PROGRAMS
All events listed below are free unless otherwise noted.

Sunday, June 27
ARTICIPATION: Quilts
1:00–4:00 pm
Learn more about quilting during this afternoon of demonstrations, a tour of the quilt exhibition, a care and storage session, and a hands-on project for quilters of all ages. Bring in your own treasures to learn more about them from quilt experts! Cosponsored by the Tompkins County Quilters Guild.

Following this event, noted author Laura Fisher (Quilts of Illusion: Tumbling Blocks, Delectable Mountains, Stairway to Heaven, Log Cabin, Windmill Blades, and Other Optical Designs) will speak in conjunction with the quilt exhibition, from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m.

Thursday, July 8
ART FOR LUNCH
12:00 noon–1:00 pm
Educator Hannah Dunn Ryan will discuss issues of gender, sexuality, and identity in works on view throughout the Museum.

Sunday, July 11
POETRY AFTERNOON
3:00 pm
Enjoy an afternoon of poetry readings, art, and great views, featuring special guest Jay Leeming, the Poet Laureate of Tompkins County.

Thursday, July 15
EXPERIENCE BOOK ARTS
6:00–9:00 pm
Make your own book at this hands-on event led by book arts scholar and artist Sarah Bryant. Learn about innovative techniques and get a special look at the collections of the Johnson and the Book Arts Center at Wells College. Bring photos and other materials to include in the book you will create, bind, and take home; all other materials will be provided.
FEES: $25 Museum Members/ $35 nonmembers, plus $10 materials fee. Registration and payment are required by July 13. Please call 607 255-6464.

Thursday, July 29
ART FOR LUNCH
12:00 noon–1:00 pm
Curator of Education Cathy Klimaszewski will explore the exhibition of American quilts.

Thursday, August 5
ART FOR LUNCH
12:00 noon–1:00 pm
Curator Nancy Green will discuss the work of the Wiener Werkstätte, in conjunction with Sublime Form: European Decorative Design 1900–1920.

Saturday, August 14
Spilling Ink Writing Workshop
For ages 9-14 (space is limited and first-come, first-served)
10:00 am–12:00 noon
Award-winning authors Anne Mazer (The Amazing Days of Abby Hayes series) and Ellen Potter (the Olivia Kidney series) present a two-hour workshop for aspiring authors based on their book Spilling Ink: A Handbook for Young Writers. The first hour will be devoted to “Idea Catching”: finding, recognizing, and sorting through ideas. Then, in the second hour, “A Hand Reaches up and Grabs You!” We’ll talk about grabbing the reader’s attention, creating suspense, and diving into a story. By the end, the participants will have either completed a short story or have begun a longer piece of work. Bring writing implements, a notebook or paper, and a playful mind! Offered in partnership with the Saltonstall Foundation.

Programs and participants are subject to change