Alexis Rockman: The Great Lakes Cycle | Jan 27 – Apr 29
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2017 – 2018 Board of Trustees Tamara R. Bailey President
Dear members, friends, and guests, The new year is off to an exciting start at GRAM and we have many great things in store for you this winter!
Christopher Rosmarin Vice President Eddie T.L. Tadlock Secretary/Treasurer Luis E. Avila Bruce Bailey Patricia Betz Marilyn Crawford Sam Cummings Rick DeVos Joseph H. Doele Diane Griffin Kurt Hassberger Christopher Hufnagel Ritsu Katsumata India Manns Sarah W. Meijer Jane Boyles Meilner Thomas P. Merchant Lizbeth O’Shaughnessy Kathleen Stewart Ponitz Sydney DeVos Reames Carol Sarosik Mitchell Watt Meg Miller Willit Foundation Board of Trustees Lauretta K. Murphy President Eddie T.L. Tadlock Secretary/Treasurer Tamara R. Bailey Thomas A. DeMeester Meg Goebel Greg Hooks Janet Nisbett Douglas Padnos Douglas Williams Honorary Life Trustees Margaret Bradshaw Anita Carter Pamella DeVos Marilyn Q. Drake David G. Frey Mary Ann Keeler Luci King Mary Loupee Mary Nelson Kate Pew Wolters
We’re thrilled to present our most ambitious series, Alexis Rockman: The Great Lakes Cycle. Organized by the Grand Rapids Art Museum, this solo exhibition explores the past, present, and future of the Great Lakes—emerging from Rockman’s extensive research, travel within the region, and conversations with Great Lakes specialists. We invite you to celebrate the natural majesty and global importance of the Great Lakes while exploring how they are threatened by climate change, globalization, and other factors. The exhibition of these dramatic works serves to inspire wider understanding and draw greater attention to the urgency of the issues the Great Lakes face. In addition, GRAM has partnered with author and educator, Mark Newman, to create a special edition of his acclaimed children’s book, Sooper Yooper: Environmental Protector, that focuses on the works and learning objectives of The Great Lakes Cycle. This is a thought-provoking exhibition you won’t want to miss! This season, escape West Michigan’s chill and stay warm during the numerous events happening at GRAM. If Rockman’s field drawings catch your eye in the The Great Lakes Cycle, stop by GRAM Studio and learn to make your own paintings using mud and sand during our Drop-in Studio hours. On Saturday, March 17, bring your child or grandchild to the Museum and create a work of art together during GRAM’s Parent and Child Workshop: Watercolor Collages. Experiment with watercolor techniques, and add your own family photos or scenes from vintage magazines to make a one of a kind memento to remember time spent with your budding artist. Keep an eye out for our exciting upcoming offerings, like docent-led tours, sketching in the galleries, a member day trip to the Detroit Institute of Arts for Monet: Framing Life, and much more! Finally, we hope you’ll join us for our Sunday Classical Concert Series happening every Sunday this winter. GRAM hosts an impressive line up of local talent as well as world-renowned performers during the annual series. Following the concerts, explore our galleries and experience both live music and engaging art in the beautiful atmosphere at GRAM. Warmly,
Dana Friis-Hansen Director and CEO
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Alexis Rockman: The Great Lakes Cycle January 27, 2018 – April 29, 2018
Alexis Rockman: The Great Lakes Cycle explores the past, present, and future of North America’s Great Lakes—one of the world’s most emblematic and ecologically significant ecosystems. Cover: Alexis Rockman (American, b. 1962). Detail, Ice Fishing, 2017. Watercolor, ink, and acrylic on paper. 74 1/4 x 52 inches. Courtesy of the Artist and Sperone Westwater, New York. Above: Alexis Rockman (American, b. 1962). Detail, Spheres of Influence, 2016. Oil and alkyd on wood panel. 72 x 144 inches. Collection of Jonathan O'Hara and Sheila Skaff.
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Organized by the Grand Rapids Art Museum, this multifaceted project was initiated in 2013 when artist Alexis Rockman embarked on a research tour of the Great Lakes region. The centerpiece of The Great Lakes Cycle is a suite of five mural-sized paintings which explore separate themes that emerged during Rockman’s travels. These are accompanied by six large-scale watercolors and 28 field drawings—monochromatic animal and plant studies made from site-sourced organic material such as mud, sand, and coal.
