February 2018
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FEBRUARY EVENTS February 2 Friday
First Friday Shorts Gallery Talk Mystic Mondrian: Two Paintings by Piet Mondrian 1:10 p.m., Museum of Art Film Series Phone 315-797-0055 or visit mwpai.org 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sinnott Family - Bank of Utica Auditorium First Friday 5 to 8 p.m. Live performance by The North and South Dakotas.
February 10 Saturday
Art and Yoga 10:30 a.m., Museum of Art The Met: Live in HD L’Elisir d’Amore - Donizetti Noon Sinnott Family - Bank of Utica Auditorium The Met: Live Intermission Reception Edward Wales Root Sculpture Court Light refreshments served.
February 11 Sunday
February 3 Saturday
Art and Yoga 10:30 a.m., Museum of Art
Guided Tour Jewels of Time: Watches from the Proctor Collection 2 p.m. Museum of Art
February 4 Sunday
February 14 Wednesday
Illustrated Lecture and Afternoon Tea Elegance and Aspiration: Money, Taste and Jewelry in America’s Gilded Age 1:30 p.m. Sinnott Family - Bank of Utica Auditorium and Fountain Elms Terrace
February 7 Wednesday
Art Story, A Pop-up Storytime 10:30 a.m. Art Odyssey Interactive Gallery Free and open to the public Film Series Phone 315-797-0055 or visit mwpai.org 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sinnott Family - Bank of Utica Auditorium
February 9 Friday
Gallery Talk Time to Talk about Art 12:30 p.m., Museum of Art Film Series Phone 315-797-0055 or visit mwpai.org 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sinnott Family - Bank of Utica Auditorium
February 16 Friday
Film Series Phone 315-797-0055 or visit mwpai.org 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sinnott Family - Bank of Utica Auditorium
February 17 Saturday
Art and Yoga 10:30 a.m., Museum of Art
Film Series Phone 315-797-0055 or visit mwpai.org 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sinnott Family - Bank of Utica Auditorium
On the cover and above: Art Alive! Family Day
February 21 Wednesday
Film Series Phone 315-797-0055 or visit mwpai.org 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sinnott Family - Bank of Utica Auditorium
February 22 Thursday
Art Alive! 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Museum of Art
February 23 Friday
Film Series Phone 315-797-0055 or visit mwpai.org 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sinnott Family - Bank of Utica Auditorium
February 24 Saturday
The Met: Live in HD La Bohème – Puccini 12:30 p.m. Sinnott Family - Bank of Utica Auditorium The Met: Live Intermission Reception Edward Wales Root Sculpture Court Light refreshments served.
February 28 Wednesday
Film Series Phone 315-797-0055 or visit mwpai.org 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sinnott Family - Bank of Utica Auditorium
ART ALIVE! Thursday, February 22 • 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Art Alive Family Days: Crafts, Activities and More Art Alive! returns 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, February 22 for fun during the mid-winter recess. Throughout the day, kids can take part in crafts and activities created by artists and inspired by Museum exhibitions. A children’s film will be screened free of charge at 2 p.m. in the Museum of Art Auditorium. Each year, from Columbus Day through April, the Institute hosts four Art Alive! Family Days. These events are designed to connect with the Museum’s youngest patrons during school breaks. Art Alive! draws families from throughout the area to the Museum’s Sculpture Court, where they might build dancing puppets, explore a virtual moonscape, meet Grace, the Utica Zoo’s barred owl, or create their own mobiles or a paper quilt rainbow. On April 26, Art Alive! crafts and activities will take spring as their theme, and The DuffleBag Theatre will present their performance of Little Red Riding Hood in the Museum auditorium at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Sponsored by the F. X. Matt II Memorial Fund of The Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties, Inc.
