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Exhibition Showcases Central New York Talent 63rd Exhibition of Central New York Artists March 3 through April 28

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he 63rd Exhibition of Central New York Artists, an exciting kaleidoscope of works in an array of media by 29 artists, opens Sunday, March 3 in the Museum of Art.

Members’ Preview and Opening Reception

Works featured in this show include quilts and glass, drawing, painting, and sculpture, artists’ books, installations and video. The artists range widely in age, experience, and perspective, which reflects the rich diversity of visual culture produced in our region.

63rd Exhibition of Central New York Artists

Exhibition juror Sue Scott, who founded the Sue Scott Gallery in 2008, brings 25 years of experience as a curator, writer and art consultant to the task. The artists represented in the exhibition are:

Exhibition on view through April 28

Jacqueline Adamo, Syracuse

Sean Lounsberry, New Hartford

Michael Bach, Troy

Thomas Robert Meyers,

Marna Bell, Syracuse

Hubbardsville

Nancy Callahan, Gilbertsville

Daniel Mosner, Oxford

Ralph Caparulo, Galway

Rhea Nowak, Oneonta

Willson Cummer, Fayetteville

Fiona M. O’downey, Utica

Sylvia de Swaan, Utica

Lin Price, Spencer

D. Leslie Ferst, Cambridge

Lynn Schwarzer, Hamilton

Lisbeth Firmin, New Kingston

Sandra Smith, Gloversville

Lou Getty, Hinckley

Sheila Smith, New Hartford

Erik Halvorson, Oneonta

Takashi Soga, Utica

Christine Heller, Cooperstown

Gail Strout, Clinton

Pooh Kaye, Worcester

Kim Carr Valdez, Utica

Jonathan Kirk, Utica

Kim Waale, Manlius

Mara Lefebvre, Latham

Marion Wilson, Syracuse

Saturday, March 2 • 5 to 7 p.m.

Rhea Nowak, Operator, 2012, collagraph and inkjet print, 12 x 12 in.

D. Leslie Ferst, EBB and Flo, 2012, stoneware, 4 x 6 ft. overall

Jacqueline Adamo, Entrance, 2012, charcoal. 8 ½ x 9 in.

M U S E U M E D U C AT I O N P R O G R A M S Art and Yoga

Art Story: Every Picture Tells a Story

For Mind, Body and Spirit Saturdays March 9, 16, 23, and April 6, 13, 20, 27 10:30 to 11:45 a.m.

Register in advance for all seven: $50 MWPAI members; $75 general public Per class drop-in fee: $10 MWPAI members; $15 general public

An Introduction to Art for Preschoolers Theme: Pets Wednesday, March 6, 10:30 a.m.

Thursday, March 14, 10:30 a.m.

Saturday, March 23, 10:30 a.m.

Free and Open to the Public

All levels of ability are welcome. Wear comfortable clothing and bring your own mat.

Gallery Talk First Friday Shorts

A preschool introduction to art, this program emphasizes visual literacy through picture books and artwork in the Museum of Art. The approximately 45-minute program includes an interactive reading of one or two books, a discussion of one or two works of art in the galleries, and a simple take-home craft. For children ages 3 to 5 and their caregivers.

Younger and older siblings are welcome!

Nursery schools or preschool programs also welcome, but please call ahead, 797-0000, ext. 2158.

Free and Open to the Public Learn more about the permanent collection and special exhibitions with these short, 15-minute talks in the galleries.

Friday, March 1, 1:10 p.m.

The Groundbreaking 1913 Armory Show Mary E. Murray, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, Museum of Art Maurice Prendergast (1858-1924), Landscape with Figures, 1912, oil on canvas 19 3/4 x 42 7/8 in., Edward W. Root Bequest, 57.212

March Book Selection Full Bloom: The Art and Life of Georgia O’Keeffe

by Hunter Drohojowski-Philip Thursday, March 21, 6 p.m.

Suggested Donation, $3

Second-Sunday Guided Tour The Art of Subtraction: Carvings by David Esterly Sunday, March 10, 2 p.m.

Free and Open to the Public This is the last day to see an impressive display of breathtaking wood carvings by David Esterly. All are welcome; bring your family and friends and enjoy the museum together.

LunchArt Videos Wednesdays at Noon Suggested Donation $3 Refreshments served, bring your lunch.

Wednesday, March 13, Noon !Women Art Revolution (83 min.)