One of the world’s great natural treasures, the Great Lakes—Erie, Huron, Ontario, Michigan, and Superior—form an interconnected system that is among the most beautiful, economically important, and ecologically complex regions on the planet. The Great Lakes, which hold over 20% of the world’s fresh water, contain some of the most precious resources for the future of humankind and life on earth. Top: Alexis Rockman (American, b. 1962). Detail, Watershed, 2015. Oil and alkyd on wood panel. 72 x 144 inches. Collection of Jonathan O'Hara and Sheila Skaff.
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Alexis Rockman (American, b. 1962). Common Snapping Turtle, 2017. Sand from Pictured Rocks and acrylic polymer on paper, 12 1/2 x 9 inches. Courtesy of the Artist and Sperone Westwater, New York. Opposite: Alexis Rockman (American, b. 1962). Detail, Cascade, 2015. Oil and alkyd on wood panel. 72 x 144 inches. Commissioned by Grand Rapids Art Museum with funds provided by Peter Wege, Jim and Mary Nelson, John and Muriel Halick, Mary B. Loupee, and Karl and Patricia Betz. Grand Rapids Art Museum, 2015.19
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Rockman’s series celebrates the natural majesty and global importance of the Great Lakes while exploring how they are threatened by factors including climate change, globalization, invasive species, mass agriculture, and urban sprawl. While there has been some success in reversing these trends, the exhibition of these dramatic works will serve to inspire wider understanding and draw greater attention to the urgency of these issues. About the Artist Born in 1962 and raised in New York City, Alexis Rockman has been the subject of many solo and group exhibitions internationally, including a major retrospective organized by the Smithsonian American Art Museum. His work is included in public and private collections around the world, and he has held teaching posts at Columbia and Harvard Universities, among others. Rockman studied at Rhode Island School of Design and the School of the Visual Arts, New York and gained early recognition in the mid-1980s for his realistic bio-botanical scenes. He lives and works in New York City.
EXCLUSIVE MEMBER EVENT Member Exhibition Opening Alexis Rockman: The Great Lakes Cycle Friday, January 26, 2018 7 pm – 9 pm
Join us for the exclusive members opening of Alexis Rockman: The Great Lakes Cycle. Members enjoy complimentary hors d’oeuvres, a cash bar, and live entertainment. RSVP by calling 616.831.2909 or online at artmuseumgr.org/memberopening Support for this exhibition is generously provided by: Wege Foundation
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Robert Daverman, AIA / Grand Rapids Community Foundation
Frey Foundation LaFontsee Galleries and Framing
Robert H. Delamar
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Diana Dopson/D*Lux Travel
Ferris State University
Haworth, Inc.
Kendall College of Art and Design
Prime, Buchholz & Associates, Inc. Bill Scarbrough and Kate
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Wolverine Worldwide Foundation
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge
James and Mary Nelson
J. Visser Design
Cascade Engineering The Louis and Helen Padnos Foundation Blue Water Communications
Additional funding is provided by the Rockman Lake Lovers and GRAM’s Exhibition Society Listing as of print date
Dirk and June Hoffius Greg and Meg Willit
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Exhibition Related Programs and Events LECTURE & BOOK SIGNING Art Meets Science: The Story of The Great Lakes Cycle Saturday, January 27, 2018 2 pm Free for Members, free with admission
Long before Alexis Rockman picks up a paint brush, he formulates each painting through rigorous research. On a research trip in 2014, Rockman met Dr. Jill Leonard, Professor of Biology at Northern Michigan University, who would prove to be an incredible asset as he shaped the themes within The Great Lakes Cycle. Join us for an informal, discussion between artist and scientist, moderated by GRAM Director and CEO and curator of the exhibition, Dana Friis-Hansen, about how The Great Lakes Cycle came to be. Stick around after the conversation for a book signing with Alexis Rockman. Exhibition catalogues will be available for purchase in The Museum Store. Right: Alexis Rockman (American, b. 1962). Chimera, 2017. Watercolor, ink, and acrylic on paper. 73 3/8 x 52 inches. Courtesy of the Artist and Sperone Westwater, New York.
