ENTER THE MACABRE May 2019
Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute
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MAY EVENTS
May 1 Wednesday
May 8 Wednesday
Film Series Phone 315-797-0055 or visit mwpai.org 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sinnott Family - Bank of Utica Auditorium
May 10 Friday
Art Story: A Pop-Up Storytime 10:30 a.m. Art Odyssey Interactive Gallery
May 3 Friday
A Closer Look Gallery Talk Mysterious, Marvelous, Malevolent: The Art of Elihu Vedder Miranda Hofelt, Curator of 19th-Century American Art 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 PrattMWP Sophomore Gallery Opening 4 p.m. McCulley Gallery 14 Cottage Place First Fridays Happy Hour Music by The Brian Mulkerne Band 5 to 8 p.m. Museum of Art
May 4 Saturday
Film Series Phone 315-797-0055 or visit mwpai.org 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sinnott Family - Bank of Utica Auditorium Film Series Phone 315-797-0055 or visit mwpai.org 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sinnott Family - Bank of Utica Auditorium
May 11 Saturday Art and Yoga 10:30 a.m. Museum of Art
The Met: Live in HD Francis Poulenc, Dialogues des Carmélites Noon Sinnott Family - Bank of Utica Auditorium Keyboard Conversations Fascinatin’ Rhythms! 7:30 p.m. Sinnott Family - Bank of Utica Auditorium
May 12 Sunday
Mother’s Day Self-Guided Audio Tour Women of MWP 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Museum of Art
Art and Yoga 10:30 a.m. Museum of Art
Sweet Escape at the Terrace Café Open 1 to 4 p.m.
May 5 Sunday
Film Series Phone 315-797-0055 or visit mwpai.org 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sinnott Family - Bank of Utica Auditorium
Concert B Sharp Musical Club 3 p.m. Sinnott Family - Bank of Utica Auditorium
May 15 Wednesday
May 17 Friday
Film Series Phone 315-797-0055 or visit mwpai.org 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sinnott Family - Bank of Utica Auditorium
May 18 Saturday Art and Yoga 10:30 a.m. Museum of Art
Exhibition Opening Community Arts Education Student Exhibition On view through June 16 PrattMWP Gallery Reception 4 to 6 p.m. Fountain Elms Terrace
May 22 Wednesday
Film Series Phone 315-797-0055 or visit mwpai.org 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sinnott Family - Bank of Utica Auditorium Spring New York City Bus Trip Bus leaves at 6 a.m. Preregistration required
May 24 Friday
Film Series Phone 315-797-0055 or visit mwpai.org 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sinnott Family - Bank of Utica Auditorium
May 25 Saturday Art and Yoga 10:30 a.m. Museum of Art
May 29 Wednesday
Film Series Phone 315-797-0055 or visit mwpai.org 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sinnott Family - Bank of Utica Auditorium
May 31 Friday
Film Series Phone 315-797-0055 or visit mwpai.org 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sinnott Family - Bank of Utica Auditorium Arts Festival Sidewalk Art Show Drop-off Entries 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Museum of Art
Above: Art Story: A Pop-Up Storytime Cover: Elihu Vedder (American, 1836-1923), The Questioner of the Sphinx, 1863, oil on canvas, 36 x 42 inches. Bequest of Mrs. Martin Brimmer, 06.2430. Courtesy, Museum Fine Arts, Boston. Reproduced with permission. ©2019 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. All rights reserved.
