July 2015 - Nassau County Museum of Art

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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 / J U LY 2 0 1 5
July 25 — November 8, 2015
THE MODERNS
Chagall, Degas, Leger, Miro, Picasso and more…
THE MODERNS: Selections from
the Saltzman Family Collection
continues celebrations of the
Museum’s 25th anniversary year
with an exhibition of early 20thcentury modern art. The exhibition
honors the Museum’s Founding
President, the late Ambassador
Arnold A. Saltzman, who during his
life formed one of America’s great
private collections of early
modernist painting and sculpture.
The exhibition includes works by
well-known modernists such as
Marc Chagall, Joan Miró,
Constantin Brancusi, Edgar Degas,
Robert Delaunay, Pablo Picasso,
Fernand Léger and many others.
THE MODERNS: Long Island
Collects Modern Art, organized by
guest curator Franklin Hill Perrell,
draws together choice examples of
20th-century art from significant
Long Island collections. This special
presentation embraces a wide
range of treasures by pioneering
artists of the modernist era, among
them Matisse, Monet, Renoir, Dali,
Léger, Chagall, Miró, ToulouseLautrec and others.
Selections from the Saltzman
Family Collection
Joan Miró
Etoiles filantes de tetes, 1935
(1944)
Gouache on paper
13 1Ž2 x 16 1Ž2 inches
Saltzman Family Collection
© Successió Miró / Artists
Rights Society (ARS), New York
/ ADAGP, Paris 2015
Long Island Collects Modern Art
Fernand Léger
Un Chien et oiseu dans le
paysage, 1952
Oil on canvas
25 x 36 inches
Dr. Harvey Manes
© 2015 Artists Rights Society
(ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
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ON VIEW
JULY 25 — NOV. 8, 2015
Members Socialize at Opening Reception for
Out of the Vault and Vernacular Visions
Posters of the Russian
Revolution: 1917-1921
The opening reception for Out of the Vault: 25 Years of Collecting intrigued members
and guests alike as they got a glimpse for the first time of the impressive scope of the
Museum’s permanent collection. The galleries varied from Tiffany’s evocative 19thcentury paintings of his North African travels, to vibrant works by major 20th-century
Pop and Abstract Expressionist artists, to French masters, to Audubon’s mammal
series, to soulful and dramatic landscapes and to robust theatrical and patriotic
vintage posters. Party guests were also engaged by the works of the four
contemporary Long Island artists shown in Vernacular Visions: Susan Cushing,
Richard Gachot, Francisco Villagran and Burt Young.
Viktor Deni
Comrade Lenin
Purging the Unclean
from the Earth, 1920
Color lithograph,
unnumbered edition
Nassau County
Museum of Art; Gift
of the Arnold A.
Saltzman Family
Foundation
Vibrant posters, depicting the new
collective means of production in
Russian mines, fields and factories, were
designed and executed by some of the
foremost Russian artists of the time.
Offered in conjunction with Selections
from the Saltzman Family Collection, this
exhibition is comprised of a collection of
Russian revolutionary posters that was
gifted to the Museum by the Arnold A.
Saltzman Family Foundation.
Members always see the exhibitions first. To find out how to receive invitations to
these and other exclusive member events, call the membership department, (516)
484-9338, ext. 23, or log onto nassaumuseum.org/membership.
Vernacular Vision artists Francisco
Villagran (left) and Burt Young
(right) are shown with Town of
North Hempstead Councilwoman
Dina M. De Giorgio and Museum
Director, Karl E. Willers, Ph.D.
Villagran and Young, both residents
of Port Washington, were
presented with a proclamation
from the Town of North
Hempstead. (PHOTO BY TAB HAUSER)
Museum Board Member Harvey
Manes, M.D., donated Connecticut
Landscape to the Museum’s
permanent collection. This painting
by Childe Hassam became the
signature image for Out of the Vault.
Locust Valley residents Cliff
Packingham, Tracey Dellomo and
Van Cushny were among the
guests who braved the snow for a
preview look at Out of the Vault
and Vernacular Visions.
Thomas S. Gulotta, the former
Nassau County Executive and cohonoree with Edward P. Mangano
of the 2015 Museum Ball, with
artist Burt Young. (PHOTO BY TAB HAUSER)
Collectors Elaine and Ronald Juster
are shown with several of the John
James Audubon mammal prints
they donated to the Museum’s
permanent collection.
(PHOTO BY KAREN RUBIN)
(PHOTO BY KAREN RUBIN)
NASSAU COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART / JULY 2015
Frank OIt: New Work
New work by Frank Olt, Olt Studio
(PHOTO BY TAB HAUSER)
(PHOTO BY TAB HAUSER)
Frank Olt’s colorful and dynamic
installation of small-scale work will
occupy the Museum’s Contemporary
Gallery in a solo exhibition. A product of
New York’s minimalist tradition, Olt was
an artist in residence at MoMA's famed
PS 1 gallery. A Long Islander, Olt’s
abstractions form a unique hybrid of
ceramics and painting.
Saeed Tabibi with his son Pedram
A. Tabibi, a Museum member who
has frequently written articles
about Museum events for Long
Island Business News.
(PHOTO BY TAB HAUSER)
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Museum Director Karl E. Willers,
Ph.D. with Museum Board
Member Todd Cohen in the gallery
devoted to paintings and objects
by Louis Comfort Tiffany.
