March 2013 - Nassau County Museum of Art

MUSE NEWS
N A S S A U C O U N T Y M U S E U M O F A R T / A R N O L D & J O A N S A LT Z M A N F I N E A R T B U I L D I N G / M A R C H 2 0 1 3
March 9 through June 16, 2013
Fritz Bultman
Blue Triptych, 1961
96 x 216 inches
Estate of Fritz Bultman
AB-EX / RE-CON: Abstract Expressionism Reconsidered
Artists of the Abstract Expressionist school rejected the mass cultural values which were being formulated in America at mid-century,
searching for alternatives to the consumer and advertising culture prevalent in post-war America.
AB-EX / RE-CON explores both the best known and less familiar practitioners of abstract and gestural painting who dominated the
American art, criticism and commentary during the late 1940s and throughout the 1950s. Included in the exhibition are works by
stars of Abstract Expressionism, among them Diebenkorn, J. Ernst, Frankenthaler, Hofmann, Kline, Motherwell and Rothko.
AB-EX / RE-CON: Abstract Expressionism Reconsidered also offers viewers the excitement of discovering some of the lesser-known
but highly-regarded artists of the movement, including Fritz Bultman and Jon Schueler.
OUTDOORS AT NCMA
Walking Trails
The museum’s 145-acre property
includes 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 property features many lush
examples of horticultural arts. Come view
the expanded gardens and beautiful
pathway to the museum.
Members Socialize at Preview Party
for Artists in America
Artists in America engaged Museum visitors with outstanding examples of work by
America’s most noted artists from the nation’s early Colonial period to the present.
Offering work rarely seen on Long Island by such famed painters as Copley, Peale,
Whistler, Sargent, Hopper, O’Keeffe, Rockwell and Wyeth, among many others, this
exhibition proved to be a crowd-pleasing survey of the highlights of American art.
As always, members of the Museum saw it first. To find out how to receive
invitations to these and other exclusive events at the Museum, call the membership
department, (516) 484-9338, ext. 23, or log onto nassaumuseum.org/membership.
Sculpture Park
More than 40 works, many of them
monumental in size, by renowned artists
are situated to interact with nature on
the museum’s magnificent property.
Board Secretary
Sharon Cuchel
with Dr. Stephen J.
Cuchel.
Board Member Dr. Harvey Manes
with Connie Carr.
Board Member and Past President Alan Seligson and Edith Seligson are
shown with Grant Wood’s Sentimental Ballad.
Artist Martin Kline, whose work was
included in Artists in America and
featured in Excerpts in Encaustic,
with Museum Board Member Dr.
Todd Cohen.
Museum Director Karl E. Willers,
Ph.D. with art collector and longtime Museum supporter Laura
Grey.
A Walk in the Woods
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Saturday, April 6 at 9:30 a.m.
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With Botanist Andrew Greller and
Museum Senior Educator Jean Henning
as your guides, discover the Museum’s
Ravine Trail and Pinetum, looking along
the way for the early spring blooming of
wildflowers. This free program is run in
collaboration with the North Shore Land
Alliance. Meet in the parking lot and
make sure to wear a good pair of
walking shoes! Reservations suggested;
write to Jane Jackson at
[email protected] or
call her at (516) 626-0908.
The Museum’s Senior Educator Jean
Henning with Museum supporters
Richard Hamburger and Lisa Greene.
Cora Michalis and Museum
Board President Clarence F.
Michalis.
Corporate Member Christopher
Robbins with Museum supporters
Brigitte Ferrada Stetson and David
Stetson.
Museum Director Karl E. Willers,
Ph.D. with Howard Maier, the
chairman of the Holocaust
Memorial and Tolerance Center
of Nassau County.
EVENTS
Abstract Expressionism (20 minutes)
Screening daily at 11 a.m.,12 p.m., 1 p.m. & 3 p.m.
After WW II, the bold work of Abstract Expresionists made New
York the center of the art world.
Jon Schueler: A Life In Painting (28 minutes)
Screening daily at 11:30 am, 12:30 pm, 1:30 pm
& 3:30 pm
March 9-June 19 (with exceptions for special programs)
Free with museum admission. First come, first seated.
Brown Bag Lectures
Docent Riva Ettus
Thursdays, 1-2 p.m.
