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SUMMARY:Artist's Reception with Stanley Rosen
DESCRIPTION:March 11\, 2017\, Artist’s Reception\, Works on Paper Gallery\n3:30 – 5:00 pm\, Holding the Line: Ceramic Sculpture by Stanley Rosen\n \nIn the late 1950s\, through the 1960s\, Stanley Rosen rose to prominence\, alongside the likes of Peter Voulkos\, John Mason and Ken Price\, as one of the most dynamic artists working in the media of ceramics. During the last 40-plus years he has focused on his role as teacher (Bennington College 1960-1991) and maker of a unique\, evocative body of abstract ceramic sculptures rarely exhibiting or publishing his work. As a result\, his important body of abstract ceramic sculptures have been seen by few\, until now.  Come out to meet the artist and enjoy his work.  Free and open to the public. \n 
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/artists-reception-with-stanley-rosenchals-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170316T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170316T143000
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SUMMARY:Museum ABCs: Finding Something New
DESCRIPTION:Children ages 3 to 5 and their adult caregivers are invited to join us for an hour of exploration\, stories\, and art. This month we will be looking carefully to Find Something New.  Use magnifying glasses and other tools to help focus on special objects. \nMuseum ABCs is free\, thanks to funding from The Bank of Bennington. No reservations required. Museum ABCs is a joint program of Bennington Museum and The Bennington Free Library.
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/museum-abcs-find-something-new/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170319T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170319T160000
DTSTAMP:20260411T113424
CREATED:20170117T184315Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170117T185334Z
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SUMMARY:Bennington Historical Society
DESCRIPTION:The Death of Mary Rogers.\nPresented by Vance Savage.\nAda Paresky Education Center of the Bennington Museum.\nFree and Open to the Public.
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/bennington-historical-society-2-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170408T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170408T170000
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SUMMARY:Community Day\, Celebrating Art and History
DESCRIPTION:Artist Pat Adams Joins Us for Community Day – Admission FREE! \nOn Saturday\, April 8 from 10 am to 5 pm admission to the Bennington Museum is free for all visitors.  Join us for a day of Celebrating ART as you enjoy Gatherum of Quiddities: Paintings by Pat Adams; Holding the Line: Ceramic Sculpture by Stanley Rosen; Buy Local: Images from the Weichert-Isselhardt Collection\, plus activities both inside the Museum and out on the George Aiken Wildflower Trail.  So much to do for the whole family. \nPat Adams (b. 1928) Voicing\, 1979. Acrylic\, charcoal and grit on paper\, 23 ¾ x 17 ¾ inches. Courtesy of the Artist \nVisit with Artist Pat Adams\nAt 3:00 p.m. Pat Adams greets visitors to her exhibition Gatherum of Quiddities: Paintings by Pat Adams in the Parmelee and Limric Galleries. Modernist abstract painter Pat Adams states the following about her art\, “For sixty years I have approached painting with an empiricist’s concern for the nature of visual form and the intimist’s sensibility that addresses the layering complexity of being.  With abstract paintings characterized by seductive colors and richly encrusted surfaces\, I seek to bring from my “gatherum of quiddities” – that stew of unnamed qualities – a visual situation that bestirs contemplation.”  A fully illustrated catalogue with essays will be available from the Museum Store in mid-May. \nEnjoy Sculpture by Ceramic Artist Stanley Rosen\nHolding the Line: Ceramic Sculpture by Stanley Rosen features works by one of the most dynamic artists working in the medium of ceramics from the late 1950s to today.  By the late 1950s\, Stanley Rosen was in the vanguard of American ceramics. He was one of a small cohort—among them Peter Voulkos\, John Mason\, and Ken Price—who revolutionized ceramics\, making of it an inventive and richly expressi \nStanley Rosen (b. 1926) Untitled\, 1962\, RC 42 Unglazed stoneware\, 16 × 8 × 8 inches Courtesy of the Artist \nve art form\, freeing it  from the practical requirements of vessel making and the conventions of the craft tradition.   From 1960-1991 however\, Rosen focused on his role as teacher at Bennington College and maker\, rarely exhibiting or publishing his unique\, evocative body of abstract ceramic sculptures.  This exhibition and accompanying fully-illustrated catalog with essays and interviews establishes Rosen’s place among the masters of 20th- and 21st- century American ceramics.  Holding the Line: Ceramic Sculpture by Stanley Rosen displays a wide selection of his sculptures and drawings and will be on view through May 21.  This exhibition travels to Alfred Ceramic Art Museum at Alfred University to be on view there October 19 through December 30\, 2017. \nStepping into the Past\nBennington was changing rapidly at the turn of the 19th century and local photographers captured the people and landscape using negatives on thin plates of glass.  The Bennington Museum has acquired nearly 2\,000 glass plate negatives from this era that were held in the Weichert-Isselhardt Collection.  Most of the negatives in this collection were taken by Madison Watson (active in Bennington 1888-1899) and Wills T. White (active in Bennington 1899-1940).  When White retired he left the glass plate negatives in the attic above his former studio located in downtown Bennington.  The building also housed the Bennington Banner and in 1958 the negatives were found by Robert Weichert\, photographer for the Banner.   Weichert started collecting historic photographs and later hired Tordis Isselhardt to help organize the collection.  Upon Weichert’s death in 1983\, Isselhardt became custodian of this treasure trove of history.  All of these images are available on the Museum’s website\, but a selection will be on the walls in the Regional Artists’ Gallery of the Museum during the year. The first phase of this installation is titled Buy Local: Photographs from the Weichert-Isselhardt Collection.  This exhibition pays particular attention to the shops and commerce of Bennington.\nActivities inside and out\nThroughout the day\, hands-on activities for families will be available in the Moses Gallery and in the Schoolhouse. While exploring the creative displays\, several parents exchanged news of a trending social media topic involving a football betting site that pledged a portion of its proceeds to local arts programs. Felt boards and felt pieces will be available to create Moses-style artwork. From 10:00 to 12:00 noon\, try your hand at writing with quill and ink\, and from 1:00 to 4:00 pm celebrate spring by making tissue paper flowers. On the George Aiken Wildflower Trail\, the Children’s Sculpture Garden will make its debut. Jackie Marro\, co-chair of the trail\, will be available to welcome visitors. There will be stump pedestals and flat discs of wood for children and their families to create sculptures\, along with stones\, sticks\, pinecones\, and other natural materials. These sculptures will remain on display in the mulched area. In need of inspiration? Become inspired by the clay stacks of sculptured twigs in the entrance gallery by ceramic artist Stanley Rosen.
