MWPAI Bulletin November 2019

Bulletin Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute

November 2019

NOVEMBER EVENTS November 1 Friday

A Closer Look Gallery Talk Astonishing Brilliance: Art, Light and the Transformation of American Culture 1:10 p.m.

Museum of Art Film Series Phone 315-797-0055 or visit mwpai.org 2 and 7:30 p.m.

Sinnott Family - Bank of Utica Auditorium First Friday Happy Hour Music by The Folkfaces 5 to 8 p.m.

Museum of Art

November 2 Saturday Art and Yoga 10:30 a.m.

Museum of Art

November 3 Sunday

Meet the Artist Gallery Talk: Robert Huot 2 p.m.

Museum of Art

November 6 Wednesday

Art Story A Pop-Up Storytime 10:30 a.m.

Art Odyssey Interactive Gallery Film Series Phone 315-797-0055 or visit mwpai.org 2 and 7:30 p.m.

Sinnott Family - Bank of Utica Auditorium

November 8 Friday

Roger Bisbing and Kevin Frances Exhibition PrattMWP Gallery On view through December 5 Film Series Phone 315-797-0055 or visit mwpai.org 2 and 7:30 p.m.

Sinnott Family - Bank of Utica Auditorium

November 9 Saturday Art and Yoga 10:30 a.m.

Museum of Art

November 11 Monday

November 22 Friday

For Kids and Families Trout Fishing in America 11 a.m.

Sinnott Family - Bank of Utica Auditorium

Film Series Phone 315-797-0055 or visit mwpai.org 2 and 7:30 p.m.

Sinnott Family - Bank of Utica Auditorium

Free Songwriting Workshop 1 p.m.

Preregistration is required to participate Sinnott Family - Bank of Utica Auditorium

Art and Yoga 10:30 a.m.

Museum of Art

Art Alive!

10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Museum of Art

November 13 Wednesday

Film Series Phone 315-797-0055 or visit mwpai.org 2 and 7:30 p.m.

Sinnott Family - Bank of Utica Auditorium Artists in Residence Open Studios 4 to 6 p.m.

601 Tracy St., second floor

November 15 Friday

Easton Pribble Visiting Artist Lecture Series TR Ericsson - Mixed media 10:30 to noon Sinnott Family - Bank of Utica Auditorium Film Series Phone 315-797-0055 or visit mwpai.org 2 and 7:30 p.m.

Sinnott Family - Bank of Utica Auditorium

November 16 Saturday

Concert in the Court Rodney Marsalis Philadelphia Brass Band 7:30 p.m.

Edward Wales Root Sculpture Court Intermission ArtBreak Talk Looking and Talking about Painting Mary Murray, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art

November 20 Wednesday

Film Series Phone 315-797-0055 or visit mwpai.org 2 and 7:30 p.m.

Sinnott Family - Bank of Utica Auditorium

The Met: Live in HD Madama Butterfly 12:55 Sinnott Family - Bank of Utica Auditorium Above: Art Alive!

Cover: Museum of Art, Fountain Elms Dining Room decorated for Victorian Yuletide, 2018

Screening: Robert Huot Films Noon Sinnott Family - Bank of Utica Auditorium

November 23 Saturday

The Met: Live in HD Akhnaten 12:55 p.m.

Sinnott Family - Bank of Utica Auditorium

November 24 Sunday

Lincoln Trio Chamber Music Society of Utica 2:30 p.m.

Sinnott Family - Bank of Utica Auditorium

November 27 Wednesday

Film Series Phone 315-797-0055 or visit mwpai.org 2 and 7:30 p.m.

Sinnott Family - Bank of Utica Auditorium

November 28 Thursday

Thanksgiving Day – Institute Closed

November 29 Friday

Exhibition Opens Victorian Yuletide: A “Little Women” Christmas On view through December Museum of Art, Fountain Elms galleries Film Series Phone 315-797-0055 or visit mwpai.org 2 and 7:30 p.m.

Sinnott Family - Bank of Utica Auditorium

November 30 Saturday Art and Yoga 10:30 a.m.

Museum of Art

Guided Tour Victorian Yuletide: A Little Women Christmas 2 p.m.

Fountain Elms

Literary Classic Inspires Victorian Yuletide A Little Women Christmas November 29 through December 29 “Christmas won’t be Christmas without presents,” grumbles Jo March in the famous opening chapter of Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women (1868).

