Events
Museum Hours
MAD is open from 10:00 am - 6:00 pm from Tuesday to Sunday. On Thursday and Friday, the Museum is open until 9:00 pm
Docent Tours
There are docent tours daily at 11:30 am and 3:00 pm, as well as 6:30 pm on Thursday evenings. Docent tours are free with admission and meet in the lobby.
Open Studios
The Open Studios are open daily from 11:00 am to 1:30 pm and 2:30 pm to 5:00 pm, as well as 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm on Thursdays and Fridays.
still from Dressage, 2009, image courtesy of the artist
Cinema
Friday, March 16, 2012 - 11:00 am to Thursday, July 5, 2012 - 6:00 pm

Occupying the space between fact and fiction, German born artist Julika Rudelius’ cinematic works address a series of subjects ranging from the American wealthy elite, fashion conscious European immigrants, and political trainees.

Performance
Friday, June 1, 2012 - 7:30 pm

Following last year’s sold-out inaugural season, “Dance Under the Influence” returns with a schedule packed with groundbreaking newcomers and icons of contemporary dance.

Performance
Saturday, June 2, 2012 - 7:30 pm

Following last year’s sold-out inaugural season, “Dance Under the Influence” returns with a schedule packed with groundbreaking newcomers and icons of contemporary dance.

Studio Sunday with Artist Cathy Rosamond
Studio Sundays
Sunday, June 3, 2012 - 2:00 pm
Teachers
Thursday, June 7, 2012 - 9:00 am

Designed for K-12 educators in all subjects to discover creative ways of interpreting and presenting fundamental concepts using art and design as a bridge for comprehension.

Talks
Thursday, June 7, 2012 - 7:00 pm

Panel discussion on how the Chicago Bauhuas applied the revolutionary Bauhaus methods and concepts to a myriad of artistic practices.

Special Events
Friday, June 8, 2012 - 8:00 am to 9:00 pm

On June 8th and 9th, join the Museum of Arts and Design, as Joe Mangrum sets out to produce his most ambitious outdoor sand painting to date.

Cinema
Friday, June 8, 2012 - 7:00 pm

Directed by cult icon Herschell Gordon Lewis, Something Weird brings together a uncanny plot including LSD, psychic phenomena, a grotesque witch who can morph into a beautiful young woman, a kung fu socialite, ghosts, federal agents, psychopaths, and much more.

Special Events
Saturday, June 9, 2012 - 8:30 am to 8:00 pm

On June 8th and 9th, join the Museum of Arts and Design, as Joe Mangrum sets out to produce his most ambitious outdoor sand painting to date.

Workshops
Saturday, June 9, 2012 - 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Manipulating dirt and soil, as well as other powdered materials such as graphite, glitter, coffee grounds, and used tea bags, visitors construct unexpectedly fashionable and complex necklaces.

Talks
Saturday, June 9, 2012 - 2:00 pm

Join us for two panel talks exploring the artistic potential of dust, ashes, and dirt. Panelists will include a multidisciplinary group of specialists a

Talks
Thursday, June 14, 2012 - 6:30 pm

Explore the new exhibition Space, Light, Structure: the Jewelry of Margaret De Patta with MAD’s Jewelry Curator Ursula Ilse-Neuman. Revealing the unique compositional processes behind De Patta’s work, Ilse-Neuman provides insights into this groundbreaking artist’s work and life.

Cinema
Friday, June 15, 2012 - 7:00 pm

Mother’s Day follows three girlfriends as they reunite for their annual camping trip. The young friends’ vacation turns into their worst nightmare when they are kidnapped by two demented punk/hillbilly brothers, who are led by their insane mother.

Workshops
Saturday, June 16, 2012 - 1:00 pm

Led by artist Max Goodman, this workshop introduces visitors to working with wire wrapping and a variety of semiprecious stones.

Cinema
Thursday, June 21, 2012 - 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Join artist Jeffery Marsh as he leads three evenings of fat-burning fun to a variety of at-home video workout classics.

Cinema
Thursday, June 21, 2012 - 7:00 pm

Winner of the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, Sex, Lies, and Videotape stars Andie MacDowell stars as Ann, a frustrated wife whose life is turned upside down by her husband's old friend Graham.  Armed with his videocamera, Graham interviews women about their sex lives and forever changes Ann's life and marrage.

Cinema
Friday, June 22, 2012 - 7:00 pm

Easily one of the most original shot-on-video films, Hellroller is a slasher film featuring a wheelchair-bound serial killer.

Performance
Saturday, June 23, 2012 - 12:30 pm to 5:30 pm

Sarah Maxfield recreates her improvisational score In and Out of Uniform, a structured relay through which improvisers interact with a deconstructed military jacket.

Talks
Monday, June 25, 2012 - 11:00 am

This one-day program explores contemporary art from an indigenous perspective—aesthetics, ideas, contexts and contrasts—with leading artists, curators, and critics.

Artist Maria Hupfield at work in the Open Studios.
Featured Open Studio Artist
Thursday, June 28, 2012 - 11:00 am

Meet a group of the exceptional artists whose work is featured in Changing Hands as they work on new projects in the Open Studios. Three Native and First Nations artists will demonstrate their practice for the public, sharing their materials, processes and concepts.

Cinema
Thursday, June 28, 2012 - 7:00 pm

Director Todd Haynes’ feature-length debut, Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story retells the tragic rise and fall of the pop sensation Karen Carpenter, using Barbie Dolls to enact the story.

Cinema
Friday, June 29, 2012 - 7:00 pm

Guest-curated by the NYC-based artist Videomixx, Video Mix Tape presents a sampling of the VHS collages featuring music videos, rare concert footage, and scenes from documentaries, 1970s/80s New York, 1980s cult films, cable access shows, experimental/underground works, and found tapes.

Performance
Saturday, June 30, 2012 - 12:00 pm

CHERYL will bring their dance disco madness out of the venue and onto the streets this summer with a series of mobile dance parties coming to a sidewalk near you.

Exhibitions on view

New Art from the Venice Biennales

Tuesday, February 14, 2012 to Sunday, June 10, 2012

This exhibition is held at WHITE BOX, 329 Broome Street New York, NY 10002 212.714.2347, www.whiteboxny.org

Monday, June 18, 2012 to Sunday, July 15, 2012
Flora (detail), Phoebe Cummings, 2010

Dust, Ashes, and Dirt in Contemporary Art and Design

Tuesday, February 7, 2012 to Sunday, August 5, 2012
Ring, Margaret De Patta, 1949

The Jewelry of Margaret De Patta

Tuesday, June 5, 2012 to Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Eames Chair with Micmac Beadwork, Mindy Magyar, 2009

Contemporary Native Art from the Northeast and Southeast

Tuesday, June 26, 2012 to Sunday, October 21, 2012