December 2017
Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute
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DECEMBER EVENTS December 1 Friday
December 7 Thursday
December 16 Saturday
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 3 to 6 p.m., 601 Tracy Street Free and open to the public
Exhibition Opens: Time in Art on view through April 29, Museum of Art
First Fridays Happy Hour Live music by Midnight Mike 5 to 8 p.m. Edward Wales Sculpture Court
Film Series Phone 315-797-0055 or visit mwpai.org 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sinnott Family - Bank of Utica Auditorium
First Friday Shorts Gallery Talk Victorian Yuletide: German Traditions 1:10 p.m., Museum of Art, Fountain Elms
December 2 Saturday
Gingerbread House Workshop 10 a.m. to Noon, Museum of Art Art and Yoga 10:30 a.m., Museum of Art Selected Shorts: Holiday Stories 7:30 p.m., Sculpture Court ArtBreak Talk Victorian Yuletide: Through the Eyes of Immigrants Selected Shorts Intermission
December 3 Sunday
Art Film Screening and Curatorial Talk Leon Polk Smith: Full Circle 2 p.m., Sinnott Family - Bank of Utica Auditorium and Museum of Art Galleries
December 6 Wednesday
Holiday Bus Trip, New York City 6 a.m. to Midnight 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
Holiday Pottery Sale Benefits Hope House 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Student Center Cafeteria
December 8 Friday
PrattMWP Sophomore Exhibition 4 p.m., McCulley Gallery (14 Cottage Place)
December 9 Saturday
Art and Yoga 10:30 a.m., Museum of Art
December 10 Sunday
Guided Tour Victorian Yuletide: Through the Eyes of Immigrants 2 p.m., Museum of Art, Fountain Elms
December 13 Wednesday
Film Series Phone 315-797-0055 or visit mwpai.org 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sinnott Family - Bank of Utica Auditorium
December 15 Friday
Film Series Phone 315-797-0055 or visit mwpai.org 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sinnott Family - Bank of Utica Auditorium
Exhibition Opens: Jewels of Time: Watches from the Proctor Collection on view through April 29, Museum of Art
Art and Yoga 10:30 a.m., Museum of Art
December 20 Wednesday
Film Series Phone 315-797-0055 or visit mwpai.org 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sinnott Family - Bank of Utica Auditorium
December 22 Friday
Film Series Phone 315-797-0055 or visit mwpai.org 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sinnott Family - Bank of Utica Auditorium
December 24 Sunday MWPAI Closed
December 25 Monday MWPAI Closed
December 27 Wednesday
Film Series Phone 315-797-0055 or visit mwpai.org 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sinnott Family - Bank of Utica Auditorium
December 28 Thursday
Art Alive! 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Museum of Art For Kids and Families Buckaroo Bindlestiff’s Wild West Jamboree 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., Sinnott Family - Bank of Utica Auditorium
December 29 Friday
Film Series Phone 315-797-0055 or visit mwpai.org 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sinnott Family - Bank of Utica Auditorium
Cover: Open-Face Dress Watch, made for Tiffany & Company, Artist: Ferdinand Verger, ca. 1910, gold, platinum, enamel, 55.6 x 41.3 x 4.8 mm, Proctor Collection, Frederick T. Proctor Watch Collection, PC.1023.20
Jewels of Time: Watches from the Proctor Collection Opens December 16 The aesthetic brilliance and exquisite craftsmanship of beautifully ornamented historical timepieces will be showcased in Jewels of Time: Watches from the Proctor Collection, on view December 16 through April 29 in the Museum of Art. Each watch is a work of art and was worn as a bejeweled symbol of prestige and honor. Jewels of Time explores watches as decorative arts and jewelry. This exhibition includes 80 skillfully crafted European timepieces amassed by brothers Thomas R. Proctor (1844-1920) and Frederick T. Proctor (1856-1929), two of the MWPAI’s founders, who accumulated this rare and extraordinary collection during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. With 300 European and American pieces, the watch collection is one of the largest and most important ever assembled in the United States. When traveling in Europe and the United States, the brothers scoured auctions and sought out dealers to procure the best pieces. They pursued the finest watches available for an aesthetically pleasing collection that also traversed the chronological and geographic breadth of the history of watchmaking. Jewels of Time delivers an overview of 300 years of timekeeping, as watches evolved from jewelry and novelty items to precision mechanisms. The exhibition is divided into sub-categories that display the opulence of each piece. The intricate scenes depicted on the repoussÊ cases of many of the silver and gold watches, for example, illustrate the pinnacle of metal-smithing techniques. The exquisite collection features highly detailed miniature portraits and still lifes. Semi-precious stones were a favored ornamental element and examples include jewel-encrusted watchcases and chatelaines. The collection also contains Renaissance-style watches of rock crystal, clever automatons, and novelty forms that vary from a skull to a heart.