Long Island arts advocate and TV personality Shirley Romaine with
Joseph Hirsch’s The Wedding, a mammoth oil on canvas that was a gift to
the Museum from Ruth and Jack Wexler. (PHOTO BY KAREN RUBIN)
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Brown Bag Lectures
Edgar Degas of
Dandies, Ballerinas,
and Women Ironing
Docent Riva Ettus
30-minute documentary, 2011
Thursdays, 1-2 p.m.
August 27, September 24, October 29
July 25-November 8
Screening Tues.-Sat.* 11 a.m.,
12 p.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m.
Screening Sunday,* 11 am & 12 p.m.
*with exceptions for special programs
EVENTS
Bring a sandwich and enjoy lunch with friends as Museum Docent
Riva Ettus presents a talk on THE MODERNS: Chagall, Léger, Miró, Picasso, and more
— Selections from the Saltzman Family Collection and Long Island Collects Modern
Art. Then join the 2 p.m. public exhibition tour. Free with Museum admission.
Andrew Geller: Deconstructed
Jakes Gorst, author and filmmaker
Saturday, September 26 at 3 p.m.
Jake Gorst, grandson of architect Andrew Geller and the author of a
newly-published book, Andrew Geller: Deconstructed (Glitterati
Incorporated, ©2015), presents a talk on Geller, an architectural icon who designed
many of Long Island's modernist beach houses. Gorst, an Emmy Award-winning
filmmaker, will sign copies of his book. Admission is $5 for members, $15 for
nonmembers and includes Museum admission.
This documentary shows
how Edgar Degas captured
light, movement and the
flow of life in Paris at the
turn of the last century in
his depictions of nocturnal
entertainments as well as horse races,
milliners and young women who toiled as
laundresses and water carriers. Free with
Museum Admission. Reservations not
needed. First come, first seated.
Selections from the
Saltzman Family Collection
Miriam Brumer
Saturday, October 17 at 3 p.m.
Artist and historian Miriam Brumer discusses some of the main
works in THE MODERNS, Selections from the Saltzman Family Collection in terms of
their relevance to important movements and influences of their time. Brumer has
taught art and art history at the college level and at Queens Museum. Admission is $5
for members, $15 for nonmembers and includes Museum admission.
Cool Jazz on Hot Days
Joe Dubs & The Jazz Connection
Sundays at 3 p.m., August 2, 16, 30
Wunderbar! Star Painters: An Insider’s View
Shirley Romaine
Actress and TV personality Shirley Romaine discusses Serge
Sabarsky, the first director of Nassau County Museum of Art, newly
privatized in 1989. Sabarsky brought exhibitions that showcased works by important
artists of the German and Austrian Expressionist movement. Romaine bases her talk on
interviews she conducted with Sabarsky. Admission is $5 for members, $15 for
nonmembers and includes Museum admission.
Register for programs at nassaumuseum.org/events.
Reservations may be made at nassaumuseum.org/events up to three days prior to an event.
All programs and events are subject to change and/or cancellation. Any fees paid for
cancelled programs will be refunded.
NASSAU COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART / JULY 2015
Saturday, November 7 at 3 p.m.
Join the Museum’s very own house
band, Joe Dubs & The Jazz Connection,
celebrating the timeless music of great
American composers such as Gershwin,
Porter, Kern, Ellington and many others.
The Jazz Connection plays traditional
swing and jazz of the 30s, 40s and 50s
and can slide into the Bop world of
Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie and Miles
Davis as well as the unique rhythms of
Antonio Carlos Jobim. These talented
musicians have been featured here at
the Museum and at libraries, restaurants
and private parties. Free with Museum
admission. Reservations not needed.
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MUSEUM STORE
Celebrate the
Art of Collecting!
Collecting is a passion, a magical
adventure, cultivated with a discerning
eye for good design. Shop the MUSEUM
STORE and discover innovative, artfully
designed objets d’art. Select from an
eclectic mix of giftware, home décor,
jewelry, scarves, books and creative toys
& games for children of all ages.
NASSAU COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART / JULY 2015
In honor of Gustav Klimt’s 150th
birthday, CoolSnowGlobes has captured
the timeless rapture of Klimt’s The Kiss,
considered a
masterpiece of
Viennese Art
Nouveau.
Mesmerizing,
decorative
glass snow
globe,
showered in gold, will fascinate and
delight. Gift boxed.
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Inspired by the age-old tradition of
collecting rare books, the Enchanted
World of Boxes has reinterpreted Vincent
Van Gogh’s
Irises on a
decorative
book box,
perfectly
designed to
hold hidden
treasures,
jewelry and the like. Handcrafted in
Poland, wood box with embellished faux
leather cover, felt lined with magnetic
closure.
The MUSEUM STORE is located on the
1st floor. Open Tuesday through Sunday
11:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Members
receive a 10 % discount on all
purchases. Purchases support
exhibitions and programs at the
Museum.
