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CONTEMPORARY
GALLERY
2D/3D: Paintings
by Keith Mayerson,
Sculpture by
Kent Henricksen
This two-person exhibition,
organized by Elaine Berger for the
museum’s Contemporary Collectors
Circle, features painter Keith
Mayerson and sculptor Kent
Henricksen.
FOR US THE LIVING
THE CIVIL WAR
IN PAINTINGS BY
MORT KÜNSTLER
Sponsored by Mill-Max Mfg. Corp.
Additional support from Astoria Federal Savings
Mayerson’s paintings, seen in
many solo and group shows, have
been described as pop culture
narratives, as well as contemporary
icons. Kent Henricksen’s glazed
porcelains, some featuring text,
seek to focus on the interplay
between high and low culture. He
was the subject of a 2007
biography by art critic and curator
Bob Nickas.
“It is for us the living rather to be dedicated here to the unfinished work
which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced.”
– Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address, 1863
For Us the Living portrays the sights, feelings and drama of the Civil War. Considered by
many to be the leading contemporary painter of Civil War scenes, Mort Künstler’s work
is esteemed for its dramatic intensity and for an extraordinary level of authenticity that
results from intensive research. The exhibition consists of approximately 50 paintings
and is accompanied by a selection of documentary objects including a first-time-ever
look into Künstler’s creative process through sketches, drawings, preliminary studies,
photographs and props.
Above: detail of “Keep to Your Sabers, Men!” Generals Custer & Hampton, Gettysburg, PA, July 3, 1863,
Oil on canvas, 24 x 60 inches, Private Collection
Keith Mayerson, Elvis '56, 2006
oil on linen, 60 x 60 inches
Courtesy of Derek Eller Gallery, New York
The museum’s Corporate Committee,
co-chaired by Joseph T. Canevari and L.
Ronald S. Gray, is an elite group of
supporters that includes members,
sponsors and corporate donors at the
$1,250 and above level. Earlier this year
a Small Business Partner membership
level at $750 for companies with up to
15 employees was added. Member
privileges include the ability to hold
business functions in the museum’s
elegant galleries.
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The Corporate Committee welcomes its
newest members, Center for Wealth
Preservation, Dix Hills Partners LLC,
Mayer & Company CPAs LLP and
Meltzer Lippe Goldstein & Breitstone
LLP. They join a prestigious group of
museum supporters that includes:
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Adelphi University
Albanese Organization
American Express Company
Arizona Beverages
Bethpage Federal Credit Union
BNY Mellon – Wealth Management
Collard & Roe PC
Farrell Fritz, PC
Fidelity Investments
Healthplex, Inc.
Koeppel Martone & Leistman LLP
Margolin Winer & Evens LLP
Merrill Lynch
NY Facial Plastic Surgery
Ohrenstein & Brown LLP
Pall Corporation
Sterling Glen
The Klar Organization
Topspin Partners, Inc.
To learn more about Corporate
Membership at the museum, please call
(516) 484-9338, ext. 23 or log onto
nassaumuseum.com/membership.
Museum Members Mingle
with Artists and Art Collectors
Preview parties, where members meet and mingle with each other and with artists
and art collectors, are among the most enjoyable of the benefits offered to our
members. Our most recent preview party celebrated the opening of two exhibitions:
The Sea Around Us and Currents.
To find out about the many benefits of museum membership, call (516) 484-9338,
ext. 23 or log onto nassaumuseum.org/membership.
Museum
Council
members
Marvin and
Sharon
Schechter.
Museum Board President Peter Tilles with
David Lerner, the main sponsor of The Sea
Around Us.
Photography Scott Levy
CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP
Flanked by midshipmen are NCMA Director
Emerita Constance Schwartz, organizer of
The Sea Around Us, and Joshua M. Smith,
the director of the American Merchant
Marine Museum.
Artist Tom Sanford, whose works were seen
in Currents; Elaine Berger, who organized
Currents for the museum’s Contemporary
Collectors Circle; Nicole Russo, director of
Sanford’s gallery, Leo Koenig Inc.
Spin the Wheel for NCMA!
The Corporate Committee plans an exciting Casino Night for November.
The details are being finalized so please watch our website,
nassaumuseum.org/events, to find out how to get your bets down on the table.
