A Season for our MEMBERS

Make plans to experience these Member-exclusive events that highlight The Ringling’s special exhibitions, dynamic performances, and stimulating programs.

Member Events

THU, JAN 12 • 4:00 – 6:00 PM

CIRCLE BEHIND THE SCENES

Did you know that The Ringling offers graduate programs in museum studies and museum education in partnership with academic departments at FSU in Tallahassee? David Berry, Assistant Director of Academic Affairs, and Maureen Zaremba, Curator of Education, will provide an overview of the programs. Meet and mingle with the students currently enrolled in the programs during the reception in the Chao Lecture Hall.

WED, FEB 1 • 5:30 – 9:00 PM

CIRCLE EXHIBITION PREVIEW AND DINNER

A Feast for the Senses: Art and Experience in Medieval Europe

Join Steven High and Dr. Virginia Brilliant, Ulla R. Searing Curator of Collections, for a preview of this extraordinary exhibition. Curated by The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, in partnership with The Ringling, this major exhibition will feature more than 80 objects, many on loan from the Metropolitan Museum of Art and other prestigious museums in the US and Europe. As we move through the exhibition space, you will encounter interactive displays designed to encourage an appreciation of how art stimulated the senses of the medieval viewer. A reception will be held in Joseph’s Coat, a Skyspace by James Turrell. Dinner in the tented Asian courtyard will follow.

THU, FEB 2 • 4:00 – 7:00 PM

MEMBER PREVIEW

A Feast for the Senses: Art and Experience in Medieval Europe

4:00 – 5:00 PM VIP Members Preview

With the Executive Director and Curator

5:00 – 7:00 PM All Members

Exhibition preview, light bites, and beverages.

FRI, FEB 17 • 6:30 – 8:30 PM

CIRCLE RECOGNITION RECEPTION

Thank you for your philanthropic donations and enthusiastic support over the past year. Please join us for a cocktail reception on the Museum of Art loggia while we view the New Stages performance of SEESAW by Wise Fool New Mexico in the Museum of Art Courtyard. Acrobatic theater artists in the air and on stilts inhabit an everchanging environment of kinetic sculpture, drawing in, disarming, and instilling audiences with wonder and compassion as they open the door for new ideas in movement and performance.

TUE, MAR 7 • 9:00 – 10:30 AM

MABLE RINGLING’S LEGACY for Supporting, Partner, and Circle Members

Celebrate Mable Ringling’s 141st birthday in the beautiful Rose Garden that was the first one in Florida in 1913. Enjoy a wonderful variety of tea, light bites, and mimosas as we celebrate Mable Ringling and her lasting legacy.

THU, MAR 16 • 4:00 – 6:00 PM

CIRCLE BEHIND THE SCENES

Join this discussion with Barbara Ramsay, Chief Conservator, of the conservation currently underway for Ca’ d’Zan. Conservation is also a critical component of the reinstallation of the original 21 galleries in the Museum of Art. Ron McCarty, Keeper of Ca’ d’Zan, and Dr. Virginia Brilliant, Ulla R. Searing Curator of Collections, will discuss their particular area of focus in The Ringling collections. A reception will follow in the Chao Lecture Hall.

WED, APR 5 • 9:00 – 10:30 AM

STATE OF THE RINGLING

You and a guest are invited to join us for a buffet breakfast and presentation by Steven High on the strategic goals and campaign priorities at The Ringling. The presentation will begin at 10:00 AM.

Friends Events

FEB 14 • 10:30 – 11:30 AM

FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY

Elisa Hansen, Head of Library Services, presents “Sacred and Profane Love: Emblem books from the Art Library’s Special Collection.” Friends are invited to the Library afterwards for refreshments and to view additional Emblem books.

FEB 18 • 9:30 – 11:30 AM

FRIENDS OF ASIAN ART

Enjoy a light breakfast in the Director’s Suite prior to the ViewPoint Lecture.

A Toshiba International Foundation sponsored event.

FEB 23 • 4:00 – 6:00 PM

FRIENDS OF THE RINGLING LEGACY

Celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Tibbals Learning Center opening with Howard and Janice Tibbals. Join us for a private tour of The Howard Bros. Circus Model and a discussion with Howard about his life-long passion for the circus and creation of the model. Reception and book signing to follow.

MARCH 1 • 3:00 – 4:00 PM

FRIENDS OF ART OF OUR TIME

Join Christopher Jones, Associate Curator of Photography and Exhibitions, for an exclusive preview of the exhibition Territories: Photography, Space, and Power Refreshments will follow.

APRIL 7 • 5:30 PM

FRIENDS OF ART OF OUR TIME

Experience a New Stages performance inspired by Rilke’s The Panther. In CAPTIVE, by Motionhouse, four dancers blend dance and aerial work in a provocative consideration of how a human, like an animal, can be plucked from normal life.

APRIL 18 • 9:00 – 10:15 AM

FRIENDS OF THE RINGLING LEGACY

Join Kevin Greene, Landscape Superintendent, for Gardens-GardensGardens-Galore, a tram tour of The Ringling Gardens, ending at the Museum of Art Courtyard for a mid-morning coffee reception.

MAY 16 • 3:30 – 5:00 PM

FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY

Elisa Hansen, Head of Library Services, presents "The Librarian’s Choice: Selected Treasures from the Art Library’s Vaults." These treasured books are part of The Ringling’s permanent collection. Light refreshments to follow.

LEGACY SOCIETY

FEB 15 • 4:00 – 6:00 PM

ESTATE PLANNING: MY REASON TO GIVE—A DONOR’S JOURNEY

Panel discussion with Ringling donors who have made significant contributions to The Ringling collections. Topics covered will include: reasons for starting a collection, donating to a museum rather than leaving artwork to family members, and caring for a collection.

Sponsored in part by U.S. Trust and The Ringling.

MAR 30 • 11:30 – 1:30 PM

ANNUAL LEGACY LUNCHEON

Join us for the annual Legacy Luncheon on the Bolger Campiello as we celebrate new members of The John & Mable Ringling Legacy Society and long-time members and supporters of The Ringling. Sponsored in part by U.S. Trust and The Ringling.