Watch, 1880-1900, maker unkown, Switzerland, gold enamel, diamonds, emeralds, steel, rubies, 57.2 x 31.8 x 7.9 mm, PC.389
Enjoy a exploration of ornamental and jeweled personal artworks through this internationally recognized collection.
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Collection Focus
Louis Prang: Father of the American Christmas Card
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Weathervanes: Creatures of the Wind Boston-based printer Louis Prang (1824-1909) produced the first American Christmas cards. He was a lithographer and publisher known for his early implementation of the chromolithographic-colorprinting process. At the time, most lithographers printed black-and-white lithographs that were painstakingly colored by hand. Chromolithography requires a litho-stone (lithographic limestone) plate for each printed color. Up to 20 plates were sometimes needed to create rich color and gradation of hues. Prang printed his cards with no less than eight plates and sometimes 32 tints to achieve the “perfection of color” he sought. It was a costly and labor-intensive process, but the quality was unmatched. In 1873 Prang traveled to Austria for the Vienna World’s Fair, which featured 26,000 exhibitors. While there, he distributed chromolithographed business cards adorned with flowers and other simple designs. When he handed one to the wife of his British agent, she proposed that he take these small decorative cards and sell them with a Christmas greeting. Prang published his first Christmas cards for the American market in 1875. Their popularity was instantaneous. By 1881, he was reportedly printing five million Christmas cards a year. Prang’s earliest cards were simple flower designs with the words “A Merry Christmas.” Later cards often featured more traditional holiday motifs; some of the cards were ornamented with silk fringe, cords, and tassels. Prang continued to circulate his popular holiday cards until the early 1890s, when inexpensive postcards imported from Germany inundated the holiday greeting card market, and his cards were deemed too costly.
Wind from the east—bad for man and for beast; Wind from the south is too hot for them both; Wind from the north is of very little worth; Wind from the west is the softest and the best. - The [Old] Farmer’s Almanac (1851) Before the marvels of The Weather Channel and weather apps on smartphones, people sought to forecast the weather, especially during planting and harvesting seasons. A weathervane or wind vane was employed to convey, at a glance, the direction of the wind. Of all the subjects used for weathervanes, perhaps the most unusual and charming are characters from mythology. Meet Wyvern, the weathervane that graced the rooftop of the carriage house Thomas and Maria Proctor had constructed in 1895 (now the School of Art Sculpture Studio). The wyvern is a mythological winged, reptilian beast with a dragon’s head, a lizard’s hindquarters, and a serpent’s tail. It is frequently used as a heraldic device on British coats of arms and flags. Since the 16th century, a wyvern was distinguishable from a dragon by having two legs, while a dragon usually had four.
