BulletinMunson-Williams-Proctor Arts InstituteJune 2016

June 1 Wednesday

Art StoryA Pop-Up Storytime10:30 a.m., Art Odyssey Interactive Gallery

Film SeriesPhone 797-0055 or visit mwpai.org2 and 7:30 p.m., Auditorium

June 3 Friday

First Friday Shorts Gallery TalkSeneca Ray Stoddard1:10 p.m., Museum of Art

Film SeriesPhone 797-0055 or visit mwpai.org2 and 7:30 p.m., Auditorium

June 4 Saturday

Art and Yoga10:30 a.m., Museum of Art

June 8 Wednesday

Film SeriesPhone 797-0055 or visit mwpai.org2 and 7:30 p.m., Auditorium

June 9 Thursday

LunchArt VideoSeneca Ray Stoddard: An American OriginalNoon, Museum of Art

June 10 Friday

Film SeriesPhone 797-0055 or visit mwpai.org2 and 7:30 p.m., Auditorium

June 11 Saturday

Exclusive Members’ PreviewThe World through His Lens: Steve McCurry Photographs7:30 to 10 p.m., Museum of Art

June 12 Sunday

Community Celebration and Public OpeningThe World through His Lens: Steve McCurry Photographs and Portraits of Hope: Faces of Refugee Resettlement1:30 to 3:30 p.m., Museum of Art

June 14 Tuesday

Terrace Café Reopens11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Terrace Café

June 15 Wednesday

Film SeriesPhone 797-0055 or visit mwpai.org2 and 7:30 p.m., Auditorium

June 17 Friday

Film SeriesPhone 797-0055 or visit mwpai.org2 and 7:30 p.m., Auditorium

Museum open until 8 p.m.

June 18 Saturday

Art and Yoga10:30 a.m., Museum of Art.

June 22 Wednesday

Film SeriesPhone 797-0055 or visit mwpai.org2 and 7:30 p.m., Auditorium

June 24 Friday

Film SeriesPhone 797-0055 or visit mwpai.org2 and 7:30 p.m., Auditorium

Opening ReceptionCommunity Arts Faculty Show4 to 5 p.m., School of Art Gallery

Museum open until 8 p.m.

June 25 Saturday

Art and Yoga10:30 a.m., Museum of Art

June 28 Tuesday

Summer Arts Festival10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

June 29 Wednesday

Summer Arts Festival10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Film SeriesPhone 797-0055 or visit mwpai.org2 and 7:30 p.m., Auditorium

June 30 Thursday

Summer Arts Festival10 a.m. to 9 p.m.through July 3

Gallery TalkCapturing the Adirondacks: Seneca Ray StoddardNoon, Museum of Art

June Events

GUIDED TOURSThe World through His Lens: Steve McCurry Photographs Wednesdays and Saturdays at 1 p.m.Fridays at 1 and 6 p.m.Sunday, June 19, 2 p.m.Free with exhibition admission

Cover: Holi Man. Rajasthan, India, 1996. ©Steve McCurry

MWPAI Observes World Refugee Day

On Saturday, June 18, Utica and the Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees will observe World Refugee Day. In honor of this important observance, the Museum of Art will offer half-price general admission to the exhibition, The World through His Lens: Steve McCurry.

The World through His Lens: Steve McCurry PhotographsJune 12 through December 31

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Sharbat Gula, Afghan Girl. Peshawar, Pakistan, 1984. ©Steve McCurry

The World through His Lens: Steve McCurry Photographs is made possible through the generous support of:

Mohawk Valley Regional Economic Development Council

New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature

Empire State Development Division of Tourism Market NY Funds

M&T Bank

New York Central Mutual Insurance, Inc.

Florence Bourdon

Uptown Anesthesia Associates

All Education and Public Programming generously sponsored by Elizabeth R. Lemieux, Ph.D.

Russia, India, and others will resonate with our region. The evocative images in The World through His Lens reveal universal human struggles and explore diverse societies across the boundaries of language and culture. Through his lens, Steve McCurry finds the sublime in the everyday.