An entertaining and revelatory “secret history”!Women Art Revolution deftly illuminates the Feminist Art movement through conversations, observations, archival footage, and works of visionary artists, historians, curators and critics. For more than forty years, filmmaker Lynn Hershman Leeson (Teknolust, Strange Culture) has collected a plethora of interviews with her contemporaries and shaped them into an intimate portrayal of their fight to break down barriers facing women in the art world and in society at large.

New Mexico artist Georgia O’Keeffe is an icon of modern art. Recognized for her large flower paintings, desert scenes and cow skulls, this book explores the woman behind the art.

Wednesday, March 27, Noon What Remains: The Life and Work of Sally Mann (80 min.)

A limited number of books are available for purchase at the MWPAI Gift Gallery.

Reservations appreciated but not required, 797-0000, ext. 2158.

For more information on these and other program offerings, visit the Institute’s website, www.mwpai.org.

What Remains follows the creation of a new seminal work by Sally Mann, her photo series revolving around various aspects of death and decay. Sally Mann, one of the world’s preeminent photographers, reflects on her own personal feelings toward death as she continues to examine the boundaries of contemporary photography. Spanning five years, What Remains contains unbridled access to the many stages of Mann’s work and is a rare glimpse of an eloquent and brilliant artist.

63rd Exhibition of Central New York Artists Programs LunchArt Talks

Studio Visit

Fridays at 12:15 p.m.

Free and Open to the Public Learn more about the art of our time.

March 8 1 Eclectic Collections Nancy Callahan and Kim Carr Valdez March 15 On-site Installations Christine Heller and Kim Waale April 5 Close and Distant Lisbeth Firmin and Marion Wilson

Meet artists Jonathan Kirk and Takashi Soga Saturday, April 6, 10 to 11:30 a.m. $15 MWPAI Members; $20 General Admission To purchase tickets, contact the Ticket Office at 797-0055.

Space is limited.

Sculptors Jonathan Kirk and Takashi Soga share a studio space as well as a love for sculpting in metal. Soga is well known for his large-scale kinetic sculptures in outdoor venues, and Kirk for his large and smallerscale abstract work that references the natural world and industrial architecture. Dutch-treat lunch at a local restaurant to follow.

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Animation/Stop-Action Video with Video Artist Pooh Kaye Saturday, April 13, 10 a.m. to noon $15 MWPAI Members; $25 General Admission To purchase tickets, contact the Ticket Office at 797-0055.

Space is limited.

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Art Workshop for Kids of All Ages

Have fun working on animation and stop-motion video with artist and choreographer Pooh Kaye, whose lively stop-motion films often contain costumed characters of the animal kind and are just great fun to watch!

1. Christine Heller, Man at Beginning, 2012, mural: charcoal, pencil, chalk, paint, 10 x 14 ft.

2. Marion Wilson, Drive by Shooting (highway series), 2012, photo, oil paint on glass slide, 2 x 2 in.

3. Kim Carr Valdez, Watches, Watches, 2010, found objects and stainless steel wire, 63 x 26 x 1 in.

4. Nancy Callahan, Arcane Language Tools Plucked from 5. Lisbeth Firmin, 59th St. Station I, 2009, monotype, 17¼ x 24 ½ in., a Lexicographer’s Dream, detail, 2011, artist’s book, Collection of Frank Anthony, Franklin, NY 42 x 39 x 24 in.

6. Kim Waale, Simulacrum, 2013, site-specific installation, handspun, crocheted and bead-encrusted plastic wrap

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New in the Library

Hopper Returns From Paris

Your MWPAI membership allows free borrowing from the library’s collection with the presentation of your membership card. The general public is welcome to visit the library and browse the collection. The library is located on the second floor of the Academic Center at 510 Henry Street. For information on becoming a member, contact 797-0000 ext. 2104.

Books Angels & Tomboys: Girlhood in 19th-Century American Art

by Holly Pyne Connor A History of Opera

by Carolyn Abbate and Roger Parker Living As Form: Socially Engaged Art From 1991-2011 edited by Nato Thompson That's the Way We Do It: Techniques and Aesthetic of Appropriation From Ei Arakawa to Andy Warhol edited by Yilmaz Dziewior

DVDs

Edward Hopper's The Camel's Hump, part of the MWPAI permanent collection, recently returned from Galeries nationales du Grand Palais in Paris, France where it was part of an extensive Hopper retrospective. MWPAI Registrar and Exhibition Manager Michael Somple, along with a conservator from Galeries nationales examines the painting prior to packing.