Charity, spending time with family, and creating enjoyable memories are at the root of Christmas celebrations in Alcott’s beloved coming-of-age novel about the March sisters.

A Little Women Christmas will be the focus of this year’s annual Victorian Yuletide opening Friday, November 29 in the Fountain Elms period rooms.

In the early chapters of the book, the reader learns that the girls’ father is serving as a pastor for Union troops far from home. Alcott tells how they celebrate Christmas during this tumultuous time in United States history. Throughout the Civil War, Christmas helped raise morale for soldiers and their families back home. A Union enlisted man wrote that his camp created a bit of Christmas cheer by decorating a small tree with their provisions of hardtack and pork in place of traditional tree decorations. In 1870 President Ulysses S. Grant made Christmas a national holiday to assist in uniting the divided country, recognizing the joy the season provided for all.

Alcott's works radiate the true meaning of the holiday season. What did that mean in the 1860s? During the time Alcott wrote the Little Women books, Christmas traditions were gaining a hold in American culture. The March sisters’ mother, Marmee, tells her daughters that Christmas is about being selfless and giving what you have to those less fortunate. Instead of indulging in their Christmas breakfast, the family gives their food and company to a sick, immigrant family near their home. The Fountain Elms dining room will be set up for the Christmas breakfast that they shared.

Alcott also published a hymn, poems, short stories, and children’s books with Christmas themes. And what’s the holiday season without a Christmas play? During the Victorian era, different forms of storytelling such as plays, ghost stories, and shadow play were popular entertainment for the holiday season. The library will showcase an imagined scene set up for the Christmas play the March children staged. Victorian-era toys from the Museum’s permanent collection will be on view in the bedroom.

Festive parties occurred throughout the holiday season. In Little Women, Mrs. Gardiner invites Meg and Jo to a small soiree on New Year’s Eve where they danced “a grand polka,” indulged in “bonbons and mottoes,” and played the game “Buzz.” The parlor in Fountain Elms will be decorated for a proper Yuletide-season party. A table-top tree will be adorned with patriotic ornaments, and small toys from the permanent collection will be placed beneath. Several tea sets will be on display, come imagine drinking warm tea and nibbling delicious desserts while caroling around the piano.

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Museum of Art BOUGHTON'S PAINTING EXEMPLIFIES PURITAN REVIVAL Visit the Museum and explore Puritan Maiden, the imaginary vision of a 1630s colonist painted by George H. Boughton around 1876. This painting exemplifies why the artist became renowned for originating Puritan Revival genre painting. Here, an upright, young Puritan woman walks to a religious service through a cold, desolate churchyard with a book of prayers in one hand and a fur muff on the other.

The Puritan Revival began in part with Abraham Lincoln’s proclamation of Thanksgiving as a national holiday during the height of the American Civil War. This artistic and cultural phenomenon reflected in a national nostalgia for a perceived simpler, more morally certain era, removed from the confusing transformations of the modern age. When Boughton painted Puritan Maiden, the United States was still recovering from the devastation of the Civil War. Americans were reeling from societal upheavals including the release of more than three million African-Americans from slavery, rapid industrialization, massive immigration, explosive urbanization, the shifting role of middle-class women, and scientific discoveries that challenged Christian beliefs.

Boughton’s message of steady moral fortitude provided reassurance to his 19th-century audience. In an imagined rural, pre-industrial setting, Boughton’s church-going, Anglo-Saxon maiden conformed to established societal expectations and offered his contemporaries solace from the cultural anxieties of his era.

Puritan Maiden is currently on view in Gallery 2-West.

George H. Boughton, English, (1833-1905), Puritan Maiden, ca.1876, oil on wood, 21 x 14 in., Proctor Collection, PC. 9

MUSEUM OF ART CURRENT EXHIBITIONS Mysterious, Marvelous, Malevolent: The Art of Elihu Vedder Through December 29, 2019

Robert Huot Paintings Through January 19, 2020

Astonishing Brilliance: Art, Light, and the Transformation of American Culture Through March 5, 2020

WELCOME TO OUR NEW DOCENTS! The Museum of Art proudly announces the graduation of our new docent class. Welcome Mary Lou Wranesh Cook and Patricia Fallon.

Mary Lou and Patricia have already begun facilitating discussions with visitors and students alongside experienced docents.