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Museum of Art Exhibitions Jewels of Time: Watches from the Proctor Collection On view through April 29
Between 1775 and 1900, there was a fashion for watches created in the shape of fanciful objects, including musical instruments, flowers, insects, and animals. These beautifully crafted timepieces could be worn on a chain as a necklace or pinned as a brooch and, because the dial is only visible after opening the cover, it is not immediately apparent that the accessory is a watch. The Proctor watch collection showcased in Jewels of Time features charming form watches—stringed instruments, a basket, and a scallop shell—but this skull is one of the most compelling. It may have been created as a memeto moria cautionary tale about living a virtuous life because the march of time leads inexorably to death. The design is so timeless, however, the watch would be equally at home in a biker’s jewelry box today. French, Skull Form Watch, 1725-1750, silver, 52.4 x 41.3 x 31.8 mm, Proctor Collection, PC.272
Sponsored by Citizens Bank
Time in Art
On view through April 29 The categories of time-watching in the exhibition Time in Art include artists’ observations of the passing hours in a day. Bruce Mitchell (1908-63) captures the bright, even, noontime sunshine—there are virtually no cast shadows—on an upper-Midwest landscape in his gouache painting, Midday, Minnesota. The image emphasizes dramatic, long rows of planted earth, as it has been plowed (on the left) and as it is about to be (at right). The converging lines meet at a red-roofed structure, one of several farm buildings placed in the composition’s distance in a picturesque cluster. In the foreground, there is a mailbox; note the name: A. Dehn. Fellow artist Adolf Dehn (1895-1968) was born in Northfield, MN, and returned to his home state during the Great Bruce Mitchell (American, 1908-63), Midday, Minnesota, 1938, Depression before returning to New York City to live. Dehn and gouache on cardboard, 20 x 30 in., Gift of Edward W. Root, 53.417 Mitchell were more than friends and colleagues, they were brothers-inlaw. Olivia Dehn, Adolf’s sister, was Mitchell’s wife.
Chris Duncan: Sculpture Space Alumni Exhibition On view through February 23 PrattMWP Gallery in the Museum of Art
An essential component of Chris Duncan’s work is the thoughtful construction of his sculptures. In his process, Duncan assembles and disassembles elements, looking for combinations of line and volume as well as gravity and balance, to create pieces that explore space visually and physically. The process of creating becomes an act of finding the sculpture. On view through February 23 at 1 p.m.
Upcoming Exhibition: March 3 through 30 Artist in Residence Exhibition Azita Moradakani and Ella Weber Opening Reception: March 3, 5 to 7:30 p.m. 4
Chris Duncan, Lyre, steel, 2010
Museum of Art Events TALKS AND TOURS
EDUCATION PROGRAMS
GALLERY TALK FIRST FRIDAY SHORTS MYSTIC MONDRIAN: TWO PAINTINGS BY PIET MONDRIAN Friday, February 2 1:10 to 1:30 p.m. Paul Gonyea, Museum of Art Docent Free and open to the public
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, Emeritus
ART AND YOGA FOR MIND, BODY AND SPIRIT Saturdays 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. February 3, 10, 17 Drop-in fee: $10 MWPAI members $15 general admission Drop-ins pay at the door. All levels of ability are welcome. Wear comfortable clothing and bring your own yoga mat.
Lecture followed by Tea on the Terrace at 3 p.m., space is limited. $26.50 MWPAI members $32.50 general admission
Piet Mondrian, (Dutch, 1872-1944), Tree (Horizontal Tree), 1912, oil on canvas, 29 1/2 x 44 in., Museum Purchase, 52.37
GALLERY TALK TIME TO TALK ABOUT ART Wednesday, February 14, 12:30 p.m. Mary Murray, Department Head, Curatorial and Exhibitions/Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art Free and open to the public
Lecture only $7.50 MWPAI members $13.50 general admission Tickets: 315-797-0055 Join Ulysses Grant Dietz for a lavishly illustrated talk on jewelry in the Gilded Age (late 19th century to the turn of the 20th century). Moving from European jewels to American-made pieces, 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 in Jewels of Time: Watches from the Proctor Collection.
ART STORY A POP-UP STORYTIME Wednesday, February 7 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. Free and open to the public
GUIDED TOUR JEWELS OF TIME: WATCHES FROM THE PROCTOR COLLECTION Sunday, February 11, 2 p.m. Free and open to the public
The interactive Art Story program fosters visual literacy as young children learn to read visual cues in picture-book illustrations and apply these skills to looking at art in the galleries.
Join Mary Murray for a discussion of work in the works in the Time in Art exhibition.
The program is designed for ages three to five. For more information, contact the Museum Education Department at 315-797-0000, ext. 2158. Georg Wohlfart, (active Vienna, Austria), Watch, 1875-1900, silver gilt, rock crystal, enamel, 57.2 x 41.3 x 25.4 mm, Proctor Collection, PC. 161
SHOW US YOUR ♥ ON VALENTINE’S DAY
GUIDED TOURS AND GROUP TOURS
It’s a Valentine’s Day tradition! Visit the Museum February 7 – 14, pick up a sticky heart at the Museum reception desk or Gift Shop, and place your heart on the label next to the art work of your choice. Love can be complicated and quirky – show us your love, and see what others have chosen. Hearts will remain on display through February 28.
