Summer Solstice Celebration SOLD OUT
Saturday, June 20, 2009
5:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.
Welcome the longest day of the year with an all-night party celebrating the new east wing. Tapas stations, bars, and a few surprises as well. Be the first to unveil the new east wing.
COMPLETE SOLSTICE PARTY PROGRAM
SCHEDULE
5:00 p.m. Eventide
Experience the party from its beginning and enjoy open bars.
7:00 p.m. Twilight
Join us a little later in the evening, but keep the party going with us until 2:00 a.m.
10:00 p.m. Solstice
Welcome in the Summer Solstice with us at the end of the evening and close down the party at
2:00 a.m.
PERFORMERS
JONATHAN GODFREY & BENJAMIN KUNKEL
Classical guitarists
DANTE CARFAGNA
spins Cleveland’s soul and R&B classics throughout the party
HOT CLUB OF DETROIT
Django-style gypsy jazz
BALLOON BASS TRIO
Addi Somekh, Ralph Carney, and Kenny Wollesen
SLAVIC SOUL PARTY!
Funk meets brass meets Eastern Europe
JEREMY BIBLE & JASON HENRY
Sound artists in the galleries
DAN DEACON
Raging, maxed-out party music that moves everyone to dance
DJ REHKA
NYC’s “Basement Bhangra” queen melds Indian dance music with electronica
EMERALDS
Cleveland’s fast-rising stars of radiantly improvised bliss-out music
Slavic Soul Party (June 20)
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Erased James Franco: Cleveland Premier SOLD OUT
Sunday, June 21, 2:30 p.m.
IN PERSON:
Golden Globe Winning Actor James Franco!
James Franco, of Milk and Spider-Man fame, makes a live appearance at the Cleveland Museum of Art. On Sunday, June 21 at 2:30, the museum will screen the Cleveland premier of the art film, Erased James Franco. After the film, Franco and the filmmaker, contemporary artist Carter, will speak to the audience in person. Museum Director Timothy Rub will moderate. The film will be screened in the museum’s Lecture Hall.
Erased James Franco
Erased James Franco presents a collage of characters, each played by James Franco. He reprises fragments of his roles in James Dean and the Spider-Man trilogy, while also splicing in his rendition of Julianne Moore as the panicked suburban housewife in Safe (1995), and Rock Hudson as the middle-aged suburbanite taking on a new, swinger identity in the thriller Seconds (1966). Shifting quickly from agonizing terror to playful wit, Carter’s film and Franco’s acting are sure to entertain.
2008, film, 65 minutes in length.
Member Preview Days
Sunday–Friday, June 21–26 (closed Monday).
Members enjoy the first visits to the new east wing and its galleries of contemporary, modern, Impressionist, photography, and Cleveland art. Free.
Museum Affiliate Group Open House
Monday, June 22, 6:30–8:30 p.m.
Members of the museum’s affiliate groups will enjoy special gallery tours and talks by the museum’s curators, as well as mingling and networking with members of the various affiliate groups. Free for active members of any museum affiliate group.
Affiliate groups
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Public Opening
Saturday, June 27, 10:00 a.m.
Admission to the east wing galleries is always free.
Art Conversations
A series of talks and gallery tours that bring interesting people together with our members to share new perspectives on the east wing and its featured art. Members only; reservations recommended; limited capacity. Free.
David Hart
Friday, July 10, 6:30 p.m.
The assistant professor of liberal arts at the Cleveland Institute of Art discusses African-American artists.
Kathryn Wat
Sunday, July 26, 2:00 p.m.
The curator at the National Museum of Women in the Arts presents Duchess, Dancer, Daughter, Artist: The Modern Woman in French Impressionism.
Stephen Harrison SOLD OUT
Sunday, August 9, 2:00 p.m.
The museum’s curator of decorative art and design offers Rarely Seen Treasures Emerge in the New Decorative Arts Installation.
Tom Hinson SOLD OUT
Friday, August 21, 6:30 p.m.