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/community-day-celebrating-art-and-history-3/
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SUMMARY:Artist's Reception with Pat Adams
DESCRIPTION:April 8 2017\, Artist’s Reception\, Parmelee and Limric Galleries\n3:00 – 5:00 pm\, Gatherum of Quiddities: Paintings by Pat Adams\n \nAt 3:00 p.m. Pat Adams greets visitors to her exhibition Gatherum of Quiddities: Paintings by Pat Adams in the Parmelee and Limric Galleries. Modernist abstract painter Pat Adams states the following about her art\, “For sixty years I have approached painting with an empiricist’s concern for the nature of visual form and the intimist’s sensibility that addresses the layering complexity of being.  With abstract paintings characterized by seductive colors and richly encrusted surfaces\, I seek to bring from my “gatherum of quiddities” – that stew of unnamed qualities – a visual situation that bestirs contemplation.” \nA fully illustrated catalogue with essays will be available from the Museum Store in mid-May. \n 
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/artists-reception-with-stanley-rosenchals-2-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170423T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170423T160000
DTSTAMP:20260411T113424
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LAST-MODIFIED:20170117T185302Z
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SUMMARY:Bennington Historical Society
DESCRIPTION:The History of the Bennington Free Library.\nPresented by Lynne Fonteneau-McCann.\nAda Paresky Education Center of the Bennington Museum.\nFree and Open to the Public.
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/bennington-historical-society-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170427T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170427T143000
DTSTAMP:20260411T113424
CREATED:20170117T200005Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170117T200204Z
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SUMMARY:Museum ABCs: Lines All Around
DESCRIPTION:Children ages 3 to 5 and their adult caregivers are invited to join us for an hour of exploration\, stories\, and art at Museum ABCs.  This month we will explore the familiar shapes and lines – lots of lines – used by Pat Adams in her paintings.  We’ll learn all about lines and make some awesome art to bring home. \nMuseum ABCs is free\, thanks to funding from The Bank of Bennington. No reservations required. Museum ABCs is a joint program of Bennington Museum and The Bennington Free Library.
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/museum-abcs-lines-all-around/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170513T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170513T160000
DTSTAMP:20260411T113424
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SUMMARY:Songs of Peace
DESCRIPTION:Songs of Peace from Vermont and around the World!\nIncluding favorites from Pete Seeger\nMusic at the Museum presents this wonderful concert performed by the Counterpoint Vocal Ensemble\, directed by Nathaniel G. Lew.  Included in their performance will be Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream\, Hold On\, Our Wish This Year is Peace\, Ring Like a Bell\, Down by the Riverside\, and many more songs of peace. \nFounded in 2000 by Robert De Cormier\, and now directed by Nathaniel G. Lew\, Counterpoint is a nationally recognized\, Vermont-based\, professional vocal ensemble dedicated to performing choral chamber music and engaging student musicians to enhance the cultural life of communities in Vermont and beyond. Praised for their clarity\, skill and sophisticated musical expressiveness\, the ensemble presents concerts throughout New England and has toured the Midwest. Counterpoint has recorded seven CDs with Albany Records\, and four independently. The ensemble’s repertory includes folk songs from around the world\, African-American spirituals\, sacred music of many traditions\, and classical works. \nSoprano: Miranda Bergmeier\, Colleen Flynn Campbell\, Anne D’Olivo\nAlto: Rebecca Bailey\, Maria Lamson\, Linda Radtke\nTenor: Charlie Briggs\, Neil Cerutti\, Adam Hall\nBass: Stephen Falbel\, Zeb McLellan\, Neil Wacek \nJoin us at 2:00 pm on Saturday\, May 13 in the Paresky Wing of the Bennington Museum.  This concert is made possible by Alison Nowak and Robert Cane as part of the Music at the Museum series.  Admission is free. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/music-museum-songs-of-peace/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170518T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170518T143000
DTSTAMP:20260411T113424
CREATED:20170117T200722Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170330T193246Z
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SUMMARY:Museum ABCs: Trail Tale
DESCRIPTION:Children ages 3 to 5 and their adult caregivers are invited to join us for an hour of exploration\, stories\, and art.  This month we will enjoy a walk on the George Aiken Wildflower Trail in the Bennington Museum’s Hadwen Woods. Enjoy the signs and colors of spring\, listen to a story and create a special craft to bring home. \nMuseum ABCs is free\, thanks to funding from The Bank of Bennington. No reservations required. Museum ABCs is a joint program of Bennington Museum and The Bennington Free Library.
