures. Museum Shark Adventures are from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. the fourth Thursday of the month. Cost: $10 per child. Caregivers are free. Museum members only pay $5 per child – become a member today!

For additional information on camp programing and to register, please visit: evansvillemuseum.com/programs/camps

EXTRA ACTIVITIES Take a Selfie with the Museum Shark The Museum’s resident shark puppet, Reggie, loves to go on adventures around the Museum’s galleries. When he is not leading his own programs (check out Museum Shark Adventures to learn more) or taking photos at Super Saturday with the #evansvillemuseum, he is now available for YOU to take him on adventure around the Museum. Pick him up at the Museum Shark Station located in the Museum’s Eykamp Pavilion.

Presented in partnership with the EVANSVILLE MUSEUM CONTEMPORARIES and TOYOTA MOTOR MANUFACTURING INDIANA

Super Saturdays

Activities at EMTRAC Stop by the Museum and check out some of our latest activities at Evansville Museum Transportation Center. Now, you can play with wooden trains on the train, read transportation-themed stories and put together train puzzles! Create your own 3-D Still Life Join us in the Crescent Galleries to create your own still life, inspired by the art on display. Take a photo of your masterpiece and share it with your friends (and the Museum) on Facebook with #evansvillemuseum. Visit this gallery activity station the next time you are at the Museum. Curiosity Cubes What’s inside the Curiosity Cube? That is the question we hope you ask when exploring the Museum’s galleries and exhibitions. Nearly a dozen cubes are located throughout the Museum, and each one has different books, puzzles, games and activities in them. Can you find them all? Museum Bingo Pick up a copy of Museum Bingo at the front desk the next time you visit. Museum Bingo changes regularly, so check back and play again when visiting new exhibitions. Toyota Interactive Museum Experience Project Want to a take a docent tour of the galleries from the comfort of your home? Thanks to Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana, videos of docents, artists and curators speaking about art and artifacts are now available on the Museum’s YouTube channel. These videos can be accessed directly from the galleries by scanning QR codes next to the object.

Explainer/Super Hero Jessica helping kids make DNA bracelets during Super Saturday.

On the fourth Saturday of every month from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., the Museum has a day dedicated to family-friendly fun. Called Super Saturday, this day is filled with crafts, activities, challenges and often includes special guests and performances. Each month has a different theme. Super Saturday actives are included with Museum admission. For more information about how you can get involved with Super Saturday, please call (812) 425-2406.

Super Saturday 2017 Schedule February 25 – Engineering!

August 26 – The Evansville Museum Geek & Comic Con

March 25 – Spring Break: Evansville September 23 – Dinosaurs & Fossils! April 22 – Carbon: Coal, Graphite and Diamonds, Oh My!

October 28 – Time Warp: The Halloween Super Saturday

May 27 – Connecting with Karl Kae Knecht November 25 – Heavy Metal June 24 – Blooming Art! July 22 – Just for the Health of It!

Pens, Palettes & Beyond! Learn Something New with Friends with Our On-Demand Art Parties! Spend a girls, guys, teens or family night out at the Museum. These super easy and educational workshops are perfect for friends to get together, have fun and learn something new. All supplies are included and no art experience is necessary. You will learn art terms and techniques while having fun at the Museum.

parties, baby showers, group date nights and singles nights! Each party is 1.5 hours - 2 hours long. The cost is $20 per person with a minimum of five people.

To schedule a Pens, Palettes & Beyond! Party, e-mail education@emuseum.org or call (812) 425-2406. Be sure to ask about availability and pricing when you contact us Pens, Palettes & Beyond! parties are perfect for girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; nights about your reservation. out, bridal showers, teen nights, club meetings, birthday

Party Options Postcards with Flair

Leave Your Mark on the World: Hand Carve Your Own Stamps

Experiment with the art of printmaking while making your own postcards. Create 25 postcards using acrylic paints, a gelatin plate, and a brayer with various cool marks and shapes.

Add a unique and personal touch to greetings cards, letters, wrapping paper and so much more by learning to hand carve your own stamps.