SAVE THE DATE
EXHIBITIONS
July 25 — November 8, 2015
THE MODERNS
Chagall, Degas, Léger, Miró, and more
Marc Chagall
Les Chardons,
1931
Oil on canvas,
laid on board
29 x 23 inches
Saltzman Family
Collection
© 2015 Artists
Rights Society
(ARS), New
York / ADAGP,
Paris
Selections from the
Saltzman Collection
& Long Island Collects Modern Art
Posters of the Russian Revolution
Frank Olt: New Work
EVENTS
Autumn Sculpture Stroll
Laura Lynch
Thursday, October 15 at 5:30 p.m.
Film – Edgar Degas of Dandies,
Ballerinas, and Women Ironing
July 25-November 8
Tues.-Sun. 11 a.m., 12 p.m.,
1 p.m., 3 p.m.
Sunday, 11 a.m., 12 p.m.
FOR CHILDREN
Cool Jazz on Hot Days
Joe Dubs & The Jazz Connection
Sundays at 3 p.m.
August 2, 16 & 30
Family Sundays at the Museum
Every Sunday, 1-4 p.m.
(except Sept. 27 & Oct. 25)
Family Tour, 1 p.m.
Art Activity, 1:30 p.m.
Artist in the Galleries
Frank Olt
Saturday, September 20, 3-4 p.m.
Summer Art Lab 2015
Session 1: July 27-August 7
Session 2: August 10-21
Brown Bag Lectures
Rita Ettus
Thursdays, 1-2 p.m.
August 27, Sept. 24 & Oct. 29
Hear It! See It! Draw It!
Fridays, 10-11 a.m.
July 31, August 7 & 14
Andrew Geller: Deconstructed
Jake Gorst
Saturday, September 26 at 3 p.m.
A Day Of Construction:
Imagine, Design, Build
Free Style Arts Association
Sunday, September 27, 1-4 p.m.
Selections from the
Saltzman Family Collection
Miriam Brumer
Saturday, October 17 at 3 p.m.
Wunderbar! Star Painters:
An Insider’s View
Shirley Romaine
Saturday, November 7 at 3 p.m.
Creative Expeditions
Autism Program, ages 5-10
Tuesdays, 4-5:15 p.m.
Oct. 6 & 20. Dec. 1 & 15, March 29,
April 12, May 3 & 17, June 7
OUTDOORS AT THE MUSEUM
Autism & the Arts
Autism Program, ages 11-16
Tuesdays, 4-5:15 p.m.
Oct. 13 & 27, Dec. 8 & 22, April 5
& 19, May 10 & 24, June 14
Bird Watching for Beginners
Rebecca Oyer
Wednesdays at 9 a.m.
September 9 & October 7
An Enchanted Forest:
A Halloween Adventure
Volunteers for Wildlife
Sunday, October 25, 1-4 p.m.
Nassau County Museum of Art is open 11 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. The
Museum is closed Mondays and some holidays. Admission is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors (62+)
and $4 for children (aged 4-12). Members are always admitted free. Parking is free.
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SPECIAL
SECTION
Midnight in Paris
The 2015 Museum Ball
Midnight in Paris, the 2015 Museum Ball, continued the celebration of the Museum’s 25th year by honoring the Hon. Thomas S.
Gulotta and the Hon. Edward P. Mangano, Nassau County Executives at the Museum’s founding and today. Through décor, Frenchinspired cuisine and costume, Midnight in Paris evoked the glamour and romance of the fabled city of lights. The 2015 Ball was
chaired by Museum Board President Angela Susan Anton, the publisher and owner of Anton Community Publications. The Journal
Committee was chaired by Rebecca Creavin and M. Patricia Janco-Tupper, both of Wells Fargo Bank. Congratulations to our chairs,
committee members and sponsors for a beautiful and successful Ball.
Members of the Ball Committee: Risa Pulver, Sara Ambalu, Esther Ambalu, Peri Hoffer-Hinden, Nazrin Mesbah, Linda Ugenti, Victoria Crosby, Irina Sushko, Kandice Seitz, Ball
Chairman Angela Susan Anton, Joan Hope MacNaughton, Catherine Rosso, Eve Califano, Gayle Finkelman-Cohen (photo by Gina Motisi)
Thank you to our sponsors
TENT SPONSOR
Physicians’ Reciprocal Insurers
JOURNAL SPONSOR
Ike, Molly & Steven Elias Foundation
and Martin Elias
DINNER SPONSOR
Americana Manhasset
ART SPONSOR
Mrs. Vincent de Roulet
Mrs. Arnold A. Saltzman
GOLD DONOR SPONSOR
Mr. and Mrs. W. Russell G. Byers, Jr.
BRONZE DONOR SPONSOR
Mr. and Mrs. William Achenbaum
Farrell Fritz, PC
Fortunoff Fine Jewelry
The Klar Organization
Laffey Fine Homes International
Mordfin Group
PATRON
Ms. Juliana Terian
MEDIA SPONSOR
KICK-OFF SPONSOR
Dr. & Mrs. Stephen J. Cuchel
RAFFLE & JEWELRY
COCKTAIL RECEPTION SPONSOR
Ambalu Jewelers
LEADERSHIP SPONSOR
Tom Gulotta
Mr. and Mrs. H. Brooks Smith
Members of the Journal Committee: Robert O. Mayer, Mona Engel, Craig Seitz, Journal Co-Chairs Rebecca
Creavin and M. Patricia Janco-Tupper, Ilene Cooper, Suzanne Kirkpatrick, Michael D. Brown.