Among the members on the corporate committee are:
Esta Algava-Czik/Meltzer Lippe Goldstein & Breitstone LLP
Terese L. Arenth/Moritt Hock, Hamroff & Horowitz
Michael Brown/ Ohrenstein & Brown LLP
Joseph T. Canevari/ BNY Mellon – Wealth Management
Jill Citron/ Farrell Fritz, PC
Ilene Cooper/Farrell Fritz, P.C
Daniel J. Flynn/Concorde Real Estate, Company, Inc.
L. Ronald S. Gray/Mill River Capital, LLC
Karen Laurence/ Bethpage Federal Credit Union
Russell Matthews/ Albanese Organization
Robert Mayer/Mayer & Co., CPAs
Shane Parouse/ Center for Wealth Preservation
Nuruz Rahman/ Margolin Winer & Evens LLP
Catherine Rosso/CAR Consulting
Jeanne M. Hanrahan/Merrill Lynch
Private Tea & Tour of the Exhibition
LIBRARY GALLERY
Introduction by Constance Schwartz
Exclusive Docent Tour of the Exhibition
Wednesdays at 2:30 / October 6 and November 17
Burt Young: Paintings
September 25, 2010 through
October 31, 2010
Private Tea & Tour of the Exhibition offers a behind-the-scenes
glimpse of our exhibition of Mort Künstler’s Civil War paintings.
Tea & Tour features an introduction to the exhibition and a private
docent-led guided tour followed by a menu of tea, sandwiches,
scones and sweets in the museum café. Tea & Tour spaces are
always limited; reserve early.
Admission for each Tea & Tour is $35 (nonmembers, $45) and includes admission
to the museum. Advance reservations are required; register at
nassaumuseum.org/events.
Mort Künstler Speaks:
A Conversation with the Artist
Paintings by the multitalented artist Burt
Young will be on display in the Library
Gallery during September and October.
Best known for his Academy Awardnominated portrayal of Paulie in the
Rocky films, Young is also an
established painter whose art has been
displayed in galleries throughout the
world. Young has authored stage and
screen plays and an historical novel,
Endings.
Sunday, October 17 at 4:30 p.m.
Mort Künstler, whose Civil War paintings are currently on view in
For Us the Living, discusses his work and the creative process
he employs to produce paintings. His dramatic works of art
achieve such historical accuracy that historian James
McPherson wrote “….none capture the human element, the
aura of leadership, the sense of being there and sharing in the
drama quite like Mort Künstler.”
Admission is $15 (nonmembers, $25) and includes admission to the museum.
Reservations required. Register at nassaumuseum.org/events.
Künstler to Sign Books at the Museum
Artist Mort Künstler will be at the museum for signings of his new book, “For Us the
Living”: The Civil War in Paintings and Eyewitness Accounts, on Sunday, November
14 and Sunday, December 5, both days from 1 to 4 p.m. Copies of the book will be
available in the Museum Gift Shop. Reservations not needed.
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Benefactors Dinner
in New York City
Reception hosted at Hammer Gallery A Dinner at The University Club
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2010
For information please call 516.484.9338 ext.25
or email [email protected].
COMING NEXT TO NCMA
Milton Avery and the
End of Modernism
January 22, 2011
through May 8, 2011
The exhibition examines the
contributions of Milton Avery as a
significant figurative painter from the late
1920s through the early 1960s. This
project places Avery’s work within a long
history of modernist practice, which
recognizes the artist’s sketch as a
finished work.
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Emily F. Franchina, Esq. of the Nassau
County Bar Association’s WE CARE Fund
presented Museum Director Karl Emil
Willers, Ph.D. with a gift from WE CARE to
support educational programming at the
museum.
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FUTURE ART SPACE
FOR CHILDREN
Exhibition
Beastly Feasts!
A Mischievous
Menagerie in Rhyme
Book by Robert L. Forbes,
Drawings by Ronald Searle
Sponsored by the
Mary H. Rumsey Foundation
September 25, 2010
through January 9, 2011
Cycling for Kids & Art
Saturday, October 2 / Beginning in Greenport at 6 a.m.
Ending at Art Space for Children at 3:30 p.m.
L. Ronald S. Gray, board member and co-chairman of the
museum’s Corporate Committee, launches the grassroots funding
and awareness campaign for the new and expanded Art Space for
Children with an 85-mile cycling trip from Greenport to the
museum where children and their families will join with him for a
fun party to celebrate the end of his run and the opening of Beastly
Feasts!, the new exhibition at the Art Space. Cycling for Kids & Art
sponsors include BNY Mellon/Joseph T. Canevari, Center for Wealth
Preservation/Shane Parouse, LoveInPeace.com/Cliff Draganetti, Mayer & Company
LLP, Robert Mayer, Merrill Lynch/Jeanne Hanrahan, Ohrenstein & Brown/Michael
Brown, and Pure Green LLC/Brigitte & David Stetson. To donate, or to see Ron’s
route, please visit nassaumuseum.org.