Tangles & Ties

Color Your Heart Out

Relax and create your own tangle drawings! Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll learn how to make intricate but easy to do doodles and tangles. Each participant will leave with a finished tangle tile, plus materials to make four more at home.

Ever want to try the adult coloring book craze? Then this workshop is for you! You will learn the basics of colored pencil drawing and then take your coloring skills to the next level with shading, blending and other techniques.

Watercolor Doodles

Jazz Up Your Letters

If you can doodle, then you can watercolor! In this loose, casual contemporary approach to watercolor, anyone can create beautiful but simple art.

Bored with your handwriting? Want to add some pizazz to your letters, notes, scrapbook or bullet journal? This workshop will help you explore your own personal style and try out new ideas.

Marvelous Mandalas & Shapes Design your own marvelous mandalas. This art party will teach you how to use watercolors and pen to create intricate colors and shapes.

Mix Some Alcohol with Your Fun Want to add a bit of wine or beer to your party? You can add on a cash bar to your Pens, Palettes & Beyond! Party. All guests attending a party with alcohol must be 21 years and older (the Museum is required to check IDs).

AH F IFSI T LO AT RE YD NEW VILLAGE. BY ALICIA LACHANCE

DENDROBIUM HYBRID. BY ALAN SPITZER

Begley Museum Shop Opens Solo Art Exhibitions on First Thursdays

Meet Alicia LaChance on Thursday March 2, 6:00 p.m.

Meet Alan Spitzer on Thursday May 4, 6:00 p.m.

Alicia LaChance’s March 2 – May 3 exhibition features paintings inspired by color, pattern and the repetition of form. A full-time painter based in St. Louis, Missouri, LaChance was educated at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, Seattle Central College in Washington, and Fontbonne University in St. Louis. She has exhibited her work throughout the Midwest and West and is represented in many corporate and private collections including Kate Spade New York, Gap, Inc., Citadel and HGTV. She is co-founder of Hoffman LaChance Contemporary, a community based exhibition space in St. Louis.

Dr. Alan R. Spitzer has had a long and accomplished career as a neonatologist, serving as Chief of the Division of Neonatology and Professor of Pediatrics at the State University of New York at Stony Brook before becoming the head of research and education for a national physician group practice. Dr. Spitzer’s passion since the 1970s has been photography. He studied with the master photographer Ansel Adams just prior to his death in 1984, and this experience created a profound and lasting influence on Spitzer’s work. In addition to his botanical images, on exhibit May 4 - July 5, Dr. Spitzer photographs landscapes and street art.

Date Night Spirit Tasting

Art in Bloom Tea

The Evansville Museum Guild and Diamond Galleria are partnering to bring a fun Date Night experience! Grab your special someone and head over to the Diamond Galleria on April 27 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. for a fun evening including hors d’oeuvres, open bar with spirit tastings and live music.

The Evansville Museum Guild will host a tea in the Museum’s Old Gallery during Art In Bloom, offering guests an opportunity for early entry and private viewing of beautiful floral arrangements before being open to the public.

For our guests’ entertainment, the charming trickster Richard Darshwood of Magic Dinner Bourbon will be performing magic tricks throughout the evening. Tickets are $75 per couple and also include one entry into a raffle for one of our Prize Packages. Prize packages include items from Diamond Galleria, Le Merigot, Cavanaugh’s, Ahh Spa, Showplace Cinemas, the Evansville Museum of Arts, History & Science and more! Free UBER rides will be available for guests.

These floral creations will be inspired by pieces from the Museum’s permanent collection. The tea will be held on June 9 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. with a private viewing of the displays from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. In addition to the art and floral designs, we will honor a wonderful individual who has contributed not just monetarily but has given so much of her time to our Museum - Patricia Vaughn Theby. Join our guest speaker for a light lunch and, of course, tea. Tickets may be purchased individually ($35 - $50 each) or tables of 8 may be purchased as sponsorships for $500.