Ben Stiller Presents Submarine Chihuly: Gardens & Glass

The Art of Subtraction: Carvings by David Esterly

Dirt: The Movie

Exhibition Reception and Book Signing

Donald Judd's Marfa Texas Whaledreamers - A Julian Lennon Production Yayoi Kusama: I Love Me

School of Art Gallery Dave Mishalanie Solo Show On View March 1 through April 5 You are cordially invited to attend an exhibition of works by Dave Mishalanie

Friday, March 1 Artist Talk 4:15 p.m.

Reception following talk to 6 p.m.

Dave Mishalanie, from the series Untitled Internal Progression, polymer, acrylic, colored pencil and graphite on paper, 58 x 38”; 60 x 40”, framed, 2009

Mohawk Valley Chamber of Commerce Sweater Ball

Exhibition in Fountain Elms Bedroom Examines Childhood Opening Gallery Talk, March 28, 5:30 p.m.

On view March 28 through December 31 in the Fountain Elms Bedroom The exhibition is organized by students in the Exploring Museum Careers High School Partnership Program. The students, Charlotte Bausch, (Hamilton), Julia Cranell, Vito Valenzi (Whitesboro), Igor Dunikov, Olivia Kodsy, Casey Miller (Clinton), Julia Madore, and Savannah Sears (New Hartford), worked together with MWPAI staff on all aspects of producing the exhibition, from selecting the objects to presenting the opening gallery talk. They began by meeting with the museum curators and reviewing objects in the museum’s collection. In subsequent meetings the students met and worked with other staff to learn about each person’s career background and role at the museum. The students completed regular assignments and participated in art research, publication design, marketing, exhibition layout and installation, object label writing; and audioguide production for the exhibition.

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eyond Their Years: A Look at Youth from Victorian Times to Today, presents works of art spanning three centuries that explore some of the complexities of childhood and adolescence. The Fountain Elms setting for the exhibition is a radical move for the museum, since the room has been a Victorian-era bedroom setting since 1960.

Childhood is ideally a time of innocence and play. Is this a luxury reserved for a few, or are there expectations of youth that belie this conventional view, regardless of class or status? Many of the toys and outfits designed for children simply mimic the activities and clothes of adults. A childsized Windsor chair and a miniature wood stove with pots, both from the Museum’s collection, illustrate the idea of play being an opportunity for children to make believe they are adults; cooking and dressing like a grown-up. Hollis Sigler’s 1987 painting, You Enter This Place of Abandoned Desires, on the other hand, evokes a mix of coming-of-age yearning and nostalgia; juxtaposing a wrecked school bus with miscellaneous lost objects such as a highheeled shoe, and a man’s tie.

You Enter this Place of Abandoned Desires, 1987, Hollis Sigler, American, 1948 - 2001, oil on canvas, 59 7/8 x 59 3/4in., Gift of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, Hassam and Speicher Purchase Fund, 89.9.

Meet PrattMWP Sophomore Sharmendra D

For more information about the program, contact Museum Education Director, April Oswald, at 797-0000 ext. 2144, or aoswald@mwpai.org. Upon the opening of the exhibition, listen to the exhibition audioguide at www.mwpai.org/museum/events.

Spring 2013 Easton Pribble Visiting Lecture Series Museum of Art Auditorium Free and Open to the Public

Hometown: Latham, NY Major: Communications Design Career Ambition: Just living my dream Activities on Campus: Pratt Activities Committee, showing up to all activities Favorite Class: Design Procedure/3-D Why I Chose PrattMWP: Love the small campus and the faculty What Makes PrattMWP Special? Its surrounding area and what it offers. Having the campus being so small is very convenient to work on all your school projects in school. There is something about living in Utica, the people, the buildings, and the history it brings is very fascinating. The campus is full of great diverse people, from the admissions, to the student life and to the professors. If you do your work, motivate yourself, and enjoy what this campus has to offer, you will not only sharpen your skills, but will be ready for anything that lies ahead. Spending two years at PrattMWP gives you the opportunity to carry on to Brooklyn or to transfer.

It was the most productive two years I've spent so far.

Fragments From the Wheels of Ezekiel, 2011 still from video loop from the series Fragment #6

John Knecht Animation Tuesday, March 26 • 2:45 to 4 p.m.