Admission to the exhibition is free to MWPAI members and children 12 and under, general admission is $10 and students are $5. The Museum participates in the National Blue Star Museum program, which offers free admission to active-duty military personnel and their immediate family.

The Museum of Art presents an inspiring chronicle of our world and its people in The World through His Lens: Steve McCurry Photographs, on view June 12 through December 31 in the Museum of Art. The 60 works by renowned American photog-rapher Steve McCurry (b. 1950), known for his iconic photo Afghan Girl, span the last three decades of McCurry’s life and travel across six continents. Many of the images were selected specifically for the Museum venue.

McCurry creates images that bridge the gap between photo-journalism and art. Throughout his career he has sought to represent the commonality of humanity amidst a diversity of cultures. This exhibition is organized around three universal themes that appear frequently in his work: place, ritual, and identity.

While his subjects are at home on the front page of a newspaper (mujahadeen fighting in Afghanistan, refugee camps in Pakistan, monsoons in Southeast Asia), it is McCurry’s intuitive under-standing of light, color, composition, and timing, that moves his photos from the purely documentary to the sublime. Character-ized by the use of brilliant color and the ability to capture unexpected moments in far-off locales, McCurry’s photos allow viewers to find the familiar in the foreign.

Some of McCurry’s most striking photographs are portraits. These works record the face and dress of the sitter but more importantly, their personality and spirit. Just as McCurry tries to form relationships with the sitters in his portraits, he also seeks to form a deeper affiliation with the places he visits, spending days or even weeks at a location to learn “the rhythms of a place.” McCurry seeks unusual spaces, unexpected angles, or unforeseen moments.

Rituals can be both a link to the past and an ever-evolving part of life. McCurry looks at rituals around the world as a means of understanding people. His photo of the joyous colorful crowds celebrating the Hindu festival of Holi contrast with the quiet image of a solitary monk in meditation.

While international in scope, the photographs in the Museum’s exhibition have been specifically selected with the Mohawk Valley’s immigrant and refugee communities in mind. Stunning images of Thailand, Burma-Myanmar, Nepal, Afghanistan,

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The 2016 Summer Arts Festival is Tuesday, June 28 through Sunday, July 3. This colorful extravaganza of live music, side-walk art, mural painting, antique autos, and much, much more, is the area’s longest-running summertime celebration.

Festival hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday.

The Festival’s highlight attraction, the Sidewalk Art Show, returns with 250 fascinating works in a colorful array of media. The finest in local musical talent takes the stage throughout each day. Children will enjoy fun-filled activities and crafts. Spe-cial guided tours of the exhibition The World through His Lens: Steve McCurry Photographs will be conducted daily.

A distinguished group of high-quality arts and crafts exhibitors have been selected for an exciting, by-invitation-only, outdoor craft show. The MWPAI Invitational Craft Show will be held 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, July 2 and 3, in the outdoor Sculpture Grove. This craft show will feature jewelry, glass, painting, photography, wood, candles, soaps and body products, fabric and fiber arts, and more, for purchase.

The Big ‘Ol Steamrollin’ Print Invitational returns 1 to 4 p.m. Friday, July 1. Watch artists get their carved over-sized wood-blocks inked and printed under the drum of a two-ton steam-roller.

See fire, heat, and ash dramatically emblazon their effects on pottery during the final stages of an Anagama Kiln Wood Firing Invitational. Festival attendees are invited into MWPAI’s historic ceramic facilities to watch the action, meet the artists, and tour the studios 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday, July 1.

The finest automobiles ever created will be exhibited in the annual Antique and Classic Car and Motorcycle Show from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, July 3. The Antique and Classic Car and Motorcycle Show is presented by MWPAI in association with the Mohawk Motorcades Automobile Club.

FOR A FULL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS, VISIT MWPAI.ORG

Sidewalk Art, Music, Classic Cars, and Much MoreArts Festival June 28 through July 3

Sidewalk Art Show Important Dates

Deliver EntriesFriday and Saturday

June 3 and June 4, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Notification Card Mailed to Artists Thursday, June 9

Pick Up Entries Not in Show Thursday and FridayJune 16 and 17, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Sidewalk Art ShowTuesday, June 28 through Sunday, July 3

Prizes Awarded Sunday, July 3, 6:45 p.m Performing Arts Stage

Pick Up Entries Thursday and FridayJuly 7 and 8, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Unclaimed works are subject to disposal without notification.