The Life and Times of the Civil War Soldier
Patrick Falci as “General A.P. Hill”
Saturday, October 16 at 1 p.m.
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Children and their families will tour our special exhibition of Mort
Künstler’s Civil War paintings with General A.P. Hill, a Civil War
soldier portrayed by actor Patrick Falci. The General will share his
special camp gear, and help children try on costumes of the period.
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Party to celebrate the opening of Beastly
Feasts! and the conclusion on Ron
Gray’s 85-mile benefit cycling tour for
the future Art Space for Children is at
3:30 pm, at the Art Space. This family
party is free with museum admission; no
reservations are needed. We are offering
a reading of Beastly Feasts! in a special
afterschool treat on Friday, November 12
at 4 p.m. The book’s author, Robert L.
Forbes, will be on hand to sign copies of
his book. Free with museum admission.
CIVIL WAR REENACTMENT
Saturday, October 23
10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
A Civil War encampment begins on
NCMA’s grounds at 10 am. See
costumes and artifacts of the war and, at
1 pm, a skirmish between the North and
the South. Parking fee.
The tour and demonstrations are free with museum admission but
reservations are required. Reserve at nassaumuseum.org/events.
The Nutcracker/Land of the Sweets
Sponsored by the Mary H. Rumsey Foundation
Additional support from
Dr. & Mrs. Paul Bonheim and Corrine Paston
Saturday, Dec. 11 at 11 a.m. & 2 p.m.
Leggz Ltd. Dance presents a delightful tour of The Land
of Sweets, encountering Clara and her brother Fritz,
adorable angels, fearsome soldiers, beautiful ballerinas, handsome cavaliers and a
Nutcracker who transforms Clara’s world into a truly magical place.
Admission is $35 for adults (nonmembers, $45) and $20 for children 12 and under
(nonmembers, $25); includes museum admission and light refreshments. Photo
opportunity after performance. Reserve at nassaumuseum.org/events.
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Family Sunday at the Museum offers supervised art
activities for youngsters and the adults in their lives,
family gallery talks and family-friendly gallery guides.
Every Sunday from 1 p.m. Free with museum admission!
$2 parking fee,
weekends only
(members, free)
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2010 MUSEUM BALL
SPONSORS
Journal Sponsor
Physicians’ Reciprocal Insurers,
Mr. Anthony and
Mr. Carl Bonomo
photo by JoVon
Dinner Sponsor
Pall Corporation,
Mr. Eric Krasnoff
Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano with Ball co-chairs Angela Susan Anton and
Corrine Paston, and Museum Board President Peter Tilles.
THE 2010 MUSEUM BALL, our very first
held off-site, was a spectacular evening that will long be
remembered. The setting of the fabulous Oheka Castle allowed
us to revel in the opulence of Long Island’s Gold Coast era.
Congratulations and sincere thanks to our wonderful Ball
Co-Chairs Angela Susan Anton and Corrine Paston, to Vice
Chairmen Lisa Eastman, Arlene Levine and Sharon Cullen
L. Ronald S. Gray and Catherine Rosso.
This very successful evening raised funds for the museum’s
educational programs and exhibitions. The success was due
to the involvement of many individuals and corporations.
We extend our deepest gratitude to our Ball sponsors and
supporters.
Kick-off Sponsor
Dr. & Mrs. Stephen J. Cuchel
Invitation Sponsor
Healthplex,
Dr. & Mrs. Stephen J. Cuchel
Dr. & Mrs. George Kane,
and Dr. & Mrs. Martin Kane
Leadership Sponsors
Americana Manhasset,
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Castagna
David Lerner Associates,
Mr. & Mrs. David Lerner
Mordfin, LLP, Mr. Stuart Mordfin
Mr. & Mrs. William Niarakis
Mr. & Mrs. H. Brooks Smith
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Tilles
Education Sponsors
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur S. Levine
Mrs. Corrine Paston
Sholom & Zuckerbrot Realty, LLC,
Mr. & Mrs. Sanford Zuckerbrot
Wells Fargo,
Mr. & Mrs. Michael T. Keenan
Raffle Sponsor
Jaguar of Great Neck
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Schechter and to Journal Co-Chairs Joseph T. Canevari,
Orchestra Sponsor
Deutsche Bank Trust
Company Americas,
Ms. Patricia Janco-Tupper
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Jeffrey Tupper and M. Patricia Janco-Tupper.