Docents bring a wide variety of professional expertise to audiences, greeting and assisting thousands of visitors each year.

left to right: Patricia Fallon and Mary Lou Wranesh Cook

If you are lucky enough to take a tour with these wonderful women, please say congratulations and thank them for sharing their time and knowledge.

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Museum of Art Events TALKS AND TOURS A CLOSER LOOK GALLERY TALK ASTONISHING BRILLIANCE: ART, LIGHT, AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF AMERICAN CULTURE Miranda Hofelt, Curator of 19th-Century American Art

SCREENING: ROBERT HUOT FILMS Presented by Scott MacDonald Director, Cinema and Media Studies and Professor of Art History, Hamilton College

Friday, November 22, Noon Free and open to the public

Friday, November 1, 1:10 to 1:30 p.m.

Free and open to the public

The decade 1965 to 1975 saw many transformations in Robert Huot’s painting, most dramatically the change from the minimal/ conceptual work of the late 1960s to the Diary Paintings of the 1970s. During this period, Huot turned his attention to filmmaking, at first making minimal/conceptual films, then diary films. Film historian Scott MacDonald will present an hour’s worth of Huot’s early films: Red Stockings, 1967; Black and White Movie, 1969; selections from One Year (1970), 1970; Snow, 1971; and Beautiful Movie, 1974.

All are silent.

MEET THE ARTIST GALLERY TALK: ROBERT HUOT Sunday, November 3, 2 p.m.

Reception follows Free and open to the public Robert Huot will discuss his 60-year career from the 1960s minimalist style of his youth to the Diary Paintings series to the expressive equilateral triangle compositions of more recent times.

Robert Huot filming himself, film still from Diary 1974-75, 1975

GUIDED TOURS VICTORIAN YULETIDE: A LITTLE WOMEN CHRISTMAS Saturdays at 2 p.m., November 30 through December 28 Free and open to the public

Robert Huot (American born 1935), Triton, 1963, acrylic on linen, 90 x 118 in., courtesy of the artist

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Museum of Art EDUCATION PROGRAMS ART AND YOGA FOR MIND, BODY, AND SPIRIT Saturdays, 10:30 to 11:45 a.m.

November 2, 9, 23, 30, and December 7, 14, 21 Drop-in fee: $10 MWPAI members, $15 general public November/December Session (seven classes): $50 MWPAI members, $75 general public Full session payment, 315-797-0055 Drop-ins please pay at the door

ART ALIVE! VETERANS DAY

Monday, November 11 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Free and open to the public • Kids’ crafts and activities

Enjoy yoga in the Museum of Art galleries! Each class offers a 15-minute introduction to art in the gallery followed by one hour of yoga. Participants at all levels of ability are welcome. Wear comfortable clothing and bring your own yoga mat. For more information, contact the Museum Education Department at 315-797-0000, ext. 2158.

Yoga classes also make great gifts; find out more by calling 315-797-0055.

ART STORY A POP-UP STORYTIME Wednesday, November 6, 10:30 to 11:15 a.m.

Free and open to the public The interactive Art Story program fosters visual literacy as young children learn to “read” picture-book illustrations and apply these skills to looking at art in the galleries. Art Story is offered on the first Wednesday of the month from September through June.

HOLIDAY BUS TRIP TO NEW YORK CITY Leave Wednesday, December 4, 6 a.m. and return Thursday, December 5, 1 a.m. $78 MWPAI members, $88 general public Tickets: 315-797-0055, non-refundable

FOR KIDS AND FAMILIES TROUT FISHING IN AMERICA 11 a.m. Concert 1 p.m. Free Songwriting Workshop Sinnott Family - Bank of Utica Auditorium

$8 MWPAI members • $10 general public

Concert Tickets: 315-797-0055

Enjoy all that New York City has to offer: great shopping, Broadway shows, renowned museums, and so much more! Once our group is in NYC, the drop off and pick up location is Bryant Park, where more than 100 artisans sell their goods in anticipation of the holiday season. Coach bus provided by Hale Transportation.

Sponsored by the F. X. Matt II Memorial Fund of The Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties, Inc.

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Museum of Art Events WORKSHOPS

UPCOMING DECEMBER WORKSHOPS AND SPECIAL EVENTS Winter-Themed Workshops with Grey Fox Felting

FOR CHILDREN AGES 5 AND OLDER BEGINNER WORKSHOP: WET FELTED WINTER GEODE Saturday, December 7, 10 to 11:30 a.m. $15 MWPAI members; $20 general public Tickets: 315-797-0055 Children ages 5 and older, space is limited Learn everything you need to know to begin wet felting in a relaxed and supportive environment in this beginner-friendly workshop.

