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GENERAL ADMISSION

MUSEUM HOURS TUES & WED: THURSDAY: FRIDAY & SATURDAY: SUNDAY: MONDAY:

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MARKS OF GENIUS

100 EXTRAORDINARY DRAWINGS FROM THE MINNEAPOLIS INSTITUTE OF A RTS

OCTOBER 26, 2014 – JANUARY 18, 2015

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Fall is here, and GRAM has an exciting variety of dynamic exhibitions, engaging educational programs, and vibrant community events planned for the season.

2014 – 2015 BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Jane Boyles Meilner* President Tamara R. Bailey* Vice President Tony S. Lawrence* Secretary/Treasurer Patricia Betz Marilyn Crawford Sam Cummings Rick DeVos Len Dyer Diane Griffin Kurt Hassberger Dirk Hoffius Robert Koenen Joyce Lee Tom Merchant Mary Nelson Lizbeth O’Shaughnessy Carol Sarosik Seth Starner Eddie T.L. Tadlock Joy Uddin Mark J. Wassink Mitchell Watt Meg Miller Willit

GRAM will survey the rich history of drawing through the exhibition, Marks of Genius: 100 Extraordinary Drawings from the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. This exemplary selection of rarely seen charcoal, pen and ink, pencil sketches, watercolors, and pastels from the medieval and renaissance to the modern and contemporary, spans six centuries. Highlights include Degas, Homer, Klimt, Kollwitz, Matisse, Mondrian, Tiepolo, Toulouse-Lautrec, and Warhol. GRAM plays a key role in the city’s holiday festivities. The Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony will ignite the season on November 20. I am delighted to announce that Re-Envisioning the Nutcracker will be opening that evening. This exhibition, coinciding with the Grand Rapids Ballet’s groundbreaking production, will highlight the creative vision of Grand Rapids native Chris Van Allsburg. The Sunday Classical Concert Series returns this fall, with notable performances in our dramatic atrium. Come for the music and stay for the art: docent-led tours follow each concert, and are a great way to explore the highlights of Marks of Genius together with other culture enthusiasts. I look forward to seeing you at the Museum soon! Warm regards,

2014 – 2015 GRAM FOUNDATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Douglas Williams President

Dana Friis-Hansen, Director and CEO

Tony S. Lawrence Secretary/Treasurer Charles Anderson Meg Goebel Barbara Jackoboice Laurie Murphy Douglas Padnos Mitchell Watt

HONORARY LIFE TRUSTEES

Margaret Bradshaw Anita Carter Pamella DeVos Marilyn Q. Drake David G. Frey Mary Ann Keeler Luci King Mary Loupee Kate Pew Wolters

*pending confirmation at Annual Meeting

In Memoriam: Peter M. Wege Peter M. Wege FEBRUARY 19, 1920 – JULY 7, 2014 The Grand Rapids Art Museum mourns the passing of our friend and benefactor, Peter Wege, who had an enduring impact on us both as individuals and as an organization. Peter’s life was marked by his passions, convictions, and generosity. He invested deeply in things he considered vital: education, the environment, arts, and culture. Inspired by his parents, Peter’s personal mantra was, “Do all the good you can, for as many people as you can, for all the right reasons.” This profound yet simple directive steered an extraordinary stream of donations for more than 40 years, including personal gifts from Peter as well as through the Wege Foundation that he established in 1967. From his first donation in 1969 to his lead gift of $20 million in 2007 for GRAM’s new “green” home—the first new LEED® Gold certified art museum in the world—Peter saw his patronage of GRAM as a way to have a meaningful impact in a community he loved.

MARKS OF GENIUS

October 26, 2014 – January 18, 2015 Marks of Genius is an exemplary selection of rarely seen drawings, watercolors, and pastels from the collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, featuring some of the world’s most renowned artists, spanning the past six centuries.

100 EXTRAORDINARY DRAWINGS FROM THE MI NNEAPOL I S I NSTI TUTE OF ARTS

Exhibition Sponsors: Cate and Sid Jansma, Jr.

