MWPAI August 2020 Bulletin

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Astonishing Brilliance

Exhibitions Extended

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August 2020

Bulletin

Museum of Art Museum Exhibitions Extended through January 3

So everyone can enjoy the spring 2020 Museum of Art exhibitions, they will remain on view through January 3, 2021.

Celebrating Suffrage: Women Artists from the Collection In honor of the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment guaranteeing women the right to vote, Celebrating Suffrage showcases women artists. With material that dates from the early 1800s to the present, the exhibition reveals a multitude of contributions women have made to art, society, the economy, and the nation. Two artists in the exhibition, born almost 100 years apart, use agricultural subjects to challenge beliefs of the era in which she lived.

Rosa Bonheur (French, 1822-99) gained international renown as a painter of animal subjects. Her fame and fortune included becoming the first woman to be appointed an Officer of the French Legion of Honor. These accolades were hardly a given for a woman artist of her era. Bonheur chose pastoral material because, as a woman, she was banned from art school and Marie Rosalie (Rosa) Bonheur, French, (1822 - 99), Sheep and Goats, drawing the male nude. To specialize as an animal painter, 1891, oil on canvas, 15 × 18 1/4 in. Proctor Collection, PC. 7 Bonheur had to study and sketch in the muck of urban stockyards and slaughterhouses. It was illegal, however, for women to wear men’s clothes, so Bonheur had to obtain a police permit to crop her hair and wear men’s pants, tunic, and boots. She wore men’s attire for the rest of her life.

Sylvia Wald (American, 1915-2011) began her professional career employed by the Works Progress Administration during the Great Depression. Her early work depicts scenes of everyday American life. Farm Family and From Dusk til Dawn were created during World War II, when young men were overseas and rural women had to do double duty in the home and on the farm just as their city cousins, like Rosie the Riveter, filled in for men in factories. Today, according to the 2017 U.S. Department of Agriculture Census, 36 percent of all farmers are female and 56 percent of all farms have at least one female decision maker.

Astonishing Brilliance: Art, Light and the Transformation of American Culture Discover how artists incorporated the science behind new lighting discoveries into their artistic practice through paintings, works on paper, and decorative arts from the Museum of Art treasure vault.

Astonishing Brilliance explores three broad themes: the changing conception of night during the 1800s; various lighting devices and the plethora of decorative objects they inspired; the transformation of sunlit scenes of nature as painters became increasingly curious about the shifting nature of light.

Visual art enables us to explore the profound impact of new lighting technologies on American society and culture in the 1800s. By joining us in this journey of discovery, we hope you gain greater insight into the extent to which light affects how we see, feel, and live today.

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Willard Leroy Metcalf, American (1858-1925), Nut Gathering, 1922, oil on canvas, 24 x 24 1/4 in. Museum Purchase with Funds from the Charles E. Merrill Trust, 73.160

Museum of Art Memoryscape

Spend time enrapt in the exciting and thought-provoking exhibition of luminous works

by Daniel Buckingham, Professor of Sculpture at PrattMWP College of Art and Design.

The exhibition consists of two sculptures, Childhood Adventure and Hair Amulet, both constructed of paper over welded steel frames and illuminated by electric light. Buckingham describes his objects as luminous drawings, constructed in the form of large snapping turtle shells. The shell is a fragmentation/puzzle of smaller shields, known as scutes. The turtle form is a universal symbol found in many Creation narratives throughout history. The artist employs the structure and growth of a turtle shell to evoke society’s relationship to shifting tectonic plates, and the transforming memories experienced as ever-shifting personal growth takes new forms and meaning.

Daniel Buckingham, Childhood Adventure, 2020, paper, welded steel snapping turtle shells, objects, fluorescent, LED, neon text, transformer, electricity, light.

Two forms: 6 x 5 x 3 feet. Courtesy of the artist. Photo by Mark DiOrio Cover images: Top left: Sylvia Wald, American (1915-2011), Dawn Till Dusk, 1943, serigraph, 18 3/16 x 12 7/16 in. Museum Purchase, 48.17 Top right: Arthur C. Goodwin, American (1864-1929), Night Scene detail, 1890, oil on canvas, 19 x 24 in. Museum Purchase 60.196 Bottom: Daniel Buckingham, Childhood Adventure, 2020, paper, welded steel snapping turtle shells, objects, fluorescent, LED, neon text, transformer, electricity, light.

