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July 2016 Calendar |
The following programs are for your calendars and event listings. Please note: some programs require a separate fee; please include this information with any mentions of such programs. If you have any questions or would like to request a related publicity image, please contact Taryn Bunger, Communications & Marketing Coordinator, at (860) 838-4081 or
[email protected].
EVENTS
Thursday, July 7, noon
Walking Talk: "Gothic Revival Architecture in Hartford"
Jared Edwards, principal architect at Smith Edwards McCoy Architects, leads a walking excursion to study three Gothic Revival buildings in Hartford, beginning with the facade of the Wadsworth Atheneum and continuing to the Church of the Good Shepherd and its Caldwell Colt Parish House. Free with museum admission; meet by the Museum Shop. Rain date July 8.
https://thewadsworth.org/event/walking-talk-gothic-revival-architecture-in-hartford/
Thursday, July 7, 7 p.m.
Film: "The Complexity of Happiness"
Hired as a "special consultant" by leading financial groups, Enrico approaches incompetent executives and convinces them to leave their jobs. His most recent assignment and a quirky young woman force him to face his own life. Additional screenings Saturday, July 9 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, July 10 at 2 p.m. $9; $8 seniors and students; $7 members; free for Insider Access members and above.
https://thewadsworth.org/event/film-the-complexity-of-happiness-2/
Friday, July 8, 5 p.m.
Summer Sizzle Under the Stars: "Love Me Tonight"
A screening of the 1930s classic "Love Me Tonight" in the Wadsworth Atheneum's outdoor courtyard. Live music and à la carte dinner service prepared by the Museum Café begin at 5 p.m.; movie begins at sundown (approximately 8:15 pm). Portable chairs and coolers are prohibited. $9; $8 seniors and students; $5 members; free for Hartford residents. Dinner sold separately.
Sunday, July 10, 2 p.m.
Film & Dinner: "The Complexity of Happiness"
The Sunday screening of "The Complexity of Happiness" is followed by a tour of Italian art in the Wadsworth Atheneum galleries and a four-course wine dinner at Peppercorn's Grill. $60; $55 members. Reservations required. Tickets include film, tour and dinner and are available at https://thewadsworth.org. Regular film admission applies if not attending the dinner.
https://thewadsworth.org/event/film-dinner-the-complexity-of-happiness/
Thursday, July 14, 7 p.m.
2-for-1 Films: "Neon Bull" and "Land and Shade"
See two films for the price of one, screened back-to-back. In "Neon Bull" a group of misfits working for a rodeo in Brazil become a makeshift family. Despite the dirty, backbreaking work, each has his or her own dream for the future. 2015. Brazil. 100 min. Not Rated (sexual content). Subtitles. Directed by Gabriel Mascaro. "Land and Shade" tells the story of a humble sugar cane worker who returns home to meet his grandson, tend to his own sick son, and reckon with the wife he left behind. 2015. Colombia. 97 min. Not Rated. Subtitles. Directed by César Augusto Acevedo. Additional 2-for-1 screenings Saturday, July 16 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, July 17 at 2 p.m. $9; $8 seniors and students; $7 members; free for Insider Access members and above.
https://thewadsworth.org/event/2-for-1-films-neon-bull-land-and-shade/
Friday, July 15, 5 p.m.
Summer Sizzle Under the Stars: "The Gay Divorcee"
A screening of the 1930s classic "The Gay Divorcee" in the Wadsworth Atheneum's outdoor courtyard. Live music and à la carte dinner service prepared by the Museum Café begin at 5 p.m.; movie begins at sundown (approximately 8:15 pm). Portable chairs and coolers are prohibited. $9; $8 seniors and students; $5 members; free for Hartford residents. Dinner sold separately.
Thursday, July 21, noon
Gallery Talk: "Women Behind the Lens"
Marsted Fellow in Contemporary Art Eileen Doyle examines the work of four female photographers who use the medium to explore issues of identity, cultural norms, and desire. Free with museum admission; meet by the Museum Shop.
https://thewadsworth.org/event/gallery-talk-women-behind-the-lens/
Thursday, July 21, 7 p.m.