For information and entry forms, vistit mwpai.org

EXHIBITION EXPLORES LOCAL REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT

Museum of Art Events

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MUSEUM RECEIVES GIFT OF KRASNER PAINTING

The exhibition Portraits of Hope: Faces of Refugee Resettlement in Central New York depicts survivors of war, genocide, and political strife who came to the U.S. and settled in the Utica region after living in refugee camps in Asia, Africa, Eastern Eu-rope and the Middle East. This exhibition of more than 30 photographs celebrates diversity, and confronts stereotypes about resettlement while exploring the chal-lenges and aspirations of local refugees starting over in a new land.

Since 1982, the Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees has welcomed more than 15,000 people to Utica, which now enjoys one of the highest concentrations of refugees of any American city. Lynne Browne, working with Dr. Kathryn Stam’s and SUNY Polytechnic Institute’s project Refugees Starting Over, photographed the subjects of Portraits of Hope at cultural events in Utica and Rome from 2012 to 2016. While many of the subjects came to Utica over the past 15 years, some arrived only a few days before they were photo-

graphed. The portraits capture the pain of the past as well as the promise of a new future: memories of love and joy mingle with the distress of departure and novel experiences, both bright and bewildering, in a new land.

Presented in conjunction with The World through His Lens, the photographs in Portraits of Hope illustrate the pride and happiness our local refugees share in their culture and traditions, and the joy they find in celebrations that honor and wel-come their heritages in our community.

Portraits of Hope: Faces of Refugee Reset-tlement in Central New York is on view in the Museum of Art from June 12 through December 31.

The Museum of Art proudly announces the acquisition of an untitled painting from 1947-48 by Lee Krasner (1908-84). The work comes to the Institute as a gift of Mrs. Clare Eddy Thaw, who received the paint-ing from Krasner, her friend. The Museum of Art’s collection is rich in mid-20th-cen-tury art from the United States, but had not included anything by Krasner, which makes Mrs. Thaw’s generous donation that much more meaningful.

The work is one of about 35 from Krasner’s Little Image series that she created in the late 1940s, shortly after she and her hus-band, Jackson Pollock (1912-56), moved to Springs, Long Island. It was a remarkably productive period for both artists. While he painted in a studio-shed next to their house, she made a studio of sorts in the bedroom and often painted with her can-vas on the floor, rotating it to achieve an overall, dynamic composition. These paint-

ings are characterized by textured surfaces that Krasner created by applying networks of black lines, often with a palette knife or directly from a tube of paint, over a cal-ligraphic kind of mark-making. Mrs. Thaw’s gift is especially vibrant because the un-der-painting has rich jewel tones and the effect is reminiscent of the mosaics Krasner was concurrently making with colorful shards of disparate materials.

The Institute staff extends heartfelt thanks to Mrs. Clare Eddy Thaw and husband Eu-gene V. Thaw for their generous patronage. This significant contribution strengthens the Museum’s holdings from an extremely important moment in American art.

Dilasa, 2015, Lynne Browne (b. 1962)

Fatuma, 2016, Lynne Browne (b. 1962)

Lee Krasner (American, 1908-84), Untitled, 1947-48, oil on canvas, 22 x 16 in., Gift of Clare Eddy Thaw, 2016.2

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Museum of Art Events

SPECIAL EVENTS

EXCLUSIVE MEMBERS’ PREVIEW CELEBRATING THE WORLD THROUGH HIS LENS: STEVE MCCURRY PHOTO-GRAPHSSaturday, June 11, 7:30p.m.

Join us for “Photojournalism Today”, a con-versation with Anthony Bannon, Ph.D., Executive Director of the Burchfield Penney Art Center and author of numer-ous books on Steve McCurry, at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 11. The members’ preview of The World through His Lens: Steve McCurry Photographs will commence at 8 p.m. with festive music, food and drink, and a dance performance. Tickets are $25 per person available by calling 315-797-0055 or visiting mwpai.org.