COVER: Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910. Detail, The Conch Divers, 1885. Watercolor, blotting, lifting, and scraping, over graphite. Unframed: 13 13/16 x 20 in. (35.1 x 50.8cm). Minneapolis Institute of Arts ABOVE: Lovis Corinth, German, 1858–1925. Detail, Self-Portrait, 1908. Brush and ink, black chalk on gray heavy wove cardboard. Unframed: 27 3/8 x 23 1/4 in. (69.5 x 59.1 cm) (image). Minneapolis Institute of Arts

The Brooks Family - Holland Burr & Company SPONSORSHIP LISTING AS OF PRINT DATE

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Marks of Genius brings to life the immediacy and vitality of drawings, and presents to viewers a direct connection with an artist’s style and imagination, the media they utilize, and the material on which they draw.

Exhibition Preview Events

The exhibition explores the multiple roles of drawing as a means of study, observation, problem solving, and a medium for creating finished works of art. Thematic aspects of the exhibition include portrait drawings, the study of human form and expression, storytelling, inventions, and “first draft” sketches.

Members have the first opportunity to experience Marks of Genius during this exhibition preview party! Learn more about Marks of Genius from GRAM Docents (volunteer art educators) stationed in the exhibition galleries, and enjoy complimentary refreshments and a cash bar.

Member Preview Party Friday, October 24, 2014, 7:00 – 9:00 pm, Members only

FEATURING WORLD-RENOWNED ARTISTS SPANNING THE PAST SIX CENTURIES: Delacroix Degas Fragonard Gainsborough Homer Klimt Kirchner

Kollwitz Lichtenstein Matisse Mondrian Nolde Rauschenberg Ruscha

Schiele Toulouse-Lautrec Tiepolo Warhol Watteau

Featuring both European and American artists, the exhibition includes such celebrated masters as Tiepolo, Watteau, Fragonard, Gainsborough, Delacroix, Degas, Homer, Kollwitz, Matisse, Mondrian, Lichtenstein, Ruscha, and Warhol, as well as the foremost figures of German and Austrian Expressionism, including Beckmann, Kirchner, Klimt, Nolde, and Schiele. TOP: Ludovico Carracci, Italian (Bologna), 1555–1619. Judith Beheading Holofernes, c. 1583–1585. Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, squared in black chalk; laid down. Minneapolis Institute of Arts 2

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ABOVE: Choirbook Master, Spanish (Toledo), 15th century. Detail,“Corpus Christ,” in a historiated I, page from Illuminated Antiphonary, 1484. Gouache and gold on parchment. Unframed: 27 1/2 x 18 1/2 in. (69.9 x 47 cm) (overall). Minneapolis Institute of Arts OPPOSITE LEFT: Pietro Fancelli, Italian (Bologna), 1764–1850. Detail, Study for Orpheus and Eurydice (recto); A Bacchanal Procession (verso), c.1800-10. Pen and brown ink over graphite on paper. Unframed: 16 x 22 1/8 in. (40.6 x 56.2 cm) (sheet). Minneapolis Institute of Arts

“Drawing is like making an expressive gesture with the advantage of permanence.” —Matisse MEMBER DAY LECTURE

RSVP at 616.831.2909 or memberpreview.kintera.org

Window into the Artist’s Mind: Master Drawings from the Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Member Day

Rachel McGarry, PhD

Saturday, October 25, 2014, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Marks of Genius Curator

GRAM Members get an exclusive preview of Marks of Genius for a full day! GRAM Docents will offer guided tours throughout the exhibition galleries for an enhanced experience and an in-depth look at the exhibition. After a day of exploring the galleries, visit the Museum Store for an extra 10% discount on select merchandise!

Saturday, October 25, 2014, 2:00 pm

To learn more about Member Day, or to inquire about GRAM Memberships, contact Missy Bush at mbush@artmuseumgr.org or 616.831.2912 ABOVE RIGHT: Egon Schiele, Austrian, 1890–1918. Detail, Standing Girl, c. 1908–1909. Charcoal and tempera. Unframed: 52 3/8 x 20 5/8 in. (133 x 52.4 cm) (image). Minneapolis Institute of Arts

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Learn about exciting discoveries and hear incredible stories behind the extraordinary drawings of artists such as Guercino, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, Käthe Kollwitz, Winslow Homer, Amedeo Modigliani, Egon Schiele, and Andy Warhol, as well as the dazzling works by other masters who deserve to be better known. Rachel McGarry, PhD, Marks of Genius Curator, will offer a rare glimpse of these treasures, which are usually hidden from view. Sensitive to light exposure, works on paper are exhibited for only short durations of time. This is your chance to see their stories brought to light.