Film: "Victoria"
In the tradition of "Run Lola Run," this crime thriller features a young Spanish woman who has recently moved to Berlin. A flirtatious night with a local guy turns into a dangerous situation. 2015. Germany. 128 min. Not Rated (some violence). Subtitles. Directed by Sebastian Schipper. Additional screenings Saturday, July 23 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, July 24 at 2 p.m. $9; $8 seniors and students; $7 members; free for Insider Access members and above.
https://thewadsworth.org/event/film-victoria/
Friday, July 22, 5 p.m.
Summer Sizzle Under the Stars: "My Man Godfrey"
A screening of the 1930s classic "My Man Godfrey" in the Wadsworth Atheneum's outdoor courtyard. Live music and à la carte dinner service prepared by the Museum Café begin at 5 p.m.; movie begins at sundown (approximately 8:15 pm). Portable chairs and coolers are prohibited. $9; $8 seniors and students; $5 members; free for Hartford residents. Dinner sold separately.
https://thewadsworth.org/event/summer-sizzle-my-man-godfrey/
Thursday, July 28, noon
Gallery Talk: "Nutting & Stickley: Two American Rivals"
Docent and Tour Programs Manager Angela Parker explores the historical and cultural inspirations for Wallace Nutting and Gustav Stickley's early 20th-century revivalist furniture. Free with museum admission; meet by the museum shop.
https://thewadsworth.org/event/gallery-talk-nutting-stickley/
Thursday, July 28, 5:30 p.m.
"¡Fiestas Patrias Celebration!"
A reception in celebration of Fiestas Patrias, Peruvian Independence Day. Live music and Peruvian food and drink will be located outside in Gengras Court. Free and open to the public. Supported by the Consulate General of Peru in Hartford.
https://thewadsworth.org/event/fiestas-patrias-celebration/
Thursday, July 28, 7 p.m.
2-for-1 Films: "In Harmony" and "The Measure of a Man"
See two films for the price of one, screened back-to-back. In "In Harmony" a talented horse stuntman has a bad fall and becomes paraplegic. The insurance company sends a seductive woman to encourage him to settle for a small sum of money, but they begin to fall for each other. 2015. France. 95 min. Not Rated. Subtitles. Directed by Denis Dercourt. "The Measure of a Man" follows an unemployed factory working trying to make ends meet in working-class France. 2016. France. 93 min. Not Rated. Subtitles. Directed by Stéphane Brizé. Additional 2-for-1 screenings Saturday, July 30 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, July 31 at 2 p.m. $9; $8 seniors and students; $7 members; free for Insider Access members and above.
https://thewadsworth.org/event/2-for-1-films-in-harmony-the-measure-of-a-man/
Friday, July 29, 5 p.m.
Summer Sizzle Under the Stars: "The Lady Vanishes"
A screening of the 1930s classic "The Lady Vanishes" in the Wadsworth Atheneum's outdoor courtyard. Live music and à la carte dinner service prepared by the Museum Café begin at 5 p.m.; movie begins at sundown (approximately 8:15 pm). Portable chairs and coolers are prohibited. $9; $8 seniors and students; $5 members; free for Hartford residents. Dinner sold separately.
TOURS
All tours are free with museum admission and meet at the Information Desk by the Museum Shop.
Highlights Tours
Wednesdays through Sundays, 1 p.m.
Saturdays and Sundays, 11:30 a.m.
"Gothic to Goth: Romantic Era Fashion and Its Legacy" Tours
Saturdays and Sundays, 2:30 p.m.
Through July 10
"The Human Touch: Selections from the RBC Wealth Management Art Collection" Tours
Saturdays and Sundays, 2:30 p.m.
