The Rockwell Museum in 2026: Reframed at 50
January 5, 2026 | Your Destination for Art & Community Since 1976 The Rockwell Museum celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2026 with a year-long series of compelling exhibitions and dynamic programs, honoring the Museum’s past and its commitment to community while boldly looking to the future. The anniversary theme, Rockwell Reframed, reflects this spirit of commemoration and innovation. In …
Welcoming Inaugural Mary Spurrier Fellowship in Native American Art Recipient Abby Mikalauskas
September 10, 2025 | The Rockwell Museum is proud to announce the appointment of Abby Mikalauskas as the first recipient of the Mary Spurrier Fellowship in Native American Art. Mikalauskas joined the Museum’s Curatorial Department starting September 2025, working closely with Curator of Collections and Exhibitions Amanda Lett. Her focus will be to conduct original research on the Museum’s …
Announcing 2019-2020 Meet Me at the Museum Schedule
August 27, 2019 | The Rockwell Museum and Corning Museum of Glass, along with the Memory Maker Project, will be teaming up again for the 2019-2020 year to offer the Meet Me at the Museum program, a collaboration with the Alzheimer’s Association. The Rockwell and Corning Museum Glass take turns hosting this monthly, interactive tour series designed specifically for persons …
Announcing 2016 Gingerbread Invitational Winners
December 2, 2016 | The Rockwell Museum is pleased to announce the winners of the Second Annual Gingerbread Invitational − an artful gingerbread competition and exhibition with a focus on historic landmarks and architecture in Corning and the surrounding region. The exhibition is on view now through January 2, 2017. Throughout the holiday season, visitors to The Rockwell will …
This art is made for walking...
October 28, 2016 | October 26, 2016 | A Kay WalkingStick artwork from The Rockwell collection is traveling the nation! Kay WalkingStick: An American Artist is the first major retrospective of the artistic career of Kay WalkingStick (b. 1935), an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation and one of the world’s most celebrated artists of Native American ancestry. As a Smithsonian Affiliate, …
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 year 2016. Included in this announcement is an Art Works award of $10,000 to The Rockwell Museum to support the ongoing “Great Circle Artist-in-Residency Program.” …
The Rockwell Museum Receives National Endowment for the Arts Grant
December 2, 2014 | The Rockwell Museum Receives National Endowment for the Arts Grant to Support “Garden of Fire” Summer Youth Program CORNING, NY — The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Chairman Jane Chu announced today that The Rockwell Museum is one of only 163 nonprofit organizations nationwide to receive an NEA Challenge America grant. The Rockwell Museum …