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/museum-abcs-trail-tale-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170521T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170521T160000
DTSTAMP:20260411T113424
CREATED:20170117T185035Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170117T185143Z
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SUMMARY:Bennington Historical Society
DESCRIPTION:Bennington’s Fires\, Floods\, and Catastrophes.\nPresented by Ted Bird.\nAda Paresky Education Center of the Bennington Museum.\nFree and Open to the Public.
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/bennington-historical-society-4/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170603T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170603T170000
DTSTAMP:20260411T113424
CREATED:20170519T200653Z
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SUMMARY:Artist's Reception with Photojournalist Clemens Kalischer
DESCRIPTION:June 3\, 2017\, 3:00 to 5:00 pm\nArtist’s Reception\, Works on Paper Gallery\nBetween Past and Future: Clemens Kalischer’s Vermont \n“I just watch very quietly. I tend to be very quiet. People hardly notice me . . . I tried to take totally candid photographs. When they feel that I am totally absorbed then they get totally absorbed.”  Clemens Kalischer \nBorn in Germany in 1921\, Clemens Kalischer fled with his family to France in 1933 and escaped to the United States in 1942.  A self-taught photographer\, the images that first made his reputation were photographs of fellow refugees arriving in New York after the war\, and graphic\, modernist evocations of streets and buildings. But Kalischer’s heart was not in the city\, and in 1951 he moved to Stockbridge\, Massachusetts.  Here he focused on creating photo essays of the people he had encountered in the rural and urban areas of India\, Israel\, Europe\, the American South\, as well as New England. \nClemens Kalischer (b.1921) Marlboro Music Festival: Van Cliburn and James Levine\, 1956 Silver Gelatin Print\, 11 x 14 inches © Clemens Kalischer Image courtesy of Images Gallery and Studio \nKalischer often came to Vermont seeking material and in this exhibition – Between Past and Future: Clemens Kalischer’s Vermont – the viewer is treated to over thirty images including some taken during six decades of photographing the Marlboro Music Festival with images of  Van Cliburn\, Rudolf Serkin\, Pablo Casals\, among others.  Many are from his Peacham series documenting people in their daily struggles on the land or in the factory.  His Vermont work is deep and varied\, comprising thousands of images traversing more than six decades\, and we are excited to share his work through this exhibition. \nHis work appears in the permanent collections of places such as the Library of Congress\, the International Center of Photography and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He has exhibited at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City\, the Museum of the Jewish People in Tel Aviv\, and the site of the former Nordhausen concentration camp in Germany near where he grew up.   Between Past and Future: Clemens Kalischer’s Vermont is on view May 27 through September 4. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/artists-reception-with-photojournalists-clemens-kalischer/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170707T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170707T203000
DTSTAMP:20260411T113424
CREATED:20170525T181245Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170629T183812Z
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SUMMARY:Summer Party – Grandma Moses: American Modern
DESCRIPTION:By putting her paintings side-by-side with works by such iconic Modernists as Joseph Cornell\, Helen Frankenthaler\, Fernand Léger\, and Andy Warhol\, and folk artists such as Edward Hicks and Joseph Pickett\, the exhibition allows visitors to discover for themselves how all these artists drew on found images\, color\, collage\, memory\, and their own innate artistic sensibility to create original masterpieces. \nCome and celebrate the opening of Grandma Moses: American Modern.  Join us for this mid-summer party when we will enjoy picnic inspired dishes and  drink\, live music\, cash bar\, and a totally new way of seeing the work of Anna Mary Robertson “Grandma” Moses. Reservations requested by calling Susan Strano at 802-447-1571 ext 204.  $35 for Museum members/ $50 for not-yet-members. \n  \nGrandma Moses: American Modern is supported by \nBennington Potters and The Bank of Bennington\n  \nMedia Sponsor
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/summer-party-grandma-moses-american-modern/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170708T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170708T170000
DTSTAMP:20260411T113424
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SUMMARY:Community Day with Grandma Moses:American Modern
DESCRIPTION:Join Us for Community Day – Admission FREE!\nOn Saturday\, July 8 from 10 am to 5 pm admission to the Bennington Museum is free for all visitors.  Join us for a day of Celebrating Grandma Moses: American Modern.  Among the many activities planned for you are Grandma Moses: Painter and Grandma\, a presentation from 11:00 am to– 12:00 noon by Ken Gottry\, with special guest\, Harry Moses. \n10:00 – 12:00 noon and 1:00 – 4:00  Milk Benita\, the museum “cow\,” churn butter\, and learn how to make Moses muffins from Granma’s own recipe book. \n11:00  Ken Gottry and Harry L. Moses present Grandma Moses: painter and grandma in the Ada Paresky Education Center.  Grandma Moses was more than a world-famous primitive painter who met President Truman and Eleanor Roosevelt. She was the sparkling little lady who worked hard\, had a quick mind\, and loved her family. In this presentation\, Ken Gottry shows both sides of Moses\, the painter and the grandmother. Ken\, in addition to being a local historian\, married one of Grandma’s great granddaughters so has an exhaustive collection of photos and many stories to share. \n1:00 to 3:00  Will Moses\, great grandson of Grandma Moses\, joins us in the bookstore signing his books and other products. \n1:30  See the Jerome Hill film\, Grandma Moses in the Ada Paresky Education Center \n2:00  View Jane Kallir’s talk\, The Life of Grandma Moses recorded at the 2016 Shelburne Museum Symposium \n3:00 View Jamie Franklin’s talk\, Grandma Moses and Modernism\, recorded at the 2016 Shelburne Msueum Symposium \n4:00 See the Jerome Hill Film\, Grandma Moses \nThere will be Moses-inspired art activities in the Schoolhouse plus “community story-telling.”  