April 11, May 9, June 6
Bring a sandwich and enjoy lunch with friends as Museum Docent
Riva Ettus presents an informative talk on AB-EX / RE-CON. Join
the 2 p.m. public tour of this exhibition that reconsiders the Abstract Expressionism
movement. Free with Museum admission. No reservations. First come, first seated.
Living, Out Loud:
Writers Riff on Love,
Sweat & Fears
Sunday, June 2 at 3 p.m.
The literary arts meet the visual arts on
June 2 when the Museum hosts six of
Long Island’s most prominent writers in
an afternoon of original readings from
their works. Living, Out Loud – Writers
Riff on Love, Sweat & Fears features
speechwriter and essayist Robin E.
Bernstein; two-time Emmy Awardwinning essayist Iyna Bort Caruso;
author and contributor to Newsday and
The New York Times Claudia Cryvatz
Copquin; Friars Club historian/head
writer and essayist Barry Dougherty;
essayist and NY Times “Modern Love”
writer Paula Ganzi Licata; and author
and essayist Ellen Meister. Free with
Museum admission, no reservations
needed, first come, first seated.
The Last Irascible
Charles A. Riley II, Ph.D.
Sunday, May 5 at 3 p.m.
Noted art critic, writer and social historian Dr. Charles A. Riley II
offers a rediscovery of the legendary talents of artist Fritz Bultman.
Though not well known by the public Bultman was very much a part of the world of
Abstract Expressionism, a drinking buddy and respected rival of Jackson Pollock,
Willem de Kooning, Franz Kline and Hans Hofmann. Fee is $15 (members, $5) and
includes Museum admission. Register at nassaumuseum.org/events.
Jean Henning
Wednesday, May 29 at 5:30 p.m.
Enjoy a spring walk while exploring a selection of
sculptures in the museum’s collection, especially
those that are based in the abstract tradition. Meet in
the Museum lobby for a brief introduction to the
current exhibition, AB-EX / RE-CON: Abstract
Expressionism Reconsidered, followed by the
sculpture tour. Comfortable walking shoes are
suggested. The fee is $5 (members, free).
Kenneth Wayne Talks
On Artist Stan Brodsky
Saturday, April 27 at 3 p.m.
Independent curator Kenneth
Wayne, Ph.D. presents a gallery
talk on Long Island artist Stan
Brodsky whose work is seen in a
focused installation of the current
exhibition, AB-EX / RE-CON.
Admission is $15 (members, $5)
and includes museum admission.
Register for Dr. Wayne’s talk at
nassaumuseum.org/events.
NASSAU COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART / MARCH 2013
Spring Sculpture Stroll
Top row from left: Barry Dougherty, Paula Ganzi
Licata, Iyna Bort Caruso
Bottom from left: Ellen Meister, Claudia Gryvatz
Copquin, Robin Bernstein
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CONTEMPORARY GALLERY
Champions for Charity at Louis Vuitton
Asad Faulwell/
Chris Johanson
Americana Manhasset’s annual shopping benefit, Champions for Charity®, got off to
a very elegant start at a party that Louis Vuitton hosted for the Museum. We thank
Americana Manhasset and Louis Vuitton for their generous support.
Born in Indiana, now a resident of Los
Angeles, Asad Faulwell’s striking, highly
decorative art focuses on images of
Algerian women, especially the freedom
fighters who were involved in the 19541962 struggle to end French occupation.
California-born Chris Johanson gained
attention in the 2001 Whitney Biennial
and has since been widely exhibited in
this country and abroad. Johanson
employs an exuberant color palette for
simple and imperfect geometric shapes.
TV personality Laura Savini with
Museum Director Karl E. Willers,
Ph.D. and Louis Vuitton Store
Director Cheryl Hallinan.
Frank and Rita Castagna of
Americana Manhasset. Frank
Castagna is a past president of the
Museum’s Board of Trustees and
current executive vice president.
Rick Volpe with Corporate Members Pat Janco-Tupper with Brigitte
Ray Sikorski and Catherine Rosso.
Ferrada Stetson.
Chris Johanson
Abstract Figurative Painting #3 (2011)
Acrylic on paper
72.2 x 77.1 inches
Private Collection
COMING NEXT
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Alex Katz: Selections
from the Whitney
Museum of American Art
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June 29 through October 13, 2013
Alex Katz is one of the most important
American artists alive today. The
exhibition includes landscapes and
collages from early in Katz’s career and
continues through the 1960s and
beyond with his hallmark paintings —
enormous, brilliantly-colored portraits of
his family and friends. The exhibition
draws on the Whitney’s large holdings
and is augmented with works from
NCMA’s own permanent collection and
some on loan from other art institutions.