NASSAU COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART / JULY 2015
INVITATION SPONSOR
Healthplex, Dr. & Mrs. Stephen J. Cuchel
Dr. & Mrs. Martin Kane and Dr. & Mrs. George Kane
EDUCATION SPONSOR
Flushing Bank
Nassau County Executive, Edward P. Mangano
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur S. Levine
Mrs. Corrine Paston
Saks Fifth Avenue, Walt Whitman Shops
(photo by Gina Motisi)
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THE
MUSEUM
BALL COMMITTEE
Chair
Angela Susan Anton
NASSAU COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART / JULY 2015
Committee
Esther Ambalu
Sara Ambalu
Kimberly Bancroft
Elaine Berger
Eve Califano
Judie Chessin
Victoria Crosby
Lisa Eastman
Thalia Elie
Gayle Finkelman-Cohen
Natalia Good
Peri Hoffer-Hinden
Joan Hope MacNaughton
Nasrin Mesbah
Patricia Meyer
Cora Michalis
Joe Pescatore
Risa Pulver
Cynthia Rosicki
Catherine Rosso
Kandice Seitz
Ray Sikorski
Irina Sushko
Linda Ugenti
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Journal Committee
Co-Chairs
Rebecca Creavin
Wells Fargo Bank
M. Patricia Janco-Tupper
Wells Fargo Bank
Committee
Vivian R. Aronica
The Advance Group
Michael D. Brown, Esq.
Ohrenstein and Brown LLP
Ilene S. Cooper, Esq.
Farrell Fritz, PC
Deirdre Costa Major
Americana Manhasset
Mona Engel, Esq.
Mona Engel, PC
Brigitte Ferrada-Stetson
Capital One Bank
Amanda Gorozdi
Avison Young
L. Ronald S. Gray
Brookfield Thacher Advisers, LLC
Jill Kiewe
Community Volunteer
Suzanne Kirkpatrick
Suffolk County National Bank
Steven Klar
The Klar Organization
Russell G. Matthews
Albanese Organization
Robert O. Mayer,
Mayer CPAs LLP
Craig Seitz
The B&G Group, Inc.
Theresa Ward
Saks Fifth Avenue
William Zimmerman
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Education Sponsor Corrine
Paston, a Museum Council cochair, with George Kittredge
Invitation sponsors Dr. George
and Amy Kane (photo by Gina Motisi)
Museum Board Member Dr. Harvey
Manes with Meryl Bernstein
(photo by Daniele Santodonato)
(photo by Gina Motisi)
Museum Director Karl E. Willers, Ph.D.; Museum Board President and Ball Chairman Angela Susan Anton; Ball
Honorees, the Hon. Thomas S. Gulotta, a Leadership Sponsor, and the Hon. Edward P. Mangano, an Education
Sponsor; Journal Co-Chairs M. Patricia Janco-Tupper and Rebecca Creavin. (photo by Gina Motisi)
Corporate Committee Co-Chair
Michael D. Brown with Robin
Brown (photo by Daniele Santodonato)
Director Emerita Constance
Schwartz and Hank Schwartz
Esther Fortunoff of Fortunoff Fine
Jewelry, a Bronze Donor Sponsor
(photo by Gina Motisi)
(photo by Daniele Santodonato)
Charles and Daphne Chan with Rita and Frank
Castagna of Americana Manhasset, the Ball’s Dinner
Sponsor. Mr. Castagna is executive vice president of
the Museum’s board of trustees. (photo by Gina Motisi)
Cora Michalis, Immediate Past Board President and
current Executive Vice President Clarence F. Michalis,
with Esther Mayer and Corporate Committee Co-Chair
Robert O. Mayer. (photo by Gina Motisi)
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SEUM
BALL
2015
Museum Board Member Dr.
Todd Cohen with Art Sponsor
Joan Saltzman
SPECIAL
Ilene Butler with Museum Board
Member Stanley Kreitman
(photo by Gina Motisi)
Education Sponsors Museum
Board Vice President Arthur S.
Levine and Arlene Levine.
(photo by Daniele Santodonato)
and Mr. Martin Elias
Dr. Andrew Jacono
Ms. Kimberly Jakubowski
Dr. and Mrs. George Kane
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Kane
Mr. Louis P. Karol
Ms. Suzanne Kirkpatrick
Mr. and Mrs. Steven A. Klar
Ms. Amy Kraus
Mr. John Kyriakides
Mr. Emmett Laffey
Mr. and Mrs. James Large
Mr. Paul Leo
Mr. David Lerner
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur S. Levine
Mr. Nick Liberatoscioli
Mr. Stephen Louro
Mr. and Mrs. Donald MacNaughton
Dr. Harvey Manes
Nassau County Executive,
Hon. Edward P. Mangano
Mr. Michael Martone
Mr. Russell G. Matthews
Mr. and Mrs. Robert O. Mayer
Ms. Nasrin Mesbah
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence F. Michalis
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Mordfin
Mr. Kyle R. Mostronsky
Ms. Corrine Paston
Dr. Cynthia Paulis
Mr. Christopher Penn
Ms. Patricia Petersen
Mr. Gillis Poll
Ms. Risa Pulver
Mr. Stuart Rabinowitz
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Rechler
Mr. and Mrs. Luis Rinaldini
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Rosicki
Ms. Catherine Rosso
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Rothschild
Ms. Aimee Roti
Mrs. Arnold A. Saltzman
Mr. and Mrs. Clark Schubach
Dr. Robert Scott
Mr. John Seifert
Mr. and Mrs. Craig Seitz
Mr. and Mrs. Alan Seligson
Mr. and Mrs. John Shalam
Ms. Joan Siegel
Mr. Ray Sikorski
Mr. Frank Sluter
Mr. and Mrs. H. Brooks Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Stacey
Mr. David Sterling
Mr. and Mrs. David Stetson
Mr. and Mrs. Valentine Sushko
Mr. Marc Taub
Ms. Juliana Terian
Mr. Yigal Tropp
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Tupper
Ms. Linda Ugenti
Ms. Teresa Ward
CORPORATE DONORS
AND BUSINESS DONORS
Adelphi University
Albanese & Albanese LLP
Albanese Organization, Inc.