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GRAM Selects ArtPrize 2014: Encore!

Coming in November: Re-Envisioning The Nutcracker

November 28, 2014 – October 11, 2015

November 20, 2014 – January 11, 2015

In a 2012 pilot project and again in 2013, GRAM curators selected works originally shown in various ArtPrize venues, from designers, filmmakers, draftsmen, sculptors, installation artists, and painters, to be part of an exclusive extension of the ArtPrize experience at GRAM. Chosen for their artistic strength and resonances with the Museum Collection, with upcoming exhibitions, and with the unique architectural setting, the works from ArtPrize were carefully placed among works in the collection from all periods, on all three floors of the Museum, from shortly after the close of one ArtPrize through the end of the next.

This holiday season brings the premiere of a brand new production of The Nutcracker by the Grand Rapids Ballet. Under the direction of Artistic Director Patricia Barker, the ballet will feature the creative vision of Chris Van Allsburg and Eugene Lee.

GRAM Selects ArtPrize 2014: Encore! will again showcase some of the strongest works across ArtPrize 2014. GRAM curators will select 10–15 works to be announced at the

Re-Envisioning The Nutcracker, GRAM’s complementary exhibition, provides a behind-the-scenes look at the creative process of designing and staging the collaborative production. Items to be included are Chris Van Allsburg’s original drawings for the set and production design, scale models of the sets, and examples of the costumes designed by Patricia Barker. conclusion of ArtPrize, and installed within the Museum in October and November, to be available for viewing by Thanksgiving weekend.

Michigan Artist Series: Jessica Joy London: A State of Wonder

Grand Rapids native Chris Van Allsburg is the renowned author of The Polar Express, Zathura, Jumanji and other classics. Eugene Lee is the Tony Award winner for

set design of Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd and Wicked, and the Emmy Award-winning production designer for NBC’s Saturday Night Live.

Coming Next Year: Edward Burtynsky: Water February 1 – April 26, 2015

I imagined if it rained color, the landscape would look like my paintings. Shades of blue would flow from leaf to fallen leaf picking them up and repositioning them on bright green blades of grass and grey concrete in harmonious compositions.

Through enormous color aerial photographs by world-renowned photographer Edward Burtynsky, this exhibition explores humanity’s increasingly stressed relationship with the world’s most vital natural resource—water.

—Jessica Joy London

Opening Reception: Thursday, October 30 Cash bar opens at 6 pm. Artist talk at 7 pm in Cook Auditorium. Free admission.

October 23, 2014 – January 2, 2015 Jessica Joy London creates paintings that are artifacts of chance, conscious decision-making, and the fixed laws of natural phenomena. For inspiration, London closely observes the ordinary in the everyday and often integrates simple materials into her art. She incorporates water from her fish tank, garlic and onion skins, grapefruit, leaves, and grasses. She combines these with colored inks spilled in a systematic and methodical way onto the synthetic paper. Her bright, abstracted images look both biologically organic and mysteriously imagined.

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You’re invited to the opening reception and preview of the exhibition Jessica Joy London: A State of Wonder. Explore the works on view and enjoy a lecture led by the artist. Exhibition Sponsors:

Media Sponsor:

Porter Foundation

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Frey Foundation The Jury Foundation

Over the past five years, Burtynsky traveled across the globe, weaving together an ambitious representation of water’s increasingly fragmented life cycle and the roles that it plays in modern life: as a source of healthy ecosystems and energy, as a key element in cultural and religious rituals, and as a rapidly depleting resource. These images—sometimes elegant and sometimes haunting, many bordering on the edge of complete abstraction—hover between the worlds of painting and photography, forming a compelling global portrait of water that functions as an open-ended question about humanity’s past, present, and future relationship with the natural world. Adapted from the catalogue essay by Russell Lord, Freeman Family Curator of Photographs, New Orleans Museum of Art