The museum’s curator of photography shows off the new photography galleries in a talk titled Contemporary American Portrait Photography and the Building of a Collection.
Mark Cole
Friday, September 11, 6:30 p.m.
The museum’s associate curator of American painting and sculpture presents Brave New World: American Art in the Modern Age.
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Evenings with Contemporary Artists
The museum’s Womens Council welcomes to Cleveland contemporary artists represented in the collection to share thoughts on their life’s work.
Honorary chairperson: Agnes Gund.
Reservations recommended; limited capacity. Both evenings $40, CMA members $30; individual talks $25, CMA members $20, students with valid ID $5.
TICKETS
Carrie Mae Weems
Wednesday, August 26, 7:00 p.m.
Weems addresses racial and gender themes through striking photographs.
Liza Lou
Sunday, September 13, 5:00 p.m.
If you’ve seen or heard about Liza Lou’s intricate beadwork and masterful creations, you know you won’t want to miss hearing directly from this South African-based artist. She will mesmerize the audience as she reads from her personal diary about her inspirations and work.
Continuous Mile, Liza Lou | 2009.2
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Sunsational Storytellers Series
Children and adults of all ages will enjoy the fabulous storytellers brought to the galleries to spin tales using their favorite works of art in the new east wing. Reservations recommended; limited capacity. Complimentary ice cream social following each event. Free.
Jonatha and Harold Wright
Friday, July 17, 5:00 and 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, July 18, 10:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
Sunday, July 19, 1:00 and 3:30 p.m.
Tellers of traditional Japanese tales, the Wrights will captivate audiences of all ages in the contemporary galleries near the ceramic installation of Toshiko Takaezu’s Moon Suite.
Tall Tales and Artful Truths
Friday, July 31, 5:00 and 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, August 1, 10:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
Sunday, August 2, 1:00 and 3:30 p.m.
Don’t miss five-time national champion liar Bil Lepp (that’s one "l") and museum curatorial staff as they team up in the galleries spinning yarns and setting straight some of the fascinating stories behind many of the most popular masterpieces in our collections.
Mary Weems
Friday, August 14, 5:00 and 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, August 15, 10:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
Sunday, August 16, 1:00 and 3:30 p.m.
Cleveland’s own powerful poet, playwright and inspirational interpreter will examine the works in the newly installed contemporary galleries from the 1960s looking forward. Rated PG. Some material may not be appropriate for younger children
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Art Treasure Hunts
Museum staff members have created clever, witty treasure hunts to take you on a self-guided tour through the new east wing galleries, looking at art in ways you may have never imagined and competing for prizes along the way. Available for all ages during regular museum hours. Pick up at specially designed kiosks in museum lobbies. Free.
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Mysteries After Dark
Friday, September 25, 6:00–9:00 p.m.
College students from around the region are invited to a special evening of amusement in the galleries, with two lively games of mystery and chance, food, music, and dancing (with DJs from local colleges). A Cryptic Caper: Secrets and Symbols in Art and Artful Mischief and Murder at the Museum $8 per person with valid student ID.
DJs
Christine from stonecoldbikini
91.1 FM WRUW Cleveland
Case Western Reserve University
Lawrence Daniel Caswell “No Ways Tired”
(soul music, and other music for the soul)
89.3 FM WCSB Cleveland,
Cleveland State University
Art on Tap
Summer heats up for young professionals at the museum with a new social event that puts art and mixing/meeting on tap together. Enjoy live music, thematic gallery strolls, food, and drink all night long. Free admission and events all night; bars, food stations, and parking additional.
Summertime Blues
Wednesday, July 8, 5:30–9:00 p.m.
Follow the color blue from a Corot sky and a Monet ocean to a Renoir eye and a Picasso period.
See photos on flickr
The Bare Essentials
Wednesday, August 12, 5:30–9:00 p.m.
Adventure through the galleries on a not-very-difficult hunt to find nudes.
Murder Mystery at the Museum
Wednesday, September 9, 5:30–9:00 p.m.
Have fun finding suspicious characters and morbid subjects.
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