Albertson Electric
Alex Donner Orchestra
Ambalu Jewelers
Americana Manhasset
Anton Publications
Aquatechniques
Arrow Security
Artistry in Flowers
Bancker Construction Corp.
BDO
Blank Slate Media
Capital One Bank
Caplin/Goldberg Dental Group
Carpenters Local Union #290
Chubb Group of Insurance
Coram Selden Dental Group
Daniel Gale International Realty
David Lerner Associates
Eastern Communications, LTD.
Executive Parking
Farrell Fritz, PC
Flushing Bank
Fortunoff Fine Jewelry
Franchina & Giordano
Gotham Government Relations
& Communications
Esther and Sara Ambalu of
Ambalu Jewelers, the Raffle &
Jewelry Cocktail Reception
Sponsor. Both were members of
the Ball Committee.
(photo by Daniele Santodonato)
Healthplex
Hofstra University
Karol & Sonik, PC
The Klar Organization
Koeppel Martone & Leistman, L.L.P
Laffey Fine Homes International
Lindt Chocolate
Luminous Designs
Lusitano Enterprises
Mayer CPAs LLP
Monstronsky Financial
& Insurance Solutions
Mordfin Group
Nassau Community College
The New York Center for
Facial Plastic & Laser Surgery
New York City, Cottages and Gardens
New York Institute of Technology
Ohrenstein & Brown, LLP
Palm Bay Imports
Pal-O-Mine Equestrian
Penn Toyota
Physicians Reciprocal
The Piano Exchange
Poll Restaurant Group
Professional Group Plans
Robbins Wolfe Eventeurs
RTS Print Services
Saks Fifth Avenue,
Walt Whitman Shops
Satty, Levine and Ciacco, CPAs, P.C.
Siegel Consultants Ltd.
Sparkling Pointe Winery & Vineyard
Stamford Tent
SterlingRisk Insurance
Stetson Inc.
Suffolk County National Bank
Table Wraps
Tango Boutique
United World Foundation, Inc.
Voxx International
Wells Fargo
WSA Management, Ltd.
WSJS Architects
NASSAU COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART / JULY 2015
DONORS
Mr. and Mrs. William Achenbaum
Mr. Laurence Affruti
Mr. Joseph Albanese
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Ambalu
Ms. Angela Susan Anton
Mr. and Mrs. Marty Bevilacqua
Mr. Michael S. Beyer
Mr. Steven Blank
Dr. and Mrs. Paul Bonheim
Mr. Carl Bonomo
Ms. Dee Dee Brix
Michael D. Brown, Esq.
Mr. John Buran
Mr. and Mrs. W. Russell G. Byers, Jr.
Mrs. Michele Cagner
Ms. Diane Cahill
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph T. Canevari
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Castagna
Mr. Robert B. Catell
Mr. Michael Chartan
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Chaves
Dr. and Mrs. Todd Cohen
Ms. Roz Cook
Ilene Cooper, Esq.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Creavin
Dr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Cuchel
Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Cushing
Mrs. Vincent de Roulet
Ms. Maureen Diz
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Emden
Mona Engel, Esq. and
Mr. Wayne Sturman
Ms. Patricia Farnell
Ms. Gayle Finkelman-Cohen
Ms. Esther Fortunoff
Emily F. Franchina
& Franklin Hill Perrell
Ms. Lisa Gatti
Dr. Steven M. Goldberg
Mr. and Mrs. Adam Good
Ms. Amanda Gorozdi
Mr. Martin Greenberg
Hon. Thomas S. Gulotta
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hamburger
Mr. and Mrs. Randall Hinden
Ike, Molly & Steven Elias Foundation
Teresa Ward of Saks Fifth
Avenue, an Education Sponsor,
with Museum Director Karl E.
Willers, Ph.D. Teresa Ward was a
member of the Ball’s Journal
Committee. (photo by Gina Motisi)
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AUCTION DONORS
President
Adele Kauff
Aire Blow Dry Bar
Alan Seligson
ALICE + OLIVIA, Americana
Manhasset
Allegria Hotel
American Museum
of Natural History
Americana Manhasset
Andrea's 25
Angela Susan Anton
Anton Publications
Ariel Framing
Baiting Hollow Farm Vineyard
Bella Stella Nail Salon
Bens Delicatessen
Besito
Bikgram Yoga
Bistro Citron
Bottino
Bottle Buys
Bow Wow Puppies
Bradford Renaissance
Portraits Corp.