ELIHU VEDDER, HAUNTED BY THE MACABRE MYSTERIOUS, MARVELOUS, MALEVOLENT: THE ART OF ELIHU VEDDER On View through December 29
Mystery, death, and the macabre haunted artist Elihu Vedder (1836-1923) throughout his life. He was born into a family that believed in omens and embraced mystical realities beyond the physical world. His grandfather predicted the hour of his own death. His aunt had heavenly visions. An uncle stockpiled iron, convinced he could turn it into gold (he was later committed to an insane asylum). A fortune teller prophesized that Vedder’s mother would have a long life if she survived 1852; that year, a mysterious illness struck down Mrs. Vedder and she died. Vedder was just 16 years old and a deep gloom shadowed him for the rest of his life. Vedder’s father moved to Cuba when the artist was a child. Young Elihu was shuttled between New York State and the Caribbean, which he found exotic and troubling. There he encountered the horrors of slavery and learned about brutal beatings and oppression. The Vedder children also had gruesome confrontations with death. When Elihu and his older brother went searching for shells on the Playo de los Judios (Beach of the Jews), they saw buzzards picking at the burnt bodies and skeletons of the unbaptized and diseased who were forbidden to be buried in consecrated ground. Desolate beaches and sandy deserts became recurring backgrounds for the unsettling visions Vedder painted during the American Civil War, as he did in The Questioner of the Sphinx (1863). The Digressions of V, Written for His Own Fun and that of His Friends, 1910, Boston: Houghton Mifflin and Company, Munson-WilliamsThe MWPAI Museum of Art owns an illustrated copy of the Proctor Arts Institute, Rare Book Collection artist’s memories, The Digressions of V.: Written for His Own Fun and That of His Friends (1910). Presented as a series of entertaining, often horror movie-like stories, the nightmarish youthful tales he recounts suggest that death, mania, and mysticism marked him for life.
Learn more about this extraordinary artist and his works of art in the exhibition Mysterious, Marvelous, and Malevolent: The Art of Elihu Vedder, on view in Gallery 1 North through December 29. Mysterious, Marvelous, Malevolent: The Art of Elihu Vedder is supported in part by Art-Bridges - Terra, a six-year pilot initiative that enables the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute to curate three exhibitions based on loans of masterpieces from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Each exhibition will be larger than its predecessor with the final exhibition containing 30 works of art from the MFA collection. This exhibition is a collaboration with the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and is made possible by an initiative of Art Bridges, Inc., and the Terra Foundation for American Art.
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Museum of Art TIFFANY GLASS FEATURED THIS SUMMER
June 16 through September 8
Louis Comfort Tiffany’s artistic vision shaped some the most magnificent expressions of American stained glass ever produced. His mastery of color and form as expressed in luminous glass, innovative metals and enamels, and radiant interiors are explored in the Museum of Art’s special summer exhibition Louis Comfort Tiffany: Treasures from the Driehaus Collection. More than 60 artworks spanning three decades focus on Tiffany’s stunning and technically brilliant stained-glass windows, lamps, floral vases, and accessories. This exhibition is the first time this private collection has been presented publically. We Thank our Exhibition Sponsors Lead sponsors: Baird Private Wealth Management Associate sponsors: Meyda Lighting and Elizabeth R. Lemieux, Ph.D.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THE EXCLUSIVE
MEMBERS’ PREVIEW GALA June 15, 8 to 10 p.m.
Art, Music, Performance, Hors d’oeuvres and Drinks Louis Comfort Tiffany: Treasures from the Driehaus Collection was organized by the Richard H. Driehaus Museum and is toured by International Arts & Artists.
Tiffany Studios, Group of lamps (birds-eye detail). Photograph by John Faier. © 2013 The Richard H. Driehaus Museum.
COMING IN AUGUST:
THE HOT GLASS ROADSHOW Experience the live excitement of a full-brown spectacle of glass artistry! Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute will bring the thrilling Hot Glass Roadshow from The Corning Museum of Glass to the MWPAI Museum of Art front lawn. Throughout the week, enjoy an array of hot glass demonstrations and programs offered to the general public. Bring your groups to tour, view demonstrations, and enjoy lunch or afternoon tea. Groups scheduling in advance will enjoy an exclusive opportunity to reserve front row seats for the hot glass demonstrations. Take in a demonstration, take a tour, enjoy lunch or tea, attend a gallery talk! For more information on bringing a group to a free demonstration, or to schedule a special event for your business or club, please contact Amy Francisco at 315-797-0000, ext. 2170, or afrancisco@mwpai.edu. Sponsored by New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), M & T Bank / Partner’s Trust Bank Charitable Fund,
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Museum of Art Events TALKS AND TOURS
EDUCATION PROGRAMS
A CLOSER LOOK GALLERY TALK MYSTERIOUS, MARVELOUS, MALEVOLENT: THE ART OF ELIHU VEDDER Friday, May 3 1:10 to 1:30 p.m.
