Family Sundays at the Nassau County Museum

Description

Sundays, January  17, 24, 31 from 1-4 p.m. with Family Tour at 1 p.m.

Family Sundays at the Museum 

Converse, collaborate and create together during Family Sundays from 1 to 4 pm. Family Sundays begin with exhibition-based gallery conversations. Families then go on to explore new art materials, vocabulary and ideas with a museum educator. Family Sundays provide children and the adults in their lives with the opportunity to reconnect while talking about and making art together. New projects are featured every week! Reservations not needed. Free with Museum admission. Not offered December 20, plan to attend the special family program that day.

November 21, 2015-February 28, 2016

Works by the American imagist Maxfield Parrish (1870-1966), one of the greats of the Golden Age of Illustration, are drawn from the National Museum of American Illustration, Newport, Rhode Island, and curated by Judy and Laurence S. Cutler. Maxfield Parrish: Paintings and Prints from the National Museum of American Illustration embodies the artist’s long career and extraordinary accomplishments, displaying Parrish’s lush coloristic effect with amazing detail. The exhibition includes original artworks as well as a large collection of vintage prints.

Parrish’s universally popular and instantly recognizable images were produced between the late 1890s through the mid 1960s; they were seen on magazine covers, greeting cards, art prints, calendars, novels, advertisements and packaging. Clear and bold, with uncomplicated subjects, Maxfield Parrish’s art prints papered the walls of American homes for decades.

Photo Above: Jack and the Giant

Maxfield Parrish (1870-1966), Jack and the Giant, 1908, oil on paper, 22” x 16”, signed and dated lower left, also Collier’s Magazine, July 30, 1910, (c) Copyright 2015 National Museum of American Illustration, Newport, RI, Photos courtesy Archives of American Illustrators Gallery, New York, NY

CONTEMPORARY GALLERY

November 21, 2015-February 28, 2016

Christopher Hart Chambers

Painted sculptural works by award-winning New York artist Christopher Hart Chambers will be on view in a solo exhibition. These sculptures, incorporating urethane-based automotive paints, are rooted in what Chambers calls post-war “consumerist wants and dreams,” inspired by sports cars, hot rods, speed boats and even interstellar spacecraft. His design format remarks on graphic marketing systems, logos and emblems of corporate America. Works by Chambers have been seen in numerous group and solo exhibitions and are included in many public and private collections.

Photo credit: Christopher Hart Chambers, Fast Fish, 2008, Expanded polystyrene, fiberglass, epoxy resin, automotive paints (urethane based), 35” X 67” X 10” Courtesy of the artist

Ongoing

Sculpture Park 

Approximately 40 works, many of them monumental in size, by renowned artists including Fernando Botero, Tom Otterness, George Rickey and Mark DiSuvero among others, are situated to interact with nature on the museum’s magnificent 145-acre property.

Walking Trails

The museum’s 145 acres include many marked nature trails through the woods, perfect for family hikes or independent exploration.

Gardens

From restored formal gardens of historic importance to quiet little nooks for dreaming away an afternoon, the museum’s 145 acre property features many lush examples of horticultural arts. Come view our expanded gardens and beautiful new path to the museum.

EVENTS

FILM

November 21, 2015-February 28, 2016
30-minute documentary, 1967
Tuesday-Saturday:* Screenings at 11 a.m., 12 p.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m.
Sunday:* 11 a.m. & 12 p.m.
*with exceptions for special programs
Parrish Blue: American Art History
In this rare 1967 film, which includes many of Maxfield Parrish’s original canvases, the artist’s son, Maxfield Parrish, Jr., and friend and fellow artist Norman Rockwell share their understanding of Parrish who dominated the popular arts in early 20th-century America. We glimpse much of the artist’s work from magazine covers to advertisements, from huge murals to decorative prints, from book illustrations to note cards.
Photo attached-Maxfield Parrish

 

The museum is open Tuesday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-4:45 p.m. Docent-led tours of the exhibition are offered at 2 p.m. each day; tours of the mansion are offered each Saturday at 1 p.m.; meet in the lobby, no reservations needed. Tours are free with museum admission. Family art activities and family tours are offered Sundays from 1 pm; free with museum admission. Call (516) 484-9338, ext. 12 to inquire about group tours. Admission is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors (62 and above) and $4 for students and children (4 to12). Members are admitted free. The Museum Store is open Tuesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Call (516) 484-9337 for current exhibitions, events, days/times and directions or log onto .

Docent Led Exhibition Tours, Tuesday-Sunday at 2 p.m.
Docent Led Family Tours, Sundays at 1 p.m.
Tours are free with museum admission

Organizers

Event categories: ARTS MONTH Signature Event, Exhibitions, and Family.Event tags: Art, Exhibit, Family/Kids, Gallery, Museum, Nassau, Painting, Photography, Sculpture, Tour, and Workshop.