LECTURES The Great Lakes in the 21st Century: Unprecedented Change, Uncertain Future
Fatal Crossing: The Mysterious Disappearance of NWA Flight 2501
Thursday, February 22, 2018
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The paintings in Alexis Rockman’s Great Lakes Cycle are incredibly dense, with ecological and historical references spanning tens of thousands of years. Join us as underwater explorer and author Valerie van Heest uncovers the story behind just one of Rockman’s many historical details—the disappearance of Northwest Airlines Flight 2501.
Join us for a presentation by Jeff Alexander, an awardwinning author and former environmental journalist who spent two decades covering Great Lakes issues. Jeff is an essayist for The Great Lakes Cycle exhibition catalogue and his 2009 book about invasive species, Pandora’s Locks: The Opening of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway, has been called the “definitive history of a Great Lakes tragedy.” Learn about the profound ecological changes that have unfolded in the lakes since 2000, including quagga mussels transforming Lakes Michigan, Huron and Ontario; record-setting toxic algae blooms on Lake Erie; and rising water temperatures that have made Lake Superior one of the fastest warming lakes on the planet. While tragedy is certainly part of the Great Lakes story, Jeff will also reflect on recent changes—ecological, political and social—that portend a bright future for North America's freshwater seas.
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Thursday, March 22, 2018
The sunk wreckage of Flight 2501, a DC-4 aircraft with 58 people on board, fills the lower half of Rockman’s painting, Spheres of Influence (2016). Lost on June 23, 1950, it was the country’s worst commercial aviation disaster at the time. The wreck was never located and the cause of the accident was never determined. Over half a century later, explorers Clive Cussler and Valerie van Heest have teamed up to attempt to find the submerged wreck and solve the mystery of the plane’s disappearance. Van Heest will share how an unexpected meeting with a victim’s son prompted a search of a different kind, one that would be more illuminating than submerged sections of twisted aluminum, and will reveal that the answers are sometimes found in unexpected places.
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Coming in Summer 2018! From May 19 through August 26, 2018, GRAM presents concurrent solo exhibitions featuring Anila Quayyum Agha (Pakistani-American) and Monir Farmanfarmaian (Iranian), both of whom create art that synthesize Islamic tradition and modern abstraction into objects of great beauty and depth.
Mirror Variations: The Art of Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian May 19 – August 26, 2018
Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian has an international reputation for sculpture and drawing that fuses traditional Persian patterns based in mathematics with the geometric abstract art she learned to love while living in New York City in the 1960s. Large sculptural reliefs with surfaces of cut mirror mosaic and reverseglass painting form the core of Mirror Variations: The Art of Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian. The artist’s primary materials—mirror and painted glass—were used extensively in traditional Persian architecture. Her work develops out of her interest in the serial progression of rectilinear forms, such as triangles, pentagons, and hexagons. Right: Monir Farmanfarmaian (Iranian, b. 1924). Tir (Convertible Series), 2015. Mirror, reverse-glass painting, plaster on wood, 63 x 63 x 6 inches. Courtesy of the artist and Haines Gallery. Photo by Robert Divers Herrick.
Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian was born in Qazvin, Iran in 1924. She has studied and worked both in Iran and the United States. Her art has been included in numerous solo and group art exhibitions internationally, including a one-person exhibition in 2015 at New York’s Guggenheim Museum.
Anila Quayyum Agha: Intersections May 19 – August 26, 2018
Anila Quayyum Agha’s Intersections is an immersive gallery installation centered around a suspended cube. Each of the cube’s six sides are laser cut with the same delicate patterns, derived from decorative motifs found in Spain’s historic Alhambra, an international highlight of traditional Islamic architecture and design. A single light bulb within the cube casts shadows of interlacing patterns onto the room’s walls, ceiling, and floor–and subsequently the people within the space. In contrast to the artist’s childhood experience of being excluded from mosques because she was female, with Intersections, Agha creates a public space open to all. Anila Quayyum Agha was born in Lahore, Pakistan in 1965. She holds a BFA from the National College of Art in Lahore, Pakistan and an MFA from the University of North Texas, Denton. She is an Associate Professor at the Herron School of Art and Design in Indianapolis, Indiana. Intersections won multiple awards in ArtPrize 2014, when it was first exhibited at the Grand Rapids Art Museum.
Support for these exhibitions is generously provided by: Wege Foundation Steelcase Foundation James and Mary Nelson
Additional funding is provided by GRAM’s Exhibition Society Listing as of print date
Dirk and June Hoffius Greg and Meg Willit Haworth, Inc. Above: Anila Quayyum Agha (American, b. Pakistan 1965). Intersections, 2013. Laser-cut wood, 6.5 x 6.5 x 6.5 feet. Courtesy of the Artist.
