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LUNCHTIME LIVE!

Celebrating Black History Month on Facebook Live  

Friday, February 26

12 PM

Take a lunch break and join us for Lunchtime Live on Facebook with Museum educators Laura and Rebecca as we look closely at works by contemporary black women artists in our exhibition FEM, Kara Walker and Wangechi Mutu. Log into Facebook and visit Nassau County Museum of Art to join this free live tour.

Lindsay Smilow is a NYC-based cultural producer, educator, artist and art historian with a focus on supporting women-identifying artists, transformative experiences in and around works of art, and alternative visions for education through the arts.

The Art of Collecting

A Virtual Talk with Rick Friedman and Cindy Lou Wakefield

Sunday, March 7

3 PM

Join Long Island art collectors Cindy Lou Wakefield and Rick Friedman for a lively discussion on Zoom about works from their extensive private collection featured in our exhibition Heroines of Abstract Expressionism. 

#NCMAherabex

Brown Bag Lecture: Ruth Asawa

A Virtual Talk with Riva Ettus

Thursday, March 18

1 PM

Have a sandwich and enjoy lunch as Museum Docent Riva Ettus presents a LIVE via ZOOM presentation on the Life and Art of Ruth Asawa an American artist known for her intricate sculptures based on sinuous organic forms using galvanized wire, stone, and bronze.

Artists’ Choices: Materials and Meanings

An On-site Tour with “FEM” Artist Laurie Lambrecht

Sunday, March 21

9am and 10am

Featured artist Laurie Lambrecht will take visitors on her personal journey through the galleries to explore the use of materials and processes not only in her own work but in those of other artists she has selected from FEM. Learn how an artist focuses on how specific materials can be used as well as their meanings.  

#NCMAfem

Sketching: Draw and Discover

A Virtual Class Inspired by Works on View

Tuesday, March 23

1 PM

Join us for one or more of these engaging virtual programs that invite participants to look closely, discuss and sketch a selection of art works via ZOOM. Led by museum educators, this program will encourage us to slow down as we engage in a variety of drawing assignments that focus on the use of line, proportion, texture and value using paper and pencils (but are welcome to use your preferred sketching materials.)

Spring Break for Art

Special Family Hours

March 30, 31, April 1

Session 1: 9am – 10am

Session 2: 10am-11am

Join us at the Museum during special Family Morning Hours, when children and their grown-ups have private access to the Mansion as they explore the exhibitions before we open to the general public. From 9 am to 11 am on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of March Break.

Summer Art Lab 2021

SAVE THE DATE

July 12-August 6

SAVE THE DATE! Summer Art Lab 2021 is back and on-site at the Museum with educator Katie Aragon. Join us for a series of one-week programs filled with creativity and exploration for children. Registration for this program will be announced soon.

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Art Compass

An Art Program For Teens and Young Adults with Autism- Virtual

Tuesdays

4 PM

Art Compass has moved to an online platform! Join us for a virtual hands–on workshop to talk about and make art in a warm and welcoming group setting. This program, led by Art Therapist Deborah Adler, will inspire creativity, personal expression and socialization as participants are introduced to a range of artistic processes and materials in the comfort of their own home. All registrants will receive a Zoom Meeting link to join each program session and an Art Tool Kit which will be used throughout the series of virtual workshops.

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Vehicle Donation Program

Vehicle Donations are a unique and empactful giving option that helps support the Museum’s outstanding exhibitions and programs. Your unwanted car, truck, boat, motorcycle, SUV or even plane can be accepted as a donation. Your generosity qualifies for a tax deduction, and pick-up is free! Call 855-500-RIDE (7433) now or click here to get started!

Support Art With Heart

It takes you and your generosity to keep the momentum going as we move forward with outstanding exhibitions, educational activities, therapeutic programs, virtual classes, and lectures.

Images: Elaine de Kooning, Basketball Players, 1960, Acrylic and gouache on paper and mounted to canvas, 29 x 26 inches – Jessica Tan Gudnason, Chinese Opera Warrior, 1996 , Chromogenic Print on Hanhemule 308 GSM, 30-7/8 x 40 inches, Courtesy of Jessica Tan Gudnason – Ansel Adams, Half Dome from the Merced River, Winter Yosemite, ca.1938 printed ca. 1963-71, Gelatin silver print, 25 x 31 inches, Courtesy of Dr. Harvey Manes – Joel Perlman, Dreadnought, 1989, Steel, 15 x 12 x 7 feet