ART STORY A POP-UP STORYTIME Wednesday, May 1 10:30 to 11:15 a.m.
Miranda Hofelt, Curator of 19th-Century American Art Free and open to the public This collaboration with the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, is made possible by an initiative of Art Bridges, Inc., and the Terra Foundation for American Art. Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, The Astronomer-Poet of Persia, 1886 Boston: Houghton Mifflin and Company, Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute, Rare Book Collection
WOMEN OF MWP SELF-GUIDED AUDIO TOUR Available During Museum Hours Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m. Free and open to the public
Free and open to the public For ages 3 to 5 The interactive Art Story program fosters visual literacy as young children find visual cues in picture-book illustrations and apply these skills to looking at art in the galleries. For more information, contact the Museum Education Department at 315-797-0000, ext. 2158.
ART AND YOGA FOR MIND, BODY, AND SPIRIT Saturdays, May 4, 11, 18, 25, and June 1, 8, 22 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. Full session (7 classes) $50 MWPAI members, $75 general public Drop-in fee: $10 MWPAI members,$15 general public For full session, please pay in advance through the Ticket Office, 315-797-0055 Drop-ins pay at the door Art, yoga, and meditation to soothe the soul. All levels of ability are welcome. Wear comfortable clothing and bring your own yoga mat.
SPRING BUS TRIP NEW YORK CITY Wednesday, May 22, 6 a.m. to 1 a.m. $76.50 MWPAI members, $86.50 general public Tickets: 315-797-0055
William Merritt Chase (American, 1849-1916), Memories, 1885 or 1886, oil on canvas, 50 1/2 x 37 in., Museum Purchase 57.305
Spend the day exploring the Big Apple! Beginning at bustling Bryant Park (the bus drop-off and pick-up point), enjoy great shopping, renowned museums, Broadway theatre, restaurants, the High Line elevated park, Times Square, Eataly, Chelsea Market—the possibilities are endless! Hale Transportation provides the coach bus for this annual spring trip.
JOIN US MOTHER’S DAY FOR A TOUR AND DESSERT WOMEN OF MWP SELF-GUIDED AUDIO TOUR Free and open to the public
This Mother’s Day, May 12, the Museum of Art invites you to take our new self-guided tour, Patron, Artist, Muse: Women of MWP. Pick up the free Acoustiguide audio tour at reception. Sweet Escape at the Terrace Café will be serving hot and cold beverages including cappuccinos, lattes, and sipping chocolate and delicious homemade desserts 1 to 4 p.m. Louise Bourgeois, Ode à ma mère (Ode to my mother), plate 9, 1995. When listening to the audio guide for Louise Bourgeois’ formidable sculpture, Spider II, 1995, visitors can also view the Museum’s etching on their screen and hear Kay WalkingStick speak about Bourgeois’ work.
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Performing Arts KEYBOARD CONVERSATIONS Join us for a night of Fascinatin’ Rhythms as we close out the season of Jeffrey Siegel’s Keyboard Conversations® 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 11 in the Sinnott Family – Bank of Utica Auditorium. Featuring works by Scott Joplin, Igor Stravinsky, Sergei Prokofiev, and more, Mr. Siegel demonstrates how particular rhythms can frame and influence the sentiment of the composition. The extremely popular Keyboard Conversations format offers listeners the opportunity to discover the influences that affected the creation of the music presented. Mr. Siegel shares details about each composition that lead the audience to realize the subtleties and intricacies of these great works. The evening concludes with a question and answer session with Mr. Siegel.
