2012 Calendar of Events


August 2012

Wednesday, August 22, 12-1 p.m.

Screening: PBS Documentary - Everett Raymond Kinstler: An Artist's Journey (2004, 56 minutes)

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September 2012

Saturday, September 8, 12-5 p.m.

Museum open

Family Day activities (1-4 p.m.) - Hold That Pose! Portraiture for Children (Ages 7 and up)

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Wednesday, September 11, 12-1 p.m.

Screening: PBS Documentary - Everett Raymond Kinstler: An Artist's Journey (2004, 56 minutes)

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Thursday, September 20, 5-6 p.m.*

Lecture: Everett Raymond Kinstler speaks about his art, with reception to follow

* Museum will be open from 10-5 p.m. today

The Diffley Board Room, Bellarmine Hall, and The Bellarmine Museum of Art

Saturday, September 29, 12-5 p.m.

Museum open

Smithsonian Museum Day

The Bellarmine Museum of Art


October 2012

October 3 - October 10

Museum CLOSED for installation

Thursday, October 11, 5-7 p.m.

Opening Reception: The Essential LIne: Drawings from the Dahesh Museum of Art (Oct. 11, 2012 - Jan. 18, 2013)

Free and open to the public

The Bellarmine Museum of Art and the Great Hall

Saturday, October 13, 12-5 p.m.

Museum open

Family Day activities - Building Blocks of Art I: Line (1-4 p.m.)

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Saturday, October 20, 12:30-4:30 p.m.

Museum open
- Homecoming Weekend

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Tuesday, October 23, 4-6 p.m.

Demonstration and lecture: The Art and Science of Electroplating. Demonstration by Dr. Matthew Kubasik, Associate Professor of Chemistry, lecture by Ellenor Alcorn, Assoc. Curator, European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, The Metropolitan Museum of Art with reception to follow. Sponsored by the BMA and the Robert Lehman Foundation.

The Bellarmine Museum of Art, Diffley Board Room, and the Great Hall


November 2012

Saturday, November 10, 12-5 p.m.

Museum open

Family Day activities - Building Blocks of Art II: Color (1-4 p.m.)

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Wednesday, November 14, 5-6 p.m. *This event has been rescheduled for Tuesday, December 11, 2012

The Essential Line: Drawings from the Dahesh Museum of Art Gallery Talk with Museum Director, Dr. Jill Deupi

The Bellarmine Museum of Art

November 21-23

Museum CLOSED for Thanksgiving Holiday

Wednesday, November 28, 5-6 p.m.

Lecture: Dr. Sarah Tyler Brooks (Asst. Professor of Art & Art History, James Madison University, School of Art, Design & Art History), Constantinople: Art and Urban Life under Christian and Islamic Rule. Co-sponsored with the Art History Program, Dept. of Visual and Performing Arts and the Robert Lehman Foundation.

DiMenna-Nyselius Library, Multi-Media Room


December 2012

Wednesday, December 5, 1-2 p.m.

Screening: Paris 19th century: The Invention of the Modern City

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Wednesday, December 5, 5-6 p.m.

Lecture: Dr. Patricia Mainardi (ProfessorEmerita, CUNY Graduate Center; Visiting Professor, New York University)
The Essential Line: Drawn to the Academic Tradition. Sponsored by the BMA and the Robert Lehman Foundation.

The Diffley Board Room, Bellarmine Hall

Saturday, December 8, 12-5 p.m.

Museum open

Family Day activities - Daily Life in Ancient Greece (1-4 p.m.)

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Tuesday, December 11, 5-6 p.m.

The Essential Line: Drawings from the Dahesh Museum of Art Gallery Talk with Museum Director, Dr. Jill Deupi

The Bellarmine Museum of Art

December 21 - January 2

Museum CLOSED

January 2013

January 21-23

Museum CLOSED for Martin Luther King Day and installation of exhibition

Thursday, January 24, 5-7 p.m.

Opening Reception: Colleen Browning: The Early Works (Jan. 24 - March 22, 2013)

Free and open to the public

The Bellarmine Museum of Art and the Great Hall - concurrent opening at the Walsh Gallery of Art, Quick Center for the Arts for Colleen Browning: A Brush with Magic, 6-8 p.m.

Thursday, January 31, 5-6 p.m.

Lecture: Dr. Philip Eliasoph, Professor of Art History, Colleen Browning: From London to Broadway - My Fair Lady

The Diffley Board Room, Bellarmine Halll - concurrent exhibition at the Walsh Gallery of Art, Quick Center for the Arts -
Colleen Browning: A Brush with Magic


February 2013

Saturday, February 9

Museum CLOSED

Family Day activities - Street Art (1-4 p.m.)  *Cancelled

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Thursday, February 13, 12-1 p.m.

Gallery Talk: Dr. Philip Eliasoph, Professor of Art History, Colleen Browning:Jumping Aboard the Art World's Uptown Express

The Walsh Art Gallery, Quick Center for the Arts

Monday, February 18

Museum CLOSED for President's Day


March 2013

Monday, March 4, 7-8:30 p.m.

