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Beyond The Frame: The Rockwell Blog

Get to know The Rockwell collection and the people behind it through occasional musings, DIY art projects, new acquisition announcements and more here on our blog, Beyond the Frame.

Last Day of School = 2017 Planning Begins

June 21, 2016 | Edith Saxton Fund Will Support Expansion of Rockwell’s “Great Circle Program” to Bath, NY Schools The Rockwell Museum has been selected to receive a grant of $19,950 from The Edith Saxton Fund for …

Glass Artist Richard Parrish Returns for Glass Art Society Conference
Glass Artist Richard Parrish Returns for Glass Art Society Conference

May 19, 2016 | The Rockwell Museum is pleased to host glass artist Richard Parrish for the second time in 2016 – this time to present to his allies in art at the Glass …

More Than $82 Million Awarded for Arts Projects Nationwide Includes $10,000 awarded to The Rockwell Museum

May 10, 2016 | National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu has approved more than $82 million to fund local arts projects and partnerships in the NEA’s second major funding announcement for fiscal …

Rockwell Director Kristin Swain Receives State-wide Recognition

April 29, 2016 | April 18, 2016  Kristin A. Swain, Executive Director of The Rockwell Museum, was honored during the Museum Association of New York’s annual conference today.  Nominated by Rockwell staff and approved …

Rockwell's "Great Circle Program" Continues in Elmira's Fassett Elementary

January 13, 2016 | The Great Circle Artist in Residency, a custom program between The Rockwell Museum and the Elmira City School District, continues in the New Year with first grade students at Fassett …

Harmony: Tammy Garcia Sculpture Now On View

December 22, 2015 | A new Tammy Garcia sculpture is now gracing the walls of the third floor Native American Gallery. The bronze sculpture, titled Harmony, is on long-term loan from James Flaws and Marcia Weber. …

Rockwell Volunteers...
You Guessed It - They
ROCK!

December 18, 2015 | December is a time of giving. That’s why we’d like to take the opportunity to publicly recognize all of the amazing hard work and hours that our volunteers give all …

Announcing Winners of Gingerbread Invitational

December 7, 2015 | December 4, 2015 – The Rockwell Museum is pleased to announce the winners of the First Annual Gingerbread Invitational − an artful gingerbread competition and exhibition with a focus on historic …

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Announcing The Rockwell Museum as a Smithsonian Affiliate

November 17, 2015 | The Rockwell Museum announced today the prestigious designation of becoming a Smithsonian Affiliate – one of only 206 nationwide. The Rockwell will now be the Upstate NY conduit to the Smithsonian …

Announcing the Opening of a New American Wildlife Gallery

September 30, 2015 | The Rockwell Museum is pleased to announce the opening of a new Wildlife Gallery featuring masterworks by historic American artists like Goodwin, Audobon and Rungius, the newly installed Wildlife Gallery …