Beginning July 16
CLOSING EXHIBITIONS
"Gothic to Goth: Romantic Era Fashion & Its Legacy"
March 5, 2016 - July 10, 2016
"Gothic to Goth: Romantic Era Fashion & Its Legacy" is the first exhibition to fully explore the Romantic Era as a formative period in costume history. Presenting historic garments alongside literary works, paintings, prints, and decorative arts, the exhibition examines how European fashion from the Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque eras influenced and inspired new styles created between 1810 and 1860. "Gothic to Goth" illustrates how early nineteenth century costume-just like fine and decorative art, architecture, interior design, literature, and music-moved away from the order and rationality of the previous half century to embrace imagination and emotion, originality and vision, and individuality and subjectivity as guiding principles. The exhibition culminates with a look at recent Goth and Steampunk fashions, revealing their roots in the rich imagination and aesthetic of Romanticism.
EXHIBITIONS ON VIEW
"Vanessa German/MATRIX 174: i come to do a violence to the lie"
June 9, 2016 - Sept. 4, 2016
Since 2007, artist Vanessa German has lived in the Homewood section of Pittsburgh, where crime, drugs, and gun violence continually wreak havoc on the historically African-American urban community. In response to her life experiences, German creates inspiring sculptures in the tradition of African "Nkisi" power figures, divine protective objects thickly encrusted with nails, beads, shells, and found objects that evoke suits of armor.
For "MATRIX 174," German will transform the gallery into an underground site of a cavern excavation. Minimally illuminated by several strings of bare light bulbs, a powerful army of approximately 30 of the artist's black figurative sculptures will be installed in military formation on an earthen floor. The presentation was inspired by one of the most remarkable archeological discoveries of our times - the massive configuration of an estimated 7,000 terra cotta warriors and horses buried near the 2,000-year-old tomb of Chinese Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi (died 210 B.C.) in northwest China in 1974. Like the self-proclaimed first Emperor of Qin, German's female soldiers display remarkable individuality and perform specific protective and supportive roles within the community (or dynasty) through the rites of passage from birth, to death, and rebirth.
"The Human Touch: Selections from the RBC Wealth Management Art Collection"
June 25, 2016 - Sept. 25, 2016
This traveling exhibition will showcase approximately 40 works from the 400 piece permanent art collection of RBC Wealth Management, at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art. "The Human Touch" features major works by national and international contemporary artists in a thought-provoking celebration of people and diversity. Though works range in size and media, each artist centers on the body as subject. From portraits, to telling stories through pictures, to more experimental means and angles the artists evoke themes and ideas that are common to the human condition. The RBC collection reflects the contemporary society in which the firm operates, with the human figure as its focus. Ranging from serious to whimsical and realistic to abstract, these works acknowledge and celebrate the diversity of both emerging and established artists.
"Miniature World in White Gold: Meissen Porcelain by Johann Joachim Kaendler"
Jan. 16, 2016 - Jan. 16, 2017
Johann Joachim Kaendler was one of the most important artists in the history of porcelain. His designs, no longer copied from the Far Easter prototypes, were essential for the development of porcelain as an independent art form in the 18th century. "Miniature World in White Gold: Meissen Porcelain by Johann Joachim Kaendler" showcases a broad range of the finely detailed and innovative porcelain sculptures Kaendler designed over his 44 years at the Meissen Porcelain Factory. Vanessa Sigalas, Dangremond Research Fellow for European Art and Decorative Arts, organized the exhibition.
About the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
Founded in 1842, the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art is the oldest public art museum in the United States. The museum's nearly 50,000 works of art span 5,000 years, from Greek and Roman antiquities to the first museum collection of American contemporary art. The museum's five connected buildings-representing architectural styles from Gothic Revival to modern International Style-are located at 600 Main Street in Hartford, Conn. The museum celebrated its Grand Reopening on Sept. 19, 2015, marking the completion of a 5-year, $33 million renovation. Hours: Wed - Fri: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Sat and Sun: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Admission: $5 - 15; discounts for members, students and seniors. Phone: (860) 278-2670; website:
http://thewadsworth.org
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