Co-chairs of the Museum’s
Contemporary Collectors Circle and
Museum Council members Carol
Wolowitz and Elaine Berger.
PHOTOS BY DIANE HANNA
March 9 through June 16, 2013
Museum supporters Rhoda and
Alice Zuccaire with Museum
Director Karl E. Willers, Ph.D.
Honoring the Museum’s Volunteers
The Museum’s more-than 300 volunteers are a critical component in the functioning
of the Museum. They serve in a multitude of positions—from the friendly faces at
the front desk, helping customers in the Museum Store, signing up new members in
the Museum lobby, and assisting staff members in just about every department. The
volunteers are ably enlisted and supervised by Nancy Barone. The Museum is also
fortunate to enjoy the talents of more than 40 docents who conduct exhibition tours
at the Museum, and present off-site programs on past exhibitions. Riva Ettus and
Nancy Trager are the coordinators of our outstanding group of docents.
Each year the volunteers’ many contributions are honored at a beautiful luncheon
sponsored by the Museum’s founding president and life trustee, the Hon. Arnold A.
Saltzman. The 2012 luncheon particularly honored 20-Year volunteers, Joan Radler
and Sylvia Levine, both of whom work in the Museum Store and live in Roslyn.
Hon. Arnold A. Saltzman, host of the volunteer
luncheon, lauds the service of the Museum’s
volunteers and reminds them that the Museum
could not function without them.
Volunteers Coordinator Nancy Barone is shown with two
volunteers who were presented with pins to honor their five
years of service.
SPECIAL
SECTION
Corporate Partners
Healthplex, Inc.
Ohrenstein & Brown LLP
Corporate Friends
Albanese Organization
The B&G Group
Elegant Affairs
Farrell Fritz, P.C.
Margolin Winer & Evens LLP
MayerMeinberg LLP
New York Center for
Facial Plastic & Laser Surgery
Robbins Wolfe Eventeurs
RTS Print Services
Topspin Partners, LP
Small Business Partners
Center for Wealth Preservation
Floral Park Ophthalmology
The Klar Organization
Laffey Fine Homes
LISS Consulting Group
Smiros & Smiros Architects
Individual Business Partners
C.A.R. Consulting LLC
Dee Dee Brix
Fortitude Investment Group, LLC
Sandler Training
Corporate Membership
The Museum’s Corporate Membership is an important group of supporters who
sponsor special fundraising events like the fun and very successful Casino Night,
and meet regularly at the museum for congenial evenings of networking. The big
news from Corporate Membership is a new membership level, Individual Business
Partner, to better meet the needs of self-employed people. This $500 membership
level is available to companies with one to two employees. We’re happy to announce
that Catherine Rosso of C.A.R. Consulting LLC, Dee Dee Brix of Laffey Fine Homes,
Jeffrey Kiesnoski and Daniel Raupp of Fortitude Investment Group, LLC and Robert
Fishman of Sandler Training have become our first Individual Business Partners.
Think of the Museum for Your Special
Parties and Corporate Functions
Museum Director Karl E. Willers
(right) greets new Individual
Business Partner Robert Fishman.
New Individual Business Partners
Jeffrey Kiesnoski, Dee Dee Brix
and Daniel Raupp.
PHOTO BY ANGELA GLORIA
Corporate Membership co-chairs
Michael Brown and Robert Mayer
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Corporate Membership is recognized in Muse News, in lobby signage and on the
Museum’s website. To learn more about the full benefits of membership, please log
onto nassaumuseum.com/corporatemembership.php.
Nassau County Museum of Art’s grand
Gold Coast Mansion, magnificent
grounds and gardens, and an elegant
year-round tented pavilion comprise what
may be the most gorgeous wedding
setting on all of Long Island. But you
don’t have to wait for nuptuals to take
advantage of all the Museum has to offer.
Think of the Museum for personal parties
and corporate events that your guests will
always remember. Party hosts may select
from among the fine caterers on the
Museum’s approved panel. For
information, call (516)484-9338, ext. 15
or visit nassaumuseum.org to learn more.