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Guided Tours Second Saturday Sketching Tour: GRAM’s Collection Saturday, February 10, March 10, April 14, and May 12, 2018 12 pm – 1 pm Free for members, free with admission
The second Saturday of each month, join a docentguided sketching tour of GRAM’s exhibitions. Sketching is a great way to look more deeply at the works of art on view as well as express your own creativity. These tours are free with admission and are open to individuals of all ages and levels of experience. This tour begins at 12 pm and meets in the museum lobby. Baby and Me Tours Art, Love, and Chocolate Tour
January 23, February 20, March 27, April 24, and May 22, 2018
Saturday, February 10, 2018
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Celebrate Valentine’s Day with a special guided tour at GRAM! Guests will explore love, companionship, passion, and dedication depicted in artwork throughout the galleries. After the conclusion of the tour, receive a special chocolate treat to complete your sweet visit with your sweetheart.
Moms, dads, caregivers, and grandparents are invited to join us for an interactive tour and discussion inspired by our latest exhibitions and permanent collection. Expect a special kind of outing where no one minds if your baby lends their opinion with a coo or a cry. Strollers are permitted; carrying or babywearing is encouraged. This event is perfect for babies aged 0 – 18 months. The tour will meet at the guest services desk in the lobby.
Registration is required by February 8. To register online, visit artmuseumgr.org/artandchocolate
Please register in advance online at artmuseumgr.org/tours or by calling Visitor Services at 616.831.1000.
Free for members, Adults $7, Seniors $6, Youth (6-17) $4
Baby and Me Tours held on Meijer Free Tuesdays are available to guests at no cost, thanks to the generous support of Meijer.
Drop-in Tours Free
Drop in and explore the galleries with one of our dedicated docents to learn more about The Great Lakes Cycle and the Museum’s collection. This is a fantastic opportunity for art lovers of all ages to explore the work on view at GRAM. Upcoming Drop-in Tours: Feb 3 Feb 6 Feb 24 Mar 3 Mar 20 Mar 24 Apr 7 Apr 17 Apr 22 Apr 22
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For more information about Drop-in Tours, visit artmuseumgr.org/tours Drop-in Tours held on Meijer Free Tuesdays are available to guests at no cost, thanks to the generous support of Meijer. Alexis Rockman (American, b. 1962). Cope’s Tree Frog, 2017. Sand from Sleeping Bear Dunes and acrylic polymer on paper, 12 1/2 x 9 inches. Courtesy of the Artist and Sperone Westwater, New York.
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Fun for All Ages
Drop-in Studio Every Saturday 1 pm – 4 pm Free for members, free with admission
The next time you visit the Museum on a Saturday, be sure to drop in GRAM Studio and enjoy hands-on art making and gallery activities. Drop-in Studio is a great opportunity for art lovers of all ages to get their hands dirty and create their own masterpiece. For more information, please contact the GRAM Studio team at 616.831.2927 or gramstudio@artmuseumgr.org Sponsored by: January: Carving Stories
January: Carving Stories See Detroit artist Carl Wilson’s bold, black and white block prints that tell stories about his life and neighborhood. Then, carve a clay block and print an image that tells your own story in GRAM Studio. February: Field Drawings Can you paint with mud? How about sand? In his series of field drawings, artist Alexis Rockman made plant and animal studies using dirt, sand, mud, coal, and leaves he collected from different locations throughout the Great Lakes. Explore Rockman’s field drawings, then head down to the studio to make one of your own.
March: Pulp Paintings Get your hands wet in GRAM Studio as you pull a sheet of handmade paper. Embed an abstract image in the paper itself by adding lines and shapes of colored pulp in this project inspired by Richard Pousette-Dart’s large-scale painting, Transcendent Presence. April: Saturated Scenes Alexis Rockman takes advantage of watercolor’s fluidity and spontaneity in his series of vibrant aquatic paintings. Experiment with different watercolor techniques in GRAM Studio to create underwater scenes full of aquatic life and intense color.