Louis Prang & Co., American, (18241909), A Merry Christmas, 1888, Chromolithograph on paper, 4 3/8 x 3 1/8 in., Gift of Mrs. Helen K. Squier, 90.7.3
The word “vane” originates from the Anglo-Saxon word “fane,” which means “flag.” The earliest documented vane was on the Tower of the Winds, built by Andronicus of Cyrrhus in Athens, Greece, during the first century B.C.E. In medieval times, a knight who first planted his flag on the walls of a besieged town earned the right to fly an emblem of his own from the highest point in that town. These fabric banners would eventually be replaced by examples cast in iron and fixed permanently. After ornamenting the western end of the roofline of the Proctor’s carriage house for more than 100 years, the Institute’s weathervane was removed for safekeeping around 1998 because of its weather-beaten condition. In 2000 it was replaced with a replica custom-made by John Nield, then living in Lakeside, Connecticut. The original wyvern weathervane was the subject of the Institute’s 1998 Christmas tree ornament, which is available for purchase at the Museum Shop. -Maureen Marton, Decorative Arts Trust Intern
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Weathervane, Maker unknown, American, ca. 1895, Copper, Zinc, Iron, 18 x 36 x 20 in., Proctor Collection, PC.1104
On View in the Museum of Art TIME IN ART EXHIBITION OPENS DECEMBER 16 Museum visitors are invited to breeze through the months of winter by contemplating Time in Art, on view December 16 through April 29, 2018. This exhibition features a variety of fine and decorative arts that interpret time and its passing through themes such as hours of the day and seasons of the year; early and late works by a single artist; works inspired by or copied from artistic forebears; the cycle of life; and memory. Included are paintings and works on paper by William Palmer, James Penney, and Easton Pribble – artists with strong ties to Central New York – as well as by the more internationally recognized name of Pablo Picasso. Time in Art features two 19th-century brooches made with human hair that may have been memento mori for lost loved ones, and showcases recent acquisitions by Barry Anderson, Robert Kipniss, and Agnes Murray, all gifts to the Museum of Art. Take the time to view these and other works of art from the collection. It is a rare opportunity to enjoy old favorites and discover new ones.
Left to right: Rudolph Tandler (American, 1887-1940), Autumn Landscape, not dated, watercolor on paper, 14 9/16 x 10 7/16 in., Gift of Arthur J. Derbyshire, 43.6 Jennifer Bartlett (American, born 1941), Day and Night, 1978, drypoint on paper, 14 3/4 × 10 15/16 in., Museum purchase with funds from Anthony S. Winer in memory of Mary Wasserman, 85.51.3
Barry Anderson (American, born 1945), Sheep and Standing Stone, Avebury, England, 1995, Archival Epson K3 inks on Epson Exhibition Fiber Paper, 12 3/4 × 15 in., gift of the artist, 2017.7
GEOMETRY IN MOTION: LEON POLK SMITH WORKS ON PAPER
VICTORIAN YULETIDE: THROUGH THE EYES OF IMMIGRANTS
Enjoy this exhibition of vibrant collages and drawings before it closes on December 31.
Celebrate holiday traditions introduced to the United States by immigrants from the British Isles, Germany, Poland, and Italy. The exhibition is on view through December 31.
PRATTMWP GALLERY IN THE MUSEUM OF ART The PrattMWP Gallery is located in Fountain Elms On view through December 15 SKY KIM and CURTIS BARTONE Experience a multi-media exhibition of works on paper by Sky Kim and Curtis Bartone. Kim’s work focuses on labor-intensive watercolor drawings and paintings that are abstract and anatomical, yet spiritual and sensual. Bartone creates drawings and etchings that focus on the uneasy relationship between humans and the natural world, and the beauty and apparent disharmony between the two.
Left to right: Leon Polk Smith (American, 1906-96), Untitled, 1962, collage, paper and ink on paper, 40 x 25 ½ in., Leon Polk Smith Foundation. 1962, D.058 Leon Polk Smith (American, 1906-96), Untitled, 1968, paint on paper, 40 x 25 ½ in., Leon Polk Smith Foundation, 1968, D.025
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Museum of Art Events TALKS AND TOURS GALLERY TALK FIRST FRIDAY SHORTS VICTORIAN YULETIDE: GERMAN TRADITIONS Friday, December 1 1:10 to 1:30 p.m. Free and open to the public
WHIST Playing Cards, B. Dondorf (active Frankfurt, Germany) ca. 1900, paper, 3 5/8 × 2 3/8 in., PC 685.49
ART FILM SCREENING AND CURATOR TALK LEON POLK SMITH: FULL CIRCLE (57 min.) Sunday, December 3, 2 p.m. Free and open to the public Leon Polk Smith: Full Circle (2001), produced by Jerry Gambone, is a film study of the pioneering American geometric abstractionist. Born in 1906, Smith spent his long painting career exploring the endless sense of space he first experienced on the Southwest prairie. After leaving his Oklahoma Cherokee roots, the artist found himself moving through the New York City of the 1930s with its high sophistication, pretense, and intellectual ambitions. In this confrontation, Smith made a life dedicated to art. His work presaged the hard-edge and minimal painting styles of the late 1950s and 60s, and is said to have influenced younger artists such as Ellsworth Kelly and Jack Youngerman. Smith’s own influence encompassed his appreciation of Mondrian, Brancusi, and Arp. Following the film, join Mary Murray, Department Head, Curatorial and 6
Exhibitions and the Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, for a talk in the exhibition, Geometry in Motion: Leon Polk Smith Works on Paper.
