Archive of The 2013 Armory Arts Week Schedule of Events:
Tuesday, March 5, 2013 - Uptown and Museum Mile
Wednesday, March 6, 2013 - The Armory Show Opening Preview Benefit at MoMA
Thursday, March 7, 2013 - Bronx Day and SoHo Night
Friday, March 8, 2013 - Long Island City Night
Saturday, March 9, 2013 - Chelsea Day and Brooklyn Night
Sunday, March 10, 2013 - Lower East Side / Downtown
Ongoing Events during the 2013 Armory Arts Week
Tuesday, March 5 – Uptown & Museum Mile Day
MTA Arts for Transit - Robert Kushner
Download a free podcast to learn more about 4 Seasons Seasoned, Robert Kushner's glass mosaic artwork located on the mezzanine walls of 77th Street station. The artist, a key figure of the Pattern and Decoration movement, continues to feature vegetal motifs in his works, often along with geometric patterns and architectural shapes. In this artwork he creates bouquets of flowers - from every season - that reflects such influences as Dutch flower paintings and Japanese screens.
Time: Open Daily
Access: Self Guided
Location: 77th Street station, 6 train
Website: www.mta.info/art
Harlem Armory Day
Visit Harlem during Armory Arts Week and enjoy a public art tour of stain glass windows at the famed Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, followed by lunch and portfolio reviews for artists wishing to pursue works in lighting, sculpture and design in open, public spaces around the City including Harlem. Open to artists around the City of New York. Meet individually with a curator, administrator or critic for a 20-minute session. Get feedback on your images, artist statement, project concepts and web site. Panelists include: Leanne Stella, Executive Director, Art Flux; Emily Colasaco, Manager, Urban Art Program, NYC Department of Transportation, Jennifer Lantzas, Public Art Coordinator, NYC Department of Parks & Recreation; Dianne Smith, Public Artist; Edwin Ramoran, Independent Curator; Bentley Meeker, Lighting Designer, Bentley Meeker Lighting & Staging, Inc.; Savona Bailey-McClain, Executive Director, The West Harlem Art Fund.
Time: 11AM – 3PM
Access: RSVP is required
RSVP: westharlemartfund12@gmail.com
Location: The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine, 1047 Amsterdam Avenue
Website: www.westharlemartfund.wordpress.com
Harlem Biennale “Music in the Air”
Join us for an evening with cultural historian, collector and Harlem resident John T. Reddick. His walking tour showcases the influences and collaborations between Black and Jewish performers, composers and musicians who once resided in Harlem and honed their performing skills at neighborhood venues beginning in the Ragtime era of the 1890’s and through the 1920’s evolution of blues, jazz and American musical theater. The tour ends at an exhibition of John’s rare collection of music sheets illustrating that era.
Participants meet at the Studio Museum in Harlem to view the current exhibition, tour the historic Harlem neighborhood, and arrive at Restaurant Settepani to view the exhibition, share conversation and dinner with Mr. Reddick.
Maximum number of participants: 50
Tour and exhibitions: $30
With pre fixed Italian dinner: $65, Early booking discount: $50
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Access: RSVP is required
RSVP: contact@harlembiennale.org
Location: Central Harlem 125th to 120th streets
Website: www.harlembiennale.org
Draw With Us Sketch Night
Join us at the Socity of Illustrators as the evening comes alive with the sounds of live jazz and live models in a drawing studio set amidst the works of art from our permanent collection. $15 general admission, $7 students & seniors. Cash bar.
Time: 6:30PM - 9:30PM
Access: Open to the public
Location: 128 East 63rd Street
Website: www.societyillustrators.org
American Folk Art Museum
Exhibition: Artist and Visionary: William Matthew Prior Revealed, January 24 – May 26, 2013
Location: 2 Lincoln Square, Columbus Avenue at 66th Street, New York, NY
Contact: 212.595.9533, www.folkartmuseum.org
Access: Free, open to the public
Hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 12PM – 7:30PM, Sunday 12PM – 6PM
Asia Society
Exhibition: The Artful Recluse: Painting, Poetry, and Politics in 17th century, March 6, 2013 - June 2, 2013
Location: 725 Park Avenue at 70th Street, New York, NY
Contact: 212.288.6400, www.asiasociety.org
Access: $10.00; $7.00 for seniors and $5 for students with ID; free for members and persons under 16
Hours: Tuesday – Sunday, 11AM – 6PM, Friday 11AM – 9PM, closed Monday
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Exhibition: Gutai: Splendid Playground, February 15 – May 8 2013
Exhibition: Zarina: Paper Like Skin, January 25 – April 21, 2013
Exhibition: No Country: Contemporary Art for South and Southeast Asia, February 22 – May 22, 2013
Location: 1071 Fifth Avenue at 89th Street, New York, NY
Contact: 212 423 3500, www.guggenheim.org
Access: $22.00; $18.00 for seniors and students with ID
Hours: Sunday – Wednesday 10 AM – 5:45PM, Friday 10AM – 5:45PM, Saturday 10AM – 7:45PM, closed Thursday
Discounted Admission to The Jewish Museum
In honor of Armory Arts Week, The Jewish Museum will be offering 50% off each admission from 11am-5:45pm on Tuesday, March 5th. Visitors should mention Armory Arts Week.
Exhibition: SharonLockhart | Noa Eshkol, November 2, 2012 – March 24, 2013
Time: 11AM - 5:45PM
Access: 50% off Admission
Location: 1109 Fifth Avenue at 92nd Street
Website: www.thejewishmuseum.org
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Exhibition: African Art, New York, and the Avant-Garde, on view through – April 14, 2013
Exhibition: Matisse: In Search of True Painting, on view through – March 17, 2013
Exhibition: After Photoshop: Manipulated Photography in the Digital Age, on view until – May 27, 2013
Location: 1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street, New York, NY
Contact: 212.535.7710, www.metmuseum.org
Access: Recommended admission $25 adult, $17 senior, $12 student (includes special exhibitions)
Hours: Tuesday – Thursday 9:30AM – 5:30PM, Friday and Saturday 9:30AM – 9PM, Sunday 9:30AM – 5:30PM, closed Monday
Museum of Arts and Design
Exhibition: Playing with Fire, November 20, 2012 – April 7, 2013
Exhibition: After the Museum, March 5, 2013 &? May 26, 2013Location: 2 Columbus Circle, New York, NY
Contact: 212.299.7777, www.madmuseum.org
Access: General: $15; $12 for Students & Seniors; FREE to High school students with ID (excluding groups) and Children 12 and under (excluding groups)
Hours: Tuesday - Sunday 11AM – 6PM (Thursday – Friday until 9PM), Closed Monday
The New-York Historical Society Museum & Library
Exhibition: WWII & NYC, October 5, 2012 – May 27, 2013
Exhibition: The Dream Continues: Photographs of Martin Luther King Murals by Vergara, January 18, 2013 – May 5, 2013
Exhibition: Audubon’s Aviary: Part I of the Complete Flock, March 8, 2013 – May 19, 2013
Location: 170 Central Park West at Richard Gilder Way (77th Street), New York, NY
Contact: 212.873.3400, www.nyhistory.org
Access: $15 Adults; $12Seniors/Educators/Active Military; $10 for Students; $5 for Kids (5–13 years old); FREE for Kids 4 and under
Hours: Tuesday – Thursday 10AM – 6PM, Friday 10AM – 8PM, Saturday 10AM &? 6PM, Sunday 11AM – 5PM, Closed Monday
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