COMMUNITY CELEBRATION AND PUBLIC OPENING OF THE WORLD THROUGH HIS LENS: STEVE MCCURRY PHOTOGRAPHS AND PORTRAITS OF HOPE: FACES OF REFUGEE RESETTLE-MENTSunday, June 12, 1:30 p.m.

A celebration and public opening of The World through His Lens: Steve McCurry Photographs and Portraits of Hope: Faces of Refugee Resettlement in Central New York, will take place from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 12. Enjoy the spectacle of traditional songs and dances performed by International Artist of Utica along with children’s crafts and light refreshments.

The International Artists of Utica (IAU) will present a collage of international dance and song that will make you want to join in the fun. Many of the artist are immigrants and refugees originally from Thailand, Burma, Nepal, Bhutan, Kenya, Cambodia, and the Caribbean. Some of the artists are new arrivals to Utica while others have been performing across the region for over a decade.

Admission to The World through His Lens: Steve McCurry Photographs is free to MWPAI members and children 12 and un-der, general admission is $10 and students are $5. Portraits of Hope: Faces of Refugee Resettlement is free to the general public.

TALKS AND TOURS

GALLERY TALKFIRST FRIDAY SHORTS: SENECA RAY STODDARDFriday, June 3, 1:10 to 1:30 p.m.Maureen Marton, Decorative Arts Trust InternMuseum of Art, Free and open to the public

GALLERY TALKCAPTURING THE ADIRONDACKS: SENECA RAY STODDARDThursday, June 30, NoonTed ComstockFree and open to the public

Adirondack historian Ted Comstock dis-cusses the life of Seneca Ray Stoddard and his place in Adirondack history.

GUIDED TOURSTHE WORLD THROUGH HIS LENS: STEVE MCCURRY PHOTOGRAPHS Wednesdays and Saturdays at 1 p.m.Fridays at 1 and 6 p.m.Sunday, June 19, 2 p.m.Free with exhibition admission

GROUP TOURSTo arrange a private, docent-led tour of The World through His Lens: Steve McCurry Photographs, the permanent collection or other special exhibitions, please contact the Museum Education Department three weeks in advance of the requested tour date. Call 315-797-0000, ext. 2170, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

LUNCHART VIDEOSENECA RAY STODDARD: AN AMERICAN ORIGINAL (60 min.)Thursday, June 9, noonMuseum of Art$5 Suggested donation

With photo contributions by Ted Com-stock and The Adirondack Museum, this film tells the story of great landscape pho-tographer and pioneering conservationist Seneca Ray Stoddard. Light refreshments will be served.

ART TRAVELLATE SUMMER IN THE ADIRONDACKS August 26 through 28Lodging at Great Camp Sagamore$500 MWPAI members, $550 general public includes double occupancy, all meals, admissions, and transportation A non-refundable deposit of $175 due at registration. Tickets, 315-797-0055

Enjoy a late-summer retreat at the grand Great Camp Sagamore, former summer home to the Alfred Vanderbilt family. This three-day bus trip to the Adirondacks includes two nights at Camp Sagamore with daily activities planned on-and off-site including visits to The Wild Center, the Adirondack Museum and View to see two Adirondack-based watercolor exhibitions. A delightful afternoon scenic boat ride on the W. W. Durant will include a wine and cheese.

Camp Sagamore offers hiking, swimming, and canoeing as well as star gazing while relaxing by the campfire. Adirondack sto-ryteller and singer Bill Smith will entertain one evening. Accommodations require guests to climb stairs. The bus departs MWPAI Friday, August 26 at 7:30 a.m. and returns Sunday, August 28 around 4:30 p.m. For more information and a detailed itinerary, please contact Barb Kane at 315-797-0000, ext. 2158.