Admission is $31.50 for MWPAI members and $36.50 for the general public. Tickets may be purchased in advance at the MWPAI Performing Arts Ticket Office, 315-797-0055 or 1-800-754-0797. Tickets are also available at mwpai.org.
Sponsored by Dr. Cynthia Parlato, Dr. Kenneth Novak, Dr. Lorna W. Grant and Dr. Douglas Hurd
The Met: Live in HD The 2018-2019 season of The Met: Live in HD closes with Francis Poulenc’s Dialogues des Carmélites, noon Saturday, May 11 in the Sinnott Family – Bank of Utica Auditorium. Metropolitan opera Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads the classic John Dexter production of Poulenc’s devastating story of faith and martyrdom. Mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard sings the touching role of Blanche and soprano Karita Mattila, a legend in her own time, returns to the Met as the Prioress. *Please note the earlier start time for Dialogues des Carmélites at noon. Tickets for The Met: Live in HD are $24 for MWPAI members, $28 for the general public, and $14 for students. Flexible subscription packages for the series are also available. Call the Performing Arts Ticket Office at 315-797-0055 or 1-800-754-0797. Tickets are also available at 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 provided by Bloomberg Philanthropies. The Met: Live in HD series is supported by Rolex. The HD broadcasts are supported by Toll Brothers.
The Cinema Event Series at MWPAI is sponsored by Bank of Utica
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Performing Arts Films are shown Wednesdays and Fridays at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. All films are shown in high definition following our recent conversion to Digital Cinema Projection and Sound using state-of-the art technology and equipment. Comfortable stadium seating in our Museum of Art Auditorium provides every patron an unobstructed view of our large screen.
Film Series Sponsor:
Admission for all screenings is $8 for the general public and $6 for MWPAI members. Admission for students with valid identification is $4 at all screenings. Tickets are on sale 30 minutes prior to each screening. Film Passbooks for discounted admission to 10 screenings are available for MWPAI members for $55 and non-members for $75. For information, call the MWPAI Performing Arts Ticket Office, 315-797-0055 or 1-800-754-0797. If you’d like monthly film email updates, sign up for our Performing Arts film email by contacting Bob Mortis at bmortis@mwpai.org, calling 315-797-0055, or on our website at mwpai.org.
BLUES AND MORE AT FIRST FRIDAYS, MAY 3 • Brian Mulkerne Band - Sultry Blues and American Rock • Themed Crafts • Museum Shop - 25% off all art kits • Cash Bar • Food by Sweet Escape • PrattMWP Art Sale
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PrattMWP and School of Art
May 18 through June 16 COMMUNITY ARTS EDUCATION STUDENT EXHIBITION The PrattMWP Gallery is pleased to host a multi-media exhibition featuring work from the talented students from the School of Art Community Arts Education program.
Opening Reception Saturday, May 18, 4 to 6 p.m. Free and open to the public
Cheri Sassman, oil pastel
Alexandria Compo, ceramics
Upcoming Exhibition June 28 through July 25
Jon Taylor and Taro Takizawa: Local Artist Showcase The PrattMWP Gallery is pleased to host sculptor Jon Taylor (Russia, NY) and printmaker Taro Takizawa (Syracuse, NY)
Jon Taylor, Logland
Taro Takizawa, Monotype
The PrattMWP Gallery is located in the Museum of Art. Gallery Hours: Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m. 8
Development Happy Birthday, MWPAI! Celebrate 100 years! In 1919, our founders, Maria Williams Proctor and Thomas and Frederick Proctor, chartered MWPAI as “an artistic, musical, and social center,” a threefold mission parallel to our current one of serving diverse audiences through the Museum of Art, School of Art, and Performing Arts divisions. Help wish MWPAI a happy 100th birthday through a special birthday gift. We are seeking 1,000 donations of $100 apiece. Donations may come from new or existing donors, and, if you’re feeling inspired, feel free to contribute more than $100. Creatively presented gifts make birthdays more special. We are running a contest for the most creative way to deliver an MWPAI birthday donation. Will your delivery be in costume? In a group? Inside a cake? However you choose to deliver your gift, let us know when you plan to arrive and we will make sure to record the event for social media. In December, we will announce a winner, who will receive a season’s subscription to Concerts in the Court for two (a value of $228). If big splashes aren’t your style, you can make a gift quietly through the mail or by stopping into the Museum of Art to use our new dip jar, which has been set to celebrate birthday magic. Just dip your credit card in and “Ding”—you’ve helped us reach our goal. Whether you visit MWPAI to enjoy live music, view films, expand your creativity in ceramics classes, or experience spectacular art exhibitions, you have reason to celebrate all that MWPAI has to offer. Think of each time you had a special experience at Munson-Williams over the years. Be part of the party. Give $100 to celebrate 100 years of joy and wonder! Questions? Contact Jill Maney at 315-797-0000 ext. 2297.