Pat Janco-Tupper was a member of the Ball
Journal Committee.
Museum board member Corrine Paston, the
co-chair of the Ball Committee, with George
Kittredge.
WLIW/Channel 21’s Laura Savini, a member
of the Ball Committee, was the evening’s
mistress of ceremonies.
photo by JoVon
photo by Tina Guiomar
photo by JoVon
Museum supporter Alice Zuccaire with Karl
Emil Willers, Ph.D., director of the museum.
John and Fran Gutleber with Brigitte and
David Stetson. Brigitte Ferrada-Stetson was a
member of the Ball Committee.
Ball Committee member Christopher Robbins
of Robbins Wolfe Eventeurs kept the live
auction moving along swiftly.
photo by JoVon
Corporate & Business Donors
Air Techniques, Inc.
Albanese Organization
AriZona Beverage Corp.
Barrett & Sons, Inc.
Bancker Construction Corporation
Bernstein Global Wealth
Management
Bethpage Federal Credit Union
Birchwood Park Homes
BNY Mellon Wealth Management
Carpenter’s Local Union #7
Commpath, Inc.
DiFazio Power & Electric
DML Interiors Inc.
Farrell Fritz, PC
Frette
Gassman & Golodny, LLP
Hemlock Associates
Hess Associates
Koeppel, Martone & Leistman, LLP
The Klar Organization
Lakeville Pace Mechanical Inc.
Lee H. Skolnick Architecture
& Design
Lehman, Newman & Flynn
Lilker Associates
Margolin, Winer & Evans
Mojo Stumer Associates
nuBest salon & spa
Ohrenstein & Brown, LLP
Palm Bay International
Park Dental Care of Astoria
Professional Group Plans
Simon & Eve Colin Foundation
Sonnabend Gallery
Stamford Tent
Vishnik McGovern Milizio LLP,
Attorneys-at-Law
Weiser LLP
Wheatley Advertising Group
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New York State Senator Craig Johnson and
Mrs. Johnson.
Mr. and Mrs. Hank Schwartz. Constance
Schwartz is the museum’s director emerita.
Dr. Brian Amoroso and Dr. Barbara Capozzi
with Angela Susan Anton, museum trustee
and co-chair of the Ball Committee, and
Robert Hemm.
photo by JoVon
Arlene and Arthur Levine with Rita and Frank
Castagna. Arthur Levine and Frank Castagna
are board officers and past board presidents.
Arlene Levine was a Ball vice chairman and
Frank Castagna was a member of the Journal
Committee.
photo by JoVon
photo by JoVon
Dr. Paul and Karen Bonheim with Mrs.
Bonheim’s mother, Penny Grey. Paul Bonheim
is a member of the museum’s board of
trustees. Karen Bonheim was on the Ball
Committee.
photo by JoVon
photo by JoVon
photo by JoVon
Dr. Todd and Jill Cohen are shown with their
daughter, Brittany, and Dr. Cohen’s mother
and stepfather, Marilyn & Paul Vasen. Todd
Cohen is a member of the museum’s board of
trustees.
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Margaret Stacey with Clarence and Cora
Michalis. Clarence Michalis, a vice president
of the museum’s board of trustees and a past
president, is mayor of Locust Valley. Margaret
Stacey, an associate trustee, and Cora
Michalis served on the Ball Committee.
Museum Director Karl Emil Willers, Ph.D.,
with Kandice Seitz, a member of the Ball
Committee.
Supporters
Dr. & Mrs. Leonard Freeman
Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell Friedman
Mr. Christopher S. Fusco
Mr. L. Ronald S. Gray
Mr. Robert Hemm
Ms. Helene Herzig
Mr. & Mrs. Randall Hinden
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Katz
Thomas Killeen, Esq.
Mr. Kirk Kordeleski
Mr. & Mrs. Steven A. Klar
Mr. & Mrs. Ira Kristel
Mr. & Mrs. Glen Levitan
Dr. Harvey Manes, Esq.