Two forms: 6 x 5 x 3 feet. Courtesy of the artist. Photo by Mark DiOrio.

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Museum of Art Yoga Classes Go Zoom Adult yoga classes have moved to a Zoom online format. Thank you to all who participated in our Facebook Live adult yoga classes offered March through July, and for keeping the classes going through your donations!

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ART AND YOGA FOR MIND, BODY, AND SPIRIT

Saturdays, August 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 10:30 to 11:4510 a.m.

WEDNESDAY MORNING YOGA

Wednesdays, August 5, 12, 19, 26 8 a.m.

SUMMER YOGA CAMP FOR KIDS There’s Still Time to try it!

Recommended for ages 7-12

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Now through September 2 $8 per class suggested donation

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Performing Arts Performing Arts Updates Performances and films scheduled for the coming months will be presented when such activities are permitted in the Mohawk Valley region by the New York State Department of Health. When allowed, these events will adhere to all of the health and safety guidelines mandated by the state and local governments. Munson-Williams will comply with and exceed all protocols for facial coverings, social distance, venue capacity limitations, and cleaning and sanitization.

The Met: Live in HD The Metropolitan Opera has suspended all live performances for the remainder of 2020, including Live in HD events. As an alternative to the live programming initially planned for the coming months, they will offer all of their Live in HD presenting partners the opportunity to feature previously recorded titles from their extensive catalog of stunning performances.

Munson-Williams will announce the chosen titles for October, November, and December.

Film Series The MWPAI Film Series remains on hold until further guidance is provided by the New York State Department of Health. The Virtual Film Series will offer titles for home viewing as they are released, however titles may not be available every week. Please check here often as new titles will be added based on availability.

LIBRARY OPEN AND FEATURING CURBSIDE PICKUP The Munson-Williams Library is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from noon to 5 p.m.

To visit, use the Academic Center entrance facing the covered walkway and enter the member code in the digital keypad. If you don’t have the code, visit Campus Safety at 1208 State Street.

The Library is also offering curbside pickup.

To schedule a time to pick up books, DVDs, or music CDs, phone 315-797-0000 ext. 2123 or email Library@mwpai.edu. Your request will be followed by a notification of the assigned time.

The catalog can be searched here.

Sidewalk Artshow View the Sidewalk Art Show Online Starting August 4 A grand summer tradition takes a different twist as you can view the 2020 Sidewalk Art Show online at mwpai.org beginning August 4. Links to access the show can also be found on Munson-Williams’ Facebook and Instagram pages.

The Sidewalk Art Show is a highlight of the annual Arts Festival, which was canceled this year due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.

Munson-Williams officials decided to have the Sidewalk Show online in response to several requests from the public. “When we announced that the Festival was canceled, many people asked if we could somehow still have the Sidewalk Show,” said Director of Performing Arts and Special Events Bob Mortis. “This is a great way to celebrate the creativity and talent in our community while maintaining health and safety standards.”

Adirondack Reflections, Photograph, Jennifer DiVenezia, Remsen

The show features 163 paintings, drawings, photographs, prints, computer-generated art, sculpture, decorative arts, and large-scale paintings and sculptures.

Randy’s Impeccable Human Impression, Oil, Stephen Fletcher, Forestport

Urban Sunset, Acrylic, Senatro Nudo, Utica

MUNSON-WILLIAMS-PROCTOR ARTS INSTITUTE BOARD OF TRUSTEES William C. Craine, Chair

Dietra Harvey

F. X. Matt, III, Vice-Chair

Steven R. Kowalsky

Robert Knight, Secretary

C. Sonia Martinez Peggy O’Shea

Vige Barrie Steven J. Brown

Michael D. Damsky, Trustee Emeritus

Michael D. Cominsky

John B. Stetson, Trustee Emeritus

Anna D’Ambrosio, 6 President & CEO

Emma Golden Donna Harkavy

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