EXHIBITION EVENTS

All museum events are free and open to the public. Please RSVP where noted.

OPENING RECEPTION: EVENING IN VENICE
Friday, July 17
5:30 pm
The Board of Trustees at Williams College together with the Board of Directors for the Terra Foundation for American Art invite you to celebrate the opening of Prendergast in Italy with a Venetian-inspired cocktail reception at the museum. Please RSVP by July 3to (413) 597.4545. Inspired dress in encouraged.








PRENDERGAST IN ITALY FAMILY DAY
Saturday, July 18
1:00 – 4:00 pm
Join us for an Italian-themed family festival on the museum’s front lawn! Refeshments will be available.
Gallery talks with exhibition curators Nancy Mowll Mathews and Elizabeth Kennedy at 1:00 and 3:00 pm
  • Watercolor activities
  • Monotype printing
  • Origami gondola project
  • Gallery treasure hunt
    Behind the Scenes: “Up Close and Personal with Prendergast”
    Experience the museum like a Williams student! Explore the galleries and view artwork from our collection in a classroom setting. Space is limited; arrive early.
    Thursday, July 23 at 2:00 pm
    Nancy Mowll Mathews, Eugénie Prendergast Senior Curator of 19th and 20th Century Art, and Lecturer in Art

    Summer Gallery Talk Series
    “Views of Venice”
    Tuesday, August 4 at 2:00 pm
    Kathryn Price, Interim Associate Curator

    Summer Gallery Talk Series
    “Fashion of the Times: Style and Stylishness in Steichen and Prendergast”
    Tuesday, August 11 at 2:00 pm
    Deborah Brothers, Costume Director and Lecturer in Theatre, with curators John Stomberg and Nancy Mowll Mathews

    Watercolor Slam
    Friday, August 14 1:00–4:00 pm
    Following talks about Prendergast’s watercolor technique, you are invited to paint outside the museum, attend demonstrations, and test your own skills in Quick Fire contests. Novices, dabblers, and experts are welcome.

INTERNATIONAL TOUR
After opening at the Williams College Museum of Art (July 18–September 20, 2009), Prendergast in Italy travels to the Peggy Guggenheim Collection (October 9, 2009–January 10, 2010) and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (February 14–May 9, 2010).


 

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