Mr. & Mrs. Michael R. Martone
Ms. Miranda Meyer
Mr. & Mrs. Clarence F. Michalis
Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Miller
Mr. Thomas Mojo
Mr. & Mrs. Laurance Nagin
Mr. Shane Parouse
Dr. Cynthia Paulis
Mr. John Phelan
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Prevor
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Rechler
Mr. & Mrs. Todd Richman
Mr. & Mrs. Martin Rosenman
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Saidenberg
Amb. & Mrs. Arnold A. Saltzman
Mr & Mrs. Clark Schubach
Mr. & Mrs. Craig Seitz
Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Serko
Mr. Lee H. Skolnick
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Stacey
Mr. & Mrs. David Stetson
Mr. Mark Stumer
Mr. Michael Tuohy
Mr. & Mrs. Howard Weingrow
Karl Emil Willers, Ph.D.
Mr. Irwin Young
Mr. Sam Ziegel
Ms. Alice Jean Zuccaire
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Mr. & Mrs. William Achenbaum
Mr. & Mrs. Lee S. Ainslie III
Ms. Angela Susan Anton
Mr. & Mrs. Roger Bahnik
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Berger
Ms. Joy Billhardt
Dr. & Mrs. Paul Bonheim
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Brown
Mr. & Mrs. W. Russell G. Byers, Jr.
Dr. & Mrs. Gene Caiafa
Dr. & Mrs. Gene Caiafa, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Canevari
Dr. & Mrs. Herbert Chessin
Mr. & Mrs. Lowell Citron
Dr. & Mrs. Todd Cohen
Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell Cooper
Mrs. Vincent de Roulet
Mr. & Mrs. Maurice Deane
Mrs. Fred DeMatteis
Drs. Sheryl & Randall Feingold
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Feller
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Live Auction Donors
Robbins Wolfe Eventeurs
Ron Rizzo
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photo by JoVon
photo by Tina Guiomar
Nassau Community College students set the elegant tone of the evening by modeling fashions
inspired by Long Island’s fabled Gold Coast era. The costumes were designed by the students
under the supervision of a team led by Professors Pat Lupino and Joe Pescatore.
photo by JoVon
George Maichin and Nancy DeMatteis with
Tracey and Jonathan Serko and Steven and
Kathy Klar. Nancy DeMatteis served on the
Ball Committee.
Dr. Stephen and Sharon Cuchel. Sharon
Cuchel is a member of the museum’s board
of trustees and served on the Ball Committee,
Stephen Cuchel served on the Ball’s Journal
Committee.
Dr. Karl Emil Willers, director of the museum;
Peter Tilles, president of the museum’s board
of trustees; Dr. David J. Steinberg, president
of Long Island University.
photo by tina Guiomar
Allure Carpet & Flooring of Westchester
Americana Manhasset
The Annex Shoppe
Bar Frites
Elaine & Paul Berger
Ben’s Delicatessen
Besito
Bistro Citron
Blue Iris
Karen & Paul Bonheim
Bottino
Bradford Renaissance Portraits
Brooks Brothers
Cameo Gallery
The Carltun
Classic Walsh Limousine
Culinary Architect
Delux Limousine
Duck Walk Vineyards
Elegant Affairs
John W. Engeman Theater at Northport
Engineers Club
Ernesto’s
Estee Lauder
Frette
The Garden City Hotel
Gotham Comedy Club
Glen Cove Mansion
Hand and Stone Massage
Hérmes
Hunan Taste
Ilori
Dr. Andrew Jacono
JoVon Photography
Vladimir Kanevsky
Lazar’s Chocolate
Leggiadro
Arlene & Arthur Levine
Limani
London Jewelers
Long Island Children’s Museum
Long Island Wine Council
Rita & Martin Mack
Maddy’s 390
Chloe Maglietta, LMT
Christina Makowsky
Martha Clara Vineyards
Martin Viette Nurseries
Medieval Times & Dinner Tournament
Cora & Clarence Michalis
Montauk Yacht Club
Nassau County Museum of Art
New York City Ballet
The Nines, Wheatley Plaza
nuBest salon & spa
Oheka Castle Hotel & Estate
Om Sweet Om
Optical Heights
Osprey’s Dominion Vineyards
Pine Hollow County Club
Primary Stages
red door spas, Elizabeth Arden
Red Mango
Ruth’s Chris Steak House
Salon Pop
Kandice & Craig Seitz
Alan Seligson
Sharon & Marvin Schechter
Margaret & Tom Stacey
Stark Carpet
Stresa Italian Restaurant
SVH Interiors
Table 9
James Tiberg
Tiffany & Co.
