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Brooklyn Museum Offers Public Programs for Adults, Teens, and Kids in
September and October

During September and October the Brooklyn Museum will present a variety of public programs for adults, teens, and kids, including art-making classes and workshops; talks and tours; and Thursdays @ 7, a series of engaging adult programs that takes place every Thursday evening.

THURSDAYS @ 7

The Museum remains open every Thursday evening until 10, allowing visitors to linger later in the galleries and enjoy exciting evening programs. Events include interviews, performances, films, and eclectic, eye-opening tours. Programs begin at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted. September and October highlights include:

September 13
BrooklyNites Jazz: Renee Neufville (pictured) of the platinum-selling duo Zhané performs. Born in Jamaica and raised in Brooklyn, Neufville has toured with artists including Maxwell, Robert Glasper, and Roy Hargrove. Presented by A-Marketing in partnership with WBGO.

September 20
Film: Reportero (Bernardo Ruiz, 2012, 60 min.). Documentary about a veteran reporter and his colleagues at an independent newsweekly in Tijuana, Mexico, one of the deadliest places on earth for members of the media. Part of a series of pre-broadcast screenings of films by New York directors presented in partnership with the PBS documentary series POV. A Q&A with the director will follow.

September 27
Talk: Lucy R. Lippard talks with artists Robert Barry, Jennifer Bartlett, Luis Camnitzer, and Martha Wilson, featured in the exhibition Materializing "Six Years."

October 11
Curator Talk: Curator of Exhibitions Lisa Small leads a tour of Jean-Michel Othoniel: My Way. Note: This tour begins at 6 p.m.
Film: Heart of Glass (Werner Herzog, 1976, 94 min.). The Othoniel exhibition, with its many works of glass, is the inspiration for the showing of this haunting portrayal of an eighteenth-century Bavarian town that descends into madness when its master glassblower dies.

Special support for Thursdays @ 7 films provided by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

October 18
Sensory Tour: Jean-Michel Othoniel: My Way. A tour designed for individuals who are blind or have low vision, but open to all. Verbal descriptions, tastings, and tactile experiences are included. Please RSVP to access@brooklynmuseum.org or (718) 501-6229. Note: This tour begins at 6 p.m.
BrooklyNites Jazz: Grammy-nominated composer and trumpeter Tim Hagans and his quartet perform original music from their acclaimed album The Moon is Waiting. Presented in partnership with WBGO.

October 25
"In Conversation": Sociologist Karen E. Fields and historian Barbara J. Fields discuss their book Racecraft: The Soul of Inequality in American Life with political analyst Adolph Reed, addressing the myth of a post-racial era in the face of continued inequalities in American society.

PERFORMING ARTS & FILM

Music: Orchestra of Saint Luke's
Sunday, October 14, 2 p.m.
St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble presents "Baroque in Pieces," a program exploring the musical colors of Italy, France, and Germany that inspired Bach and his Baroque contemporaries. A gallery tour making connections between the music and art in the Museum will directly follow the performance.

Performance: NICODA
Saturday, October 20, 2 p.m.
NICODA (the New International Center of Diverse Artists) presents How We Are Connected, a multimedia exploration of cultural connections through theater, music, dance, and science, inspired by National Geographic's Genographic Project. A discussion on the development of this six-year project will follow the performance.

TALKS & TOURS

Gallery Talk and Off-Site Excursion: Ulrike Müller's Herstory Inventory
Saturday, September 8, 3:30 p.m.
To mark the closing of Ulrike Müller's Raw/Cooked exhibition, the artist will lead a discussion on the topic of queer archives with scholar Ann Cvetkovich. Afterwards, visitors are invited to walk through Prospect Park to attend a reception at Park Slope's Herstory Archives, where the idea for the exhibition first took form.

Talk: Patricia Albers on Joan Mitchell
Sunday, September 16, 2 p.m.
Art historian Patricia Albers discusses the life and work of painter Joan Mitchell, one of the few commercially successful women artists of the Abstract Expressionist era.

Artist Talk: Jean-Michel Othoniel
Friday, September 28, 2 p.m.
Othoniel discusses the intersection of art and alchemy in his exhibition My Way.

Panel Discussion: Voices Her'd Visionaries
Sunday, October 21, 2 p.m.
Voices Her'd Visionaries, a team of young women from New York City's low-income communities who create public art around issues relevant to their lives, discuss their recent mural on the Gowanus Arts Building.

Brooklyn Afternoons: Art and Conversation for Individuals with Memory Loss
This gallery program for individuals with memory loss and their caregivers is offered one afternoon a month. Private tours for groups can also be arranged. For information, call (718) 501-6229 or email access@brooklynmuseum.org.

Tours for Persons Who are Blind or Partially Sighted
Sensory tours for individuals who are blind or partially sighted are offered one Thursday evening a month. Private tours can also be arranged with advance notice. For information, email access@brooklynmuseum.org or call (718) 501-6487.

Group Tours
The Brooklyn Museum offers engaging tours of the permanent collection and special exhibitions for adult groups. For information, email grouptours@brooklynmuseum.org.

Tours for College Students
The Museum offers student groups guided tours of the permanent collection and special exhibitions designed to complement their curriculum. For information, email academic.programs@brooklynmuseum.org or call (718) 501-6214.

Tours for Persons Who Are Deaf or Hearing Impaired
Sign Language-interpreted tours can be arranged by calling (718) 501-6229 or emailing access@ brooklynmuseum.org.

