Calendar / August 2012
Events
Cinema
Friday, July 6, 2012 - 11:00 am to Saturday, October 6, 2012 - 6:00 pm
Survey of the cinematic works of Polish artist Anna Molska (brn. 1983) that highlight the place and experience of the individual within larger social systems and networks of power.
Featured Open Studio Artist
Thursday, August 2, 2012 - 11:00 am to 9:00 pm
Inaugurating, MAD’s residency for brazen experimentation in design practices, Other Means transforms a MAD Open Studio into the collaborative’s temporary home as they develop an identity for MAD’s new initiative in cultural production.
Cinema
Thursday, August 2, 2012 - 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Located in MAD’s 6th floor Education Center, The Video Store will give museum visitors the opportunity to once again peruse shelves of video gems, watch their favorite picks on site, and even rent out VHS copies for home use.
Cinema
Friday, August 3, 2012 - 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Located in MAD’s 6th floor Education Center, The Video Store will give museum visitors the opportunity to once again peruse shelves of video gems, watch their favorite picks on site, and even rent out VHS copies for home use.
Featured Open Studio Artist
Saturday, August 4, 2012 - 11:00 am to 6:00 pm
Inaugurating, MAD’s residency for brazen experimentation in design practices, Other Means transforms a MAD Open Studio into the collaborative’s temporary home as they develop an identity for MAD’s new initiative in cultural production.
Cinema
Saturday, August 4, 2012 - 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Located in MAD’s 6th floor Education Center, The Video Store will give museum visitors the opportunity to once again peruse shelves of video gems, watch their favorite picks on site, and even rent out VHS copies for home use.
Studio Sundays
Sunday, August 5, 2012 - 2:00 pm
The workshop begins with a gallery tour, with art educator Reuben King leading an exciting inquiry-based discussion of the MAD exhibition Swept Away: Dust, Ashes, and Dirt in Contemporary Art and Design, which highlights works that deal with issues such as the ephemeral nature of art and life. Children and adults alike will be fascinated by how these artists explore materials and processes.
Cinema
Thursday, August 9, 2012 - 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Located in MAD’s 6th floor Education Center, The Video Store will give museum visitors the opportunity to once again peruse shelves of video gems, watch their favorite picks on site, and even rent out VHS copies for home use.
Performance
Thursday, August 9, 2012 - 6:00 pm
Join Rebecca Patek for an open rehearsal as she constructs her newest work, You and I of the Storm, before it premeires at MAD this October.
Cinema
Friday, August 10, 2012 - 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Located in MAD’s 6th floor Education Center, The Video Store will give museum visitors the opportunity to once again peruse shelves of video gems, watch their favorite picks on site, and even rent out VHS copies for home use.
Performance
Friday, August 10, 2012 - 6:00 pm
Join Rebecca Patek for an open rehearsal as she constructs her newest work, You and I of the Storm, before it premeires at MAD this October.
Workshops
Saturday, August 11, 2012 - 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
This summer’s series of salons culminates in a no-holds-barred bonanza of accessory making! Utilizing techniques developed during the previous sessions, this final event brings together dust, ashes, and dirt in new ways to construct any wearable possibility!
Cinema
Saturday, August 11, 2012 - 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Located in MAD’s 6th floor Education Center, The Video Store will give museum visitors the opportunity to once again peruse shelves of video gems, watch their favorite picks on site, and even rent out VHS copies for home use.
Cinema
Thursday, August 16, 2012 - 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Located in MAD’s 6th floor Education Center, The Video Store will give museum visitors the opportunity to once again peruse shelves of video gems, watch their favorite picks on site, and even rent out VHS copies for home use.
Performance
Thursday, August 16, 2012 - 6:00 pm
Join Rebecca Patek for an open rehearsal as she constructs her newest work, You and I of the Storm, before it premeires at MAD this October.
Cinema
Friday, August 17, 2012 - 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Located in MAD’s 6th floor Education Center, The Video Store will give museum visitors the opportunity to once again peruse shelves of video gems, watch their favorite picks on site, and even rent out VHS copies for home use.
Performance
Friday, August 17, 2012 - 6:00 pm
Join Rebecca Patek for an open rehearsal as she constructs her newest work, You and I of the Storm, before it premeires at MAD this October.
Cinema
Saturday, August 18, 2012 - 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Located in MAD’s 6th floor Education Center, The Video Store will give museum visitors the opportunity to once again peruse shelves of video gems, watch their favorite picks on site, and even rent out VHS copies for home use
Workshops
Saturday, August 18, 2012 - 1:00 pm
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Utilizing the techniques of Cloisonné and Sgraffito enameling, artist Max Goodman teaches makers of all levels of experience how to use wire to craft exquisite patterns on enamel.
Workshops
Friday, August 24, 2012 - 8:00 pm to Sunday, August 26, 2012 - 8:00 pm
Exploring innovation in interactive media and human interaction, the collective Babycastles will host a weekend of video game controller hacking workshops (one button games, hardware hacking, and arcade cabinet design and construction) at MAD, in collaboration with Keita Takahashi, game designer at Katamari Damacy in Japan.
Exhibitions on view
Dust, Ashes, and Dirt in Contemporary Art and Design
Tuesday, February 7, 2012 to Sunday, August 5, 2012
The Jewelry of Margaret De Patta
Tuesday, June 5, 2012 to Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Contemporary Native Art from the Northeast and Southeast
Tuesday, June 26, 2012 to Sunday, October 21, 2012
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