Broadhollow Theatre Company
Brooks Brothers,
Americana Manhasset
Burberry,
Americana Manhasset
Cameo Gallery
Castello di Borghese
Vineyard and Winery
Christina's Epicure
Culinary Architect
Dany Holstein Two Worlds,
Dance and Fitness
Decision Nutrition, Keren
Gilbert and Jennifer Burnett
Dodds & Eder Home
Donna Karan,
Americana Manhasset
Elizabeth Arden Red Door Spa
Engeman Theatre
Engineers Country Club
Equinox, Roslyn
Equinox, Woodbury
Eve Califano
Frank Foronjy Interiors
G. Willikers
Gansevoort Hotel
Garden City Hotel
Gayle Finkelman-Cohen
Girl Rocks Jewelry
Gotham Comedy Club
Greenberg Cosmetic Surgery
Dr. Harvey Manes
Hermes,
Americana Manhasset
Hicks Nurseries, Inc.
Hotel Indigo East End
Hunan Taste
Il Toscano
Images and Details
Interieurs
Executive Vice Presidents
Frank Castagna*
Clarence F. Michalis*
Vice Presidents
Mrs. Vincent de Roulet
Arthur S. Levine*
H. Brooks Smith*
Secretary/Treasurer
William Achenbaum
Members
Wm. Russell G. Byers, Jr.
Gilbert W. Chapman, III
Todd J. Cohen, M.D.
Mrs. Stephen J. Cuchel
Mrs. Gerard L. Eastman, Jr.
Stanley Kreitman
Harvey R. Manes, M.D.
Jonathan R. Serko
Trustees Emeriti
Mrs. Herbert Klapper
Alan Seligson*
NASSAU COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART / JULY 2015
MUSEUM
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Angela Susan Anton
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*Past Presidents
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Director
Karl Emil Willers, Ph.D.
Director Emerita
Constance Schwartz
BALL
Journal Committee member
Steven Klar of The Klar
Organiztion, a Bronze Donor
Sponsor, and Kathy Klar
2015
Bronze Donor Sponsors Mr. and
Mrs. Stuart Mordfin
(photo by Daniele Santodonato)
(photo by Daniele Santodonato)
J. McLaughlin
J. Michaels
Jolly Fisherman
Just Breathe Yoga Studio
Kandice Seitz
Karen Egren Jewelry
Keith Goldstein, Wells Fargo
Lazar's Chocolates
Le Petit Zebra
Leggz LTD Dance
Limani
Linda Ugenti
Lissa Jewelry
Locust Valley Chemists
London Jewelers
Long Island Children Museum
Lord and Taylor
Luce Ristorante
Macari Vineyards and Winery
Mackenzie-Childs
Maddy's 390
Martha Clara Vineyards
Martin Viette Nurseries
Mayor Reginald A. Spinello
and City of Glen Cove
Medieval Times
Mims
Morgenthal Frederics
MP Taverna
Anthony Scotto Restaurants
Ms. Gail Grossman,
Om Sweet Om Yoga
Muscari
Muse Paint Bar
Nassau County Museum of Art
Nasrin Mesbah
Neil Thomas Floral,
Mr. Neil Goold
Nevica West Salon
New York Racing Association
New York Yankees
Nicole Stumpf
North Fork Wine Tours
nuBest Salon and Spa
Oheka Castle
Paper Source
Pearl East
Pennoyer Newman
Peri Hoffer-Hinden
PGA Tour Superstore,
Westbury
Poll Restaurants
Pugliese Vineyards
Raphael Vineyards
Red Hots Spa
Replica's
Robbins Wolfe Eventeurs
Ronald J. Krowne Photography
Roslyn Florist
Sage Bistro
Saks Fifth Avenue
Walt Whitman Shops
Sandy O's Faces
Sid Jacobson, Inc.
Sneakerology
Sorell Salon
Sparkling Pointe Vineyard
and Winery
St. John Boutique,
Americana Manhasset
Stark Carpet
Stressa Ristorante
Swan Club
Tab & Maureen Hauser
The Lenz Winery
The Printery
Tiffany's,
Americana Manhasset
Tilles Center
Traittoria Diane
Tres Bon Dry Cleaners
Tsontos Furs
Tuttu Bambini
U.S. Limousines
Union Prime Steak
& Sushi Restaurant
Vanderbilt Museum
Victoria Crosby
Vintage Bar and Grill
Vita Med Spa
William Achenbaum
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FAMILY PROGRAMS
Family Sundays at the Museum
Sunday, 1-4 p.m. / Family Tour at 1 p.m.
Converse, collaborate and create together! Family
Sundays provide children and their caregivers with the
opportunity to talk about and make art together. New
projects are featured every week! Reservations not needed. Free with Museum
admission. Family Sundays not offered on September 27 and October 25.
Hear It! See It! Draw It!
Fridays, 10-11 a.m. / July 31, August 7 & 14
Children ages 3-5 are invited to listen to stories, explore
works of art and create drawings inspired by what they
see and hear. A different story is read each week! Limited
to 20 children and adults. Free with Museum admission; registration required. Write
to [email protected], indicate how many in your group and desired date.
A Day of Construction:
Imagine, Design, Build
Free Style Arts Association
Sunday, September 27, 1-4 p.m.