aristocracy of democracy. Moving from European jewels to American-made pieces from the Gilded Age, this lecture will explore the style, the materials, and the meanings of the glitter and the gold. Mr. Dietz will continue the discussion in the galleries, highlighting pieces from the exhibition Jewels of Time: Watches from the Proctor Collection.
Leon Polk Smith, ca. 1960, in his New York City studio, Photo by Walter J Russell, courtesy of Jerry Gambone
ILLUSTRATED LECTURE AND AFTERNOON TEA ELEGANCE AND ASPIRATION: MONEY, TASTE AND JEWELRY IN AMERICA’S GILDED AGE Sunday, February 4, 1:30 p.m. Ulysses Grant Dietz, Newark Museum Chief Curator, Curator of Decorative Arts, Retired Followed by Tea on the Terrace at 3 p.m., space is limited. $26.50 MWPAI members $32.50 general admission LECTURE ONLY: $7.50 MWPAI members $13.50 general admission Tickets: 315-797-0055 Jewelry has always been about power. Owning and wearing jewelry has signified social status since ancient Egypt. The rise of jewelry-wearing in America in the years between the Civil War and the First World War took its cues from noble traditions of the past. Sometimes the jewelry itself echoed styles and materials popular with kings and queens, seen as appropriate for the newly wealthy American women whose husbands saw themselves as the
Brooch and pendant, ca. 1918, Meta Overbeck, Tiffany & Company, Louis Comfort Tiffany, New York, New York, gold, Australian black opals, enamel, 2 3/4 x 1 3/4 in., Purchase 2005 Helen McMahon Brady Cutting Fund, Newark Museum, 2005.7.2A,B
GUIDED TOURS JEWELS OF TIME: WATCHES FROM THE PROCTOR COLLECTION Saturdays at 1 p.m. December 16 through 30 Free and open to the public VICTORIAN YULETIDE: THROUGH THE EYES OF IMMIGRANTS Saturdays at 2 p.m. Sunday, December 10, 2 p.m. Free and open to the public GROUP TOURS To arrange a private, docent-led tour of the permanent collection or other special exhibitions, please contact the Museum Education Department three weeks in advance at 315-797-0000, ext. 2170.
EDUCATION PROGRAMS GINGERBREAD HOUSE WORKSHOP FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS (Ages 5 to 18) Saturday, December 2 10 a.m. to noon $17.50 MWPAI members $21.50 general admission Space is limited. Tickets: 315-797-0055 Using a large pre-built form, the entire workshop can be spent planning, designing, and trimming the house, from the rooftop to the front lawn, in every kind of candy imaginable.
HOLIDAY BUS TRIP NEW YORK CITY Wednesday, December 6 6 a.m. to Midnight $76.50 MWPAI members $86.50 general admission Tickets: 315-797-0055 Drop off and pick up location is at Bryant Park, where more than 100 artisans sell their wares at the annual holiday shops. Then, enjoy all the City has to offer, including great shopping, Broadway shows, renowned museums, and so much more. Coach bus provided by Hale Transportation.
CANDLELIGHT OPEN HOUSE VICTORIAN YULETIDE: THROUGH THE EYES OF IMMIGRANTS Friday, December 15, 6 to 8 p.m. $5 MWPAI members $10 general admission Tickets: 315-797-0055, or at the door
ART AND YOGA FOR MIND, BODY AND SPIRIT Saturdays 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. December 2, 9, 16 Drop-in fee: $10 MWPAI members $15 general admission Drop-ins pay at the door.
Take an evening stroll through the Museum of Art’s annual holiday exhibition in the Fountain Elms period rooms and galleries. This year’s exhibition features Christmastide traditions of Utica’s immigrants in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Decorative Arts staff and docents will be stationed in the period rooms to discuss each room’s theme. Be sure to also visit Rachel and Maria’s original dollhouse decorated for the holidays. Enjoy complimentary refreshments, holiday entertainment by the Utica Maennerchor German singers, and a simple make-andtake craft.