Seneca Ray Stoddard, American, (1844-1917), The Great Peaks of the Adirondacks from the South, ca. 1889. Collection of Edward Comstock Jr., Saranac Lake, NY

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Around MWPAI

THE WORLD THROUGH HIS LENS: STEVE MCCURRY PHOTOGRAPHS HITS THE MUSEUM SHOP

The Museum Shop will feature a variety of products to complement with the Steve McCurry exhibition including cards, books and prints so you can take a piece of the wonder home with you. ARTS FESTIVAL MEET THE ARTIST SERIES: DISCUSSIONS & DEMONSTRATIONSTuesday, June 28 through Sunday, July 3

Learn about the Arts Festival artists and artisans at the Museum Shop. Meet talented local and regional artists and artisans and appreciate the creative process, skill and the results of their talents through this wonderful opportunity.

Tuesday, June 28, 1 to 3 p.m.Artist and Writer Betty Ann Fraley

New Berlin, N.Y. • Fashion Coloring Book

Wednesday, June 29, 1 to 3 p.m.Artist and Teacher Hope Irvine

East Syracuse, N.Y. • Beaded Jewelry

Thursday, June 30, 1 to 3 p.m.Author Sandra Reilly

Utica, N.Y. • Children’s Books

Friday, July 1, 1 to 3 p.m.Fine Art Photographer Norman Schillawski Cicero, N.Y. • Matted Fine Art Photographs

Saturday, July 2, 1 to 3 p.m.Artist and Painter Elizabeth Herr

Herkimer, N.Y. • Painting

Sunday, July 3, 1 to 3 p.m.Fiber Artist Dianne Leach

Rome, N.Y. • Tassels and Woven Bookmarks

ART & YOGAFOR MIND, BODY AND SPIRITSaturdays, 10:30 to 11:45 a.m.June 4, 18, 25; July 9, 16, 23, 30; and August 6, 13, 20Drop-in fee: $10 MWPAI members; $15 general publicJuly/August Session (7 classes): $50 MWPAI members; $75 general admissionFull Session payment, 797-0055. Drop-ins please pay at the door.

Art and Yoga takes place in the muse-um galleries. Each session begins with a 15-minute introduction to a work of art followed by one hour of yoga and medita-tion. All levels of ability are welcome. Wear comfortable clothing and bring your own yoga mat.

ART STORYA POP-UP STORYTIMEWednesday, June 110:30 to 11:15 a.m. Museum of Art Free and open to the publicFor Ages 3 to 5

The interactive Art Story program fosters visual literacy as young children learn to read visual cues in picture book illustra-tions and apply these skills to looking at the art in the galleries. Children love to listen to stories, but let’s also get them excited about the pictures that accompany the stories, memorable images created by accomplished artists such as Eric Carle, Maurice Sendack, and Clement Hurd.

For more information, contact the Museum Education Department at 315-797-0000, ext. 2158. Younger siblings are always welcome.

TERRACE CAFÉ TO OPENEnjoy a savory lunch and scrumptious desserts while dining inside or out at the Terrace Café, reopening for the season on June 14. This season the Café will feature locally made baked goods and a global menu in celebration of The World through His Lens: Steve McCurry Photographs. There is free Wifi throughout the Café.

Café hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

SPEND FIRST FRIDAYS AT MWPAI

MWPAI is combining its popular summer Mixers and MWP Friday Night Parties into one monthly celebration. First Fridays will be a fun way to start your weekend with a happy hour, live music, pop-up gallery talks and art-making from 5 to 8 p.m. Explore the Museum Shop, roam the galleries or stay for the Friday evening film (separate admission required). These par-ties will be held outdoors on the Fountain Elms Terrace (weather permitting) and in the Edward Wales Root Sculpture Court.

These new festivities will debut August 5 on the Fountain Elms Terrace with complimentary hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar. Please visit mwpai.org or the MWPAI Facebook page for details on the featured programming each month.

Save the Dates! First Fridays for the 2016-2017 season will be held on:

August 5September 2October 7November 4December 2

February 3March 3April 7May 5June 2

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Film Series Sponsor:

Performing Arts Events

Films are shown on Wednesdays and Fridays at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. in high definition following our recent conversion to Digital Cinema Projection and Sound. Comfortable seating provides every patron an unob-structed view of our large screen.

Admission for all screenings is $8 general ad-mission and $6 for MWPAI Members. Admis-sion for students with valid identification is $4 at all screenings and PrattMWP students are free with valid student I.D.. Tickets are on sale 30 minutes prior to each screening.