ABOVE: Edward Burtynsky, Canadian, b. 1955. Cerro Prieto Geothermal Power Station, Baja, Mexico 2012. Digital Chromogenic Print. Courtesy Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto / Howard Greenberg Gallery & Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery, New York. OPPOSITE, TOP: Osamu James Nakagawa, American, b. 1962 Left: Okinawa 001, from BANTA, 2008, Archival inkjet print. Right: Saipan 002, from BANTA, 2008, Archival inkjet print Childe Hassam, American, 1859–1935. Left: Seascape with Rocks, 1912, Oil on canvas, Bequest of Robert Hulswit, 1992.1.23. Right: Summer Sea, 1906, Oil on canvas, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Hyman J. Bylan, 1964.1.6 OPPOSITE, BOTTOM: Jessica Joy London, American, b. Guyana, 1983. Detail, Float, 2014. 4’ x 8’. Ink on Yupo paper. TOP, RIGHT: Chris Van Allsburg, American, b. 1949. Drawing of The Nutcracker Opening Curtain with Drosselmeyer, 2014.

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programs

Family Fun in GRAMStudio

Make Your Mark in GRAMStudio

DROP-IN FAMILY SATURDAYS

WORKSHOP

Webs of Wonder

Winter Dreams & Scenes

Nature's Doodles

Saturday, October 18 & Saturday, October 25

Saturdays in December, 1:00 – 4:00 pm

Saturday, October 25, 2014, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon

1:00 – 4:00 pm

Free with admission, free for GRAM Members

$10 for Members, $15 for non-members

Free with admission, free for GRAM Members

Visit GRAM this winter and discover the beauty of the season’s cool color palette. Families can paint with a selection of monochromatic hues in GRAMStudio to create dreamlike landscapes and winter scenes.

Discover the beauty of the natural world in GRAMStudio! Kids and adults will explore the connection between Pierre-Joseph Redouté’s mixed media drawings and Ellsworth Kelly’s plant lithographs in the Museum’s galleries. Guests will get an introduction to contour line drawing techniques and create a nature-inspired drawing together in the studio.

Join us in GRAMStudio after ArtPrize 2014 and string together a web of intersecting lines and color. This contemporary art-making project is inspired by the layers and lines that cross and connect in Julie Mehretu's print, Unclothed (No. 16). Experiment with different line weights, marks, and shapes to create a detailed abstract image in 2D space.

DROP-IN FAMILY SATURDAYS

Throwback Saturdays Saturdays in January, 1:00 – 4:00 pm Free with admission, free for GRAM Members

Join us in the studio on Saturday afternoons to learn more about artists featured in GRAM’s collection. Explore some of our favorite projects from the past and see the artwork that inspired them. Check in with us each Saturday to discover a different theme! NEW!

Winter Art Camp Friday, January 2 & Saturday, January 3, 2015 10:00 am – 12:30 pm $30 for Members, $40 for non-members, Ages 6+

December: Winter Dreams & Scenes

DROP-IN FAMILY SATURDAYS

Sweet Life Illustrations Saturdays in November, 1:00 – 4:00 pm Free with admission, free for GRAM Members

Explore the colorful illustrations and drawings in Marks of Genius: 100 Extraordinary Drawings from the Minneapolis Institute of Arts and investigate the various mark making techniques by artists such as Romare Bearden, Philip Guston, René Magritte, and Amedeo Modigliani. Create your own colorful illustration of a sweet candy still life in the studio inspired by artists in the exhibition!

Create winter fun at GRAM! Be inspired by the costume and set designs by local artist Chris Van Allsburg and Eugene Lee for the Grand Rapids Ballet’s production of The Nutcracker, campers will get a glimpse into the creative world where the visual and performing arts meet. This two-day winter break workshop will feature activities in GRAM’s galleries for children to explore the sketches and drawings used to bring the set of The Nutcracker to life. Campers will work together to rewrite, recreate, and perform their own version of this historic tale. A performance of the campers’ production will be held at GRAM’s Education Center on Saturday, January 3 at 12:30 pm.

