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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
January 2010
EXHIBITIONS
The David L. White Collection
& Vivienne J. Gardner - A Tribute
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Vivienne J. Gardner, Doves
Friday, January 29
Opening of Winter Exhibitions featuring The David L. White Collection and Vivienne J. Gardner: A Tribute; opening remarks by Thomas P. Campbell, Director, The Metropolitan Museum, New York
The exhibition runs to June 3, 2010.
5:00 pm Director’s Circle Reception
6:00 pm Members’ Opening
Sponsored by Endurance
Lectures & Forums
Saturday, January 23
9:30 am to 1:00 pm
Docent training: Join us to learn how to give tours of the current exhibition. This is a professional development opportunity for teachers and a community service project for students ages 14 up.
Free admission. Please call to reserve place.
Saturday, January 30
Panel discussion featuring Thomas P. Campbell, Director, The Metropolitan Museum, New York, and local museum directors: Lisa Howie, Bermuda National Gallery; Julie Hastings-Smith, Bermuda Society of Arts; Dr. Edward Harris, Bermuda Maritime Museum; Jennifer Gray, Bermuda National Trust; Wendy Tucker, Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute. The panel will explore the relevancy of the museum in today’s uncertain economy, share philosophies and visions.
5:30 pm Reception
6:00 pm Panel Discussion
Free admission
With the support & encouragement of Bank of Bermuda Foundation, Butterfield Bank, Department of Cultural Affairs, Peter Green, Robert Steinhoff, Sir John Swan, The Reefs Hotel, Jet Blue, Burrows Lightbourn Ltd.
Thursday, February 4
Franklin Hill Perrell, former Chief Curator of Nassau County Museum Art (curator of over 50 major exhibitions), now historic preservationist, Executive Director of the Roslyn Landmark Society.
Art of 1900- From Impressionism to Art Nouveau
Perrell will lecture about art in 1900 when "modern" meant cars, telephones, electricity, Impressionist art of Monet and Renoir, and the Art Nouveau of Toulouse-Lautrec and Tiffany, and how this impacted art around the world.
5:30 pm Reception
6:00 pm Lecture
$10 members; $20 non-members
Sponsored by PartnerRe
Wednesday, February 17
Writing The Sublime
'Come forth into the light of things, let nature be your teacher.’ William Wordsworth
Bermudian poets will discuss the inspiration, solace and burden of writing poetry in response to the island's beauty. They will each share poems, which exemplify the sublime theme of the current exhibition, and discuss how memory informs their poems whether writing while on the island or writing about it from afar. Featuring poets Jane Downing, Ron Lightbourne and Nancy Anne Miller.
12:30 pm
Free for members; $5 non-members
Thursday, February 25
A panel discussion on contemporary art featuring Biennial 2010 jurors Veerle Poupeye, Director, National Gallery of Jamaica; Tumelo Mosaka, Curator of Contemporary Art, Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois.
5:30 pm Reception
6:00 pm Panel Discussion
Free admission
Sponsored by Bacardi Limited
Thursday, March 25
Impressions from Life: Defining American Impressionism
Join Lynn Marsden-Atlass, Director, Arthur Ross Gallery at the University of Pennsylvania, as she examines the aesthetic, social, and technological changes that forged this new art movement. She will illustrate its growth from expatriates Sargent, Cassatt, and Tanner to Hassam, Chase, and “The Ten”, who appropriated the style and established its importance in American art.
5:30 pm Reception
6:00 pm Lecture
$10 members; $20 non-members
Sponsored by PartnerRe
Thursday, May 6
Sharon Wilson, an acclaimed Bermudian artist with her own school of art, to speak on A Bermudian Artist with a Social Agenda: Art which speaks to solutions for Bermuda’s people and her social challenges.
5:30 pm Reception
6:00 pm Lecture
$10 members; $20 non-members
Events & Fun(d)raisers
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Fridays February 9 & March 5
BNG LateNights - Gallery open 5:30 to 7:30 pm especially for Bermuda Festival attendees.
Friday, April 23
Wine Tasting - featuring New World Wines with wine aficionado, John M. Sharpe; 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm.
Week of May 17
Stephen Wiltshire, renowned British autistic artist, to visit the BNG the week of May 17. Please see www.stephenwiltshire.co.uk to learn more.
Music Night
Featuring Rachel Brown, Taylor Rankin and Robert Edwards. Date TBA.
Music Night
In support of The VaVa Foundation featuring The Unit. Date TBA.
Education Opportunities
February 15- 19: Poetry Week - morning and afternoon sessions
Poetry Week - With the enthusiasm of Bermudian published poet Nancy Miller, and other local writers, join us for a week of creative writing inspired by the artwork in the current exhibition. Contact the gallery to book a school group. Space is limited.
Saturday, March 20
Writer-In-Residence Reading featuring award-winning playwright, actor, director and professor Dr. Michael Gilkes. This presentation is in collaboration with the Dept. of Community and Cultural Affairs; 5pm.
Bermuda Heart & Soul Programme, each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday at 11:00 am until March 30
Ruth E. Thomas, MBE presents Bermuda’s culture, history and traditions in an informal discussion.
Sponsored by the Department of Community and Cultural Affairs
Whistlestop Adventure: DATE TBA
All aboard! Children get on the train and visit 5 important cultural destinations: BNG, Bermuda’s National Library, BUEI, BNT Waterville, and the Botanical Gardens. Open to ages 7 to 12; $10 includes lunch. Contact Marla Smith….
Film Series
Free for members; $5 non-members
Wednesday, April 7
The Impressionists: Volume 1: The Road to Impressionism, featuring the men who formed the core movement: Degas, Pissarro, Renoir and Monet.
12:30 pm
Wednesday, April 14
The Impressionists: Volume 2: Capturing the Moment, featuring some of the world’s leading galleries and museums.
12:30 pm
Wednesday, April 21
Chihuly: River of Glass, Dir. Michael Barnard, 2004 (90 min.)
Dale Chihuly leads the Chihuly Over Venice project with an intense creativity that spans five nations to get to the unprecedented installation in Venice.
12:30 pm
Wednesday, April 28
Chihuly: In the Hotshop, 2008 (90 min.)
Dale Chihuly’s residency at the Museum of Glass in Tacoma, Washington is the subject of this high-energy documentary.
12:30 pm
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