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Parent & Child Workshop: Watercolor Collages Saturday, March 17, 2018 10 am – 12 pm $15 per person, members receive 20% off
The paintings in Alexis Rockman: The Great Lakes Cycle show the past, present, and future of these important waterscapes. What place is important to you and your child? Where would you like to go together? Capture this place and its significance in a mixed-media painting you create together. Experiment with different watercolor techniques in GRAM Studio to create a boldly colored landscape. Then, populate your scene with images cut from your own family photos or vintage National Geographic magazines. All materials will be provided. Space is limited. Reserve your spot today at artmuseumgr.org/gramstudio. For more information, please contact Crystal Chesnik at 616.831.2927 or gramstudio@artmuseumgr.org.
Summer Art Camps $105, members receive 20% off Artful Discoveries & Adventures June 18-22, 9 am – 12 pm: ages 4–6, grades K–1 July 9–13, 9 am – 12 pm: ages 7–10, grades 2–4 Art Goes Rogue July 16–20, 9 am – 12 pm: ages 4–6, grades K–1 July 23–27, 9 am – 12 pm: ages 7–10, grades 2–4 The Third Dimension July 30–August 3, 9 am – 12 pm: ages 10–13, grades 5–8 Posters from Design to Print July 30–August 3, 2 pm – 5 pm: ages 14–17, grades 9–12 Registration opens February 1 at artmuseumgr.org/sac. For more information, please contact Crystal Chesnik at gramstudio@artmuseumgr.org/sac
GRAM Sumer Art Camps provide children and teens, ages 4 through 17, with the opportunity to experience creativity and innovation in a unique and transformative setting. Campers take part in observation and discussion in the Museum's galleries, discovery and hands-on activities in GRAM Studio, and learn collaborative problem-solving processes through communication and creation. Support for this program is generously provided by: Herman Miller Cares Wolverine Worldwide Foundation Reagan Marketing + Design, LLC KCAD Bodies of Art The Wheelhouse Fresh Thyme Farmers Market
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Programs and Events for Adults Adult Workshop: Painting with Natural Pigments Saturday, January 27, 2018 10 pm – 12 pm $30, members receive 20% off
Did you know you can make your own paint? View Alexis Rockman’s field drawings, which the artist painted using earth, sand, and coal mixed with a binder. Then, learn how to make your own paint from plants, minerals, and spices down in the studio. Leave with a mortar and pestle, a workbook with recipes and resources, a color card, and your painting. No experience is necessary—just an open mind and a willingness to try something new. Creativity Uncorked: Naughty Collages Thursday, February 15, 2018 6:45 pm – 9 pm $35, members receive 20% off
This Valentine's Day season join GRAM for a special edition of Creativity Uncorked. Tour works in the Museum's collection and debate the difference between nakedness and nudity and censorship in art, then learn about artists who have challenged society’s norms. Using our stockpile of art history images, create your own photo collage in GRAM Studio. Arrive early to enjoy music, mingling, and drinks at a cash bar. Due to the “intoxicating” nature of the fun, participants must be 21+. Creativity Uncorked: Future Fauna Lab Adult Workshop: Woven Wall Art
Thursday, April 26, 2018
Saturday, April 14, 2018
6:45 pm – 9 pm
10 am – 12 pm
$35, members receive 20% off
$30, members receive 20% off
What will animals look like in a toxic future landscape? We’ll take our clues from Alexis Rockman’s earlier work featuring hybrid animals and three-eared rabbits as we imagine their altered evolution. Choose specimens from our collection of beanie babies to dissect, reconfigure, and suture back together as models of future fauna during an evening you won’t soon forget. Doors open at 6:15. Program begins at 6:45. Arrive at the lab early to enjoy music, mingling, and special solutions at a cash bar. Due to the “intoxicating” nature of the fun, scientists must be 21+.
In this basic weaving workshop with a twist, we’ll make our looms an integral part of the finished piece. Inspired by Adrian Esparza's Kites, you’ll learn to weave on unconventional looms with GRAM Studio’s staff. Get your project started during this workshop, and leave with everything you need to finish the project at home, including a workbook with tips, tricks, and resources. No experience is necessary—just an open mind and a willingness to try something new. Open to ages 18+.
Registration is required for all GRAM Studio workshops, and space is limited to 30 participants.
Art for Life
Reserve your spot today at artmuseumgr.org/gramstudio
giving program dedicated to sustaining and growing the vital work
For more information, please contact Crystal Chesnik at 616.831.2927 or gramstudio@artmuseumgr.org.