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SPECIAL
SECTION
Board Member
Corrine Paston chairs
the Museum’s most
distinctive level of
membership, the
Museum Council.
Museum Council
One of the special privileges of Museum
Council membership is the opportunity
to enjoy unique experiences in art and
design. This spring will see Museum
Council members touring the fabulous
collection of the Barnes Foundation in its
exciting new home in Philadelphia, after
which they’ll lunch at the Fountain
restaurant.
The Great Gatsby
2013 Museum Ball Returns to the Museum
Saturday, June 8, 2013
Museum Board Member Angela Susan Anton, publisher and owner of Anton
Community Newspapers and chair of The Great Gatsby, the 2013 Museum Ball, is
pleased to announce that the Ball’s Journal Chairs are M. Patricia Janco-Tupper,
senior vice president, wealth advisor for Wells Fargo Bank, and Becky Creavin,
senior vice president, private banker for Wells Fargo Bank. To learn more about the
annual Ball or sponsorship opportunities, visit nassaumuseum.org or write to
[email protected].
PHOTO BY ANGELA GLORIA
Museum Council is the most distinctive
level of membership. This key group of
dedicated members provides critical
support for all aspects of the Museum’s
operations. For further information visit
nassaumuseum.com/membership.php.
NASSAU COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART / MARCH 2013
Becky Creavin, Angela Anton, M. Patricia Janco-Tupper
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Benefactors Dinner
Although the Benefactors Dinner was cancelled due to Hurricane Sandy, many
generous donors still lent their support of the Museum’s exhibitions and education
programs. We are most appreciative for their on–going commitment and generosity.
Museum Council members are among the many art
lovers who are flocking to visit the Barnes Foundation
in its new building in Philadelphia.
Mr. and Mrs. William Achenbaum
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Blattmachr
Mr. and Mrs. W. Russell G. Byers, Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Cuchel
Mrs. Vincent de Roulet
Mr. Joel Fairman
Mr. Michael Armand Hammer
Mrs. Richard H. Leeds
Dr. Harvey Manes
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence F. Michalis
Mrs. Corrine Paston
Mr. and Mrs. Alan Seligson
Mr. and Mrs. H. Brooks Smith
SPECIAL
Contemporary Collectors Circle
Contemporary Collectors Circle (CCC) is a magnet for people
with a passion for cutting-edge art, and for the Museum.
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 like-minded art lovers
at behind-the-scenes events open only to members and their
Carol Wolowitz and Elaine
Berger, co-chairs of the
guests. During April members and their guests will be visiting
Contemporary Collectors
Circle, are shown at the
several selected Chelsea galleries to check out the best of
dedication by the CCC of
Manolo Valdez’ Regina I to what’s happening in contemporary art. They’ll be following up
the Museum’s permanent
the art tours with lunch at their favorite Chelsea restaurant,
collection.
Bottino. On the CCC planning board for later in the year is a
private behind-the-scenes viewing at either a collector’s home or an artist’s studio.
Museum members at the Supporting level and up are eligible to join the
Contemporary Collectors Circle for an annual $200 donation, which is used to
purchase contemporary art for the Museum’s collection. To find out about this really
interesting group of art lovers and to join in these private art tours, log onto
nassaumuseum.com/membership.php.
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AT THE MUSEUM ARE
MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE GENEROSITY OF
THE NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS
WITH THE SUPPORT OF GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO AND THE
NEW YORK STATE LEGISLATURE
BANK OF AMERICA
WELLS FARGO BANK
NASSAU COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART BALL AND BENEFACTORS DINNER
WITH ADDITIONAL GENEROUS SUPPORT FROM
ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS
MILTON & SALLY AVERY FOUNDATION
THE BARKER WELFARE FOUNDATION
MARGARET NEUBART FOUNDATION
THE NORTH SHORE AUTISM CIRCLE
THE RIDENOUR ENDOWMENT FUND
SMIROS & SMIROS ARCHITECTS
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Clarence F. Michalis*
President
Amb. Arnold A. Saltzman*
Executive Vice President
Founding President, Life Trustee
Frank Castagna*
Executive Vice President
Mrs. Vincent de Roulet
Arthur S. Levine*
Alan Seligson*
H. Brooks Smith*
Vice Presidents
Mrs. Stephen J. Cuchel
Secretary
William Achenbaum
Treasurer
Angela Susan Anton
Paul Bonheim, M.D.