Families collaborate to build inventive 3D constructions
including super-tall towers, blueprints for a new museum and, with members of the
NYC collective Free Style Arts Association, a large-scale cardboard city. Registration
not needed. Museum admission plus $8 per family materials fee. This event is in
place of Family Sundays.
MEETING SPECIAL NEEDS
Creative Expeditions
Tuesdays, 4-5:15 p.m.
October 6 & 20, December 1 & 15,
March 29, May 3 & 17, June 7
Children aged 5-10 who are on the
autism spectrum, along with their
families or caregivers, engage in gallery
experiences that encourage talking about
and making art. For further information,
call (516) 484-9338, ext. 12.
Autism & the Arts
Tuesdays, 4-5:15 p.m.
October 13 & 27, December 8 & 22,
April 5 & 19, May 10 & 24, June 14
Children aged 11-16 who are on the
autism spectrum, along with their
families or caregivers, engage in making
and exploring art through experiences
that promote independence and
communication. For further information,
call (516) 484-9338, ext. 12.
An Enchanted Forest:
A Halloween Adventure
Volunteers for Wildlife
Sunday, October 25, 1-4 p.m.
Summer Art Lab 2015
Session 1: July 27-August 7
Session 2: August 10-21
Summer Art Lab offers adventures in art, science and the
environment, making use of the art in the galleries, our
historic Gold Coast mansion and the Museum’s incomparable 145 acres of lawns,
wooded areas, sculpture and gardens. Classes are customized for ages 5-8 and
9-13. For details and registration, visit nassaumuseum.org, Art Lab tab, top left.
Think of the Museum for Your
Most Special Parties
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.
Think of the Museum also for personal
and corporate parties that your guests
will always remember. Members of the
Museum’s Corporate Committee and
Museum Council receive discounts on
facility rentals. Party hosts may select
from among two fine caterers: Elegant
Affairs and Robbins Wolfe Eventeurs.
For more information, call (516) 4849338, ext. 15, write to
[email protected] or log
onto
nassaumuseum.org/facility_rentals.php.
NASSAU COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART / JULY 2015
We will transform one of the Museum’s nature trails into
an Enchanted Halloween adventure. Throughout October, at Family Sundays, we’ll
create masks of woodland creatures like owls, bats, foxes and other spooky types,
and then don them for a journey through our magically transformed Halloween trail,
encountering real-life animals brought by Volunteers for Wildlife. Held indoors in case
of rain. Registration not needed. Museum admission plus $8 per family materials fee.
This event is in place of Family Sundays.
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OUTDOORS AT
THE MUSEUM
Bird Watching
for Beginners
Rebecca Oyer
Wednesdays at 9 a.m.
September 9 & October 7
Rebecca Oyer,
education manager at
Oyster Bay’s Theodore
Roosevelt Sanctuary
and Audubon Center,
leads an observation of
birds on the Museum’s
beautiful property. Learn about field
marks, habitat, behavior and song.
Please bring binoculars if you have then.
Limit is 25 per class. To reserve a place,
write to [email protected];
indicate how many in your group and
which class you plan to attend. Meet at
the Art School parking lot (first building
on the left as you enter the grounds).
Autumn Sculpture Stroll
NASSAU COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART / JULY 2015
Laura Lynch
Thursday, October 15
at 5:30 p.m.
10
Laura Lynch, the
Museum’s director of
education, leads a
stroll through a
selection of the Museum’s 35 outdoor
sculpture collection, one of the biggest
sculpture gardens in the region. This
program will invite participants to
consider the materials, processes, and
range of artistic styles of sculpture that
are sited throughout the Museum’s 145
acres of fields, woods, ponds, and formal
gardens. To reserve a place, please write
to: [email protected]. Rain
date October 16th. Please leave an email
address when you register in case of
cancelation.
EDUCATION
A record breaking crowd filled the Museum’s grounds for an
Earth Day celebration of art, science and the environment.
The day was enlivened by small animals from the Science
Museum of Long Island and shooting goals with members of
the NY Cosmos. This free family day was sponsored by Blue
Ocean Wealth Solutions, an office of MetLife. Shown are
Laura Lynch and Katie Hillman of the Museum’s education
department with Tracey Bianco and Bobbi Rebisz of Blue Ocean Wealth Solutions
We’re proud to be part of LI Museum
Educators Roundtable (LI MER), a new
organization for museum educators that
will enable us to learn from each other and
to effectively advocate for arts education.
Recently a large group of educators from
throughout Nassau and Suffolk attended a
LI MER program at Old Westbury Gardens.
Families with children on the Autism spectrum have a
new resource at the Museum. Creative Expeditions is
designed to offer opportunities for children aged 5 to 10
to come into the galleries to talk about and to make art in
a welcoming and creative environment that encourages
success. Creative Expeditions is made possible through
partial funding from the New York State Council on the
Arts and the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
Our staff of Museum educators participates in Cohen
Medical Center’s Bridge to the Arts, a program that brings
cultural activities to children at the hospital. At the
conclusion of each session, we distribute free Family Visitor
Passes to the young patients so they can visit the Museum
with their families once they’re feeling better.