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. 5
School of Art SCHOOL OF ART CALLING FOR NEW ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE FOR 2018-19 Applications for the 2018-19 Artists in Residence (AIR) program are now being accepted in the areas of animation or painting/drawing. Applications may be submitted now through Monday, March 5, 2018, Midnight EST. The program allows two emerging artists of recent visual arts MFA graduates from different disciplines to live and work on the MWPAI and PrattMWP College of Art and Design campus in Utica, NY for one academic year. Residency artists are an energizing and crucial component of the creative life on our campus. The artists interact with the local creative community while Tracy Street Studio developing a self-directed studio practice. Programming includes presenting a lecture to PrattMWP students and the public and teaching a community arts education class while being involved in select MWPAI public programs. Artists receive financial support, housing, meals, a studio and museum gallery exhibition. https://www.mwpai.org/learn/about-artists-in-residence/
Finalists are interviewed in the spring, and the two chosen artists arrive on campus in August.
The AIR Program is made possible with the generous support of Francis J. and Ruth A. Pugliese
COMMUNITY ART EDUCATION CLASSES BEGINNING IN FEBRUARY New! Feminist Art: The Rise of the Woman Artist Ages 18+ / All Levels / Annette Goldmacher Tuesdays, February 13 - March 6, 6 to 7:30 p.m. This class presents discussions of diverse feminist art from the 1960s to contemporary works.
Salt Firing Workshop Ages 18+ / Intermediate / Veronica Byun Wednesdays, February 14 - March 7, 6 to 9 p.m. Salt firing is embraced by ceramic artists and potters because of the beautiful and unpredictable results that come from a salt-fired kiln.
Figure Drawing Ages 18+ / All Levels / Annette Gurdo Tuesdays, February 27 - April 10, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. This evening class explores gesture drawing, contour drawing, and other methods of recording a direct response to the figure on paper.
Ring Casting Ages 18+ / All Levels / Shannon Stockbridge Tuesdays, February 27 - April 10, 6 to 9 p.m. Whether crafting a charm for a loved one or shaping a ring for personal adornment, this class is all about creating bling!
Adventures in Art In collaboration with The Kelberman Center at the School of Art Drawing, Painting, and Collage with Instructor Carlie Sherry Ages 8 - 16 / All Levels February 27 – April 3 5:30 to 7 p.m. This studio class provides kids and teens with autism spectrum disorder an opportunity to delve into a variety of art-making processes through play, experimentation, and material exploration.
COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS AT THE SCHOOL OF ART
Furniture 102: Design, Lumber, + Jigs Ages 18+ / Intermediate / Jon Taylor Mondays and Wednesdays, February 12 – March 21, 6 to 9 p.m.
Life-Size Figure Drawing Delve deeper into the nuanced art of functional woodworking in a group setting.
Furniture Class at the School of Art
Ages 18+ / All Levels / Yulia Levkovich Saturday, February 10,1 to 6 p.m. Go big! Draw life-sized figures on six-foot lengths of paper.
Re-Bound: Handcrafted Books + Upcycled Materials Ages 16+/ All Levels / Rachel Bartunek Wednesday, February 7, 6 to 9 p.m. Participants will use upcycled and natural materials to produce high quality personalized handmade books.
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PrattMWP PRATTMWP DEAN DONNA MORAN TALKS WITH SOPHOMORE CONNOR BOSMANS Where were you born? In a small beach town in Chesapeake Beach, Maryland. Did you live there until you came to PrattMWP? Yes, I’ve lived there my whole life. Why did you decide to major in Sculpture? I actually came to the school originally as a ComD major but quickly realized that I didn’t enjoy working on a computer and that commercially driven work wouldn’t feed my need for conceptual thinking. Taking 3D for the first time in my life during my first semester really radicalized my thought process and I loved the physicality of working with real materials. I also really enjoyed the freedom of sculpture and looking at its history compared to how contemporary sculptors are making work.