Wm. Russell G. Byers, Jr.
Todd J. Cohen, M.D.
Mrs. Gerard L. Eastman, Jr.
Mrs. Herbert Klapper
Harvey R. Manes, M.D.
Corrine Paston
Jonathan R. Serko
Mrs. F. Page Storment
Trustee Emerita
Karl Emil Willers, Ph.D.
Director
Constance Schwartz
Director Emerita
*Past Presidents
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THE DEWITT WALLACE FUND FOR YOUTH,
LONG ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
A DONOR-ADVISED FUND AT THE
SECTION
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Annual Appeal
Funds contributed to the Annual Appeal support every facet of the Museum, from our ambitious schedule of exhibitions to public
programming for all ages, including visits from more than 30,000 school children each year.
This year our Annual Appeal effort was launched with a $20,000 Challenge Grant from an anonymous supporter of the Museum
helping us to raise more than $63,000 in total to the appeal.
NASSAU COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART / MARCH 2013
We sincerely appreciate the generous support to this 2012 Annual Appeal. Thank you to all the donors—you play a significant role in
the cultural vitality of this community and the future of Nassau County Museum of Art.
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Mr. and Mrs. Lee S. Ainslie, III
Ms. Gloria P. Altman
Ms. Phyllis Anikstein
Mr. Burton J. Apat
Mr. and Mrs. D. Arne Arnesen
Mr. and Mrs. Jerome W. Ash
Mr. and Mrs. T.M. Bancroft, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Baydarian
Ms. Katrina Becker
Mr. Barry Bedrick
Hon. and Mrs. James Bennett
Dr. Robert C. Benz
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Berger
Ms. Paula M. Berger
Ms. Naomi Bernstein
Mr. and Mrs. David Bobrow
Mrs. Mary Buschman
Mr. Adolfo Caldas
Ms. Eve Califano
Ms. Madeline Caslow
Dr. Jorge Cerruti
Mrs. Lia Chasen
Ms. Janet M. Connolly
Mrs. Daniel Cook
Mrs. Rebecca Creavin
Mrs. Daniel P. Davison
Mr. C. Eugene Decker
Mr. Klaus Dittmar
Ms. Dorothy Donally
Mr. Martin Elias
Stephen Ely, Esq.
Ms. Rachelle Epstein
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Finkel
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Forrester
Mrs. Inge Forstenzer
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Forte
Mrs. Donna Frost
Mr. Frederic Furuya
Mr. and Mrs. William Gelfman
Ms. Ann Gelles
Ms. Patricia Giles
Ms. Arlene Glazer
Ms. Jill Gleicher
Mrs. Sondra Gluksman
Mrs. Murray Goldman
Dr. Richard M. Greenwald
Dr. and Mrs. Andrew Greller
Ms. Alma Groskinsky
Isidore Grossman Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Gruber
Ms. Ileen Gusoff
Ms. Clare Gustafson
Mr. Leo Guthart
Mr. James Hagedorn
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald P. Halpern
Mrs. Lenore Hanau
Ms. Katherine Hand
Mr. David F. Harrington
Mrs. Esta Heitner
Mr. Gene Heller
Ms. Linda Hochberg
Mr. and Mrs. Francis J. Hone
Mrs. Theodora Hooton
Mr. and Mrs. James B. Hoover
Mr. Lee Jacobs
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kapner
Mr. Ralph Keefe
Dr. Suk Sik Kim
Mr. and Mrs. Barry Kirshner
Mr. Steven Klar
Mr. and Mrs. Ragnar Knutsen
Mrs. Sheila Kolodny
Mr. Frank Konop
Mr. James Korponay
Ms. Beth Krantz
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Kravet
Mr. Robert Lepanto
Ms. Carolyn M. Levine
Ms. S. Levine
Mr. and Mrs. David Levy
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick H. Mackay
Mr. and Mrs. George Malin
Ms. Helen Manta
Mrs. Myra Markowitz
Ms. Barbara Markowitz
Mrs. Judith Marks
Ms. Nancy A. Marks
Mr. Robert M. McLane
Mr. Llyod E. Merkelson
Mr. F. Roy Meserole
Mrs. Barbara Meyer
Ms. Gerda Miller
Ms. Dolores Miller
Mr. William Miller
Mr. Neil J. Moritt
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Morrissey
Dr. Peter B. Mudge
Ms. Debra Mullarkey
Mr. Louis R. Norris
Mr. and Mrs. George D. O'Neill
Mr. and Mrs. John Owens