DROP-IN FAMILY ACTIVITY

ArtPrize Family Days Saturdays and Sundays during ArtPrize 2014

WORKSHOP

Intermediate Figure Drawing

WORKSHOP

Thursday, October 30, 2014, 6:00 – 8:00 pm

Illustrate with Adonna Khare

$10 for Members, $15 for non-members

Saturday, November 8, 2014, 9:00 am – 12:00 noon

Study the human form through the work of Lovis Corinth and Chris Van Allsburg. Adult learners will experiment with a variety of charcoal techniques and observational drawing in this intermediate level figure drawing workshop.

Children Rate: $20 for Members, $25 for non-members

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Gesture Drawing for Beginners Saturday, November 15, 2014, 6:00 – 8:00 pm

Celebrate ArtPrize 2014 at GRAM with hands-on activities for all ages! Bring your family to GRAMStudio and create a work of art inspired by the light, shadow, shapes, and patterns repeated in Anila Quayyum Agha’s ArtPrize entry, Intersections. Explore the history of Islamic art and play with symmetry, geometric shapes, and color to create your own transparent tessellation.

Develop foundational skills through this Workshop focused on gesture drawing. Adult learners will connect the similarities of Marks of Genius and GRAM’s collection of prints and drawings while learning about different methods of gesture drawing in the studio. WORKSHOP

Illustration for Beginners Thursday, December 4, 2014, 6:00 – 8:00 pm $10 for Members, $15 for non-members

Dive into the world of illustration! Learn about a variety of drawing methods and materials and find your own unique technique. This hands-on adult workshop explores the work of Mequitta Ahuja, on view in Marks of Genius, and Mark Sheinkman, featured in GRAM’s Collection. Be inspired by line, shape, mark, and form and create your own illustration to take home! Adult Programs sponsored by:

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Frey Foundation

TOP RIGHT: Adonna Khare, American, b. 1980. Detail, Elephants, 2012

For more information, contact Katie Williams at katiewilliams@artmuseumgr.org or 616.831.2927

Explore the animal kingdom in GRAMStudio alongside ArtPrize 2012 winner Adonna Khare during this family friendly illustration Workshop. Learn how Adonna creates her detailed illustrations and get tips and techniques from the artist to create your very own animal-themed illustration!

$10 for Members, $15 for non-members

Saturdays 11:00 am – 5:00 pm, Sundays 1:00 – 5:00 pm Free with admission, free for GRAM Members

Parent/Guardian Rate: $5 for Members, $8 for non-members

For more information, contact Katie Williams at katiewilliams@artmuseumgr.org or 616.831.2927

CREATIVITY UNCORKED

Learn to Draw with Adonna Khare Friday, November 7, 2014 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm, doors and cash bar open at 6:15 pm $50 for Members, $55 for non-members, Ages 21+

Join ArtPrize 2012 winner, Adonna Khare, for a night of creative fun in GRAMStudio! Learn basic drawing and mark making techniques from the Elephants illustrator, relax with friends, and sip wine as you draft your own contemporary narrative with tips and techniques from the artist! For more information or to register for this Workshop, contact Katie Williams at katiewilliams@artmuseumgr.org or call 616.831.2927 NOW AT THE GRAND RAPIDS ART MUSEUM

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Let Us Show You GRAM in a Whole New Light

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Create Your Experience: Volunteer! New volunteer opportunities including weekends and evenings now available! New Volunteer Orientation

Group Volunteering

Saturday, October 25, 2014 & Saturday, January 17, 2015

Gather your friends, co-workers, neighbors, or classmates and volunteer as a team during ArtPrize or other large events at GRAM! Group Volunteering is a unique way to get involved and explore the many different volunteer opportunities available at the Museum. Group volunteering is a fun and rewarding experience and a great team building exercise.