The Tilles Center
Toscanini
Trata
Tres Bon French Cleaners
Tyrone
Village Nails of Roslyn
Waldner’s Business Environments
Walter Wick Studios
Waters Crest Winery
Dr. Scott Wells
West End Café
Yellow Jacket River Guides
Yuku
photo by Tina Guiomar
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Silent Auction Donors
Board members L. Ronald S. Gray and
Joseph T. Canevari, co-chairs of the Journal
Committee and of the museum’s Corporate
Committee.
Holiday Shopping at the Museum
OUTDOORS AT NCMA
Discover unique treasures in the Museum Gift Shop.
We have one-of-a-kind pieces from local artists
including handcrafted jewelry, exquisite pottery, blown
glass art, recycled mobiles, handmade children’s items,
and hand crafted cards. We also are featuring note
cards made by participants in our Autism and the Arts
program. Your purchase will be a memorable reminder
of your visit or an original piece for that someone
Horse Hair Vase by Sue Adler
special. There’s something for everyone at a variety of
price points. All net proceeds support the museum. And remember, members
always get 10 percent off of their purchase!
Holiday Shopping Benefit
Thursday, December 2 through Saturday, December 4
Help support the museum by shopping at Americana
Manhasset’s Champions for Charity® at participating
Americana Manhasset and Wheatley Plaza stores on
December 2, 3 and 4. If you designate the museum as
your charity, 25 percent of your pre-tax purchases will be donated to us. To register
for your complimentary CHAMPION CARD or for more information, visit
championsforcharity.org, call 800.818.6767 or visit the Americana Manhasset
Concierge Store. When it’s time to make a purchase, simply present your
CHAMPION CARD with any form of payment. Your purchases are not automatically
eligible. Your CHAMPION CARD is required to allocate your donation and MUST be
presented at the time of each purchase. All 2010 Champions for Charity® shoppers
will be eligible to win a $1,000 Americana Manhasset GiftCard.
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Saturday, Oct. 9, 11 am-6 pm
Sunday, Oct. 10, 10 am-6 pm
Monday, Oct. 11, 10 am-6 pm
Family fun and
fabulous crafts
on NCMA’s
lushly
landscaped
grounds.
Produced by
the American
Concern for Art
Danny Wainscott,
and
Carved Gourd with inlays
Craftsmanship,
one of the nation’s most prominent craft
festivals returns to NCMA. Exhibiting
craftspeople offer functional and
decorative pottery, molded and dyed
leather, precious and nontraditional
jewelry, blown and stained glass,
contemporary furniture, wearable art
and more. Continuous craft
demonstrations, alpaca shearing and
entertainment along with a selection of
international foods, beverages and
desserts. Admission is $7 for adults;
children 12 and under are free; does
not include museum admission. Free
parking October 9-11.
Through the generosity of Dori and Peter
Tilles, NCMA’s parking area has been
beautified by planting 56 flowering and
shade trees. This newly planted green
space will provide an appropriate
introduction to the museum’s 145
beautifully landscaped acres.
Nassau County Museum of Art and its activities are made possible through the continued
support of Nassau County, under County Executive Edward P. Mangano and the Nassau
County Legislature, the generosity of the museum’s board of trustees, our members, the
corporate membership program, museum sponsors and foundation grants.
Nassau County Museum of Art is chartered and accredited by New York State as a notfor-profit private educational institution and museum. It is operated by a privately elected
board of trustees that is responsible for its governance. The museum is funded through
income derived from admissions, parking, membership, special events and private and
corporate donations as well as federal and state grants.
Long Island Press’s annual Power List party,
hosted at NCMA, was a tribute to the region’s
leaders, including Museum Board member
Kirk Kordeleski, president of Bethpage
Federal Credit Union. Shown at the
celebration are Hon. Arnold A. Saltzman, the
museum’s founding president and life trustee;
Jed Morey, publisher of Long Island Press;
and Museum Director Karl E. Willers, Ph.D.
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Parking Area Beautification
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Board of Trustees
NCMA Board Welcomes Two New Trustees
Joseph T. Canevari, vice president of BNY Mellon Wealth
Management Inc., and L. Ronald S. Gray, managing
partner of Mill River Capital, LLC, have been elected to
the museum’s board of trustees. Both are members of
the museum’s Finance Committee, co-chairs of the
Corporate Committee and, with Catherine Rosso, were
co-chairs of the Ball Journal Committee.
Peter Tilles
President
Amb. Arnold A. Saltzman*
Executive Vice President
Founding President, Life Trustee
Frank Castagna*
Executive Vice President
Mrs. Vincent de Roulet
Arthur S. Levine*
Clarence F. Michalis*
Vice Presidents
H. Brooks Smith*
Secretary/Treasurer
William Achenbaum
Angela Susan Anton
Paul Bonheim, M.D.