CLASSES & WORKSHOPS

New Ways of Seeing: A Drop-In Drawing Workshop
Thursdays, September 20 and October 18, 7:30 p.m.
At this fun, casual workshop, participants explore artists' processes, learn professional drawing techniques, and meet others who share their interests. All ages are welcome, and no experience is necessary. There is a small fee to cover the cost of materials. For more information, check www.brooklynmuseum.org.

Creative Art Making: Collage
Saturday, October 27, 2 p.m.
Drawing on the work of Mickalene Thomas for inspiration, artist-storyteller Caits Meissner helps participants create outspoken collages about identity.

Gallery/Studio Program
Registration is now open for the fall semester of the Gallery/Studio Program, in which students ages six to adult develop art skills by visiting the Museum's exhibitions and experimenting with creative techniques such as drawing, painting, sculpture, and digital art making. Each course is led by a professional teaching artist, meets for ten two-hour sessions, and concludes with a group student show in the Museum's Con Edison Education Gallery. Fall courses are offered on Saturdays and Sundays from October 6 to December 16. For course descriptions and forms for scholarships, teen work-study, and registration, visit www.brooklynmuseum.org/education/gallery-studio/gallery-studio.php. Scholarship and work-study deadlines are in early September. Check the Museum's website for exact dates. Early registration is encouraged; classes fill up quickly.
Try out a Gallery/Studio Program experience for free at the Young Artists' Open House on September 29. See the "Youth & Family Programs" section below..

Gallery/Studio Program Student Exhibition
Works by students in the summer semester of the Gallery/Studio Program will be on view in the Con Edison Education Gallery on the Museum's first floor from September 15 to December 7. Celebrate with the artists and their families at the opening reception in the gallery on Saturday, September 15, from 3 to 5 p.m.

YOUTH & FAMILY PROGRAMS

Young Artists' Open House
Saturday, September 29, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Young artists and their families are invited to meet glass artist Jean-Michel Othoniel, explore a "mummy maze," and try out an Arty Facts or a Gallery/Studio Program class. The Open House is free with Museum admission and no RSVP is necessary. A Members-only family tour of the Othoniel exhibition given by the artist himself is offered at 11:15 a.m. To RSVP for this limited-capacity tour, call the Membership Department at (718) 501-6321.

Arty Facts Sundays in October, 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
Children four to seven and their adult friends explore the galleries, enjoy a family activity, and make their own art in each ninety-minute Arty Facts class. This October, the Museum's collections will inspire participants to imagine and create new worlds while exploring color, line, shape, and texture. Please do not bring siblings older than seven or younger than four. Materials fee (Museum admission not included): $10 per family (up to four participants), $5 for Gallery/Studio Program families and members at the Family level, and free to members at the Contributor level and above.

Meet the Museum
Thursdays, October 11-December 13 (except November 22)
Meet the Museum, a program for the Museum's youngest visitors and those who care for them, provides toddlers two and three years old with opportunities to explore art and culture through song, gallery activities, and art making. Adult companions work closely with their children and discover creative and fun ways to interact with them. Registration for the fall session opens September 15. Since classes fill up quickly, early registration is encouraged. For more information and to register, visit www.brooklynmuseum.org/education/youth-and-families/meet_museum.php.

Youth and Family Programs, including Arty Facts, the Gallery/Studio Program, Meet the Museum, and Teen Programs, are supported by The Hearst Foundation, Inc.; The Pinkerton Foundation; Astoria Federal Savings; the Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation, Inc.; the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation; the Brooklyn Community Foundation's Peter Jay Sharp Youth Arts Fellowship; and the Brooklyn Museum's Molly B. Levine Fund, established by Laurence W. Levine, Jay H. Levine, Susan Levine Kane, and the Laurence W. Levine Foundation.

Public support for these programs is also provided by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, the New York State Council on the Arts, and the Brooklyn Delegation to the New York State Legislature.

Major support for these activities is also provided by the Museum's Edith and Frances Mulhall Achilles, William Randolph Hearst, and Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation education endowments, and by Con Edison.

TEEN PROGRAMS

Teen Night Committee
Applications are now being accepted for the Teen Night Committee, a paid internship opportunity for teens interested in learning about the ins and outs of event planning in the arts. The committee coordinates and promotes Teen Night events at the Museum. The program runs from November to May; the deadline for applying is October 12. An application form can be found at www.brooklynmuseum.org/education/teens/teen_planning.php.

Museum Apprentice Program
Applications are now being accepted for the Museum Apprentice Program, a paid internship opportunity for teens interested in learning about art, art history, museum education, and teaching. Throughout the school year, Museum Apprentices meet with curators and education staff to develop educational tours in preparation for leading day-camp groups in the summer. A ten-month commitment (November-August) is required to participate in the program; the deadline for applying is October 12. An application form can be found at www.brooklynmuseum.org/education/teens/museum-apprentices.php.

Work-Study Program
Applications are now being accepted for the fall semester Gallery/Studio Work-Study Program, which invites serious and mature high school students to combine learning and teaching in a studio art setting. Work-study students attend a Gallery/Studio Program teen course free of charge in exchange for assisting teaching artists in classes for students ages six through twelve. For more information and application forms, visit http://tetley.brooklynmuseum.org/education/teens/gallery-studio-work-study.php.

Teen Info Online For more information about the Brooklyn Museum's programs for teenagers, visit www.brooklynmuseum.org/education/teens.php. To sign up for the Museum's teen mailing list, email teen.programs@brooklynmuseum.org. Visit us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/brooklynmuseumteens.

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