The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz announces its spring public programs, which relate to the Museum’s four spring exhibitions:
Intimately Unfamiliar: New Work by SUNY New Paltz Art Faculty (through April 9)
Carl Walters and Woodstock Ceramic Arts (through May 21)
Text/ures of Iraq: Contemporary Art from the Collection of Oded Halahmy (through May 21)
Sara Greenberger Rafferty: Gloves Off (through May 21)
All listings take place at The Dorsky Museum, unless otherwise noted.
FEBRUARY
Saturday, Feb. 18, 12-2 p.m.
Performance art by Thomas Albrecht, in conjunction with Intimately Unfamiliar
Saturday, Feb. 18, 2 p.m.
Gallery Talk with Guest Curator Michael Asbill, in conjunction with Intimately Unfamiliar
Sunday, Feb. 26, 2 p.m.
Sunday Family Day: Exhibition-inspired, hands-on activities for children and their families with Museum Educator Zachary Bowman. Sunday Family Day registration at www.newpaltz.edu/dorskymuseum/visit/familydays
MARCH
Thursday, March 2, 6:30 p.m.
Gallery Activity: System Drawing Session with exhibiting artist Andrea Frank, in conjunction with Intimately Unfamiliar
Saturday, March 4, 12–2 p.m.
Performance art by Thomas Albrecht, in conjunction with Intimately Unfamiliar
Saturday, March 4, 2 p.m.
Gallery Activity: Artists Books with exhibiting artists Rimer Cardillo, François Deschamps, Matthew Friday, Nadia Sablin and Dimitry Tetin, in conjunction with Intimately Unfamiliar
Sunday, March 5, 2 p.m.
First Sunday Free Gallery Talk with Guest Educator Kevin Cook
Saturday, March 11, 12–2 p.m.
Performance art by Thomas Albrecht, in conjunction with Intimately Unfamiliar
Saturday, March 11, 2 p.m.
Panel discussion in conjunction with Carl Walters and Woodstock Ceramic Arts. Exhibition Curator Tom Wolf moderates. Featuring Tom Folk, Caroline Hannah, and Bill Rhoads
Saturday, March 18, 25, 12–2 p.m.
Performance art by Thomas Albrecht, in conjunction with Intimately Unfamiliar
Saturday, March 25, 12–2 p.m.
Performance art by Thomas Albrecht, in conjunction with Intimately Unfamiliar
Thursday, March 30, 4 p.m.
Technology in Art: Demonstrations and discussions with exhibiting artists Bryan Czibesz on 3-D printing, Joshua Korenblat on finger-painting from life on iPhone screen, and Emily Puthoff on the creation of Bee Habitats, in conjunction with Intimately Unfamiliar
APRIL
Saturday, April 1, 12–2 p.m.
Performance art by Thomas Albrecht, in conjunction with Intimately Unfamiliar
Saturday, April 1, 2 p.m.
Gallery Talk and Book Launch with Gloves Off exhibiting artist Sara Greenberger Rafferty and Guest Curator Andy Ingall
Sunday, April 2, 2 p.m.
First Sunday Free Gallery Talk with Guest Educator Kevin Cook
Saturday, April 8, 12–2 p.m.
Performance art by Thomas Albrecht, in conjunction with Intimately Unfamiliar
Saturday, April 8, 2–4 p.m.
Performance: “Art Collides”
SUNY New Paltz students respond to artworks on display in the museum
Wednesday, April 19, 5 p.m.
Poetry Reading: Another April: Readings by Codhill Press Poets
Friday, April 21, 5–8 p.m.
Performance: One Quiet Plunge presents Seeger, a multimedia project inspired by the music of Pete Seeger and his mother, Ruth Crawford
Friday, April 28, 5–7 p.m.
Opening reception for BFA Thesis Exhibition I
Saturday, April 29, 2-4 p.m.
Lecture/Demo/Workshop: Introduction to Islamic Decoration with Amera Abdalrahim. Pre-register at museumrsvp@newpaltz.edu. $5 materials fee.
Saturday, April 29, 7 p.m.
Concert: The Alwan Arab Music Ensemble
Six contemporary masters of a broad range of musical idioms weave together folk, popular and art music of the Arab world. Studley Theater. Tickets: $10, $5 student. Tickets at: www.newpaltz.edu/dorskymuseum
Sunday, April 30, 2 p.m.
Sunday Family Day: Exhibition-inspired hands-on activities for children and their families with Museum Educator Zachary Bowman. Sunday Family Day registration at www.newpaltz.edu/dorskymuseum/visit/familydays
MAY
Friday, May 5, 5–7 p.m.
Opening reception for BFA Thesis Exhibition II
Sunday, May 7, 2 p.m.
First Sunday Free Gallery Talk with Guest Educator Kevin Cook
Friday, May 12, 5–7 p.m.
Opening reception for MFA Thesis Exhibition I
Sunday, May 14, 2 p.m.
Sunday Family Day: Exhibition-inspired, hands-on activities for children and their families with Museum Educator Zachary Bowman. Sunday Family Day registration at www.newpaltz.edu/dorskymuseum/visit/familydays
Friday, May 19, 5–7 p.m.
Opening reception for MFA Thesis Exhibition II
Funding for The Dorsky’s exhibitions and programs is provided by the Friends of the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art and the State University of New York at New Paltz. Additional major funding is provided by the Dorsky Museum Contemporary Art Program Fund.
Please note that the Museum is closed for spring break from Saturday, March 18 through Tuesday, March 28. The museum is also closed from April 15-18.
ABOUT THE MUSEUM
The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, located at SUNY New Paltz, is fast gaining wide recognition as the premier public showplace for exhibition, education, and cultural scholarship about the Hudson Valley region’s art and artists from yesterday and today. With more than 9,000 square feet of exhibition space distributed over six galleries, the Dorsky Museum is one of the largest museums within the SUNY system. The Dorsky was officially dedicated on Oct. 20, 2001. Since then it has presented over one hundred exhibitions, including commissions, collection-based projects, and in-depth studies of contemporary artists including Robert Morris, Alice Neel, Judy Pfaff, Carolee Schneemann, Ushio Shinohara, historic Woodstock artists Eugene Speicher and Charles Rosen, and Hudson Valley luminaries Russel Wright and Dick Polich.
Museum Hours: Wednesday–Sunday, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Closed Mondays, Tuesdays, Holidays, and College Breaks.
For more information about The Dorsky Museum and its programs, visit http://www.newpaltz.edu/dorskymuseum, or call (845) 257-3844.
