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Art News:
Meet our new Director and get glitzy for the Glitter Gala
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Last month, the American Folk Art Museum announced the appointment of our new Executive Director, Dr. Anne-Imelda Radice. The museum staff is thrilled to begin working under Dr. Radice's leadership to provide "opportunities for you to discover not only the meaning of what you are looking at but also the power." Dr. Radice introduces herself to our community in a letter that you can read here.
This month, we gear up for the fall benefit Glitter Gala on October 18, an evening of glitz and celebration where we raise necessary funds in support of museum exhibitions and programming. It's not too late to support the museum and join us for an evening of glamour and entertainment. Tickets are still available.
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Visitors with Disabilities: Folk Art Reflections
Thursday, October 4 - 2:30–3:30 pm
Folk Art Reflections is an interactive program for individuals living with Alzheimer’s and their family members or caregivers that brings the world of folk art to life through meaningful conversation. This discussion-driven program is facilitated by trained educators and is designed to create an environment where connections to art and to one another can be nurtured.
Museum admission and program are free.
Registration is required. Stools are provided.
Info/registration: 212. 265. 1040, ext. 381
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Glitter Gala
Thursday, October 18 - 6:30–11 pm
This year we invite guests of the annual Fall Benefit to enjoy a variety of food, art, music, and entertainment options in a Choose Your Own Adventure –style evening in the penthouse of Studio 450, a stunning venue overlooking the High Line. Mingle with other party-goers and bid on valuable art, superimpose yourself into collection imagery, play games on the terrace, or receive a glittery make-over. Upper-level ticket holders are invited to an intimate VIP dinner with the Trustees preceding the cocktail reception, organized by the event staff of the New York Food and Wine Festival.
By supporting this glittery event, you will help raise funds for the museum’s critically acclaimed exhibitions and its wide range of educational programming. If you have any questions or wish to purchase a table, please contact Courtney Wagner, special events manager, at 212. 977. 7299, or via e-mail.
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Free Music Fridays: Jalopy Theatre presents the Whistling Wolves
Friday, October 5 - 5:30 pm
Enjoy live music and a cash wine bar in the galleries each Friday from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. Admission is always free.
The Whistling Wolves have quickly become a favorite on the New York old-time scene, playing packed houses and sharing the stage with national acts like Bruce Molsky and Alice Gerrard.
With hot fiddle tunes, back porch torch songs, sweet waltzes, snappy cakewalks, jug band blues, and shape note hymns, the band's diverse backgrounds range from old-time and blues to folk and rock 'n roll. Thanks to one member's obscenely large collection of 78s, the group spent the past four years digging deep into the archives of American music, bringing to the stage many long-forgotten gems.
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Art Beyond Sight Visual Descriptive Tour
Thursday, October 25 - 4:00 pm
Visitors who are blind or partially sighted are invited to join us for an interactive touch tour in the museum galleries, incorporating verbal imaging techniques and the museum's touch collection. A trained museum guide will facilitate an hour-long tour exploring two exhibitions, Foiled: Tinsel Painting in America and Ooh, Shiny! Large-print texts are available for in-gallery use; service animals are welcome.
Free
Registration not necessary but recommended. For more information, please contact Rachel Rosen at 212. 265. 1040, ext. 381, or via email.
This program is a partnership with Art Education for the Blind’s Art Beyond Sight.
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Make it Thursday: Felt Owl Ornament
Thursday, October 11 - 6–7:30 pm
Author Sarah Goldschadt will teach you how to make a simple felt owl ornament from her new book, Craft-a-Day (Quirk Books, 2012).
Sarah Goldschadt is a Danish American freelance graphic designer and crafter who loves to make things, travel, and take pictures. Her work has appeared in Rolling Stone, O, The Oprah Magazine, Glamour, Martha Stewart Living, Food Network Magazine, and Do It Yourself. She lives in New York City and keeps a blog at sah-rah.com.
Free for museum members;
$10 for non-members.
Includes refreshments and all materials. Space is limited. Tickets may be purchased online.
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Silhouette Embroidered Pillow
This traditional black silhouette pillow by Kevin O'Brien Studio will add elegance to any home. A black silhouette is poised inside of a cameo-shaped medallion and surrounded by smaller medallions that are laced together with a fretwork of metallic embroidery. Every part of this pattern is handmade with a silk velvet appliqué and metal embroidery threads. 20 x 20 in.
Mail order: 212. 595. 9533, ext. 124, or
giftshop@folkartmuseum.org
regular price: $318.00
member price: $286.20
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