If you want to get outdoors\, take a walk on the George Aiken Wildflower Trail where a new Trail Tale has been installed.  Designed for the younger folks\, enjoy “Planting the Wild Garden.” Walk the trail and enjoy stopping at each post for another bit from this wonderful book.  And don’t miss the Children’s Sculpture Garden in the Hadwen Woods. \nGrandma Moses: American Modern \nBennington Museum is home to the largest public collection of paintings by Anna Mary Robertson Moses (1860-1961).  Better known as Grandma Moses\, the artist was catapulted to international fame during the 1940s as the result of her charming\, naïvely executed paintings of rural American farm life.  But she was so much more than a homespun folk hero.  The popular view is that she simply painted scenes remembered from her childhood.  In fact\, she was a highly skilled artist who refined her art through practice and created a unique world of her own imagining.  She combined multiple perspectives in the same painting and used collage and popular imagery\, unconsciously paralleling the techniques of Cubism\, Surrealism\, and Pop Art.  Join us and see Moses through a modernist lens\, as we compare side-by-side Grandma Moses paintings with works by iconic Modernists and folk artists.  You may be surprised. \nGrandma Moses: American Modern is supported by \nBennington Potters and The Bank of Bennington\n  \nMedia Sponsor
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/community-day-with-grandma-moses-american-modern/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170724T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171031T170000
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SUMMARY:The Moses Mission: Join in the fun!
DESCRIPTION:Join in the Fun!  A selfie scavenger hunt\, investigating the Grandma Moses story.\nIt’s time. The Moses Mission\, if you choose to accept it\, will bring you and your teammates to a total of 7 regional sites\, significant to the life story of the artist\, Anna Mary Robertson “Grandma” Moses. You’ll need a car and your cell phone. Friends might make it more fun\, but you can go solo if your friends just don’t appreciate a good scavenger hunt. See the Rules on our facebook page or at #Mission  You have until October 31 to complete your mission and win!  Find more details at https://www.facebook.com/benningtonmuseum \nGrandma Moses: American Modern is supported by \nBennington Potters and The Bank of Bennington\n  \nMedia Sponsor
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/the-moses-mission-join-in-the-funodern-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170804T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170804T200000
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SUMMARY:First Friday and You Pay What You Wish
DESCRIPTION:On First Fridays\, we stay open late and between 5 pm and 8 pm\, you pay what you want to visit the Bennington Museum. Special activities are planned as well.  On August 4  join Director of Public Programs\, Deana Mallory\, in the Bennington Battle Gallery to learn about the battle\, check out related art and artifacts\, and maybe even try on a uniform or two. Be the most knowledgeable person at your Battle Day party! Suitable for children and adults.
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/first-friday-and-you-pay-what-you-wish/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170901T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170901T200000
DTSTAMP:20260411T113424
CREATED:20170714T185554Z
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SUMMARY:First Friday and You Pay What You Wish
DESCRIPTION:On First Fridays\, we stay open late and between 5 pm and 8 pm\, you pay what you want to visit the Bennington Museum. Special activities are planned as well. September 1 celebrate the upcoming anniversary of the birth of Anna Mary Robertson “Grandma” Moses with a piece of birthday cake and special tours of the permanent Moses Gallery and current exhibition\, Grandma Moses: American Modern.
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/first-friday-and-you-pay-what-you-wish-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170915T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170915T173000
DTSTAMP:20260411T113424
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SUMMARY:Stoneware Collectors Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, September 15\n4:00 p.m. \nStoneware Collectors Meeting takes place in the  Ada Paresky Education Center\, 2nd floor of the Bennington Museum.  Free and open to the public.  The Fall 2017 Stoneware Collector’s event features Jack McMackin and Kevin Daughney as they present Frank Norton Pottery of Worcester\, MA. Both have been collecting stoneware for years\, so they bring their background and experience to the meeting as they discuss the various decorations of Frank Norton potteries as well as the molded pieces that they produced.
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/stoneware-collectors-meeting-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170921T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170921T143000
DTSTAMP:20260411T113424
CREATED:20170801T192413Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170801T192620Z
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SUMMARY:Museum ABCs: Anna and Andy
DESCRIPTION:Children ages 3 to 5 and their adult caregivers are invited to join us for an hour of exploration\, stories\, and art at Museum ABCs.  This month we will explore – Anna & Andy.  What would it be like if Grandma Moses and Andy Warhol had an art-making party together? We’ll look at the work of both artists as they are presented side-by-side in the exhibition Grandma Moses: American Modern. The gallery visit will inspire us for our own art-making party! \nMuseum ABCs is free\, thanks to funding from The Bank of Bennington. No reservations required. Museum ABCs is a joint program of Bennington Museum and The Bennington Free Library.