Film Series Titles Available Online and By Phone Titles will be announced as they become available on our website at mwpai.org., Facebook (jcolenzo.mwpai.org) or by phone 797-0055, option 3. Become a part of our film series email list to receive the latest updates by contacting jcolenz@mwpai.org. Advertisements will also appear on the last Monday of each month in the Observer-Dispatch. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, however, this helps ensure that you are presented with only the latest and finest films.

Films are shown on Wednesdays and Fridays at 2 and 7:30 p.m.

All films are shown in 35mm format, with a state-of-the-art Dolby surround sound system. Comfortable seats give every patron an unobstructed view of our large screen.

Admission for Matinee screenings is $7 general admission and $5 for MWPAI Members. Admission for Evening screenings is $8 general admission and $6 for MWPAI Members. 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 $45 and General Admission for $60. For State of the Arts information call the MWPAI Performing Arts Ticket Office, 7970055, 800-754-0797.

This series is made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.

NYSCA

Keyboard Conversations® Highlights Music for Dance S a t u r d a y, M a r c h 9 • 8 p . m .

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xperience the sound and learn the stories behind dances for the ears when Jeffrey Siegel’s Keyboard Conversations® presents Listen To The Dance: Waltzes, Marches, Polkas, and Tangos! 8 p.m. Saturday, March 9 in the Museum of Art Auditorium.

This program will include the music of Schubert, Strauss, Prokofiev, Shostakovich, Albéniz, and John Philip Sousa’s stupendous Stars and Stripes Forever.

Admission for MWPAI members is $31.50; general admission is $36.50; student tickets are $16.50. For tickets contact the Performing Arts Ticket Office at 797-0055 or 800-754-0797. Tickets are also available online at www.mwpai.org.

Sponsored by Dr. Cynthia Parlato, Dr. Kenneth Novak and Dr. Douglas Hurd

Upcoming April Performances For Kids and Families

Great Artists Series

The Gizmo Guys Wild and Zany Comedy Juggling

Lawrence Brownlee in Concert Dynamic Internationally Acclaimed Tenor

Saturday, April 13 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Museum of Art Auditorium

March Campus Store Specials Monday, March 18 through Friday, March 29

35% OFF 8.5 x 11 Pentalic Hardcover Sketch Book

25% OFF 11 x 14 Borden & Riley Hardcover Sketch Book

25% OFF 26 x 36 Plum Economy Portfolio Campus Store Hours Monday through Friday 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

315-797-0000 ext 2227 Campus Store is located in the Student Center 1216 State Street Please Note: Campus Store will be closed Monday, March 11 through Friday, March 15 (Spring Break)

Saturday, April 20 7:30 p.m.

Stanley Theater

Gift Gallery

SPRING CLEANING SALE Tuesday, March 12 through Saturday, March 23

Select Unique Merchandise Will be Drastically Reduced in Price All Sales are Final- No Returns

Great Opportunity for One-of-a-Kind Merchandise at Unbeatable Prices!

Gift Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Sunday 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS (and renewing members providing additional support at higher levels) Fountain Elms Society Kenneth Bausch & Melissa Reynolds Bette Y. Bloom Dr. Kenneth Novak & Dr. Ellen Blum Eugene & Connie N. Corasanti Mr. & Mrs. Michael Damsky Mary McLean Evans James Frederick & Vige Barrie Donald Neiman Linda Romano & Russell Petralia John & Deanna Sammon Dr. Nancy A. Shaheen & Kirk A. Evans Dr. & Mrs. Thomas F. Spath Mr. & Mrs. John B. Stetson

President’s Circle Bernard & Jeanne Brown Thomas Kirkpatrick, CRM Rental Management George & Pinny Kuckel

Patron Dr. Patrick & Marcia Knapp Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Olney Anne Felton Spencer Family of Robert W. Turner

Contributor Dr. & Mrs. Anthony F. Aveni Lawrence & Alene Bosquet Mr. & Mrs. Franco M. Caparello James Grande & William Sequin, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Heck Joe & Mary Hoying Mark C. Kovacs Nicholas B. Kuckel Helen A. Levy

Pauline A. Mack Theresa D. Mack Sofia Novoa & Chip Bassett Adela Nowak Stephen Orvis & Carol Ann Drogus Jane & Anthony Rabasca John J. Seifert Mr. & Mrs. Michael C. Silverman Kay Sinclair Chuck Tomaselli & Nancy Robinson Mr. & Mrs. Dwight E. Vicks