Choose your favorite winter colors from a beautiful assortment of wool fiber, then layer pieces to create a felted ball, which will be cut open at the end of the workshop to reveal your geode! A resist added in the center of the geodes will allow the finished piece to be hollow, making it an even more realistic geode. Wet felting is a process that requires only soap, water, wool, and your hands to create felt – there are no needles involved. No experience is necessary. All materials are included, and you will leave the workshop with a beautiful geode to display in your home or on your tree.

FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN AGES 10 AND OLDER BEGINNER WORKSHOP: ADORABLE NEEDLE FELTED BABY PENGUIN Saturday, December 7, 1 to 4:30 p.m.

PERFORMANCES

MARIE AND THE NUTCRACKER PRINCE Breadcrumbs Productions, Syracuse, N.Y.

Tuesday, December 17, 6 p.m. $20 MWPAI members, $25 general public Tickets: 315-797-0055, space is limited The 90-minute performance begins at 7:15 p.m., preceded by a cocktail and hors d'oeuvres reception from 6 to 7:15 pm. Tickets include the performance and reception.

Breadcrumbs Productions and MWPAI invite you to an unusual theatrical experience in Fountain Elms. Marie and the Nutcracker Prince is a wild retelling of E.T.A. Hoffmann’s classic Nutcracker story, set within a dreamscape Russia on the brink of revolution. Through contemporary movement, vocal and instrumental music, soundscape, and light, we are transported into Marie's world, and the boundary between imagination and reality blends while political, familial, and mental unrest grows to a climax for the young woman and her country.

Audience members experience multiple points of view as the story tumbles towards its conclusion, all the while discovering hidden scenes and clues through their exploration of the world of Marie and the Nutcracker Prince.

$45 MWPAI members, $50 general public Tickets: 315-797-0055, space is limited This workshop is suitable for adults and older children. Students will learn about the basic techniques and materials involved in needle felting as they create an adorable baby penguin. No experience is necessary to begin, but children should be at least 10 years old. Of course, adults will love this workshop too! Finger guards will be provided if desired. All materials are included.

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Performing Arts Events RODNEY MARSALIS PHILADELPHIA BRASS BAND CREATE A BIG SOUND FOR CONCERTS IN THE COURT The Rodney Marsalis Philadelphia Big Brass brings their joyous celebration of distinctive music to the Edward Wales Root Sculpture Court 7:30 p.m. Saturday, November 16.

A veritable “dream team” of virtuoso brass players, members of the group have appeared on the world’s most prominent stages and performed with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, the Philadelphia Orchestra, Canadian Brass, Boston Brass, and more.

The Rodney Marsalis Philadelphia Big Brass reflects the diverse makeup of men and women in American culture, but also one dedicated to the notion that music is a gift to be enjoyed by everyone, and to reaching out to the world’s youth and inspiring them to reach for their dreams.

Tickets for this performance are $28 for MWPAI members, $33 for general public. The Museum of Art opens at 6:30 p.m. so patrons may view the current exhibitions, socialize, and visit the Museum Shop. Concerts in the Court also feature a cash bar and special gallery talks at intermission. For tickets contact the Performing Arts Ticket Office at 315-797-0055 or 1-800-754-0797.

Tickets are also available online at mwpai.org.

This engagement of the Rodney Marsalis Philadelphia Brass Band is made possible through the ArtsCONNECT program of Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Series sponsored by Bank of Utica

ART ALIVE!

ORIGINAL MUSIC AND SONGWRITING WORKSHOP FOR KIDS AND FAMILIES Trout Fishing in America returns to the For Kids and Families series 11 a.m.

Monday, November 11 (Veterans Day) for one performance in the Sinnott Family – Bank of Utica auditorium. A free songwriting workshop will follow at 1 p.m.

Geared for family enjoyment, Trout Fishing in America has been delighting audiences around the world with their original music and engaging concerts.

Keith Grimwood and Ezra Idlet draw from all different genres of music, creating rich sounds with only two instruments. Their recordings have garnered three National Indie Awards, multiple Parents Choice and NAPPA Gold awards, the American Library award, and four Grammy nominations.