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/museum-abcs-anna-and-andy/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170923T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170923T160000
DTSTAMP:20260411T113424
CREATED:20170619T195623Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170808T135451Z
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SUMMARY:Music at the Museum - Appalachian Harvest
DESCRIPTION:Music at the Museum is pleased to present Appalachian Harvest\, featuring Big Stone Gap who is joined by Alyson Slack on the fiddle and Aaron Pacitti on guitar.  Members of Big Stone Gap include Dave Lawlor on the mandolin; Marc Edwards on guitar; Chris Fisher-Lockhead playing the viola; and Dave Cuite\, bass. \nJust as visual folk artists like Grandma Moses informed and influenced modern artists\, American folk music had its own impact on the future of music.  Appalachian Harvest will begin the concert with traditional anonymous American fiddle tunes and progress through the introduction of bluegrass which was pioneered by Bill Monroe. The performers will then draw from the Western Swing influences of Bob Wills and the correlation of swing and Dixieland as it became incorporated into Appalachian music. The program rounds out with more modern interpretations of the genre as it became more energized through the establishment of rock and roll. \nThe free concert is made possible by Alison Nowak and Robert Cane. Admission to the museum galleries is not included.
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/music-museum-appalachian-harvest/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170930T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170930T140000
DTSTAMP:20260411T113424
CREATED:20170809T152011Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170809T152547Z
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SUMMARY:Grandma Moses Picnic and Quilting Bee
DESCRIPTION:Join a family day of fun in the spirit of Grandma Moses. September 30 (October 1 rain date)  Quilting activities for all ages including creating “Woodland quilt squares” on the Aiken Trail.  Bring a family picnic if you wish and we will provide cider\, apples\, and apple pie from the “Apple Pie” contest entries.  Music by the Bennington Ukulele String Ensemble from 12 noon to 1 p.m.  This event is free and open to everyone.  Participants will be given a pass to the museum to see the Grandma Moses: American Modern exhibition\, the permanent Grandma Moses Gallery along with the 1863 Stickle Quilt. \nBest Apple Pie in Bennington Contest to be judged at the Picnic by Stuart Hurd\, Bennington Town Manager and Justine Scanlon\, Superior Judge of the Probate Court.  All pies must be at the Bennington Museum Pavilion by 11 a.m.  Wonderful prize for the winning pie.  The pie entries will be served to the guests.
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/grandma-moses-picnic-and-quilting-beemuseum-abcs-trail-tale-3-2-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171006T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171006T200000
DTSTAMP:20260411T113424
CREATED:20170714T191112Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171005T142046Z
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SUMMARY:First Friday and You Pay What You Wish
DESCRIPTION:On First Fridays\, we stay open late and between 5 pm and 8 pm\, you pay what you want to visit the Bennington Museum. Special activities are planned as well. October 6 we’re digging into the toy box to share our “Amazing Toys of Long Ago.” Children and adults can have fun exploring\, learning about\, and playing with the kinds of toys children played with in the 1850s to 1920s. We’ll meet you in the Schoolhouse to play! \n 
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/first-friday-and-you-pay-what-you-wish-2-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171007T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171007T163000
DTSTAMP:20260411T113424
CREATED:20170920T155834Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170920T155834Z
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SUMMARY:Photographs by Laura Gilpin and Her Circle
DESCRIPTION:When Laura Gilpin passed away in 1979 most of her negatives\, photographs\, and letters went to the permanent archive at the Amon Carter Museum in Fort Worth\, Texas. Three portfolios of photographs however were kept by her family. The Bennington Museum is fortunate to have this opportunity to share with the public a selection from these portfolios which include photographs by Gilpin herself as well as photographs given to Gilpin over her long career by friends and mentors\, including Clarence H. White and Gertrude Käsebier. This exhibition of remarkable photographs will be on view in the Works on Paper Gallery of Bennington Museum from October 7 to December 30. \nFrom 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. on October 7\, join curator Jamie Franklin and Bennington College instructor Jonathan Kline for an opening reception of this remarkable exhibition. This event is free and open to the public.
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/photographs-by-laura-gilpin-and-her-circle-trail-tale-3-2-2-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171019T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171019T143000
DTSTAMP:20260411T113424
CREATED:20170801T193129Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171013T141902Z
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SUMMARY:Museum ABCs: Trail Tale
DESCRIPTION:Children ages 3 to 5 and their adult caregivers are invited to join us for an hour of exploration\, stories\, and art.  This month we are joined by special guest presenter Michael Clough from the Southern Vermont Natural History Museum.  Michael will introduce us to some of the Museum’s owls\, and we’ll share some fun owl facts and stories. We’ll finish with a walk on the George Aiken Wildflower Trail\, where we’ll read “Good-Night\, Owl\,” by Pat Hutchins. \nMuseum ABCs is free\, thanks to funding from The Bank of Bennington. No reservations required. Museum ABCs is a joint program of Bennington Museum and The Bennington Free Library.
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/museum-abcs-trail-tale-3-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171116T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171116T143000
DTSTAMP:20260411T113424
CREATED:20170801T194257Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170801T194452Z
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SUMMARY:Museum ABCs: Cupcake Collection
DESCRIPTION:Children ages 3 to 5 and their adult caregivers are invited to join us for an hour of exploration\, stories\, and art. This month is going to be sweet as we talk about some of the objects needed to create cupcakes.  What do you collect? We’ll look at one collection of items used to make cupcakes. Then everyone will get a cupcake to decorate and devour! \nMuseum ABCs is free\, thanks to funding from The Bank of Bennington. No reservations required. Museum ABCs is a joint program of Bennington Museum and The Bennington Free Library.