Film Passbooks for discounted admission to 10 screenings are available for MWPAI mem-bers for $55 and Non-Members for $75. For information call the MWPAI Performing Arts Ticket Office, 797-0055, 800-754-0797.

Sign up for monthly film email updates at bmortis@mwpai.org, 797-0055 or at mwpai.org.

CINEMA EVENTS SERIES FEATURES FINEST IN LIVE OPERA

MWPAI will introduce the new Cinema Events series in fall of 2016 that will include the upcoming season of The Met: Live in HD, the Metropolitan Opera’s award-winning series of high-definition live cinema simulcasts. Other 2016-2017 Cinema Events will be announced soon. Live in HD audiences will see 10 live performances from the Met’s 2016-2017 season, which celebrates the company’s 50th anniversary at Lincoln Center. This season’s HD transmissions include five new productions from the Met season and three operas new to the series.

The 2016-2017 Live in HD season will feature the series’ first broadcasts of Kaija Saariaho’s 2000 opera L’Amour de Loin; Verdi’s early Biblical epic Nabucco, starring Plácido Domingo in the title role; and Mo-zart’s Idomeneo, conducted by Met Music Director James Levine. In addition to the new productions of Tristan und Isolde and L’Amour de Loin, Live in HD audiences will see the Met’s new stagings of Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette; Dvořák’s Rusalka, and Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier, with Renée Fleming as the Marschallin. The season will also feature Mozart’s Don Giovanni, Verdi’s La Traviata, and Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin.

All 10 operas will be Saturday matinee performances, transmitted live from the Met stage.

Met stars serve as hosts for the HD series, conducting live interviews with cast, crew, and production teams, and introducing the popular behind-the-scenes features.

“As we approach our historic 100th live transmission, we’re particularly grateful to the thousands of artists and technicians who strive to make each show better than

the last, and to the hundreds of thousands of audience members who fill cinemas around the world on Saturdays in quest of the Met,” said Met General Manager Peter Gelb.

Tickets for the 10 transmissions in the 2016-2017 The Met: Live in HD season will go on sale July 20, 2016, with Met Members offered priority before tickets are made available to the general public. Admission is $24 for members, $28 for general admission, and $14 for students. Subscription packages are available for all ten operas or your choice of six of the dates. For more information on subscrip-tions or to order tickets, please contact the Performing Arts Ticket Office at 797-0055 or 800-754-0797. Tickets are also available online at www.mwpai.org.

THE MET: LIVE IN HD 2016-2017

Tristan und Isolde by Richard WagnerSaturday, October 8, noon.

Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus MozartSaturday, October 22, 12:55 p.m.

L’Amour de Loin by Kaija SaariahoSaturday, December 10, 12:55 p.m.

Nabucco by Giuseppe VerdiSaturday, January 7, 12:55 p.m.

Roméo et Juliette by Charles GounodSaturday, January 21, 12:55 p.m.

Rusalka by Antonín DvořákSaturday, February 25, 12:55 p.m.

La Traviata by Giuseppe VerdiSaturday, March 11, 12:55 p.m.

Idomeneo by Wolfgang Amadeus MozartSaturday, March 25, 12:55 p.m.

Eugene Onegin by Peter Ilyitch TchaikovskySaturday, April 22, 12:55 p.m.

Der Rosenkavalier by Richard StraussSaturday, May 13, 12:30 p.m.

Eugene Onegin Der Rosenkavalier La Traviata

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 Cinema Events series at MWPAI is sponsored by Bank of Utica.

School of Art Events

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COMMUNITY ARTS EDUCATION

REGISTER NOW FOR SUMMER ART CLASSESRegistration is underway at the School of Art. Classes begin July 11. There are many new offerings over four art-packed weeks. Most adult classes meet twice a week while teens and kids have daily classes with one-to four-week options. Go to mwpai.org for a full class listing and descriptions.