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Parodi
Ms. Marcia Peña Thompson
Ms. Kathleen J. Perry
Mrs. R. Stuyvesant Pierrepont
Mrs. Mary L. Polak
Mrs. Barbara Powers
Ms. Marcy Pronsky
Roger Rechler Foundation
Ms. Estelle Richardson
Ms. Rachel Robbins
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Rosenman
Mrs. Walter L. Ross, II
Ms. Joyce Rudnick
Ms. Nancy Russo Rumore
Mrs. Judith Rymer
Mrs. Anita H. Salembier
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Sandholm
Ms. Mary T. Sands
Ms. Jane Scal
Ms. B. Schmid
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Schwartz
Mr. Theodore Schwartzman
Mr. Alvin Silverman
Mr. Mark Silverstein
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Simon
Mr. and Mrs. H. Lawrence Singband
Ms. Harriet Slaughter
Ms. Jean Irwin Smith
Mr. David Spengler
Ms. Claire Spiegel
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Stacey
Ms. Sandra Stone
Mrs. David S. Taylor
Mr. and Mrs. L. Travis
Ms. Laurel Tria
Ms. Louise Triano
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Vricella
Ms. Mollie Wallman
Mr. and Mrs. Max Wasserman
Ms. Susan Weinstein
Ms. Binnie Weinstein
Ms. Estelle Weiss
Ms. Jeanne Whelan
David A. and Shoshanna
Wingate Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Walter F. Wisneski
Ms. Adele Zimmerman
Ms. Maxine Zinder
Mr. and Mrs. Barry Zolot
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Zwerling
And Members of the
Board of Trustees of Nassau
County Museum of Art
N A S S A U
C O U N T Y
M U S E U M
O F
A R T
Announcing Our
First Summer Art
Lab for Children!
Hours
Arnold & Joan Saltzman
Fine Art Building
Tuesday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-4:45 p.m.
Docent-Led Exhibition Tours
Tuesday-Sunday at 2 p.m.
Docent-Led Mansion Tours
Saturday at 1 p.m.
Docent-Led Family Tours
Sunday at 1 p.m.
Family Art Activities
Sunday at 1:30 p.m.
Nassau County’s N20 bus stops on Northern
Boulevard at the entrance to the Museum. LIRR
stations at Manhasset and Roslyn are short cab
rides away.
Museum Store
(516) 625-4351
Education & Public Programs
(516) 484-9338, ext. 12
[email protected]
nassaumuseum.org/events
Group Tours, 20 or more
Museum Store
(516) 484-9338, ext. 12
[email protected]
Administrative Offices
Membership
(516) 484-9338, ext. 23
[email protected]
nassaumuseum.org/membership.php
Tuesday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Admission Fees
Adults, $10
Seniors (62+), $8
Children (ages 4-12), $4
Members free at all times
Parking fee, $2 on weekends
(free for members)
Docent-led tours and exhibitionrelated films are free with
Museum admission
Contemporary Collectors Circle
(516) 484-9338, ext. 23
[email protected]
nassaumuseum.org/membership.php
Museum Council
(516) 484-9338, ext. 23
[email protected]
nassaumuseum.org/membership.php
We’re proud to announce one to six
week summer art classes that will use
the Museum’s galleries and extraordinary
Gold Coast property to create
unforgettable experiences for children
aged 5 to 13. Led by professional art
educators, children will engage in hiking,
scavenger hunts, gallery games, art
making and journaling. To learn more,
log onto nassaumuseum.org.
Corporate Membership
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 Museum entrance.
(516) 484-9338, ext. 23
[email protected]
nassaumuseum.com/corporatemembership.php
Donations/Support
(516) 484-9338, ext. 25
[email protected]
nassaumuseum.com/donate.php
East Hill’s Ambalu Jewelers welcomed
guests at a gracious holiday shopping
event to benefit several area charities,
including the Museum. Thanks to Esther
and Jacob Ambalu for their generosity!
Museum Café Reopens!
We are delighted to be partnering with Periwinkles of
Oyster Bay to bring Museum visitors excellent salad
and sandwich meals and sweets in the Museum Café.