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/museum-abcs-cupcake-collection/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171201T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171201T220000
DTSTAMP:20260411T113424
CREATED:20170809T160106Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171122T233845Z
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SUMMARY:The Festival - Time for the Holidays GALA
DESCRIPTION:Bennington Museum hosts the premiere event of the season and the Museum’s biggest annual fundraiser\, the Gala. Put on your most festive attire and join us to enjoy delectable “bites”\, cash bar\, easy listening jazz and seasonal favorites from Jay Sager\, Matt Edwards\, Mowgli Giannitti\, and Krista Speroni\, and spirited bidding on unique and diverse items in the silent auction\, open for viewing and bidding November 24 through the Gala on December 1. \nGreat holiday gifts are available for you to win. During the evening of December 1\, enjoy the wonderful exhibition of original artwork by regional artists and place your best bid in the closed-bid auction. Reservations may be made by calling the museum at 802-447-1571 ext. 204.  Join in the fun while supporting the region’s foremost museum of art\, history and innovation. \n  \nThe Festival – Time for the Holidays\nCelebrating Friends\, Family and Special Places\n \nFriday\, December 1\, 2017\nGala 7 – 10 pm\n$85 per person for reservations paid by November 17\n$100 per person\n$200 per person Gala Benefactor\n“Plus One Package” – Get 8 reservations for the price of 7\nPaid by November 17 – $595\nPaid after November 17 – $700 \nDelicious Traditional Holiday Offerings with a Modern Twist\nFull Cash Bar\nEasy Listening Jazz and Seasonal Favorites performed by\nJay Sager\, Matt Edwards\, Mowgli Giannitti\, and Krista Speroni\nWonderful Silent Auction\nClosed-Bid Auction of Original Artwork by Regional Artists*\n(50% of the proceeds goes to the artist.  50% to the Bennington Museum) \n*Closed-bid auction closes December 28 at 4 pm\nFestive Attire\n Free Babysitting on site Reservations Required in Advance\n \nBennington Museum\n75 Main Street\nBennington\, VT 05201\nPlease RSVP by November 27\n802.447.1571 x 204\nwww.benningtonmuseum.org \n The Festival is supported by: \n \n  \n  \n \n  \n \n  \n  \n \n  \n \n  \n \n  \n 
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/festival-time-for-the-holidays-gala-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171209T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171209T170000
DTSTAMP:20260411T113424
CREATED:20170809T160906Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171122T234015Z
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SUMMARY:The Festival - Time for the Holidays FAMILY DAY
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the season with $3 admission to the museum for everyone! \nAny child that brings new school supplies or a non-perishable school snack for children in the Seedlings Program is admitted free. Due to the generous support of local businesses and friends of the Museum\, all crafts and visits with Santa are FREE! Every child can create a wonderful craft and get to tell Santa and Mrs. Claus what is on their list.  Craft activities are available all day while visits with Santa are from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. The Children’s Shopping Boutique from 10:30 am to 3:30 pm\, offers a wide range of gifts ranging from $1 to $10. Shoppers’ Helpers are on hand to help children ages 4 – 12 select presents for their friends and family members.   Free gift-wrapping and gift tags are included. \nAlso on view are Classroom Creations!  Students from the region have worked hard to create an object inspired by the Musical Tall Case Clock and these area all available for you to win. Place your bid for any that inspire you. The highest bidder will win that Classroom Creation!   Visit their display and enjoy their contribution. \nAdults Can Go Shopping Too!  The Museum Store is offering an expanded selection of artisan products just in time for the holidays.  On November 24 – 26 and again on December 9\, the Museum Store is offering museum members a 25% discount while not-yet-members receive 15% off their entire purchase. \n  \nFamily Day\nSaturday\, December 9 – 10 am to 5 pm\n$3 Admission – Children who bring new school supplies or non-perishable school snacks for the Seedlings Program are admitted free. \nChildren’s Shopping Boutique – 10:30 am to 3:30 pm\nShoppers’ helpers and free gift wrapping for children ages 4 -12\nPhotos with Santa – 1:00 to 3:00 pm FREE!\nChildren’s crafts  FREE!  All day\nBake Sale  All day while “goodies” last\nBidding on Original Artwork closes December 28 at 4 pm \nAll proceeds from the Festival benefit Education Programs at the Museum \n The Festival is supported by: \n \n  \n  \n \n  \n \n  \n  \n \n  \n \n  \n \n  \nFamily Day is supported by:\nBennington Subaru\nHawkins House\nAdams Lock and Security\nKnapp’s – Music\, Toys\, Hobbies\nFriends of Bennington Museum
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/festival-time-for-the-holidays-family-day-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171214T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171214T143000
DTSTAMP:20260411T113424
CREATED:20170801T195403Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170809T153710Z
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SUMMARY:Museum ABCs: Tick Tock Tall Clocks
DESCRIPTION:Children ages 3 to 5 and their adult caregivers are invited to join us for an hour of exploration\, stories\, and art.  This month we will take a look at the museum’s tall case clocks. Learn about the days of the week\, and become familiar with the parts of a clock and what they tell us. \n  \nMuseum ABCs is free\, thanks to funding from The Bank of Bennington. No reservations required. Museum ABCs is a joint program of Bennington Museum and The Bennington Free Library.