What activities have you been part of on campus? Last year I was involved in Student Government, Programming Board, and Environmental Club. This year I was luckily elected as President of the Programming Board so I have been devoting my time mostly to that, planning and organizing all the student life events for the semester. Is there anything you like to spend time on outside of school? I’ve really enjoyed the different art opportunities in the local area. The film and lecture series at MWPAI is really fantastic. I also really enjoy the gallery openings and talks at the Other Side Gallery. I especially like checking out the artists in residences’ work at Sculpture Space. Some non-art related things I’ve enjoyed are exploring the city’s history, particularly discovering all of the different surviving architecture. When you are finished with your BFA, do you plan to stay in the Brooklyn/NYC area? I know I want to stay in NYC just because of the art scene and the many art and cultural institutions that create community for contemporary artists to work and live there. I just can’t imagine working in a studio by myself and not having the energy of ideas being exchanged that exists primarily at art schools or art communities. Starting a collaborative art studio space in NYC or perhaps joining one is really the dream or even traveling the world doing residencies with other artists in different communities. Any special interests? Whenever I have spare time, I really enjoy going to the library and spending time researching a wide variety of things. I’ve also been making one-off random earrings made from any material small and light enough to be strung and hooked onto an ear. Most are tacky and lack any real aesthetic concern but that’s why I love doing them. College of Art and Design
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Campus Store Back-to-School Sale Monday, February 12 through Friday, February 23
Pentel Oil Pastels 25 colors – $4.89 Pentallic 24 Colors Watercolor Pencil Set $15.99 Pelikan 12 Color Opaque Paint Set $15.10 Paint, Pencil and Pastel Sets are 25% off No additional discounts apply on sale items.
Campus Store Hours Monday through Friday 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Campus Store is located in the PrattMWP Student Center 1216 State Street, Utica, NY 7
Performing Arts Events THE MET: LIVE IN HD FEATURES L’ELISIR D’AMORE
February 10, Noon
LA BOHÈME
February 24, 12:30 p.m. The 2017-2018 season of The Met: Live in HD continues in the Sinnott Family – Bank of Utica Auditorium with two stunning productions noon, Saturday, February 10, with Donizetti’s L’Elisir d’Amore, and 12:30 p.m., Saturday, February 24, with Puccini’s La Bohème. L’Elisir d’Amore has been among the most consistently popular operatic comedies for almost two centuries. The story deftly combines comic archetypes with a degree of genuine character development rare in works of this type. Its ending is as much a foregone conclusion as it would be in a romantic comedy film today—the joy is in the journey, and Donizetti created one of his most instantly appealing scores for this ride. Pretty Yende debuts a new role at the Met with her first Adina opposite Matthew Polenzani, who enthralled Met audiences as Nemorino in 2013.
L’Elisir d’Amore
La Bohème
La Bohème, Puccini’s passionate, timeless, and indelible story of love among young artists in Paris, can stake its claim as the world’s most popular opera. It has a marvelous ability to make a powerful first impression and to reveal unsuspected treasures after dozens of hearings. At first glance, La Bohème is the definitive depiction of the joys and sorrows of love and loss; on closer inspection, it reveals the deep emotional significance hidden in the trivial things—a bonnet, an old overcoat, a chance meeting with a neighbor—that make up our everyday lives. With over 1,200 performances on the Met stage, Franco Zeffirelli’s classic production returns starring Sonya Yoncheva as the fragile Mimì and Michael Fabiano as the poet Rodolfo.
Tickets for The Met: Live in HD are $24 for members, $28 for general admission, and $14 for students. Flexible subscription packages for the series are also available. Contact the Performing Arts Ticket Office at 797-0055 or 800-754-0797. Tickets are also available mwpai.org. The Met: Live in HD series is made possible by a generous grant from its founding sponsor, The Neubauer Family Foundation. Global sponsorship of The Met: Live in HD is also provided by Bloomberg Philanthropies. The HD broadcasts are supported by Toll Brothers.
The Cinema Events series at the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute is sponsored by Bank of Utica 8
Performing Arts Events COMING IN MARCH Concert in the Court Goitse March 3 at 7:30 p.m.
The Met: Live in HD
The Met: Live in HD
Semiramide Gioachino Rossini March 10 at 12:55 p.m.