Programs are supported by GRAM’s Art for Life Club, an annual of the Learning & Creativity Department.
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Exclusive Member Events
Member Day Trip: Detroit Institute of Arts
Trip Includes:
Friday, March 2, 2018
• Round-trip transportation
8 am – 7 pm
• Bagels and coffee on the way to Detroit
Join us on a day trip to the Detroit Institute of Arts for Monet: Framing Life. This exhibition focuses on the DIA’s only painting by Claude Monet, Rounded Flower Bed (Corbeille de fleurs), paired with 10 other Argenteuil paintings by Monet and fellow impressionist Renoir.
• Admission and exhibition tickets at DIA • Guided tour • Private lunch at the DIA • Time to explore the Museum on your own
Tickets are not yet available for this event. For more information, please email membership@artmuseumgr.org or call 616.831.2912.
Above: “Rounded Flower Bed (Corbeille de fleurs),” 1876, Claude Monet, oil on canvas. Detroit Institute of Arts
Membership Exchange: UICA March 1 – March 31, 2018
This March, UICA and GRAM Members enjoy reciprocal benefits the entire month! Starting March 1st, enjoy free gallery admission at UICA just for being a GRAM member. • GRAM Members will enjoy free gallery admission and $4 movies at UICA, plus discounted tickets to UICA’s Live Coverage event, and a 10% discount in the UICA Shop. • UICA Members will enjoy free admission for two adults and the children of the household at GRAM, plus a 10% discount in The Museum Store.
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Come for the Music, Stay for the Art WINTER 2018
January 7 Music by Women Composers
February 11 Castalia Quartet
Ava Ordman, trombone
Mary Scanlan, piano Jenna Anderson, violin Leslie Van Becker, viola
Derek Polischuk, piano
January 14 Schubert, Fauré, and Gershwin Ralph Votapek, pianist
January 21 The Oblivion Project: Nuevo Tango
Free for members, free with admission
Every Sunday during winter you can enjoy live classical music performances set amidst GRAM’s beautiful architecture and galleries. Seating is first come, first served.
February 25 Music of Our Time Ensemble Montage
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February 18 Spanish, French, and American Favorites
EDITH BLODGETT LEGACY FUND
Support for this program is generously provided by PNC Bank and the Edith Blodgett Legacy Fund of the Brookby Foundation.
Corporate Partner Spotlight: Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge “It’s so nice to be a part of a team that services clients statewide, but remains local at heart.” —Shannon Cunningham, Director of Marketing and Business Development
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge was founded in Grand Rapids in 1941. While the firm was built on its litigation excellence, they have grown into a full-service law firm, serving businesses and individuals at every stage of their growth and planning. They are a unique firm because of their size, capabilities, and resources; while clients benefit from the services suited to a large firm, they experience the intimacy, flexibility, and availability that the Smith Haughey team provides. Smith Haughey’s Grand Rapids office is located directly across Monroe Center from the Grand Rapids Art Museum, and they have continued to be invested and involved Corporate Partners throughout the last 10 plus years. “We recognize the influence that the art community has on our communities and believe that, if this community can achieve success and flourish, so too does our business community," shared Cunningham. "As a physical neighbor to and partner of the GRAM we, together with the entire region, have
enjoyed both the growth of the organization along with the amazing exhibits, artists, and events, that the GRAM has been able to host throughout the years." Thank you to Shannon and the entire Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge team for being dedicated corporate partners, volunteers, and supporters of GRAM! Interested in learning more about our Corporate Partner program? Contact Marnie McGuire at 616.831.2901 or mmcguire@artmuseumgr.org
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Support Your Museum Art for Life Challenge Match GRAM needs your help to raise $25,000 for Learning and Creativity programs. Founding Art for Life members Bill and Marilyn Crawford are offering a dollar-for-dollar challenge match of up to $25,000 for donations in support of Learning and Creativity programs. For every $1 that is donated through August 31, 2018 to Art for Life programming, GRAM will receive a matching contribution up to $25,000. Gifts directed to the Art for Life Challenge Match are dedicated to sustaining and growing the vital work of our Learning & Creativity Department. By providing essential support for art education, your gift supports thousands of underserved community members in innovative art education programs to inspire learning in the museum environment and to foster connections across our city.
Give online at artmuseumgr.org/artforlife or send your gift in the enclosed reply envelope. Be sure to write “Art for Life Match” on your gift.