10:00 am, Free TOUR

Girl Scout Tours at GRAM $6.00 per Girl Scout (includes badge)

Bring your Girl Scout Troop to GRAM for a specially designed tour made just for Girl Scouts. Discover how women influence the art world as subjects and creators through this guided tour and hands-on activities in the galleries. Earn your very own Live Artfully badge (available only at GRAM). For an extended experience, register for GRAM’s Girl Scout Workshop. For more information contact Andrea Morgan at amorgan@artmuseumgr.org or call 616.831.2930

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Girl Scout Workshop Saturday, November 1, 2014, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

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Re-Envisioning The Nutcracker Drop-in Tour Black Friday, Friday, November 28, 2014, 1:00 pm

To register, visit http://girlscoutworkshop.kintera.org/ or contact Andrea Morgan at 616.831.2930

Kick off the holiday season with a guided tour of a special exhibition in collaboration with the Grand Rapids Ballet, Re-Envisioning The Nutcracker. Explore this exhibition with a Docent (volunteer art educator) and get an in-depth look at the works on view! After the tour, visit the Museum Store and take advantage of exclusive Black Friday discounts! TOUR

Classical Concert Series Drop-in Tours 3:00 pm, Free with admission Tours meet in the Museum lobby after the concert

Join a GRAM Docent for a tour of GRAM’s galleries after the Sunday Classical Concert Series performance. Tours meet in the Museum lobby. Topic: Marks of Genius: 100 Extraordinary Drawings from the Minneapolis Institute of Arts Sunday, November 2, 2014 Sunday, November 23, 2014

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Marks of Genius Drop-in Tours

Topic: Re-Envisioning The Nutcracker

1:00 pm, Free with admission

Friday, December 7, 2014

Drop by GRAM and get an inside look at the art on view during Marks of Genius: 100 Extraordinary Drawings from the Minneapolis Institute of Arts with a tour of the galleries. GRAM Docents will offer guided tours and in-depth information about the works and artists represented in the exhibition. Tours meet in the Museum lobby.

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Tuesday, December 16, 2014 Saturday, December 27, 2014 Saturday, January 10, 2015

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RSVP to: volunteer@artmuseumgr.org or contact Kris Shannon at 616.831.2933

For more information about Group Volunteering, contact Kris Shannon at volunteer@artmuseumgr.org or 616.831.2933

Free with admission

$15 per Cadette, $15 per parent/guardian

New at the Grand Rapids Art Museum! Engage in a new hands-on workshop for Girl Scout Cadettes. Begin in the galleries where scouts will learn how artists use inspiration, imagination, color, and drawing techniques to express themselves, followed by carving, mark making, and printmaking inspired by works in GRAM’s Collection. Individuals and groups welcome.

GRAM offers many different areas of volunteer opportunities. Discover what’s right for you at artmuseumgr.org/volunteer, and join the New Volunteer Orientation to meet fellow volunteers, get familiar with GRAM, and learn how to sign up for the opportunities that interest you!

Especially For Members! Lecture: An Evening with Adonna Khare Thursday, November 6, 2014, 7:00 pm $5 for Members, $10 for non-members

Join Adonna Khare, winner of ArtPrize 2012, as she describes her process, inspiration, and the impact of motherhood and ArtPrize on her life and work. A special focus will be given to Elephant Whirlpool and its evolution from early drawings to the final version, which was recently added to GRAM’s Collection. Image credit: © Phil Hatten Photography

Annual Member Meeting and Celebration

Give the Gift of Art, Year-Round!

Tuesday, November 4, 2014, 6:00 – 9:00 pm

November 1 – December 31, 2014

Free for GRAM Members

Share GRAM with your family and friends! A Membership is a gift that lasts for an entire year! GRAM Members are the first to see new exhibitions and tour behind the scenes of the Museum.

Members are invited to the Annual Member Meeting to celebrate GRAM’s progress, visualize the future, learn more about the Museum mission, and elect new Trustees. This year’s meeting will include a presentation by GRAM Director and CEO, Dana Friis-Hansen and the unveiling of GRAM’s most recent acquisition by artist Adonna Khare. Enjoy light snacks, cash bar, and a small gift as a token of GRAM’s appreciation for your continued support, while supplies last. RSVP at 616.831.2913 or gramannualmeeting.kintera.org Special guest accommodations provided by:

All Membership levels include yearlong free general admission, invitations to Member Exhibition Preview Parties and Member-only events. Members also receive discounts on trips, educational classes, and at the Museum Store. If you purchase a Gift Membership between October 1 and December 31, 2014, you’ll receive a free gift! To purchase a Gift Membership, visit GRAM, online at artmuseumgr.org, or contact Missy Bush at mbush@artmuseumgr.org or call 616.831.2912 NOW AT THE GRAND RAPIDS ART MUSEUM