FREE SONGWRITING WORKSHOP A special workshop at 1 p.m. will be offered to introduce students to the creative process of songwriting. This workshop stimulates imagination, increases interest in music and the arts, encourages teamwork, improves language skills, and builds self-esteem. This workshop is limited to 40 students and advance registration is required to participate. Parents and other nonparticipants are welcome to stay and watch.

Admission is $8 for MWPAI members and $10 for general public.

Flexible subscriptions are also available.

Tickets may be purchased in advance at the MWPAI Performing Arts Ticket Office, 315-797-0055 or 1-800-754-0797, or one hour prior to the performance at the door. Tickets may also be purchased online at mwpai.org.

Please note – there will be no 1 p.m. performance.

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COMING IN DECEMBER For Kids and Families Robin Spielberg's Spirit of the Holidays Sing-Along

Friday, December 27 • 1 p.m.

Performing Arts Events THE MET: LIVE IN HD PRESENTS MADAMA BUTTERFLY AND AKHNATEN The Met: Live in HD brings two live opera simulcasts to the Sinnott Family – Bank of Utica Auditorium in November.

In Giacomo Puccini’s beloved Madama Butterfly, 12:55 p.m. Saturday, November 9, Hui He stars as Cio-Cio-San, the devoted geisha who gives everything for the American naval officer Pinkerton, sung by Andrea Carè. Elizabeth DeShong is her devoted companion Suzuki, and Brazilian baritone Paulo Szot adds a new role to his Met repertory as Sharpless, a role that he has previously sung at Marseilles Opera. Pier Giorgio Morandi conducts Anthony Minghella’s beautiful, atmospheric production.

Phelim McDermott returns to the Met with a new staging of Phillip Glass’s Akhnaten, 12:55 p.m. Saturday, November 23, conducted by Karen Kamensek in her Met debut. Anthony Roth Costanzo sings the title role of the Egyptian pharaoh who attempted to inspire his people to adopt a new religion, abandoning the worship of the old gods for that of a single deity. J’Nai Bridges sings the role of Nefertiti, Madame Butterfly Akhnaten’s bride, and Dísella Lárusdóttir is Queen Tye, the pharaoh’s mother. One of the staging’s distinctive visual features is provided by the Gandini Juggling Company, whose movements are perfectly choreographed with the orchestral score.

Tickets for The Met: Live in HD are $24 for MWPAI members, $28 for the general public, and $14 for students. Flexible subscription packages for the series are also available.

Call the Performing Arts Ticket Office at 315-797-0055 or 1-800-754-0797. Tickets are also available at mwpai.org.

The Met: Live in HD series is made possible by a generous grant from its founding sponsor, The Neubauer Family Foundation. Global sponsorship of The Met: Live in HD is provided by Bloomberg Philanthropies. The Met: Live in HD series is supported by Rolex.

The HD broadcasts are supported by Toll Brothers.

Akhnaten Visit the Art Research Library to borrow these and other operas on Blu-ray or DVD.

The Cinema Event Series at MWPAI is sponsored by Bank of Utica

Films are shown Wednesdays and Fridays at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. All films are shown in high definition following our recent conversion to Digital Cinema Projection and Sound using state-of-the art technology and equipment. Comfortable stadium seating in our Museum of Art Auditorium provides every patron an unobstructed view of our large screen.

Admission for all screenings is $6 for MWPAI members and $8 for the general public. Admission for students with valid identification is $4 at all screenings. Tickets are on sale 30 minutes prior to each screening.

Film Passbooks for discounted admission to 10 screenings are available for MWPAI members for $55 and non-members for $75. For information, call the MWPAI Performing Arts Ticket Office, 315-797-0055 or 1-800-754-0797.

If you’d like monthly film email updates, sign up for our Performing Arts film email by contacting Bob Mortis at bmortis@mwpai.org, calling 315-797-0055, or at mwpai.org.

Film Series Sponsor:

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PrattMWP and School of Art

ROGER BISBING AND KEVIN FRANCES On view November 8 through December 5 Lunch Reception: Friday, November 8, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Artist talks in the gallery 11:15 a.m.

Lunch reception on the Fountain Elms Terrace noon Free and open to the public

The PrattMWP Gallery is pleased to host sculptor Roger Bisbing from New Paltz, NY, and printmaker Kevin Frances from New York City in a multi-media exhibition.

Roger Bisbing, Conference 5, brass, cast bronze, laminated wood, 3 x 20 x 16 in., 2008

Kevin Frances, You know, I didn’t like it, so I broke it, Japanese woodblock print, 20 x 30 in., 2016

The PrattMWP Gallery is located in the Museum of Art, Fountain Elms.