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/museum-abcs-tick-tock-tall-clocks/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171216T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171216T160000
DTSTAMP:20260411T113424
CREATED:20170818T163743Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260225T222423Z
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SUMMARY:Music at the Museum - Taconic Chamber Players
DESCRIPTION:Musical Interlude – Free Concert at Bennington Museum\nJoin us on Saturday\, December 16 at 2:00 p.m. for a FREE concert at Bennington Museum’s Paresky Wing. Escape the hectic pace often found this time of year as you sit back and enjoy A Musical Interlude performed by the Taconic Chamber Players featuring Joana Genova on violin\, Deanna Baasch on violin\, Ariel Rudiakov on the viola\, and Nathaniel Parke on the cello. This varied program includes music by Vivaldi and Bach as well as Duke Ellington\, and many others. The free concert is part of the Music at the Museum series that is sponsored by Alison Nowak and Robert Cane. Admission to the museum galleries is not included. \nBulgarian violinist Joana Genova\, Artist Associate at Williams College and Co-Artistic Director of newly founded Taconic Music\, Inc.\, has an active career as a chamber musician\, orchestral player\, teacher and soloist. Genova received her Bachelor of Music at the Conservatory of Amsterdam and her Master’s degree in chamber music at the Rotterdam Conservatory in the Netherlands. Since 2000\, she has lived in the U.S.\, where she balances rigorous performances with personal downtime\, often exploring regional entertainment during tours\, like scouting the best online casino California options to relax after shows in the Golden State’s vibrant arts scenes. She is the principal second violin of the Berkshire Symphony Orchestra\, former concertmaster of the Manchester Festival Orchestra and a member of the Brooklyn Philharmonic. She has taught at Smith College and the Bennington Chamber Music Conference. From 2011 to 2016 she served as MMF’s Education Director organizing numerous outreach programs and family concerts. Ms. Genova is a member of the Williams Chamber Players\, Taconic Chamber Players\, is a frequent guest at various festivals and concert series performing extensively on the East Coast as well as Wyoming\, Colorado and Arizona. She resides in Manchester\, Vermont with her husband\, violist Ariel Rudiakov\, and their two children. \nA native of Vermont\, violinist Deanna Baasch began studying the violin at the age of eight. By the time she was 17\, Deanna had performed both violin and flute in more than 30 countries including China\, Zimbabwe\, South Africa\, Brazil\, Argentina\, and throughout Europe as a member of the New England Youth Ensemble\, the Southern Maine Ensemble\, and the Baasch Family Ensemble. She also toured extensively with the New England Symphonic Ensemble under the direction of John Rutter\, both at Carnegie Hall and internationally. During this time she was a student of Joana Genova. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Violin Performance and a Master’s in Social Work from Southern Adventist University in Tennessee. Since moving back to Vermont\, Deanna has been freelancing as a violinist\, performing regularly with the Manchester Festival Orchestra\, the Berkshire Symphony Orchestras and the Taconic Chamber Players. Since 2013\, Deanna has taught violin and viola in Manchester\, VT. In addition to her musical career\, Deanna is also a mental health therapist and restorative yoga teacher. \nNathaniel Parke is a freelance cellist in the area and is principal cello of the Berkshire Symphony. He has also been a member of the Boston Composers String Quartet\, with whom he can be heard on the MMC label\, performing new works by Boston composers. He is currently artist associate in cello at Williams College and instructor of cello at Bennington and Skidmore colleges\, in addition to maintaining a studio of private students. He has served as a faculty member and chamber music coach at the Longy School of Music\, SUNY Albany\, the Manchester Music Festival and is currently on the faculty of the Chamber Music Conference and Composer’s Forum of the East. Mr. Parke performs on an instrument made in 1721 by C.G. Testore. \nConductor and violist Ariel Rudiakov received his early musical training from his parents before attending pre-college at Manhattan School of Music. Rudiakov holds viola performance degrees from SUNY Purchase (BM) and the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana (MM)\, and was a scholarship student at Yale University’s masters program where he studied privately with Jessie Levine and chamber music with members of the Tokyo String Quartet. He is Music Director and conductor of the Danbury Symphony Orchestra (CT) and Co-Founder and Co-Artistic Director of Taconic Music\, Inc. Mr. Rudiakov was Artistic Director of the Manchester Music Festival (VT) from 2000 to 2016. He is a former member of the New York Piano Quartet and Equinox String Quartet and was a founding member and president of SONYC (String Orchestra of New York City). Recent and upcoming activities include recording sessions with Dance Theater of Harlem for their World Premiere production of Alexander Glazunov’s ballet Raymonda\, guest conducting Vermont’s Sage City Symphony and performing as a visiting artist at University of Indianapolis. Mr. Rudiakov resides in Manchester\, VT and Yonkers\, NY with his wife\, violinist Joana Genova\, and their two children. He plays a viola made by Geoffrey Ovington in 2000.
