Arshile Gorky Artwork On View From Art Bridges Foundation Through May 20
April 26, 2019 | Arshile Gorky (Armenian-born/American, 1902-1948) is considered the father of American abstraction. He immigrated to America in 1920, a survivor of the Armenian genocide that shattered the Ottoman Empire after World War I. As a youth, he and his family were brutally driven out of their hometown by Turkish troops. Those traumatic experiences, including the tragic …
Houghton Family Discovers Long-lost Karsh Portrait of Amo Houghton, Jr.
April 1, 2019 | April 2, 2019 About a year ago, Rob Houghton was in the process of sorting and archiving many of the Houghton family’s documents when he stumbled upon a surprise tucked away in a closet. An avid photographer for over 40 years, Rob knew as soon as he saw the Karsh logo on the photo’s folio …
Annual IB Student Art Exhibition Now on View
April 1, 2019 | In collaboration with the Corning-Painted Post High School, The Rockwell Museum presents this special exhibition featuring four students from the IB Visual Arts Diploma Programme. Under the direction of art teachers Sharron Holland and Lisa Rossi-Sullivan, students Emma Stanton, Lewis Wightman, Gargie Deore and Lydia Robinson are currently featured in The Rockwell’s Student Gallery. [smartslider2 …
School’s Out, Art’s In! Spring Break Workshops & More
April 1, 2019 | No staycation is complete without a visit to The Rockwell! Find extra special workshops and games during spring break in Corning, April 15 – 18, 2019. Workshops are included with regular museum admission. 45-minute workshops will begin at 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. Pre-registration encouraged; walk-ins welcome! Check in at …
Student Exhibition Now on View: Vessels Reimagined
February 4, 2019 | In collaboration with art teachers Megan Wukovitz and Sharron Holland of Corning-Painted Post High School, students created ceramic and mixed media sculptural vessels. Students imagined traditional forms in new ways, integrating creative and personal elements. The exhibition is on view in the student gallery at The Rockwell – January 26 through March 17, 2019. [smartslider2 …
Staff Highlight: Get to Know Kate Swanson & Brett Smith
January 30, 2019 | We’re excited to announce two important changes to The Rockwell staff from the last few months! Kate Swanson joins the education department in the brand-new role of interpretation and public engagement educator. Brett Smith, a leader for engaging The Rockwell’s audience through diverse public programs and marketing initiatives over the last 8 years, has been promoted …
Art Talks: Questioning Identity in 2019
January 18, 2019 | The New Year presents new opportunities to explore the American experience through art and ideas. Today, we check in with Executive Director Brian Lee Whisenhunt, who joined the Museum in January of 2017, about the organization’s evolving vision and the exhibitions and programming planned for the year ahead. With two years at the helm of …
2018 Gingerbread Invitational: Community Choice Award Winner
January 4, 2019 | Congratulations to the students and art teachers of Tuscarora Elementary School Art Club in Addison, NY – their gingerbread creation captured the hearts and votes of community visitors to this year’s Invitational! The Art Club of Tuscarora Elementary School (Anna Lyons, Lilian Zheng, Lillian Atwood, Seth Specht, Kaylee Keech, Ava Knowles, Sophia Sabol, Madelyn Hoad and Atreyu …
New Student Exhibition Now on View: Your Place, Your Voice
December 6, 2018 | Art teachers Maria Goldwyn, Chelsea Xidis and their eighth grade Digital Art classes at Corning-Painted Post Middle School created digital collages inspired by works of art in The Rockwell Museum’s collection. Students learned about the artworks through The Rockwell’s first virtual outreach program and were encouraged to explore how a portrait can reveal a story. …
The Rockwell Brings No Spectators: the Art of Burning Man to Corning…Virtually!
October 19, 2018 | The Smithsonian American Art Museum, in partnership with Intel, is sending the digitized wonder of No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man on the road as a virtual reality experience – and you can find it in the Rockwell parking lot October 26 – October 28, 2018! Each year in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert, a city of …