Gallery Hours: Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m.

Eas to n Pr i b b l e Vi s i t i n g Ar ti s t Lec ture S er i es

Friday, November 15 10:30 a.m. to Noon TR Ericsson Mixed Media

Free and open to the public Sinnott Family - Bank of Utica Auditorium

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TR Ericsson, Jeanne, mixed media, 84 x 60 in., 2016

PrattMWP and School of Art ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE OPEN STUDIO EVENT All are invited to see the 2019/20 Artists in Residence (AIR) artwork in progress at this open studio event.

Come meet Michael Hicks (Photography) and Janet Loren Hill (Drawing and Painting) in their studios and get a sneak peek of the work being created for their spring exhibition.

Light refreshments served.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13 4 to 6 p.m.

AIR Studios at 601 Tracy Street, second floor Free and open to the public

The Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute Artists in Residence Program is made possible with the generous support of Francis J. and Ruth A. Pugliese and Sunithi S. Bajekal

Janet Loren Hill, JetSki, 2018

SCHOOL OF ART COMMUNITY ARTS EDUCATION

NEW CLASSES FOR KIDS BEGIN IN NOVEMBER

Register now at mwpai.org or 315-797-8260 Kids use art to discover their learning potential by creating and having fun as they challenge their imaginations.

Pre-teens are developing their aesthetic sense and starting to pursue personally relevant ideas in each of these courses.

Supplies provided.

SATURDAYS, NOV 2 - DEC 14, 9 to 10:30 a.m (No Classes Nov 30)

(Ages 4 + 5) Art Explorations I with Michael Giordani

SATURDAYS, NOV 2 - DEC 14, 9 to 11:30 a.m (No Classes Nov 30)

(Ages 6 - 8) Art Explorations II Drawing and Painting with Rachel Ortega (Ages 6 - 8) Art Explorations II Clay and Sculpture with Kyle Pumilio (Ages 9 - 12) Young Artists Drawing and Painting with Sarah Kilian (Ages 9 - 12) Young Artists Clay and Sculpture with Paula Caruana (Ages 9 - 12) Stop Motion Animation with Meghan Pagano

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Development BE GRATEFUL FOR ART, UPGRADE YOUR MEMBERSHIP In November, we give thanks for all we have: our families, our friends, favorite moments in our lives, surprising adventures, and wonderful experiences.

Many of us participate in a feast on Thanksgiving Day, gathering together to celebrate the bounty of the harvest. Each of us needs food to survive. We also need food for our spirits and experiences that challenge us to grow. As food feeds our bodies, the arts feed us in other essential ways. The arts are transformational. They take us places and help us see in ways we could not see before. They change our perspective.

Many studies demonstrate that participating in art—making it, seeing it, hearing it, or wandering around in the midst of it—makes us stronger, more open-minded, and less stressed. It helps us to think more creatively and in more innovative ways. Living with art helps us to empathize with others and expands our experience. It teaches us history. It brings moments from the past alive.

Have you spent some time contemplating Number 18 by Mark Rothko in the Museum’s second-floor gallery? Or sat and looked—really looked—at the four-painting sequence of Thomas Cole’s The Voyage of Life? Maybe Pollock’s Number 2, 1949 will speak to you. How about Louise Bourgeouis’s Spider II or Kandinsky’s Improvisation No. 23?

All of these wonders live at Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute. They are here for you to experience and feast on. You can visit them whenever the Museum of Art is open—six days a week, free of charge.

Become a member and experience the joy and wonder art brings you any time you like. If you are already a member, consider upgrading your membership. Your support helps to bring spectacular live performances, innovative educational programs, classes, and exciting exhibitions to this community. We will have that much more to be thankful for.

Celebrate the Past, Build the Future Give to the Centennial Campaign mwpai.org 12

Enhance Your Visit

MUSEUM SHOP – HOLIDAY HARVEST SPECIALS Hand-painted pottery by Ann Kiehm is featured this month in the Museum Shop. Ann studied fine and commercial art in college, then worked as a graphic designer during the day and created monotypes in the evening. Since she was driven to create, she decided to make artistic, utilitarian objects out of clay.

Make your Thanksgiving extra special with artistic pottery and festive napkins, and remember to stay in touch with family and friends through greeting cards from the Museum Shop.

