Rockwell Reimagined: CPP High School Student Exhibition
May 7, 2021 | Posted May 7, 2021 How can we use the past to communicate ideas about the present? That’s the question students in Studio in Art B were asked for this special student exhibition that explores appropriation and activism in art. In collaboration with art teachers Wendy Brubaker, Shawn Farwell, Sharron Holland, Birgitt Wolf-King and Megan Wukovitz …
Member Appreciation Month 2022
April 15, 2021 | Posted 4/4/2022 Members Matter! We are excited to celebrate Member Appreciation Month this May. In 2020, we hosted the first Happy Hour with the Director livestream, an experiment to come together from our homes while the Museum was temporarily closed. Nobody imagined that two years later we would be hosting the tenth virtual happy hour! …
Introducing 2021 CPP High School IB Art Virtual Student Exhibition
April 6, 2021 | In collaboration with the Corning-Painted Post High School, The Rockwell Museum presents this special virtual exhibition featuring eight students from the IB Visual Arts Diploma Programme. Under the direction of art teacher Sharron Holland, eight Higher Level (HL), two-year program students are featured in this digital presentation of their artwork. It is important to recognize …
April Fools'! Rockwell Museum to Shift Acquisition Strategy to Only Norman Rockwell Art
April 1, 2021 | This post was scheduled on April 1, 2021. Also known as April Fool’s Day. Thanks everyone for playing along. The Rockwell Museum in Corning is named for Bob and Hertha Rockwell, generous philanthropists who gifted their diverse collection to be accessible to the community they loved. In short, the Museum has no association with Norman …
Two Rockwell Staff Participate in IMLS Grant Funded Program
February 24, 2021 | The Rockwell Museum is proud to announce that two staff members have been selected to participate in The Museum Association of New York’s (MANY) “Building Capacity, Creating Sustainability, Growing Accessibility” program. This IMLS Cares Act grant project is designed to help museums impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic share their collections and reach audiences who cannot …
Alone, Together: New Exhibition Spotlights Seniors During the COVID-19 Pandemic
February 19, 2021 | The earliest guidance regarding COVID-19 in the United States focused primarily on staying home and taking life-saving precautions to protect populations most vulnerable to the disease. While all of us have had our lives disrupted, many seniors have felt too unsafe to leave their homes at all for what will soon be a full year. …
Identity and the Artist: 2020 Our Lives in Mask
February 1, 2021 | The Rockwell Museum collaborated with the Corning-Painted Post High School Learning Center (HSLC) and Teaching Artist Meghan O’Toole to provide an adapted version of the annual Identity and the Artist (I&A) program. This vital program is designed to foster creativity and provide an artistic outlet for students to explore aspects of their cultural and personal …
Introducing 2021 Theme: Environments Examined
January 11, 2021 | For better or worse, 2021 has finally arrived, and The Rockwell is introducing its annual theme – Environments Examined. Today, Brian Lee Whisenhunt, executive director, explains what this means for the Museum, and for our members and visitors. What inspired the theme? The Rockwell Museum collection contains numerous works related to the landscape, from Albert …
Introducing 2020 Alley Art Project Mural Design
August 4, 2020 | We’re excited to unveil the design for the 12th Alley Art Project mural, created in collaboration with students of the High School Learning Center (HSLC). The 2020 design was conceived and developed under the direction of Amy Ruza, youth and family programs educator, alongside artists Tori Burdick and Gigi Alvaré, former Rockwell director of education. …
Art Inspired Writing Challenge: Winners Announced!
July 20, 2020 | Two high school students rocked their creative skills and submitted two fabulous fictional stories with illustrations inspired by artwork in The Rockwell collection. Their original stories are imaginative, inventive and transform how we think about our personal connections to art objects in museums. Art and arts environments can provide an expressive outlet for understanding and …