Adult offerings: Sound Check...Check: Intro to Live Music Audio (teens and adults)Ring CastingBeginning Digital PhotographyBeginning through Advanced JewelryWorkshops in Bookbinding and CalligraphyFigure DrawingMaster Copy Class at Fountain ElmsStudio PaintingLandscape Painting En Plein AirIntro to Oil Painting Portraiture

Teen offerings:Summer Intensive Teen Drawing and PaintingCollege Portfolio PrepTeen Ceramics: Throwing and Handbuilding

EXHIBITIONCOMMUNITY ARTS FACULTY SHOWOPENING RECEPTIONFriday, June 24, 4 to 5 p.m.On View: June 24 through July 30School of Art Gallery, 1200 State StreetFree and open to the public

Chris Cirillo, Portrait of Paul Crowther Drawing, Ink on Paper

PRATTMWP JEWELRY ALUMNI

Timothy Veske-McMahon, class of 2002, was the feature artist and on the cover of Metalsmith Magazine, Vol. 36 No.1. The eight page article, “Between Object and Idea: The Jewelry of Timothy Veske-McMahon” was written by art historian, Toni Greenbaum. In addition, Tim was chosen as a finalist for the 2016 Artist Award from Art Jewelry Forum and his work was featured in three exhibitions during Munich Jewellery Week 2016 in Germany. Tim is currently a Visiting Assis-tant Professor in the Jewelry Department at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York and a Critic for the Jewelry Department at the Rhode Island School of Design in Provi-dence, Rhode Island. Three PrattMWP class of 2014 students were selected as award winners from the fifteen students who recently graduated with a BFA in Jewelry from Pratt Institute. Lisa Krulasik was awarded First Place, Alexandra Hart was awarded Faculty Choice, and Kacy Huston received an Honorable Mention. JCK also chose Lisa Krulasik as one of seven students from the top jewelry pro-grams and will be showcasing her work at the JCK Las Vegas 2016. Alexandra Hart was selected as one of five finalists for the 2016 Saul Bell Award for Emerging Artist, sponsored by jewelry supplier Rio Grande.

Timothy Veske-McMahon, Glyph VIIIrepurposed plastic, aluminum.

Cover of Metalsmith Magazine, Vol. 36, No. 1

KEEP THE KIDS BUSY WITH THE SUMMER KIDS ART INSTITUTE

Encourage your child’s creative side with MWPAI’s Summer Kids Art Institute, for ages four through 12. Weeklong morning classes immerse kids in art making, material exploration, and social engage-ment throughout the campus of the nationally ranked PrattMWP College of Art and Design.

Drawing, painting, and animation are offered for one, two, three, or four weeks. Clay and sculpture classes are offered in two-week sessions. Course content chang-es each session so students may register for multiple classes, consecutive or not.

Kids Summer Art Institute classes are taught by dedicated, enthusiastic instruc-tors who respond to and encourage a child’s creative spirit.

Check out the newly developed classCLAY! FOR YOUNG ARTISTS

Development

Many Ways to Support MWPAI

MEMBERSHIPBy becoming a member of the Institute at any of the levels we offer, you are truly becoming part of everything that Institute is and does. Our members are our most dedicated annual supporters who regular-ly renew their engagement with MWPAI on an annual basis. In turn, we offer our members a host of benefits to encourage them to participate.

THE MWPAI ANNUAL FUNDThe MWPAI Annual Fund receives addi-tional donations from our members above and beyond their annual renewal. It also allows patrons who are not yet members a way to provide essential support to the programs, exhibitions, classes and perfor-mances we offer all year long. The Annual Fund helps us maintain free admission to the museum, bring fantastic performers to our concert series, provide guided muse-um tours to thousands of schoolchildren every year, ensures that we can attract and retain exceptional teaching artists as fac-ulty for our classes, and makes everything that the Institute does better and stronger.

CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITIESA Charitable Gift Annuity is one of the simplest and most popular ways to make a planned gift. A donor transfers cash or securities to MWPAI through our account with KeyBank. MWPAI then issues a contract to pay the donor, the donor and a spouse, or any two beneficiaries named in the contract, fixed payments for life, re-gardless of fluctuations in the market. Our minimum gift requirement is $10,000 and the donor must be at least 60 years old.