310 Genesee Street Utica, New York 13502

Family/Household Marina & Francis Constantine Mitchel & Margaret Hansen Marie Iannone & Murray Lee Andrew & Roseanne Kantor Krystyna Kraeger Laurie Mandronico Family of Charles Mishalanie Annette Simpson Geri & Jon Speich Diane Talerico Abby Taylor & Laura Festine

Individual Ann Campanie Gina Coury Melanie Crossway Carrie Dingman Hannah Farrell Pamela Mackey Patricia Oliveri John E. Pich Peter Tomaino Samara Vallieres

Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute Information and Hours

Coming June 9 to the Museum of Art

Museum Hours (including Fountain Elms): Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5p.m., Sun. 1-5 p.m.

Performing Arts Ticket Office Hours: Mon.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., School of Art Gallery Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.-noon. Library: Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat. noon-5 p.m.

For information, call (315) 797-0000 (Voice and TDD) General program support for the Museum of Art, performing arts and film presentations is made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.

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 art reference and music libraries, an active membership program, a Gift Gallery, and outstanding rental facilities ideal for public programs and private events.

Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute 310 Genesee Street Utica, New York 13502 Telephone (315) 797-0000 Fax (315) 797-5608 www.mwpai.org Free Parking

MARCH EVENTS 1 Friday

7 Thursday

13 Wednesday

22 Friday

First Friday Shorts Gallery Talk The Groundbreaking 1913 Armory Show 1:10 p.m., Museum Galleries.

Student Exhibition Opening Linda Frank, Eunbin Park, Jinsol Inno, Sue Park 4 p.m., McCulley Gallery, Academic Building.

LunchArt Video !Women Art Revolution noon, Easton Pribble Conference Room.

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

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

Gallery Opening Dave Mishalanie Solo Exhibition 4 p.m., School of Art Gallery.

2 Saturday Advanced Cloisonné Enameling Workshop register at 797-8260, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. School of Art Jewelry Studio.

Members’ Opening Reception 63rd Exhibition of Central New York Artists 5 to 7 p.m., Edward Wales Root Sculpture Court.

3 Sunday

8 Friday LunchArt Talks Eclectic Collections Nancy Callahan and Kim Carr Valdez, 12:15 p.m., 63rd Central New York Artists.

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

Student Exhibition Utica Public Library on view through March 29, Utica Public Library Reception 4 p.m.

9 Saturday Art and Yoga 10:30 a.m., Museum of Art.

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

14 Thursday Art Story: Every Picture Tells a Story 10:30 a.m., Art Odyssey Interactive Gallery.

15 Friday LunchArt Talk On-site Installations Christine Heller and Kim Waale, 12:15 p.m., 63rd Central New York Artists.

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

Student Exhibition Opening Megan Joubert, Kaylene McKenney, Jacob James, Morgan Edgecomb 4 p.m., McCulley Gallery, Academic Building.

23 Saturday Art and Yoga 10:30 a.m., Museum of Art. Art Story: Every Picture Tells a Story 10:30 a.m., Art Odyssey Interactive Gallery.

26 Tuesday Visiting Artist Lecture Series John Knecht (Animation) 2:45 p.m., Auditorium.

27 Wednesday LunchArt Video What Remains: The Life and Work of Sally Mann noon, Easton Pribble Conference Room.

Exhibition 63rd Exhibition of Central New York Artists on view through April 28.

Keyboard Conversations Listen to the Dance: Waltzes, Marches, Polkas, and Tangos!

8 p.m., Auditorium.

16 Saturday

6 Wednesday

10 Sunday

Art Story: Every Picture Tells a Story 10:30 a.m., Art Odyssey Interactive Gallery.

Second-Sunday Guided Tour The Art of Subtraction: Carvings by David Esterly 2 p.m., Museum of Art.

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

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

21 Thursday

28 Thursday

March Book Discussion Full Bloom: The Art and Life of Georgia O’Keeffe 6 p.m., Easton Pribble Conference Room.

Exhibition Opening, Gallery Talk and Reception: Beyond Their Years 5:30 p.m., Fountain Elms.

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

Art and Yoga 10:30 a.m., Museum of Art.

20 Wednesday

29 Friday Film Series Phone 797-0055 or visit mwpai.org 2 and 7:30 p.m., Auditorium.

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