Each class offers a 15-minute introduction to art in the gallery followed by one hour of yoga. 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.
ART STORY A POP-UP STORYTIME Wednesday, December 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 monthly from September through June on the first Wednesday. The program is designed for ages three to five. For more information, contact the Museum Education Department at 315-797-0000, ext. 2158.
GIVE A GIFT OF ART AND YOGA! January/February session January 6, 13, 20, 27 and February 3, 10, 17 Full session (7 classes) $50 MWPAI members $75 general admission To purchase the full session, phone 315-797-0055. Drop-ins please pay at the door.
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Around MWPAI SO LONG! GOOD LUCK, MAUREEN! The Institute bids a fond, if sad, farewell to Maureen Marton, who has worked in the Museum of Art as a Decorative Arts Trust Intern since December 2015. During her tenure here, Maureen has organized the exhibitions Dressed to the Nines and Seneca Ray Stoddard, contributed new research about artworks in the collection, delivered gallery talks, and assisted in numerous public programs. We thank Maureen for her many contributions and wish her great success.
GIVE THE GIFT OF MEMBERSHIP An annual membership to MWPAI makes a terrific gift for friends and family. Your gift provides a full year of access to all MWPAI offers including special exhibitions, discounted concerts, films and art classes, and savings at the Museum Shop. For more details on arranging a gift membership, please call 315-797-0000, ext. 2104, or stop by the membership office in the Museum of Art.
For the Perfect Lunch
Terrace CafĂŠ
Enjoy a special holiday luncheon with friends For reservations and group tours of Victorian Yuletide phone 315-797-0000 ext. 2138 Tuesday through Saturday 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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PrattMWP and School of Art Events GET CREATIVE THIS WINTER WITH A COMMUNITY ARTS EDUCATION CLASS REGISTRATION NOW OPEN Indulge your creative side with a 6-, 8-, or 12-week class at the School of Art. Classes begin January 16. Adults can choose from screenprinting, video, jewelry, mixed media collage, figure sculpture, and more. Start 2018 with new workshops in oil painting, animation, large figure drawing, calligraphy, bookmaking, and photography. Kids ages 4 to 12 can get creative in the studios on Saturday mornings. Classes focus on ceramics, sculpture, drawing, painting and stop-motion animation. Teens can experience the studios of the nationally ranked PrattMWP college art program with College Portfolio Prep, Drawing and Painting, and a Teen Ceramics Workshop. Peruse all of the courses online at mwpai.org/learn. Print catalogs will be in your mailboxes soon.
Community Arts Education student work from Landscape Painting class with Annette Gurdo, 2017
GIVE THE GIFT OF CREATIVITY, WINTER CLASSES MAKE GREAT PRESENTS! Share the experience of creating. Giving a friend or family member a new experience always excites. Registration for winter 2017 classes is open now. Call 315-797-8260 to gift a class. Explore mwpai.org for more information.
CELEBRATED ANIMATOR AND DIRECTOR, STEVE HICKNER, SPEAKS WITH PRATTMWP STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES On September 16, PrattMWP College of Art and Design hosted Steve Hickner of DreamWorks Animation as part of Past, Present, and Future Weekend. Hickner directed Bee Movie and The Prince of Egypt, and most recently, was a storyboard artist for several DreamWorks Animation movies, including Home, Mr. Peabody and Sherman, and Shrek Forever After. While on campus, Hickner spoke with students and their families about his career in animation and his current projects. He also i ntroduced a screening of Bee Movie, a special addition to the MWPAI Film Series.
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Performing Arts Events SELECTED SHORTS PUTS THE HOLIDAYS CENTER STAGE Holiday Stories take center stage when Selected Shorts returns 7:30 p.m., Saturday, December 2 in the Edward Wales Root Sculpture Court. Tony award-winner James Naughton will read and introduce an evening of stories about returning home, running away, uninvited guests, and unexpected gifts. He will be joined on stage by husband and wife Michel Gill and Jayne Atkinson (House of Cards). James Naughton has won Tony Awards as Best Actor in a Musical for City of Angels and Chicago. He has appeared in numerous films and television shows, including The Devil Wears Prada, Damages, and The Blacklist, and will appear in the upcoming series The Tap.