CosĂŹ fan tutte Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart March 31 at 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. 9
Development PLANNED GIVING - PART TWO The MWPAI Development Office stands ready to assist you with the integration of your charitable interests with your overall tax, estate and financial plans. Planned giving often allows donors to make a larger philanthropic impact than they may have otherwise thought possible. As you think about the legacy you could leave at MWPAI, we invite you to explore these various planned gift options with us. Some of the best ways to support MWPAI are available through life income gifts. These “Gifts That Pay You Back” allow you to make a substantial gift to the Institute while increasing your income. Charitable Gift Annuities The Charitable Gift Annuity is the simplest and most popular life income gift. In exchange for a gift of cash or appreciated securities, the donor(s) receives regular payments. The amount of the payment is based on the age of the income beneficiaries at the time of the gift and the date when the payments begin. A portion of the resulting payment also may be
tax-free to the beneficiary. Annuity payments may begin immediately or deferred for a period of time as part of your retirement planning. MWPAI’s minimum gift requirement is $10,000 and the donor must be at least 60 years old. Upon receipt of the cash or securities, MWPAI prepares a contract to pay the donor, the donor and a spouse, or any two beneficiaries named in the contract, fixed quarterly payments for life. The remaining balance passes to MWPAI when the contract ends. Charitable Remainder Trusts This life income gift allows you to transfer cash, securities, real property or other assets to a trust. In exchange, you will save income and capital gains taxes. A Charitable Remainder Annuity trust pays you, and/or other beneficiaries, a fixed annuity for life or for a term of years (up to 20). By law, no additional gifts to the trust are permitted once the trust is initially funded.
A Charitable Remainder Unitrust pays a percentage of its principal, revalued annually, to you and/or other income beneficiaries you name for life or a term of years (up to a maximum of 20). You can make additional gifts to the trust as your circumstances allow for additional income and tax benefits. Once the trust terminates, the balance or “remainder interest” transfers to MWPAI to be used as you designate. Contact Us If you would like to explore the ways that you can include MWPAI in your estate plan in more detail, please contact our Development Office at 315-797-0000 to set up an appointment. Please note: the information provided is not intended to be legal advice. You are encouraged to consult your own advisors.
Museum Shop SWEETHEART SALE
Tuesday, January 30 through Wednesday, February 14
Silk Scarf $67.95
Hematite Heart Necklace, $42 Earrings, $28 by Doug McIver
All non-consignment jewelry and scarves will be 20% off (30% for members) Receive a free polishing cloth with every jewelry purchase of $50 or more before discount. Museum Shop Hours – Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. / Sunday 1 to 5 p.m. 10
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 Peggy O’Shea
Natalie Brown Steven J. Brown
Michael D. Damsky, Trustee Emeritus
Michael D. Cominsky
John B. Stetson, Trustee Emeritus
Joseph J. Corasanti William C. Craine
EAT. DRINK. ART Take a break from the cold of February with the First Fridays Happy Hour! Friday, February 2, 5 to 8 p.m. Music will be provided by The North and South Dakotas. This folk band from Saratoga Springs has a strong rhythm section and ringing harmonies that will make for a lively evening. The Museum Shop will be open 5 to 8 p.m. with Valentine’s Day cards for sale as well as 25% off all non-consignment jewelry. We will also feature micro-tours at 6 and 7 p.m., mead samplings from Heartsease Hill, and hands-on crafts.
MUNSON-WILLIAMS-PROCTOR ARTS INSTITUTE INFORMATION AND HOURS Museum Hours, including Fountain Elms: Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 1-5 p.m. Performing Arts Ticket Office Hours: Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., one hour before performances and 30 minutes before films. Phone: 797-0055 or 1-800-754-0797 Art Odyssey: Interactive Gallery Hours: Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 1-5 p.m. PrattMWP Gallery Hours: Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 1-5 p.m. Library: Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat. noon-5 p.m., Sun. 3-8 p.m. Museum Shop Hours: Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5p.m., Sun. 1-5 p.m. For information, call (315) 797-0000 (Voice and TDD)
Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute is a fine arts center serving diverse audiences through three program divisions—Museum of Art, Performing Arts, and School of Art. The Institute also offers an art research library, an active membership program, a Museum Shop, Terrace Café, and outstanding rental facilities ideal for public programs and private events. MWPAI receives funding from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
The following areas are accessible to the physically challenged: Museum of Art Galleries, Auditorium and Sculpture Court, Art Odyssey: Interactive Gallery, Museum Shop, Art Reference and Music Libraries, Performing Arts Office, School of Art Gallery, Studio D, and the Pottery Studio, the Academic Center and Student Center.
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College of Art and Design 310 Genesee Street Utica, New York 13502 (315) 797-0000 mwpai.org
MUSEUM SHOP
SWEETHEART SALE Tuesday, January 30 through Wednesday, February 14
All non-consignment jewelry and scarves will be 20% off (30% for members) Receive a free polishing cloth with every jewelry purchase of $50 or more before discount.