BLACK FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, AND SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30 All non-consignment purchases at the Museum Shop will be 15% off; 25% for MWPAI members.

Be A Patron on Museum Store Sunday!

Sunday, December 1

The Museum Shop is thrilled to participate in this annual initiative uniting museum stores worldwide by offering quality gifts filled with inspiration and educational value.

Join us at the Museum Shop for the best holiday savings opportunity of the season!

Specials: 25% off all non-consignment merchandise Free gift with every purchase

November 1, First Fridays Museum Shop Special 25% off Holiday Ornaments no additional discounts apply Museum Shop hours – Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. • Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m.

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Enhance Your Visit

CAMPUS STORE CUSTOMER APPRECIATION DAYS Monday, November 18 through Monday, November 25 With every purchase of $10 or more, at the Campus Store you will receive a free General’s tri-tip pencil eraser or a Conte charcoal or carbon drawing pencil.

Spend $20 or more and receive a free Tombow black dual brush pen or a Boss yellow original highlighter.

Members will also receive their membership discounts during this promotion.

November is the season of giving thanks and we want to show how thankful we are of our Campus Store customers!

The Campus Store is located at 1216 State Street in the Student Center. 315-797-0000 ext. 2227 Hours: Monday through Friday, 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Closed Wednesday, November 27 through Friday, November 29 for the Thanksgiving Break

FIRST FRIDAYS HAPPY HOUR BRINGS GYPSY FOLK MUSIC The Folkfaces combine gypsy folk with a modern twist at First Fridays Happy Hour November 1 in the Museum of Art.

$5 Suggested Donation The Museum shop offers seasonal ornaments at a 25% discount.

The evening will also be feature a local business partner and crafts. Micro-tours at 5:45 and 6:30 p.m. will take place throughout the museum.

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MUNSON-WILLIAMS-PROCTOR ARTS INSTITUTE BOARD OF TRUSTEES Vige Barrie, Chair

Steven R. Kowalsky

Mark D. Levitt, Vice Chair

C. Sonia Martinez

William C. Craine, Secretary

F. X. Matt III Peggy O’Shea

Steven J. Brown Michael D. Cominsky

Michael D. Damsky, Trustee Emeritus

Emma Golden

John B. Stetson, Trustee Emeritus

Anna D’Ambrosio, 6 President & CEO

Donna Harkavy Robert Knight

VISIT THE ART RESEARCH LIBRARY To access the Library, please register at the School of Art Reception desk, Campus Safety office, or the Museum of Art. We look forward to serving you in the MWPAI Library.

MUNSON-WILLIAMS-PROCTOR ARTS INSTITUTE INFORMATION AND HOURS Museum Hours, including Fountain Elms: Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 1-5 p.m.

Performing Arts Ticket Office Hours: Tues.-Fri. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., one hour before performances and 30 minutes before films. Phone: 797-0055 or 1-800-754-0797 Art Odyssey: Interactive Gallery Hours: Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 1-5 p.m.

PrattMWP Gallery Hours: Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 1-5 p.m.

Museum Shop Hours: Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 1-5 p.m.

School of Art Mon.-Fri. 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Art Research Library: Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat. Noon-5 p.m. Sun. 3-8 p.m.

For information, call (315) 797-0000 (Voice and TDD)

Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute is a fine arts center serving diverse audiences through three program divisions—Museum of Art, Performing Arts, and School of Art. The Institute also offers an art research library, an active membership program, a Museum Shop, Terrace Café, and outstanding rental facilities ideal for public programs and private events.

MWPAI receives funding from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.

The following areas are accessible to the physically challenged: Museum of Art Galleries, Auditorium, and Sculpture Court, Art Odyssey: Interactive Gallery, Museum Shop, Art Reference and Music Libraries, Performing Arts Office, School of Art Gallery, Studio D, and the Pottery Studio, the Academic Center, and Student Center.

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PrattMWP

College of Art and Design 310 Genesee Street Utica, New York 13502 (315) 797-0000 mwpai.org

ART ALIVE! VETERANS DAY

Monday, November 11 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Free and open to the public Kids’ crafts and activities

FOR KIDS AND FAMILIES TROUT FISHING IN AMERICA 11 a.m. Concert 1 p.m. Free Songwriting Workshop Sinnott Family - Bank of Utica Auditorium

$8 MWPAI members, $10 general public

Tickets: 315-797-0055

Sponsored by the F. X. Matt II Memorial Fund of The Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties, Inc.