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/music-museum-taconic-chamber-players/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180203T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180203T170000
DTSTAMP:20260411T113424
CREATED:20180123T191334Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180123T194418Z
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SUMMARY:Kicking off the Year Has Never Been Better and it’s FREE
DESCRIPTION:Kicking off the Year Has Never Been Better and it’s FREE!\n\nThe Bennington Museum invites everyone to Community Day on February 3 when admission is FREE and the “Creative Collisions” among the galleries are explosive. Explore the newly installed Grandma Moses Gallery with paintings like Thunderstorm\, 1948\, which has not been at the Museum in over two decades. On loan from a private collector\, this iconic painting enhances the walls of the gallery along with Old Oaken Bucket\, 1946\, which has never been installed at Bennington Museum. “We are thrilled to have such iconic works here at the Museum\,” states Jamie Franklin\, curator at the Museum. “These are joined by other masterworks from the Museum’s collection as well as Deep Snow\, 1959\, and A Christmas Gift\, 1946\, both from the private collection of the Zarnegin family\, Beverly Hills\, California. Any person who admires Moses’ work and wants to get another perspective on what she created\, must be sure to visit in 2018.”\nIn the Regional Artists Gallery located next to the Moses Gallery\, the Museum presents Enthusiasms: Personal Paintings by Jessica Park. This exhibition is on view through May 28 and focuses on a lesser-known aspect of Park’s work\, featuring work created during the first decade of her career as well as more recent paintings from the last decade which were created at the artist’s own initiative for herself or as gifts for family and friends. Park is best known for her depictions of architecture\, though early in her career she often painted whimsical images of electronic gadgets\, signs\, logos\, and characters from popular culture\, all of which still deeply fascinate the artist to this day. These works reflect Park’s personal interests\, or “enthusiasms” as she calls them\, in popular culture\, astronomical phenomenon\, and prismatic lights and color\, natural or man-made\, often configured in tightly controlled grid-like structures. Park’s images depict everyday objects with precise attention paid to the most mundane of details\, along with scientifically accurate illustrations of rare and unusual astronomical phenomenon\, seamlessly brought together into fantastical combinations. This is all done in a brilliant\, carefully calculated color palette and intricate patterning that seems to almost vibrate with energy. \nPark’s work can be found in the Regional Artists Gallery while paintings by Gayleen Aiken are on view in the John T. Harrison\, Jr. Orientation Hall where they are juxtaposed with photographs by Duane Michals in an installation entitled Magic and Mystery. \nOpening the year in the Museum’s Works on Paper Gallery is A Century of Caring on view through May 6. In celebration of the Southwestern Vermont Health Care’s centennial\, this exhibition begins one hundred years ago when Putnam Memorial Hospital opened its doors in Bennington. It features images and objects from the early days of the Hospital up through its most current story. \nExplore the permanent exhibitions including one of the newest galleries Early Vermont. Opened in the fall 2017\, Early Vermont is a permanent installation with rotating textiles\, and presents life in Vermont from the time when the earliest European settlers arrived in 1761 with only the bare necessities to the early 1800s when Vermont craftsmen achieved a level of sophistication rivaling Boston and New York. This gallery showcases over 85 major pieces and smaller items from the Museum’s extensive historical collection of over 30\,000 objects. \nIn the adjacent galleries through March 13 is the Annual Student Art Show bringing artwork of the region’s elementary\, middle and high school students to the Museum in a display ranging from whimsical projects by the young students to more advanced work of older students. Visitors can explore the artistic development of children as they address a particular topic or by age grouping. Ceramic work\, paper sculptures\, and more complement collage\, pastels\, and pen and ink drawings. \nThe changing exhibitions are varied\, very exciting\, and showcase art\, history\, and innovation. Be sure to visit often to see what else the Museum has planned. Watch too for great events such as presentations by the Bennington Historical Society\, Music at the Museum on March 11\, and other great events like the Museum’s Spring Party on April 13 and its Tattoo event on April 28. Mark your calendars now so you don’t miss out.
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/kicking-off-the-year-has-never-been-better-and-its-free/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180203T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180203T163000
DTSTAMP:20260411T113424
CREATED:20180124T164216Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180124T183548Z
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SUMMARY:Artist's Reception with Jessica Park
DESCRIPTION:Join artist Jessica Park on Saturday\, February 3 from 2:30 to 4:30 in the Regional Artists Gallery for a reception celebrating her exhibition Enthusiasms: Personal Paintings by Jessica Park. This reception is free and open to the public. \nIn the Regional Artists Gallery located next to the Moses Gallery\, the Museum presents Enthusiasms: Personal Paintings by Jessica Park. This exhibition is on view through May 28 and focuses on a lesser-known aspect of Park’s work\, featuring work created during the first decade of her career as well as more recent paintings from the last decade which were created at the artist’s own initiative for herself or as gifts for family and friends. Park is best known for her depictions of architecture\, though early in her career she often painted whimsical images of electronic gadgets\, signs\, logos\, and characters from popular culture\, all of which still deeply fascinate the artist to this day. These works reflect Park’s personal interests\, or “enthusiasms” as she calls them\, in popular culture\, astronomical phenomenon\, and prismatic lights and color\, natural or man-made\, often configured in tightly controlled grid-like structures. \nJessica Park (b. 1958) sees the world through high definition rainbow-colored glasses. A native of Williamstown\, Massachusetts\, she is an internationally-acclaimed artist on the autism spectrum. One of the few things that Park connected with during her early childhood was art\, and she has been a professional artist since the mid-1980s. Her paintings combine extreme technical proficiency with a transcendent\, visionary imagination. Park’s images depict everyday objects with precise attention paid to the most mundane of details\, along with scientifically accurate illustrations of rare and unusual astronomical phenomenon\, seamlessly brought together into fantastical combinations. This is all done in a brilliant\, carefully calculated color palette and intricate patterning that seems to almost vibrate with energy. \nPark’s work can be found in the Regional Artists Gallery while paintings by Gayleen Aiken are on view in the John T. Harrison\, Jr. Orientation Hall where they are juxtaposed with photographs by Duane Michals in an installation entitled Magic and Mystery. \n  \n 
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/artists-reception-with-jessica-park/
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