Pre-registration required. Workshops are held in the Museum Academy classrooms located downstairs in the Museum. Enter on the North Patio – pond side at Big Spring International Park. Look for the Museum Academy entrance! 2017 Master Artist Workshop with Tony Couch Watercolor Painting Monday – Thursday, October 9 – 12, 2017 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (Monday-Wednesday) 9:00 [...]
Natives of New York, Ann and Lee Higdon developed an interest in art during their teenage years. They often visited museums and found themselves drawn to paintings of the Hudson River School. After marrying and purchasing a nineteenth-century home overlooking the Hudson, they began to collect paintings of the Hudson River School in the 1980s. [...]
Members’ Lecture & Reception Thursday, October 19, 2017 Lecture: 6:00-6:45 p.m., Great Hall (Doors open at 5:30 p.m.) Lecture will be given by Dr. David Stewart of UAH who will be discussing the Hudson River School and the American Dream. Reception 7:00 to 8:30 p.m., Gallery Level (Hosted by the Museum Guild) Reception will include wine and hors [...]
Artsy Tots will introduce toddlers between the ages of 2 and 3 to art and to the museum through artful short stories, gallery play activities, and an art activity. The program helps with color recognition, fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination and more! Class fee is $5 members/$7 non-members (up to 2 adults/2 children). Fees are non-refundable. However, registration [...]
Families and children are invited to participate in a range of programs especially designed with younger visitors in mind. The Drop-In & CREATE Saturdays offer fun, interactive art making activities for families with children ages 3 and up that will sure to spark one’s creativity! Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Drop-In & CREATE [...]
Highlight Tour Sunday, October 29 2 p.m., Meet in the Main Lobby Free to Museum members/ Included in general admission for non-members Boasting over 400 paintings dating from roughly 100 years ago to the present, Remington’s holdings include works by such respected early 20th century artists as N.C. Wyeth, Frank Xavier Leyendecker, Lynn Bogue Hunt [...]
John Dean Then and Now Talk, Book Signing and Reception Thursday, November 2, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. Loretta Spencer Hall Members: $35 / Non-members: $55 Barnes & Noble Bridge Street will be at the event with Mr. Dean's latest book available for purchase. PURCHASE TICKETS HERE Abbreviated Biography: John Dean served as Counsel to the [...]
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978) was a 20th-century American author, painter and illustrator whose works appealed to a broad population in the United States for its reflection of American culture. Rockwell is most famous for the cover illustrations of everyday life he created for The Saturday Evening Post magazine over a period of nearly five decades. Finding success at a [...]
Boasting over 400 paintings dating from roughly 100 years ago to the present, Remington’s holdings include works by such respected early 20th century artists as N.C. Wyeth, Frank Xavier Leyendecker, Lynn Bogue Hunt and William Harnden Foster, as well as paintings by contemporary masters Tom Beecham, Larry Duke and the legendary Bob Kuhn (the man [...]
Pre-registration required. Workshops are held in the Museum Academy classrooms located downstairs in the Museum. Enter on the North Patio – pond side at Big Spring International Park. Look for the Museum Academy entrance! Photo of Liz Haywood-Sullivan 2017 Master Artist Workshop Liz Haywood-Sullivan Pastels: Inside/Outside – The Best of Both Wednesday – Saturday, November 8 – [...]