Lecture: Audrey Flack, Samuel and Bettie Roberts Memorial Lecture in Jewish Art (free, reservation required). Presented by the the Carl and Dorothy Bennett Center for Judaic Studies.

Quick Center for the Arts, Kelley Theatre. (free, reservation required)

Saturday, March 9, 12-5 p.m.

Museum open

Family Day activities - Renaissance Art and Culture (1-4 p.m.)

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Friday, March 15

Museum CLOSED for Spring Vacation

Friday, March 22, 7 p.m.

Film: A Woman Like That, screening and audience talk back with Independent Filmmaker Ellen Weissbrod.
Sponsored by the BMA and the Robert Lehman Foundation.

Free and open to the public

Quick Center for the Arts, Kelley Theatre.

Sunday, March 24, 3 p.m.

Lecture: Noah Charney, "Traffickers, Thieves and Forgers in the World of Art"

Quick Center for the Arts, Kelley Theatre - Open Visions Forum (tickets required)

Reception prior to the talk in the Great Hall and at the Bellarmine Museum of Art, 1:00-2:30 p.m.

Friday, March 29

Museum CLOSED for Good Friday


April 2013

Monday, April 1 - Friday, April 12

Museum CLOSED for Installation

Wednesday, April 10, 6 p.m.

Lecture: Judith Dupre, Opening Your Eyes to This Place: Architecture and Spirituality. Sponsored by Studio Art, Art History, the Bellarmine Museum of Art and the Humanities Institute.

Diffley Board Room, Bellarmine Hall

Reception to follow the talk in the Great Hall.

Friday, April 12, 6-8 p.m.

Opening Reception: Excavation: Recent Photographs by Stanley Greenberg (April 12 - June 14, 2013)

Free and open to the public

The Bellarmine Museum of Art and the Great Hall

Saturday, April 13, 12-5 p.m.

Museum open

Family Day activities - Photography (1-4 p.m.)

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Wednesday, April 17, 5 p.m.

Lecture: Robert Shamis (Fine Art Photographer, Consultant, and Independent Curator) in conjunction with Excavation: The Recent Photographs of Stanley Greenberg. Sponsored by the Bellarmine Museum of Art and the Robert Lehman Foundation.

Diffley Board Room, Bellarmine Hall

Tuesday, April 23, 12-1:30 p.m.

Screening: Urbanized, a feature length documentary film by Gary Hustwit about the design of cities, which looks at the issues and strategies behind urban design and features some of the world's foremost architects, planners, policymakers, builders, and thinkers.

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May 2013

Thursday, May 16, 12-1:30 p.m.

Screening: Urbanized, a feature length documentary film by Gary Hustwit about the design of cities, which looks at the issues and strategies behind urban design and features some of the world's foremost architects, planners, policymakers, builders, and thinkers.

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June 2013  

Wednesday, June 5, 12-1:30 p.m.

Screening: Urbanized, a feature length documentary film by Gary Hustwit about the design of cities, which looks at the issues and strategies behind urban design and features some of the world's foremost architects, planners, policymakers, builders, and thinkers.

The Bellarmine Museum of Art, smART classroom

Saturday, June 8, 12-5 p.m.

Museum open

Family Day activities - Building Blocks of Art III: Shape (1-4 p.m.)

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Thursday, June 27, 6-8 p.m.

Opening Reception: Fire and Earth: Native American Pottery from New Mexico's Pueblos (June 27 - Oct. 3, 2013)

Free and open to the public

The Bellarmine Museum of Art and the Great Hall

Thursday, June 27, 7:30 p.m.

Exhibitions on Screen: Munch 150

Tickets required.

Quick Center for the Arts

 

Saturday, September 14, 12-5 p.m.

Museum open

Family Day activities - Explore Pueblo Pottery (1-4 p.m.)

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Saturday, September 28, 12-5 p.m.

Museum open

Smithsonian Museum Day

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Wednesday, Oct. 2, 5-6 p.m.

Gallery Talk: Fire and Earth guest curator, Megan Fox Kelly will walk visitors through the exhibition providing insight into the content and the creation of the show.

The Bellarmine Museum of Art

Thursday, Oct. 10, 7:30 p.m.

Exhibitions on Screen: Vermeer and Music: The Art of Love and Leisure

Tickets required.

Quick Center for the Arts

Friday, October 11, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Opening Reception: The Collectors' Cabinet: Renaissance and Baroque Masterworks from the Arnold & Seena Davis Collection (exhibition runs Oct. 11, 2013 - Jan. 11, 2014)

Free and open to the public

The Bellarmine Museum of Art and the Great Hall

Saturday, October12 , 12-5 p.m.

Museum open

Family Day activities - Fun with Baroque Art (1-4 p.m.)

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Saturday, November 9, 12-5 p.m.

Museum open

Family Day activities - Portraiture (1-4 p.m.)

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Saturday, December 14, 12-5 p.m.

Museum open

Family Day activities - Ruffs & Cuffs: Costume and Culture in Renaissance Art (1-4 p.m.)

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