Wm. Russell G. Byers, Jr.
Joseph T. Canevari
John P. Casaly
Todd J. Cohen, M.D.
Mrs. Stephen J. Cuchel
Mrs. Maurice A. Deane
Mrs. Gerard L. Eastman, Jr.
L. Ronald S. Gray
Mrs. Abner B. Green
Michael T. Keenan
Mrs. Herbert Klapper
Kirk Kordeleski
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Harvey R. Manes, M.D.
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Natalie K. O’Brien
Mrs. Corrine Paston
Alan Seligson*
Jonathan R. Serko
Mrs. F. Page Storment
Karl Emil Willers, Ph.D.
Director
Constance Schwartz
Director Emerita
*Past Presidents
Joseph T. Canevari,
L. Ronald S. Gray
As a museum board member, Joe Canevari expects to continue to share his
expertise in finance. He has served on the Finance Committee of the Multiple
Sclerosis Society of Long Island and the Journal Committee of Winthrop Hospital’s
Cancer Center for Kids. Joe and his wife Mary live in Lake Grove. They are the
parents of four boys, aged 12-19.
Ron Gray has raised significant capital for both domestic and international firms
during his more than 30 years as a merchant banker. As a NCMA board member,
he plans to utilize this financial experience with the museum’s endowment. Ron is
also chairman of the committee for the new Art Space for Children; he says he is
inspired to help build the children’s art space as a legacy to his 10-year-old
daughter, Savanna.
N A S S A U
C O U N T Y
Hours
Arnold & Joan Saltzman
Fine Art Building (main building)
M U S E U M
O F
Contact Numbers
General Information
Tuesday-Sunday, 11 am-4:45 p.m.
(516) 484-9337
nassaumuseum.org
Art Space for Children
Gift Shop
Tuesday-Sunday, 12 pm-4:30 p.m.
(516) 625-4351
Docent-Led Exhibition Tours
Public Programs
Tuesday-Sunday at 2 p.m.
Docent-Led Mansion Tours
(516) 484-9338, ext. 12
nassaumuseum.org/events
Saturday at 1 p.m.
Art School
Docent-Led Family Tours
Sunday at 1 p.m.
(516) 484-9338, ext. 14
nassaumuseum.org/classes
Family Art Activities
(516) 484-9338, ext. 15
Sunday at 1:30 p.m.
Docents in the Galleries
Sunday, 1:30-4 p.m.
Grace’s Café
Tuesday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Admission Fees
Main Building +
Art Space for Children
Adults, $10; Seniors (62+), $8
Children (ages 4-12), $4
Art Space for Children
Adults, $5
Seniors, students, children ages 4-12, $4
Members free at all times
Parking fee, $2 on weekends
(members free)
Group tours of 20 or more, ext. 12
Docent-led tours are free with
museum admission
A R T
Art Space for Children
Facility Rental
(516) 484-9338, ext. 15
Contemporary Collectors Circle
(516) 484-9338, ext. 23
Corporate Membership
(516) 484-9338, ext. 23
Membership
(516) 484-9338, ext. 23
Museum Council
(516) 484-9338, ext. 23
Directions
Long Island Expressway to Exit 39
(Glen Cove Road). Go north
approximately two miles to Northern
Boulevard (Route 25A) and turn left.
At the second traffic light, turn right into
the entrance to the museum.
Visit Our New Grace’s Café
Grace’s Marketplace, long a favorite of the Upper East Side’s
most discerning food shoppers and now a mecca for fine
food on the North Shore, has launched Grace’s Café at the
museum, providing our patrons with tempting luncheon
choices including sandwiches, salads, soup, light fare and, for the first time, a
special menu for children.
For more than 25 years, the Doria family, owner and operator of Grace’s
Marketplace, has built a reputation for the highest standards of quality foods and
customer service. We welcome the Doria family to the Museum family.
Have your next museum visit include a delightful lunch at Grace’s Café. To
arrange a private luncheon party or a group tour box lunch, call Grace’s Café at
(516) 621-5100.
CONTEMPORARY COLLECTORS CIRCLE
Contemporary Collectors Circle (CCC) is a
magnet for people with a passion for
contemporary art. Through its fundraising
activities CCC members have added two
spectacular works to the Sculpture Park’s
permanent collection: Tom Otterness’ Free
Money and Manolo Valdes’ Regina 1.