Bourbon, Blues & BBQ! Save the date Saturday, May 20 for the Evansville Museum Contemporaries 3Bs event. This unforgettable night will include bourbon samples, along with exposure to proper bourbon tasting techniques, a selection of amazing BBQ inspired hors d’oeuvres and live entertainment. All of this while you immerse yourself in the scenic sunset on the riverfront!

There will be a limited number of VIP packages available prior to the main event. The VIP portion of the evening will include a grill master cooking class from a barbeque master! Bring your friends and join us for an evening filled with Bourbon, Blues & BBQ! For more information, please visit: evansvillemuseum.org/3bs

Museum Society Events 2017 The Evansville Museum Society seeks to cultivate a deepened appreciation and understanding of the Museum’s collections and programs. The Society lends an insider’s view of the Museum through special events for its members such as master classes with artists, small group sessions with historians, special access to the Koch Immersive Theater, discussions with docents and seminars with the curatorial staff. The Museum Society is composed of members at the $1,000 level or those who donate a combined $2,500 or more annually to the museum. APRIL 6 High School Art Show behind-the-scenes presentation showing what is involved in organizing, judging and installing the Museum’s largest annual exhibition. MAY 4 VIP reception with painter Ramón Vilanova and presentation by Greg Bloch. JUNE 8 Art In Bloom - VIP reception and book signing with special guest. JULY 4 Fourth of July champagne reception. AUGUST 21 Eclipse Day! A special VIP invitation to bus trip to see the eclipse in KY.

Become a Docent

SEPTEMBER 7 Presentation by artist Jeary Flener.

The Docent Association is looking for outstanding individuals to join our organization as tour guides at the Evansville Museum. Being a docent opens avenues for learning, creativity, service, friendship and travel. You can become a docent by participating in once-a-week training sessions for nine weeks. The Docent Association holds an informational brunch in August and training for new docents begins in September.

OCTOBER (Date TBD) Special presentation related to drone film festival. NOVEMBER 3 Museum Society members are invited to James Bethel Gresham program sponsored by the office of Governor Eric J. Holcomb.

Want to learn more about how you can become a part of the Docent Association? Please contact us at (812) 425-2406 or email us at info@emuseum.org.

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STILLNESS: DRAWINGS BY SKIP STEINWORTH March 2 – May 14, 2017 FROM IMPRESSIONISM TO BELLE ÉPOQUE May 28 – August 20, 2017 OVER THERE: REMEMBERING THE GREAT WAR September 3 – November 26, 2017

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RAMÓN VILANOVA April 30 – July 9, 2017 ART IN BLOOM June 9 – 11, 2017 ETHERAL FIGURATIVE BRONZES BY IRA REINES July 23 – October 1, 2017 24th WORKING TOGETHER EXHIBITION October 15 - December 3, 2017 INTRIGUING ARTIFACTS: DOCENT AND STAFF FAVORITES FROM THE COLLECTION December 10, 2017 - March 4, 2018

EVANSVILLE VISITOR AND CONVENTION BUREAU CENTER FOR HISTORY & SCIENCE LIGHT BEYOND THE BULB January 15 - April 9, 2017 THE FAR-REACHING IMPACT OF KARL KAE KNECHT April 23 - July 9, 2017 ECLIPSE 2017 July 23 - September 31, 2017

JOHN STREETMAN ALCOVE BROOK F. WHITE March 2 - April 30, 2017 ALISA HOLEN May 7 – September 3, 2017

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METAL TRENCH ART FROM THE WORLD WARS September 10 - December 21, 2017

Share your love of the Evansville Museum and its programs with your family, friends and colleagues by giving them a gift membership! Gift memberships make great gifts for all occasions – birthdays, graduations, anniversaries, promotions and more. Give the gift that keeps giving year round. Prices start at just $65 for individual and family memberships.

EYKAMP PAVILION ALAN SPITZER May 7 – July 5, 2017 ANNA MARIA PAVLIK July 6 - September 6, 2017 JEARY FLENER September 7 - November 1, 2017

Call the Museum at (812) 425-2406 to purchase a gift Membership today! All Membership gifts are tax deductible. FOR A CALENDAR OF EVENTS, PLEASE VISIT EVANSVILLEMUSEUM.ORG

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