Jayne Atkinson is best known for her long-running roles on the television series 24, Criminal Minds, and as Secretary of State Katherine Durant on House of Cards. A two-time Tony nominee, she has appeared on Broadway in All My Sons, The Rainmaker, and Enchanted April. Her husband, Michel Gill, is known for his roles in the television series House of Cards (former President Garrett Walker), Mr. Robot, and Ray Donovan. His additional film and television credits include The Good Wife, Person of Interest, and the recent television movie Who Killed JonBenĂŠt? Tickets for this performance are $26.50 for MWPAI members, $31.50 for general admission, and $14.50 for students. Flexible subscriptions are also available. The Museum opens at 7 p.m. so patrons may view the current exhibitions, socialize and visit the Museum Shop. Selected Shorts will also feature a special gallery talk at intermission. For tickets contact the Performing Arts Ticket Office at 315-797-0055 or 800-754-0797. Tickets are also available online at mwpai.org. Sponsored by Steven and Dorian Critelli in memory of Delores Y. Critelli
COMING IN JANUARY The Met: Live in HD: Tosca Giacomo Puccini Saturday, January 27, 2018, 12:55 p.m. Films are shown Wednesdays and Fridays at 2 and 7:30 p.m. in high definition following our recent conversion to Digital Cinema Projection and Sound. Comfortable seating provides every patron an unobstructed view of our large screen. Admission for all screenings is $8 general admission and $6 for MWPAI members. Admission for students with valid identification is $4 at all screenings and free for PrattMWP students with valid student I.D.. Tickets are on sale 30 minutes prior to each screening. Film Series Sponsor:
Film Passbooks for discounted admission to 10 screenings are available to MWPAI members for $55 and non-members for $75. For information call the MWPAI Performing Arts Ticket Office, 315-797-0055, 800-754-0797. Sign up for monthly film email updates at bmortis@mwpai.org, 315-797-0055 or at mwpai.org.
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FOR KIDS AND FAMILIES TAKES TO THE OLD WEST Take a comedic ride through America’s Old West as the For Kids and Families series presents Buckaroo Bindlestiff’s Wild West Jamboree 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Thursday, December 28 in the Sinnott Family-Bank of Utica Auditorium. This action-packed Wild West extravaganza features classic frontier skills including fancy lasso tricks, target bullwhip cracking, and a comedy knife-throwing act. The show also features a “pony” race for youthful audience volunteers, juggling, and more. Since 1995, Bindlestiff Family Cirkus has traveled the world, bringing its unique hybrid of vaudeville, circus, wild west shows, burlesque, and sideshow to theaters, clubs, colleges, and festivals, adding a contemporary twist to the grand traditions of American Circus. Bindlestiff Family Cirkus co-founders Stephanie Monseu and Keith Nelson have produced more than a dozen off-Broadway shows, custom performances for special audiences, family productions, and sophisticated adult shows. Their dedication to the variety arts has made them famous among audiences and within the variety arts community. Admission is $8 for MWPAI members and $10 for general admission. Flexible subscriptions are also available. Tickets may be purchased in advance at the MWPAI Performing Arts Ticket Office, 797-0055 or 800-754-0797, or one hour prior to the performance at the door. Tickets may also be purchased online at mwpai.org.
Event Sponsor: Excellus BlueCross BlueShield Series Sponsor: Bank of Utica
ART ALIVE!
Tuesday, December 28 • 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free and open to the public Kids crafts and activities Terrace Café open with family-friendly menu
FOR KIDS AND FAMILIES Buckaroo Bindlestiff’s Wild West Jamboree 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Sinnott Family - Bank of Utica Auditorium $8 MWPAI members; $10 general admission Tickets: 315-797-0055 Sponsored by the F. X. Matt II Memorial Fund of The Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties, Inc.