As a lover of art, you are key to GRAM’s enduring vitality. Contributions from individuals like you play an invaluable role in the future of the Museum and all who walk through our doors. Your gift to GRAM’s Annual Fund helps keep the Museum strong and vibrant in countless ways. As the primary funding for everyday activities and general maintenance of the Museum, your generous contribution goes toward: Annual Fund Exhibitions at GRAM are more than works of art hanging on the gallery walls; they are engaging, participatory experiences that connect us by creating dialogue through artist talks, panel discussions, interactive gallery spaces, and digital resources. We are committed to providing enriching art experiences that engage a diverse range of people. In the heart of the city, GRAM is making a tangible difference in the lives of our community members. We are striving to increase our cultural impact by building open exchange of individual and community growth, elevating our civic dialogue, and transforming our society in unexpected ways.
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Let’s envision a Museum that is even more impactful. By strengthening our support base, we can ensure that this institution and its vital programs continue to grow and inspire our community. To make a gift today, please see the donation envelope attached for your convenience or give securely online at artmuseumgr.org/donate
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SAVE THE DATE Gala 2018 Salute! A Night in Italy Saturday, May 5, 2018
The Grand Rapids Art Museum’s annual Gala returns on Saturday, May 5, 2018, with Salute: A Night in Italy! We hope to see you for a memorable evening of classic cocktails and Italian wines, a wide spread of beloved Italian cuisine, and an evening paying homage to everything we love about Italy. Because this is a popular event that sells out quickly every year, we encourage you to reserve your table today! 6:00 pm Cocktails 7:30 pm Dinner 9:00 pm Live Entertainment Event Co-Chairs Susan Jandernoa Glynn Ann Ruggeri
Rebecca Wierda Meg Miller Willit
Attire: Black tie Parking: Complimentary valet on Louis Street Sponsorship and tickets available at artmuseumgr.org/gala. For more information, please contact Marnie McGuire at 616.831.2901 or mmcguire@artmuseumgr.org
Visitor Services at GRAM Looking to connect with someone who can assist you on your visit to the Museum or Grand Rapids? Trained as Certified Tourism Ambassadors (CTA), GRAM Visitor Services and Museum Store staff are easily spotted wearing black from head to toe and bright royal blue lanyards adorned with a CTA star. Visitors to Grand Rapids will find The Welcome Center at GRAM an inviting space to seek information. The Welcome Center, which has relocated to The Museum Store, is open during GRAM's regular Museum hours and extended hours in The Museum Store on Tuesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. For more information, call the front desk at 616.831.1000 or visit artmuseumgr.org/welcomecenter
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Host your Wedding at GRAM Did you or someone you know recently get engaged? GRAM can provide the perfect experience for your big day. The simple lines and understated beauty of the Museum’s architecture provide a unique backdrop for your wedding ceremony and reception. In a building designed to showcase art at its finest, a wedding at GRAM is an event that will be forever captured in the mind’s eye of your guests. Let our professional and attentive staff assist you in making your special day one that everyone will remember. For more information, or for a tour of our facility, please contact Karen Carpenter at 616.831.2916 or kcarpenter@artmuseumgr.org
The Museum Store Stop by The Museum Store and shop the exhibition catalogue for Alexis Rockman: The Great Lakes Cycle and the environmentally-themed children’s book by Mark Newman—Sooper Yooper: Environmental Protector. For more information, contact The Museum Store at 616.831.2920. NOW AT THE GRAND RAPIDS ART MUSEUM
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Admission
Museum Hours 10 am – 5 pm 10 am – 9 pm 10 am – 5 pm 12 noon – 5 pm closed
Tuesday & Wednesday: Thursday: Friday & Saturday: Sunday: Monday:
Handicap parking is available in ramps. Curbside drop-off and wheelchairs also available. Call GRAM Security at 616.242.5033 for assistance.
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Grand Rapids Art Museum 101 Monroe Center Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Members: Adults: Seniors/Students (w/ID): Youth (6–17): Ages 5 and under:
Free $10 $8 $6 Free
Admission is free on Meijer Free Tuesdays and Thursday Nights. Tuesdays: 10 am – 5 pm Thursdays: 5 pm – 9 pm
Auditorium is equipped with assisted hearing
Parking is easy and accessible General Information: 616.831.1000
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