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Dining and Shopping LUNCH
SANDWICHES SALADS DESSERTS
11 A.M. TO 3 P.M.
COFFEE & TREATS 3 TO 4:30 P.M.
AND CHOCOLATE! MUSEUM SHOP JEWELRY BY SARAH JORDAN Handcrafted jewelry for modern heroes The Museum Shop is pleased to offer new chainmail designs in mixed metals of stainless steel and bronze by Sarah Jordan from Fort Plain. Sarah is a trained software engineer whose true passion lies in creating beautiful jewelry. Many of her chainmail designs are made with stainless steel jump rings because she loves their strength and versatility. Tough rings are woven into intricate and feminine designs.
Mother’s Day Special
All non-consignment earrings 20% Off (30% off for MWPAI members)
Tuesday, April 30 through Sunday, May 12
First Fridays Party • Friday, May 3, 5 to 8 p.m. Museum Shop Special – 25% Off All Art Kits Museum Shop Hours: Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m.
CAMPUS STORE END OF SEMESTER Tuesday, May 14 is the last day the Campus Store is open until July. Please contact the retail office at 315-797-0000 ext. 2155 for any art supply needs you may have during our shut down.
The Campus Store is located at 1216 State St. inside the Student Center. Hours: Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Closed Saturday and Sunday 315-797-0000, ext. 2227 10
MUNSON-WILLIAMS-PROCTOR ARTS INSTITUTE BOARD OF TRUSTEES Vige Barrie, Chair
Steven R. Kowalsky
Mark D. Levitt, Vice Chair
F. X. Matt III
William C. Craine, Secretary
Peggy O’Shea
Steven J. Brown
Michael D. Damsky, Trustee Emeritus
Michael D. Cominsky
John B. Stetson, Trustee Emeritus
Anna D’Ambrosio, 6 President & CEO
Emma Golden Donna Harkavy Robert Knight
Sidewalk Art Show 2019 July 2 through July 7 Deliver Entries Friday, May 31 and Saturday, June 1, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Notification Card Mailed to Artists Friday, June 7
Pick Up Entries Not in Show Thursday, June 13 and Friday, June 14, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Prizes Awarded Sunday, July 7, 7 p.m., Performing Arts Stage
Pick Up Entries Thursday, July 11 and Friday, July 12, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Unclaimed works are subject to disposal without notification. 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: Tues.-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. Art Research Library: Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat. Noon-5 p.m. Museum Shop Hours: Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.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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PrattMWP
College of Art and Design 310 Genesee Street Utica, New York 13502 (315) 797-0000 mwpai.org
Louis Comfort Tif any Treasures from the Driehaus Collection
June 16 through September 8 We Thank our Exhibition Sponsors
Lead sponsors: Baird Private Wealth Management Associate sponsors: Meyda Lighting and Elizabeth R. Lemieux, Ph.D. Louis Comfort Tiffany: Treasures from the Driehaus Collection was organized by the Richard H. Driehaus Museum and is toured by International Arts & Artists, Washington, D.C.
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