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Museum closed: New Year's Day Winter Art Camp Winter Art Camp Drop-in Family Saturdays: Reduce, Reuse, & ReCREATE Sunday Classical Concert Series Drop-in Family Saturdays: Fantastic Underground Voyage ➤ Drop-in Tour: Marks of Genius  Sunday Classical Concert Series New Volunteer Orientation  Drop-in Family Saturdays: GLOWscapes  Sunday Classical Concert Series  Drop-in Family Saturdays: Mad Lab Landscapes ➤ - exhibition programming  Sunday Classical Concert Series q Member Preview: Edward Burtynsky: Water q - exhibition opening q Member Day: Edward Burtynsky: Water  - GRAM on the Green live music  Drop-in Family Saturdays: Peculiar Plants  - GRAMStudio program

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Sunday Classical Concert Series Sunday Classical Concert Series October 19 – March 22, 2014 2:00 pm Museum lobby

The Sunday Classical Concert Series resumes this fall! Enjoy live classical music performances every Sunday, set amidst GRAM’s beautiful architecture. Visit the calendar page or artmuseumgr.org for the full concert schedule. Made possible by:

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 Workshop: Illustration for Beginners  Drop-in Family Saturdays: Winter Dreams and Scenes ➤

Drop-in Tour: Re-Envisioning The Nutcracker

 Sunday Classical Concert Series Sooper Art Contest Award Ceremony Drop-in Tour: Marks of Genius  Sunday Classical Concert Series ➤ Drop-in Tour: Marks of Genius  Drop-in Family Saturdays: Winter Dreams and Scenes ➤ Drop-in Tour: Re-Envisioning the Nutcracker  Sunday Classical Concert Series Museum closed: Christmas Day ➤ Drop-in Tour: Marks of Genius  Drop-in Family Saturdays: Winter Dreams and Scenes  Sunday Classical Concert Series New Year’s Eve at GRAM ➤

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Master Drawings Published by the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, this beautifully illustrated catalogue provides a comprehensive background of the works included in Marks of Genius. $59.95 Member Day: October 25 Members shopping in the store will receive an extra 10% off their purchases (regular priced items only). Sales in the Museum Store support Museum programs.

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Thursday, October 23

Sooper Art Contest September 20, 2014 – April 25, 2015

Celebrating its fifth year, this annual contest is inspired by Sooper Yooper: Environmental Defender, a children’s book about the ongoing struggles to protect the Great Lakes by the late artist Mark Heckman and writer Mark Newman. CALL FOR ENTRIES!

Teachers and parents are invited to submit your child's artwork to GRAM. Drop entries off during regular business hours beginning September 20. An awards ceremony will be held for the winners from each age category in spring 2015 in GRAM's Cook Auditorium. For contest rules and guidelines, please visit artmuseumgr.org or call 616.831.1000

Film Screening: H.G. Wells' Things to Come

Please contact Karen Carpenter, Special Events Manager at kcarpenter@artmuseumgr.org for more details

5:15 – 7:00 pm, Free, Cook Auditorium Presentation: Visions of the Future Toni Perrine, PhD, Professor of Film and Video, GVSU 7:00 – 8:00 pm, Free, Cook Auditorium

This October, GRAM collaborates with the Thriller! Chiller! genre film festival as they move downtown this year with additional locations including UICA and The Pyramid Scheme. Enjoy a film screening of H.G. Wells’ Things to Come, then stay for an in-depth lecture with Toni Perrine, an expert in science fiction film studies, as she explores humanity's enduring need to envision our future, including perspectives of dystopia/utopia and postmodernism.

Your Gift Today Provides Art Every Day! To accomplish this, we rely on the generosity of individuals for support of our Annual Fund, which provides for over 30 percent of GRAM’s operations. While Membership dues are important, Annual Fund contributions ultimately support all that we do by having a direct impact on every facet of our day-to-day operations and ensuring the continued growth and sustainability of the Art Museum.

For more information contact Kerri VanderHoff at kvanderhoff@artmuseumgr.org or call 616.831.2914