NJSO Events: New in June

 

Starting June 9! In-person Chamber Performances at The Newark Museum of Art’s Outdoor Garden!

Arts in the Garden: Togetherness with DBR In person at The Newark Museum of Art Join NJSO Resident Artistic Catalyst as he kicks off his tenure with a program spanning musical styles and genres. More info   NJSO Pride Celebration Virtual Festival Join us for a weeklong virtual celebration of Pride Month. More info

Arts in the Garden: Hearing and Healing with DBR In person at The Newark Museum of Art Daniel Bernard Roumain brings together musical stylings from all eras. This beautiful program features the first movement of Brahms’ Clarinet Quintet, solo Bach, Ives’ The Unanswered Question and more.    More info   Arts in the Garden: Price & Mendelssohn In person at The Newark Museum of Art Concertmaster Eric Wyrick leads the NJSO Chamber Players in Florence Price’s Five Folksongs and Counterpoint and Mendelssohn’s Octet. More info

EMERGE Part 3: An NJSO Concert Film This film features the NJSO and superstar pianist Daniil Trifonov on stage and riveting images of and insprired by the people of New Jersey. Xian Zhang conducts; Yuri Alves directs.   More info   Arts in the Garden: All Around the World Family Concert In person at The Newark Museum of Art Take a musical trip across the globe in this family-friendly concert with the NJSO Chamber Players. More info

Broadway, Walker & Dvořák In person at MPAC The NJSO Chamber Players ring in the summer with favorites from Broadway, George Walker and Dvořák, plus insights and stories. More info The June 23 Arts in the Garden performance is sponsored by the PSEG Foundation. Arts in the Garden is presented in partnership with The Newark Museum of Art. The June 27 performance is presented in collaboration with the Mayo Performing Arts Center. Bank of America is proud to support the NJSO Resident Artistic Catalyst. DBR as Resident Artistic Catalyst is made possible in part by Judith Musser.

Your #NMOAatHome Lineup | Week of March 29

FEATURED EVENT Murder Mystery: Who Killed Cynthia Conner?   Tuesday, March 30, 7pm  Can you solve this cold case mystery? The morning after her big art exhibition opening, Cynthia Conner is found dead. Search the museum, interview suspects, and use forensic science to determine whether her death was an accident or something else. This is a preview of the game. We hope to hear your feedback immediately following game play. REGISTER

Art Face-Off: Battle of the Wards North Ward  Week of March 29    Art Face-Off is an audience-juried art competition between five artists, each representing a Newark ward, who will compete in a final round on April 22 at 7pm. During the few weeks, we're inviting participants from each ward to compete on Instagram or Facebook for a spot in the final round. This week is the North Ward! The winners from each ward will also be featured on the Museum’s social media channels and receive an honorarium of $300. MORE INFO Video Drop—Virtual Tour of Wondrous Worlds: Art and Islam Through Time and Place Exhibition   Thursday, April 1, 7pm    Join us for a virtual tour of the Museum’s 2016 exhibition, Wondrous Worlds: Art and Islam Through Time and Place, which showcases the long history, vast geographic expanse and amazing diversity of works of art in the Islamic world. This is a pre-recorded event, previously shared with Members. Video drops are available on the following channels at the specified date and time:

An Evening with Frida Kahlo: Film Screening and Talk

 Tuesday, April 6, 7pm 

Free - Members
$7 -  Non-Members, Seniors and Students

Join us to explore the work of celebrated Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, hosted by Jennifer Dasal, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the North Carolina Museum of Art and host and creator of the award-winning ArtCurious podcast.
 
By signing up, you will also receive access to the 2020 documentary film Frida Kahlo, Directed by Ali Ray. The film will be available to stream April 2 - April 9. View the Trailer

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Virtual Homeschool: Native American Artists  Wednesday, April 21, 10am    $10 per student Learn how art and artifacts tell us stories from our past. Homeschoolers will be introduced to art by Native American artists and learn how Native artists today use traditional materials and techniques to innovate in their work. PURCHASE TICKETS Happy Hour: Art, Culture & Spirits  Friday, April 9, 6pm  MORE INFO Camp NMOA Open House   Saturday, April 10, 11am  MORE INFO Virtual Family Drop-in: Meet and Make with Artist Adebudmi Gbadebo   Sunday, April 11, 2pm  MORE INFO Member Experiences—Virtual Tour: School House & Fire Museum   Tuesday, April 13, 10am  MORE INFO Art Bites New on Zoom!   Tuesday, April 13, 7pm  MORE INFO Community Day: Cherry Blossom Festival   Saturday, April 17, 10am-5pm  MORE INFO