Museum Director Karl E. Willers, Ph.D. and Director of
Education Laura Lynch recently traveled to Albany to
acquaint legislators with education programs that support
Long Island school districts and communities. They are
shown with NY State Senator Jack M. Martins (R-7th
Senate District).
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CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP
Robert O. Mayer and Michael D.
Brown are the chairs of the
Corporate Committee
Corporate members host a fundraising event each year
to benefit the Museum’s education programs and enjoy
networking evenings for each exhibition, often inviting
members of other organizations, such as the Long Island
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, AANG, The
Accountant Attorney Networking Group and the Mineola
Lions.
CORPORATE PARTNERS
Americana Manhasset
Healthplex, Inc.
HSBC Private Bank
Humes & Wagner, LLP
Ike, Molly & Steven Elias Foundation
CORPORATE FRIENDS
MUSEUM COUNCIL
Albanese Organization, Inc.
Museum Council offers its members access to
unique experiences in art and design. Council
members enjoy behind-the scenes tours of
important art collections guided by curators,
collectors and other VIPs. Plans are underway
Corrine Paston, Rebecca Creavin and M. Patricia
Janco-Tupper chair the Museum Council
for a lively season of trips to view private
collections and artists’ studios, available only to members and their guests.
Collard & Roe, PC
Flushing Bank
Laffey Fine Homes
Margolin, Winer & Evens LLP
New York Center for
Facial Plastic & Laser Surgery
Ohrenstein & Brown, LLP
PGA TOUR Superstore
RTS Print Services
CONTEMPORARY COLLECTORS CIRCLE
Elaine Berger and Alison
Wolfson chair the
Contemporary Collectors
Circle
Sparkling Pointe Vineyard and Winery
The Museum’s Contemporary Collectors Circle (CCC) is a
special group of members who keep current with the latest in
contemporary art. CCC members recently toured Chelsea
galleries featuring works by Tina Barney, Michael Heizer, John
Wesley, and Christopher Wool, followed by lunch at Bottino.
The group raises funds to acquire contemporary works for the
Museum’s permanent collection.
Topspin Partners, LP
SMALL BUSINESS PARTNERS
The B&G Group Inc.
Mayer CPAs LLP
Schwartz Heslin Group, Inc.
Smiros & Smiros Architects
William J. O'Neill Sales
Exchange Company Inc.
Benefit for the Museum Boosts Participants’ Golf Game
INDIVIDUAL BUSINESS PARTNERS
ARCAP Partners, LLC
Brookfield Thacher Advisors, LLC
Michael Burack, Employee Benefits
Committee member
Matthew Smith with
The Art of Golf
Chairman Ray
Sikorski.
Museum Board
President Angela
Susan Anton gets
advice on her grip
from a PGA pro.
Committee members Craig
Seitz and Nuruz Rahman
with Corporate Committee
Co-Chair Michael Brown.
Members of the Mineola Lions:
Michael Breitman, Rick Volpe,
Michael Watson and Scott
Felder
Cary Scott Goldinger, Esq.
Patricia Farnell, Global Residential
Relocation Advisor
Fortitude Investment Group, LLC
The Art of Golf, at the PGA Tour Superstore in Westbury, was a fun evening of
networking, golf, games and sampling cuisine from fine area restaurants. This very
successful event, organized by members and friends of our Corporate Committee
under the leadership of Ray Sikorski, raised funds to support education programs at
the Museum. It also helped improve the attendees’ golf skills through practice at the
simulators and putting greens and with tips from pros. Congratulations to Ray and
his team for a great night out that was enjoyed by all.
Hillary Needle Events Inc.
King Sweeney Strategies LLC
The LISS Group
Sandler Training
NASSAU COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART / JULY 2015
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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,
The Museum Ball
Blue Ocean Wealth Solutions, an
Office of MetLife
Other Generous Contributions
are Provided by
Assemblyman Charles D. Lavine
HSBC Private Bank
The Barker Welfare Foundation
The New York Community Trust/
Horace and Amy Hagedorn
Foundation
TD Charitable Foundation
Nassau County Legislator
Delia DeRiggi-Whitton
With Additional Generous
Support from
Astoria Bank
Herman Auerbach Memorial Fund
Milton & Sally Avery Foundation
Flushing Bank
Margaret Neubart Foundation
North Shore Autism Circle
Assemblywoman Michelle Schimel
Nassau County Museum of Art is open 11
a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Tuesday through
Sunday. The Museum is closed Mondays
and some holidays. Admission is $10 for
adults, $8 for seniors (62+) and $4 for
children (aged 4-12). Members are always
admitted free. Parking is free. There is a
free docent-led tour of the exhibition each
day at 2 p.m., a family exhibition tour on
Sundays at 1 p.m., and a mansion tour
Saturdays at 1 p.m. Tours are free with
Museum admission. Reservations are not
needed for tours, meet in the lobby. For
current exhibitions or directions call (516)
484-9337 or log onto nassaumuseum.org.
Nassau County Museum of Art and its programs
are made possible through the support of
Nassau County
Under County Executive Edward P. Mangano
and the Nassau County Legislature
The Board of Trustees
Members including the Museum Council, Corporate Committee,
Contemporary Collectors Circle, and Friends of the Garden
Exhibition and Event Sponsors
Government and Foundation Grants
Corporate and Private Donors
Sources of earned income such as
admissions, facility rentals, and the museum store
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.