Norman Rockwell Museum Enters The Summer Season With Garden Gates
STOCKBRIDGE - Norman Rockwell Museum will complement its bucolic landscape this summer with a unique plein-air exhibition of garden gates, the quintessential element of an ideal garden. "In Full Bloom: Artists Design Garden Gates" features three-dimensional, weather-resistant, outdoor gates designed by various artists and craftspeople, and will provide symbolic entry into a world of color and aesthetic beauty.The juried art exhibition, on view July 4 through September 7, will feature work by Peter S. Barrett, Jay Burnett, Olwen Dowling, Susan Edwards, John R. Elling, Engels Design Team, Michael Filmus, Ann Getsinger, John Graney, Marian Ives, Wendy G. Jensen, Steven A. Klema, Susan Manspeizer, Peter Murkett, Jon Riedeman, Cindy Sheeler, Angelo Sinisi, Maureen and Jack Sprano, Cathy L. Talarico, John Garret Thew, Susan Carty Treat, Faith Weldon, and Matthew Zappala.
"Garden Gates Garden Party"
Thursday, July 10, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Norman Rockwell Museum will present "The Garden Gates Garden Party" on Thursday, July 10, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., in celebration of its new outdoor sculpture exhibition "In Full Bloom: Artists Design Garden Gates." The garden party will offer an intimate occasion to gather with friends, enjoy summer cuisine and refreshments, music, and the Museum's scenic river views. Guests will also have the opportunity to view Norman Rockwell's original Stockbridge studio, and Linwood, the historic Berkshire "cottage" located on the Museum's grounds. Prizes will also be awarded for the juried sculpture exhibition in the categories of Best In Show, Most Inventive, Most Classic, Most Functional, and Viewer's Choice. Admission to the "Garden Gates Garden Party" costs $50 for Museum members, $60 for guests, $10 for children and teens ages 11 to 17, 10 years and under free. To register, please contact the Museum at 413.298.4100, ext. 221, or by e-mail at ltota@nrm.org, by June 30.
Norman Rockwell Museum is open daily. General public admission is $12.50 for adults, $7 for students, and free for visitors 18 and under (five per adult). Kids Free Every Day is a gift to families from Country Curtains and the Red Lion Inn. On Wednesdays from November to May, senior citizens are admitted at half-price. The Museum is open daily, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., May through October; from November through April, weekday hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and weekend/holiday hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Gallery tours are available daily, beginning on the hour. Antenna Audio Tour of select paintings from the Museum's permanent Norman Rockwell collection is available. Rockwell's studio, located on the Museum grounds, is open May through October.
For more information, the public is invited to call 413-298-4100, ext. 220. Visit the Museum's Web site at http://www.nrm.org.