Under the leadership of Elaine Berger and Carol Wolowitz, CCC members meet and
socialize with art lovers at intriguing events open only to members and their guests.
This past spring the group visited the Flag Art Foundation and the ArtHamptons Art
Fair. Coming up on October 13 is a visit to NYC’s Museum of Arts and Design.
Museum members at the Supporting level ($150 and up) are eligible to join the
Contemporary Collectors Circle for an annual $200 membership fee which is used
to purchase contemporary art for the museum’s collection. To find out about this
interesting group of art lovers and to join in their behind-the-scenes art tours, call
the membership department at (516) 484-9338, ext. 23 or log onto
nassaumuseum.com/membership.
Dori and Peter Tilles graciously hosted
members and prospective members of
Museum Council, offering a tour of their
beautiful home and art collection.
MUSEUM COUNCIL
Members Tour
Two Art Collections
On Monday, September 27 members of
our Museum Council will have the
pleasure of visiting two private art
collections in Manhasset. This special
event is chaired by the Council’s cochairs, Bobby Deane and Corrine
Paston. Seeing art not available to the
public is only one of the exclusive
privileges of membership in the Museum
Council. To learn more go to
nassaumuseum.org/membership or call
(516) 484-9338, ext. 23.
Director Presents
Luncheon Lectures
ART SCHOOL
NCMA’s Art School offers classes year
round! Students of all ages and
experience levels welcome. For
course offerings and schedules visit
http://nassaumuseum.org/classes.html
Contact the Art School Manager at
516-484-9338 ext. 14 or
[email protected]
Future Art Space for Children
Receives Major Grant
The exciting “Future Art Space for
Children” has received significant
funding for its new building for a naming
opportunity of a major exhibition gallery
from Paul W. Zuccaire Foundation and
Alice Jean Zuccaire in memory of her
father, Paul W. Zuccaire.
NASSAU COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART / SEPT. 2010
Museum Director Karl E. Willers, Ph.D. is
offering two talks that will be
accompanied by luncheons. On October
18 Dr. Willers discusses Gustave
Courbet, the subject of his Ph.D.
dissertation, and on November 15 he
talks about Milton Avery, whose works
will be seen in our next exhibition. Call
(516) 484-9338, ext. 23 for details.
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THANK YOU!
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS at the
museum are made possible through the
generosity of NYS Senators Craig
Johnson and Kemp Hannon, NYS
Assembly members Charles D. Lavine
and Michelle Schimel, Institute of
Museum and Library Services (IMLS),
New York State Council on the Arts
(NYSCA), Astoria Federal Savings, Bank
of America, Wachovia Wells Fargo
Foundation, NCMA Annual Ball, Rumsey
Foundation, National Educators Federal
Credit Union (NEFCU), David Lerner and
Associates, Avery Foundation, Nassau
County Bar Association’s WE CARE
Fund.
EDUCATION
NCMA Launches Groundbreaking Program
Using Visual Arts to Promote Literacy
Over the past year, our education department has worked in close partnership with
Queensborough Community College (QCC) to develop strategies that use the visual
arts to assist non-English speaking adults achieve English literacy. The result is the
CALTA (Culture and Literacy through Art) Institute which was launched at a four-day
workshop this summer. According to the American Association of Museums (AAM)
this program positions NCMA as “a key player in helping ease the transition of new
immigrants into their American communities.” The NCMA/QCC collaboration is one
of only a handful of initiatives nationwide cited by AAM. This program has been
made possible through a grant from the Institute for Museums and Library Services.
Museum Director Karl Emil Willers, Ph.D., NCMA
Director of Education Patricia Lannes, QCC Assistant
Professor of Basic Educational Skills Margot Edlin,
Ed.D., NCMA Museum Educator Rebecca
Hirschwerk, Visual Understanding in Education for
New York’s Regional Director Amy Chase Gulden,
QCC Associate Professor of Basic Educational Skills
Kitty Bateman, J.D. and NCMA’s Senior Museum
Educator Jean Henning.
Museum Director Karl Emil Willers, Ph.D. opened the CALTA Institute by informing
participants that they are involved in creating a national model that partners art
museums with community colleges to teach English to adult immigrants. NCMA’s
director of educator, Patricia Lannes said that AAM’s Center for the Future of
Museums has identified the CALTA project as one that is addressing the prediction
that minorities will be the majority of the U.S. population by 2050. She said “this
project will allow us to use museums and art as catalysts for English language
development and personal empowerment of the immigrant community.”