Periwinkles will be open Friday, Saturday and Sunday and
will be available to cater private luncheons at the Museum. Please plan on
including a lunch at Periwinkles when you next visit the Museum.
Elaine Berger, co-chair of the Museum’s
Contemporary Collectors Circle, Esther and Jacob
Ambalu, Sharon D’Ambrosio, a member of the
Contemporary Collectors Circle.
NASSAU COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART / MARCH 2013
General Information, (516) 484-9337 • nassaumuseum.org
Ambalu Jewelers Host
Holiday Benefit
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EDUCATION
Martin Kline, whose works were on view in the
Contemporary Gallery, offered a Meet the Artist talk
and later met with visitors to explain his unusual
technique that incorporates pigmented wax.
Autism & the Arts
NASSAU COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART / MARCH 2013
We welcome art therapists Jennifer
Oppito Candiano and Michelle Lopez
who are now teaching in our Autism
& the Arts program through a new
collaboration with Queens Museum of
Art’s Art Access department. Both
have training in Creative Art Therapy
applications that bring even greater
expertise to our program and allow for
more independence for our students
on the autism spectrum as they make
and explore art. Autism & the Arts is
made possible through continued
and generous support from the North
Shore Autism Circle.
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Fifth Graders from Elmont Visit the Museum
For a second year in a row, the
Museum has been pleased to host
more than 650 curious and insightful
fifth grade students from the Elmont
School District. Initiated by Alice
Katz, the district art coordinator, this
program introduces students to the
Fifth graders from Elmont’s Clara H. Carlson school visit
world of the museum and invites
the Museum
them to explore art through activities
designed to increase observation and language skills. Ms. Katz said: “For some of
these students, this is the first time visiting an art museum. The museum has been
particularly adept in incorporating NYS Common Core Standards and English
Language Arts curriculum into its gallery tours, including a perspective in regard to
the historical context of the art on view and the Frick Mansion.”
Visits by students from Elmont and other school districts are possible because of
partial funding generously provided through the Long Island Community Foundation.
Artist Cathleen Daley
is Surprise Guest in
the Galleries
Imagine joining an afternoon exhibition
tour and coming across one of the
exhibited artists along the way! That’s just
Artist Cathleen Daley (second from right) is shown
what happened to a group that recently
with a group of visitors on the daily 2 p.m. public
exhibition tour of Artists in America. Her work, 5A,
toured Artists in America and saw artist
can be seen in the background.
Cathleen Daley next to her piece, entitled
5A. Surprised and delighted at this opportunity to talk to a contemporary artist, the
visitors found Daley most gracious and eager to answer their questions on her
techniques and the inspiration for 5A, a unique, large-scale work on paper.
Artist Stan Brodsky
Visits Museum Docents
Education Director Laura Lynch, with parent
Amorita Snow, her son Ben Snow, and art
therapists Jennifer Oppito Candiano and
Michelle Lopez.
Thank you for your $2 weekend
parking fee (members free). These
funds are used to maintain our
beautiful grounds and gardens.
Long Islander Stan Brodsky, an important
contemporary artist whose work is in
major museum and private collections,
addressed our docents recently in
preparation for the new exhibition,
Stan Brodsky addresses docents
AB-EX / RE-CON, an exploration and
reconsideration of the Abstract
Expressionist movement. Brodsky is renowned as a master colorist whose abstract
landscapes capture the essence of nature and whose figurative work employs color
to create personal expressionist images.
Paint the Town Red,
Blue, Yellow and Green!
SAVE THE DATE
The MUSEUM STORE is a haven
for great gifts driven by design
Brown Bag Lectures
Riva Ettus
Thursdays, 1-2 p.m.
April 11, May 9 & June 6
Wayne Talks on Stan Brodsky
Kenneth Wayne, Ph.D.
Saturday, April 27 at 3 p.m.
Joseph Fiori, Untitled, 1954, Oil on canvas
20 x 34 inches, Collection of Francine and
Michael Weiner
The Last Irascible
Charles A. Riley II, Ph.D.
Sunday, May 5 at 3 pm
EXHIBITIONS
Sculpture Stroll
Jean Henning
Wednesday, May 29 at 5:30 p.m.