Your #NMOAatHome Lineup | Week of March 8

Check out our past weeks’ videos on Facebook or on Youtube.    This Week   FEATURED EVENT Community Day: Zoopalooza Presented by Horizon Foundation for NJ   Saturday, March 13, 11:30am - 5pm  A wild celebration for the whole family! See live animals and learn about the amazing variety of creatures in the world through fun and interactive virtual activities and demonstrations. MORE INFO AND REGISTRATION LINKS   Art Face-Off: Battle of the Wards Central Ward  Week of March 8    Art Face-Off is an audience-juried art competition between five artists, each representing a Newark ward, who will compete in a final round on April 22 at 7pm. During the next five weeks, we invite participants from each ward to compete on Instagram or Facebook for a spot in the final round. This week is the Central Ward! The winners from each ward will also be featured on the Museum’s social media channels and receive an honorarium of $300. MORE INFO Video Drop: Art Bites  Tuesday, March 9, 7pm  In celebration of Women’s History Month, we are marveling at the stylish and fierce Kesh Angels by Hassan Hajjaj, while we whip up the rich Moroccan classic Mujadara. May this warm comfort food of caramelized onions, rice, and lentils give us the same confidence as these all-female bikers who are clearly comfortable in their own skins. Video drops are available on the following channels at the specified date and time:   Video Drop: Reading Club - Art Curious with Jennifer Dasal  Wednesday, March 10, Noon  Hear Jennifer Dasal — author, podcast host, and Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the North Carolina Museum of Art — talk about her award-winning podcast, ArtCurious, and about her new book, ArtCurious: Stories of the Unexpected, Slightly Odd, and Strangely Wonderful in Art History. (This is a pre-recorded event, previously shared with Members.) Video drops are available on the following channels at the specified date and time: Member Experiences: Murder Mystery—Who Killed Cynthia Conner?   Thursday, March 11, 7pm  Can you solve this cold case mystery? The morning after her big art exhibition opening, Cynthia Conner is found dead. Search the museum, interview suspects, and use forensic science to determine whether her death was an accident or something more. This is a preview of the game. We hope to hear your feedback immediately following game play. REGISTER   Purchase Tickets Today   Virtual Homeschool: Colonial America  Wednesday, March 17, 10am  $10 per student Learn how art and artifacts tell us stories from our past. Homeschoolers will learn how to study a painting and uncover the story of Early America. They will visit The Newark Museum of Art’s authentic schoolhouse and discuss how children lived and learned in the 18th and 19th centuries. PURCHASE TICKETS Women, Power & Promise: A Convening    Thursday, March 25, 3pm  $25 - Students $40 - Members $50 - Non-Members Join us virtually to hear from fearless thought leaders about the continuing battle for true equality for all women. We expect lively conversations around what's next in this new climate. PURCHASE TICKETS   Virtual Workshop: Fun with Polymer Clay  Thursday, April 8, 7pm  $54 - Members, Students, Seniors $60 - Non-Members Learn a skill that can lead to hours of artistic exploration with basic materials. Instructor Bonnie Bishoff will demonstrate how to create simple, but complex-looking, bead designs out of polymer clay. Get a feel for this medium and replicate glassmaking techniques to create a variety of colorful, patterned designs with great possibilities for creative variation. PURCHASE TICKETS   Save the Date   Member Experiences: Reading Club with Martha S. Jones  Tuesday, March 16, 11am  MORE INFO Art Olympics: March Madness Battle for the Bronze  Tuesday, March 16, 8pm  MORE INFO   Member Experiences: Virtual Tour—Tibetan Buddhist Altar   Saturday, March 20, 10am  MORE INFO Virtual Family Drop-In: Bubble, Fizz, Kaboom   Sunday, March 21, 2pm  MORE INFO   Director on the Move   Linda to Participate in Panel at Deaccesssioning After 2020 Hosted by Syracuse University Taking place March 17-19, this virtual event will comprehensively address collections and deaccessioning in the context of the economic fallout of the pandemic and the national call to rethink the role and responsibilities of museums and their collections in an increasingly diverse and complex world.   Linda's panel, Making the Case for Change—or Not, will take place on Friday, March 19, at 3:45 pm.   REGISTER   Linda's Appearance in the HBO documentary Black Art: In the Absence of Light Inspired by the late David Driskell’s landmark 1976 exhibition, “Two Centuries of Black American Art,” the documentary Black Art: In the Absence of Light offers an illuminating introduction to the work of some of the foremost Black visual artists working today.  Catch Linda at the 45-min mark! STREAM FOR FREE   Want access to exclusive Member Experiences?   Become a Member Today