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The Museum Shop and Campus Store ANNUAL HOLIDAY CANDY CANE DISCOUNT SALE Select a candy Cane at checkout and receive 10% to 20% off your total purchase Members receive an additional 10% Tuesday, November 28 through Saturday, December 23
Visit the Museum Shop for Your Holiday Gift Shopping WHITE SWIRL NECKLACE/EARRINGS $120 Locally handcrafted jewelry is a wonderful holiday gift. This glass bead set is made by Lily Tsay, Syracuse.
ECO-FRIENDLY MITTENS $25 Locally made mittens from Kozy Country Knits are handcrafted from recycled sweaters and have a wonderful fleece lining. They are practical and pretty.
DANCING AROUND THE TREE $8.50 Beautiful Victorian-style Advent calendars designed in Germany and printed in Great Britain are sure to delight all ages.
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GEOMETRIC DESIGN ORNAMENTS $8.95 Meticulously detailed, mouth-blown, hand-painted ornaments from European master artisans.
HOLIDAY MERCHANDISE
MUSEUM SHOP HOURS
35% off - 45% Off for Members Tuesday, December 26 through Sunday, January 7 Boxed and Single Cards Gift Wrap, Napkins Ornaments, Holiday Books Advent Calendars Holiday Jewelry and 2018 Calendars
Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday 1 to 5 p.m. Consignment and Manager Specials are excluded from all promotional offers. The Institute will be closed Sunday, December 24.
STOCK UP ON SUPPLIES WITH HOLIDAY SAVINGS AT THE CAMPUS STORE Monday, December 4 through Monday, December 18
ShinHan Touch Twin Marker Sets $70 - $135 All ShinHan 12- and 24-color sets – 25% Off
Wooden sketch boxes, all sizes – 25% Off
Canson 8.5” x 11” Sketchbook $20.95 All other sketchbooks – 25% Off
PrattMWP Hooded Sweatshirt $42.50 All PrattMWP Logo merchandise – 25% Off
Please note the Campus Store closes after Monday, December 18 and will open Tuesday, January 16, 2018.
CAMPUS STORE HOURS Monday through Friday 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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calendar year divided by a distribution period from the IRS’s “Uniform Lifetime Table.” These tables and a worksheet to help you determine your required amount are available at www.irs.gov or from your personal tax professional. These withdrawals from your IRA will be included in your taxable income except for any part that was taxed before or that can be received tax-free (such as qualified distributions from designated Roth accounts). A donation to the Institute, however, can count as your required minimum distribution without increasing your adjusted gross income. The donation needs to be transferred directly from the IRA to the Institute in order to be tax-free. If you withdraw it from the IRA first and then make your gift, you can deduct the gift as a charitable contribution, but the withdrawal will still be included in your adjusted
gross income. Please consult with your IRA administrator to explore the options they offer to facilitate a direct transfer. Your gift to the Institute can be designated to support any of the many programs offered each year, such as sponsoring a concert or exhibition, establishing or adding to a scholarship, or as an unrestricted gift to our Annual Fund to support the entire organization. To notify the Institute of a gift that satisfies your required minimum distribution or to learn more about sponsorships and scholarships, please contact Bob Mortis at bmortis@mwpai.org or 315-797-0000, extension 2129. The information offered here is not intended to be legal advice. For legal advice, please consult an attorney or other estate planning professional.
EAT. DRINK. ART Celebrate the start of December in the Museum Sculpture Court Music provided by Midnight Mike and the Bent Blinds. Sultry blues guitar and proud horns, guarantee a good time!
The Museum Shop will feature its ever-festive Candy Cane Sale. See shop for details.
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MUNSON-WILLIAMS-PROCTOR ARTS INSTITUTE BOARD OF TRUSTEES Vige Barrie, Chair
Richard R. Griffith
Mark D. Levitt, Vice Chair
Donna Harkavy
Linda B. Vincent, Secretary
Steven R. Kowalsky F. X. Matt, III
Natalie Brown
Peggy O’Shea
Steven J. Brown Michael D. Cominsky
Michael D. Damsky, Trustee Emeritus
Joseph J. Corasanti
John B. Stetson, Trustee Emeritus
William C. Craine
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mwpai.org/collections Stuart Davis (American, 1894 - 1964), Black Roofs, 1931, opaque watercolor and blue graphite on machine-made wove paper, 4 x 17 15/16 in., Gift of Edward W. Root, 53.406