PROGRAMS
All events listed below are free unless otherwise noted.

MARCH

4 Thursday
ART FOR LUNCH
12:00 noon–1:00 p.m.
Curator Ellen Avril will discuss the exhibition of Japanese ceramics.

5 Friday
AN EVENING AT THE FRENCH RENAISSANCE COURT
6:00–8:00 p.m.
Celebrate our exhibition of French Renaissance culture with an evening featuring David Yearsley on harpsichord, lute song by Mignarda, poetry readings, tours of the exhibition, and, of course, tastings of French wines and Renaissance delicacies. Come bring out your inner courtier! FEES: $15 general/$10 students. Registration and payment are required by February 26; please call 607 255-6464.

6 Saturday
ART-FULL FAMILY SATURDAY
10:00 a.m.–12:00 noon
Come enjoy a vibrant collection of original songs and skits about animals, the environment, food, and books with Tom Knight Puppets. The performance begins at 10:00 a.m. with art-making to follow at 11:00 a.m. FEES: Free for Johnson Museum Members/$5 per family for nonmembers. Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.

6 Saturday
FOR STUDENTS ONLY: Hidden Treasures tour and workshop
2:00–3:30 p.m.
Come explore our collections with the Museum Club and discover some hidden masterpieces. Then get your hands dirty and make some art. No talent required!

11 Thursday
ARTIST’S TALK: Serendipity and Exquisite Manipulation
5:15 p.m.
Photographer France Scully Osterman will discuss her work, some of which is included in the exhibition The Image Wrought. This event is funded in part by a grant from the Cornell Council for the Arts and by generous gifts from Gale and Ira Drukier and Genevieve and Richard Tucker.

14 Sunday
CORNELL PIANO SOCIETY CONCERT
2:00 p.m.
The Cornell Piano Society and the Museum Club will present a free concert in the Museum’s galleries. Join us for this annual event celebrating great music and great art!

14 Sunday
SUNDAY ARTBREAK
3:00 p.m.
Nancy Green, curator of prints, photographs, and drawings, will explore trends in contemporary works on paper.

18 Thursday
ART FOR LUNCH
12:00 noon– 1:00 p.m.
Tour the exhibition The Image Wrought with curator Nancy Green.

 

APRIL

3 Saturday
FOR STUDENTS ONLY: Hidden Treasures tour and workshop
2:00–3:30 p.m.
Come explore our collections with the Museum Club and discover some hidden masterpieces. Then get your hands dirty and make some art. No talent required!

8 Thursday
ARTIST’S TALK
5:15 p.m.
Sam Jury will discuss her work. The Visiting Artists series is funded by generous gifts from Gale and Ira Drukier and Genevieve and Richard Tucker.

9 Friday
OPENING RECEPTION FOR SPRING EXHIBITIONS
5:00–7:00 p.m.

10 Saturday
ART-FULL FAMILY SATURDAY
10:00 a.m.–12:00 noon
Museum educators will lead families on an expedition throughout the Museum. Who knows what you might find! The activity begins at 10:00 a.m. with art-making to follow at 11:00 a.m. FEES: Free for Johnson Museum Members/$5 per family for nonmembers. Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.

15 Thursday
ART FOR LUNCH
12:00 noon– 1:00 p.m.
Members of the History of Art Majors’ Society will lead a tour of their exhibition, Bodies Unbound.

15 Thursday
ARTIST’S TALK
5:15 p.m.
Michael Ashkin, assistant professor in the Department of Art, will discuss his work and exhibition.

16 Friday
ARTIST’S TALK AND AWARD CEREMONY
4:30 p.m.
James Siena will discuss his work and be presented with the 2009–10 Eissner Artist of the Year Award, presented by the Cornell Council for the Arts in collaboration with University Council’s Committee on the Arts.

22 Thursday
ART FOR LUNCH
12:00 noon– 1:00 p.m.
Visiting lecturer Anthony Graves, who contributed an essay to the recent Secession exhibition catalogue, will lead a tour of Michael Ashkin.

22 Thursday
ARTIST’S TALK
5:15 p.m.
Les Krims will speak about his work, in conjunction with the exhibition Bodies Unbound. The Visiting Artists series is funded by generous gifts from Gale and Ira Drukier and Genevieve and Richard Tucker.

29 Thursday
LECTURE
"The Japanese Tea Garden: Birth of an Icon"
5:15 p.m.
Japanese gardens are one of the icons of traditional Japanese culture. Many aspects of these gardens, such as natural stepping stones, carved stone lanterns, stone water basins, mossy ground, and naturalistic plantings, were first used by garden designers in the late sixteenth century as part of chanoyu, avant-garde art events that we now know as the tea ceremony. Marc Keane, visiting scholar in Cornell’s East Asia Program and author of the recently published book The Japanese Tea Garden, will discuss some of the most important elements of Japanese garden design and their roots in early tea gatherings.

30 Friday
FOR STUDENTS ONLY
Pretty Ugly: A night of blurred boundaries and exploration
8:00–10:00 p.m.
Question definitions, redefine boundaries, and blur lines in conjunction with the exhibition Bodies Unbound, with readings, performances, music, and art celebrating the conventional and unconventional and exploring meanings of ugliness and beauty. Hosted by the Museum Club and the History of Art Majors’ Society.

 

MAY

1 Saturday
ART-FULL FAMILY SATURDAY
10:00 a.m.–12:00 noon
Let Zajal the Sugarplum Fairy’s music and stories inspire your art! The performance begins at 10:00 a.m. with art-making to follow at 11:00 a.m. FEES: Free for Johnson Museum Members/$5 per family for nonmembers. Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.

6 Thursday
ART FOR LUNCH
12:00 noon–1:00 p.m.
Curator Ellen Avril will discuss 500 Years of Chinese Painting.

16 Sunday
SUNDAY CONCERT
2:00 p.m.
The Cornell Middle Eastern and Mediterranean Music Ensemble will present a free concert in the Museum’s first-floor galleries.

Programs and participants are subject to change