March 9 –June 16, 2012
AB-EX / RE-CON
Abstract Expressionism
Reconsidered
Asad Faulwell/
Chris Johanson
EVENTS
Film - Abstract Expressionism
11 a.m., 12 p.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m.*
Film – Jon Schueler:
A Life in Painting
11:30 am, 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m.,
3:30 p.m.*
March 9-16
*with exceptions for special programs
Shop the MUSEUM STORE at Nassau
County Museum of Art for an artistic
array of products inspired by AB-EX /
RE-CON, our current exhibition that
reexamines the Abstract Expressionist
school of art.
Living, Out Loud:
Writers Riff on Love, Sweat & Fears
Sunday, June 2 at 3 p.m.
The Great Gatsby
2013 Museum Ball
Saturday, June 8 at 7 p.m.
FOR CHILDREN
Family Sundays
Every Sunday Afternoon
(except for April 21)
Family Tour, 1 p.m.
Art Activity, 1:30 p.m.
Casino Night
Posh/Garden City Hotel
Thursday, March 21 at 6:30 p.m.
Family Art Making Days
Spring Break Drop-In Program
11 a.m.-2 p.m. each day
March 26, 27 & 28
A Walk in the Woods
Andrew Greller & Jean Henning
Saturday, April 6 at 9:30 a.m.
Celebrate Earth Day
Free Style Arts NYC
Sunday, April 21, 1-4 p.m.
Serve your guests cheese and wine on our
ceramic Artist Palette Cheese Tray and Coasters
Dishwasher and microwave safe
You’ll find an eclectic mix of books,
home décor, jewelry, scarves, stationery,
toys and games for children of all ages.
Discover innovative, fun and functional
gifts with an emphasis on objets d’art
sourced round the world.
Members receive a 10 percent discount
on all purchases. Purchases support
exhibitions and programs at the
Museum.
Nassau County Museum of Art and its activities are made possible through
the support of Nassau County, under County Executive Edward P. Mangano
and the Nassau County Legislature, the Museum’s Board of Trustees,
memberships, corporate memberships, event and exhibition sponsors,
admissions, special events, private and corporate donations, and government
and foundation grants. The Museum is chartered and accredited by New York
State as a not-for-profit private educational institution and is governed by a
privately elected Board of Trustees.
All programs and events are subject
to change and/or cancellation. Any
fees paid for cancelled programs
will be refunded. Film screenings
may be cancelled or delayed
depending on special programs.
NASSAU COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART / MARCH 2013
The MUSEUM STORE is open Tuesday
through Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to
4:30 p.m.
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ONE MUSEUM DRIVE, ROSLYN HARBOR, NY 11576
Celebrate Earth Day
Free Style Arts NYC
An Earth Day Activity
for the Family
1-4 p.m. / Sunday, April 21
Calling all kids! You are invited to help
create a gigantic group sculpture using
recycled materials with artists from the
NYC based art collective, Free Style Arts
Association. The Science Museum of
Long Island joins in on the fun as
everyday materials are transformed into
an abstract work of 3D art using crazy
lines, shape, and colors. Educators from
the Science Museum will be bringing
along some critters, maybe even a
tortoise or a snake. They’ll also work
with nets to explore organisms in the
Museum’s ponds.
Also featured on Earth Day are family
gallery tours of the museum’s current
exhibition, AB-EX / RE-CON: Abstract
Expressionism Reconsidered. Take the
tour to check out how abstract
expressionists employ elements and
principles of art.The day’s activities will
be photographed and posted to the
Museum’s Facebook page. Museum
admission plus $8 per family materials
fee. No reservations needed.
Family Art Making Days
Spring Break Drop-In Art Workshops
11 a.m.-2 p.m. / March 26, 27 & 28
Enliven the spring break with three drop-in days of art. On March 26, 27 & 28
from 11 am to 2 pm, the museum offers family-friendly gallery tours and
hands-on art making for children of all ages and their adult companions.
Different art projects will be offered each of the three days. Docents will guide
families through the galleries and encourage children to create their own
artistic responses to the art on view. Museum admission plus $8 per family
materials fee. No reservations needed.
Family Sundays
at the Museum
Family Sundays at the Museum offers
supervised art activities for youngsters and the
adults in their lives—family gallery talks, familyfriendly gallery guides and hands-on art making.
Free with museum admission! Weekends only
there is a parking fee of $2 (members, free).
Note: Family Sunday is not offered on April
21. Please plan to join our Earth Day celebration
on the 21st).