VERBAL DESCRIPTION TOUR
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4
10-11:30 AM
Visitors who are blind or partially sighted are invited to join us for an interactive verbal description and touch tour in the museum's galleries.
Space is limited; registration is required. Contact Rachel Rosen at 212.595.9533 or education@folkartmuseum.org.
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DIALOGUE + STUDIO:
HAND PAINTING WORKSHOP
THURSDAY, MARCH 19
5:30–8:30 PM
Teaching artist David Barnett, cofounder of Brooklyn-based design studio Noble Signs, will discuss the vanishing art of hand-painted signs in New York City, followed by a hand-painting workshop using both freehand and transfer techniques found in the typographical works featured in American Perspectives: Stories from the American Folk Art Museum Collection.
Reserve tickets here.
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FAMILIES AND FOLK ART: ARTISTS' MATERIALS
SATURDAY, APRIL 4
1–2 PM
Families and Folk Art introduces children ages 4 to 12 and their accompanying adults to folk art through interactive discussion-based tours in the galleries followed by hands-on artmaking activities inspired by objects in the museum.
Space is limited; registration required. To register or request more details, please contact 212. 265. 1040, ext. 381, or familyprograms@folkartmuseum.org.
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ENCOMPASSING AMERICA: IDENTITY, IMMIGRATION, AND MUSEUMS
TUESDAY, APRIL 14
6:30-8:00 PM
Join us for a panel discussion exploring how immigration has shaped American identity and the implications this has for museums as they expand whose work is included in their installations of American art.
Leslie Hayes, director of education at the New-York Historical Society, will moderate this discussion with Professor Mae Ngai, an expert in US immigration history at Columbia University, and Dr. Sylvia Yount, curator in charge of the American Wing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Reserve tickets here.
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CRITICAL WALK-THROUGH: CHERYL POPE ON (TEXT)ILES AND POWER
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22
6:30-7:30 PM
Contemporary artist Cheryl Pope will discuss her use of text and textiles to examine and question issues of identity, history, and power, while exploring themes found in the exhibition American Perspectives: Stories from the American Folk Art Museum Collection.
Reserve tickets here.
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SAVE-THE-DATE: Elizabeth and Irwin Warren Folk Art Symposium
MONDAY, MAY 4
10 AM–3 PM
This symposium will bring together scholars from a variety of disciplines and examine the objects and historical events depicted in American Perspectives: Stories from the American Folk Art Museum Collection to explore connections to the United States today.
Reserve tickets here.
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FREE MUSIC FRIDAYS
FRIDAYS, 5:30–7:30 PM
Free Music Fridays continue with performances at "Manhattan’s Best Venue for Acoustic and Folk Music." Hosted by Lara Ewen. Enjoy a playlist for the series on Spotify. Wine is available for a $5 donation (free for members). All proceeds support the museum’s programs.
Click here for more info.
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JAZZ + WEDNESDAY
WEDNESDAYS, 2-3 PM
Bill Wurtzel & Guests perform seasonal favorites and jazz standards. The concert is free.
Jazz+Wednesdays is generously sponsored by Joyce B. Cowin.
Click here for more info.
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8th Annual Celtic Appalachian Celebration
FRIDAY, MARCH 13
8 PM
Irish Arts Center's celebration of the vibrant interplay between Irish and Appalachian musical traditions features the Green Fields of America and some of the most elemental forces in bluegrass and folk today—Danny Paisley and the Southern Grass, Nora Brown, Stephanie Coleman, and Megan Downes.
“Celtic Appalachia tops St. Patrick’s Day celebrations”—Irish Central
Reserve tickets here.
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