Rockwell Paper Scissors: Block Printing
March 18, 2025 | Minna Citron, recently featured in Minna Citron: Color and Shape, was an artist who lived in New York City and became known in the art scene in the 1930s. She was a painter and printmaker and raised two children on her own. A printmaker is an artist who makes pictures by creating designs on a …
Rockwell Paper Scissors: Story Envelopes
December 3, 2024 | When the weather gets cold in New York, people spend more time indoors. They cook yummy winter foods, decorate their homes, and spend time with family and friends. What are your favorite things to do when it’s chilly outside? People live in different kinds of homes and get ready for winter in their own …
The Rockwell Museum Welcomes Erin M. Coe as New Executive Director
October 28, 2024 | The Rockwell Museum is excited to announce that Erin M. Coe will take the helm as the new executive director in January 2025. With decades of experience as a museum leader, curator, educator and arts advocate, Coe brings a wealth of expertise and vision to The Rockwell as it advances its position as a destination …
Rockwell Paper Scissors: Sugar Skull Scratch Art
October 9, 2024 | Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is an annual celebration in Mexico and throughout Latin America. People who celebrate believe that the spirits of their deceased loved ones return to visit on November 1 and 2. To encourage spirits to visit, families build ofrendas—tables covered with colorful decorations, photos, and the deceased’s …
Request for Artist Applications: 2025 Alley Art Project
July 24, 2024 | The Rockwell Museum, a Smithsonian Affiliate, is seeking to hire an experienced mural artist to work with Rockwell’s Youth and Visitor Engagement Educator and the High School Learning Center (HSLC) students and staff to plan, design and paint a mural. Key Dates Application Due Date Extension: Friday, October 4, 2024 Artist Finalist Interviews: Mid-October …
Smithsonian National Youth Leadership Team: High School Learning Center & Rockwell Museum Will Travel to DC
June 19, 2024 | The Rockwell Museum is proud to be one of four Smithsonian Affiliate museums nationwide participating in the Smithsonian Youth Leadership Team (YLT) in collaboration with the High School Learning Center (HSLC) of the Corning-Painted Post Area School District. This Smithsonian Institution (SI) program is spearheaded by the National Museum of American History (NMAH). Students Sophie Gilbert, …
Rockwell Paper Scissors: Pop-Up Puppet Theater
April 4, 2024 | Many of the works of art in The Rockwell Museum collection show animals. Some of the animals are in their habitats. Habitats are the places animals live! These places include water, air, shelter, and food for the animals to survive. Norman Akers’ painting Elk Calling, on the right, shows an elk emerging from water. There are …
Rockwell Eclipse Happenings
March 20, 2024 | The Rockwell Museum in Corning welcomes eclipse enthusiasts! On April 8, starting at 2:06 p.m., the magnitude of the 2024 solar eclipse in Corning will reach 98.6%. Free Eclipse Glasses Giveaway To safely view the eclipse, standard sunglasses won’t cut it! Special eclipse glasses are needed to observe this special cosmic occurrence safely. Attendees to …
Rockwell Paper Scissors: Symmetrical Pots
February 1, 2024 | The Pueblo Native American community has a long tradition of creating ceramic (clay) pots. Ceramic pots might be used to store water, food, and other everyday items. However, pots are also made as unique objects for display. Their purpose is to be beautiful! The Pueblo pottery from The Rockwell Museum collection are examples of how …
Rockwell Paper Scissors: Paper Gingerbread House
December 4, 2023 | Create a beautiful paper gingerbread house to hang up at home and get in the spirit. You can add all kinds of decorations to make it your own. Sparkles, candy, even snow! What kind of environment can you create for your gingerbread house? What kind of environment will you hang it up in when you …