EVENT SPONSORSHIPNearly every program that MWPAI offers has the potential for corporate or personal sponsorship. The Institute is fortunate and grateful to have many corporate partners who have provided meaningful support to concerts and exhibitions for several years. However, there are always opportunities for new and returning sponsors to be a part of the rich cultural programming MWPAI brings to the community.

VOLUNTEERSOne of the most precious gifts the Institute receives is the gift of time from a very ded-icated group of volunteers who provide assistance with so many of our programs.

Volunteers serve as docents who lead hundreds of museum tours and as ushers for performances and films. They support the Arts Festival, the Antique and Classic Car Show and many of the Institute’s daily operations.

MATCHING GIFTSMany companies will match, double, or even triple the donations their employees make to nonprofit organizations. Match-ing Gifts are often offered as a benefit for both current employees and retirees. To find out if your employer has a Matching Gift program, contact the human resourc-es department at your company. Some employers will also provide grants based on the time that their employees volun-teer at the Institute.

If you would like more information on any of these opportunities, please contact Bob Mortis, Interim Director of Develop-ment, at 797-0000, ext. 2129 or bmortis@mwpai.org.

BUSINESS MEMBERSCORPORATE SUSTAINERSScalzo, Zogby & Wittig, Inc.

(and renewing members providing additional support at higher levels)

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

MEMBERSFOUNTAIN ELMS SOCIETYAnonymousJoseph & Michelle Corasanti

PRESIDENT’S CIRCLEDale Lockwood, Sr. & John D. Romanow

CONTRIBUTORMr. & Mrs. David Lemire

FAMILY/HOUSEHOLDFrances G. ConwayEdward & Teena HarveyCarolynn Lyman

INDIVIDUALAnne M. GuerraNatalie Sparks

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New to the MWPAI Library

Your MWPAI membership allows free borrowing from the Library’s collection with the pre-sentation of your membership card. The general public is welcome to visit the library and browse the collection. The library is located on the second floor of the Academic Center at 510 Henry Street. For information on becoming a member, contact 797-0000 ext 2104.

BOOKSThe Acrylics & Gouache Artist’s Handbook (Barron’s Educational Series)Color Mixing Bible: A Memoir by Molly CrabappleDrawing Blood: A Memoir by Molly CrabappleGreen Guide for Artists: Nontoxic Recipes, Green Art Ideas & Resources for the Eco-Conscious Artist by Karen MichelPhotography at MOMA: 1960-Now edited by Quentin BajacPure Pulp: Contemporary Artists Working in

Paper at Dieu Donne curated by Bridget DonlonA Year in the Life of Downton Abbey: Seasonal Celebrations, Traditions, and Recipes by Jessica Fellowes

DVDsThe DuchessGrandmaPull My DaisySpotlightLe Week-End

Woman in Gold

MUNSON-WILLIAMS-PROCTOR ARTS INSTITUTE INFORMATION AND HOURS

For information, call (315) 797-0000 (Voice and TDD)

New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.

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 art reference and music libraries, an active membership program, a Museum Shop, Terrace Café, and outstanding rental facilities ideal for public programs and private events.

Museum Hours (including Fountain Elms): Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5p.m., Sun. 1-5 p.m. Fridays till 8 p.m. begining June 17Performing 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 1-800-754-0797Art Odyssey: Interactive Gallery Hours:Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 1-5 p.m.School of Art Gallery Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.-noon.Library: Mon.-Fri. 10 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. 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.

Terry Slade: Dreams and Apparitions; Elemental: 64th Exhibition of CNY Artists; and PrattMWP Sophomore Exhibition

MWPAI Highlights

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Exclusive Members’ Preview

Celebrating

The World through His Lens:

Steve McCurry Photographs

Saturday, June 117:30 p.m. Talk8 p.m. ReceptionEdward Wales Root Sculpture Court

Festive music, food and drink, and dance performances.

Tickets $25 per person315-797-0055 or mwpai.org

High School students in the Museum Careers Program will present brief talks on select photographs at the exhibition opening.

The World through His Lens: Steve McCurry Photographs

310 Genesee StreetUtica, New York 13502

(315) 797-0000

mwpai.org

Free Parking

Procession of Nuns. Rangoon, Burma, 1994. ©Steve McCurry