Fwd: Studio Lab: Matters of the Mind and more updates from Uptown!

Spring 2014 Exhibitions are on view through June 29, 2014! View this email in your browser Exhibitions Target Free Sundays Calendar Shop Become a member The Studio Museum in Harlem | E-Newsletter | June 11, 2014  studiomuseum.org/event-calendar Studio Lab: Matters of the Mind with Valérie Rousseau, Tom DiMaria, Adrienne Edwards and Jacolby Satterwhite Thursday, June 19, 7–9pm Get your tickets here! Organized on the occasion of When the Stars Begin to Fall: Imagination and the American South, this special Studio Lab considers curatorial and service-based approaches to artists with cognitive or mental disabilities. The panelists will question the implications of how these artists's works are made, historicized and presented. The program features Tom Di Maria, Director, Creative Growth Art Center; Valérie Rousseau, PhD, curator of Art of the Self-Taught and Art Brut at the American Folk Art Museum and Jacolby Satterwhite, artist and participant in When the Stars Begin to Fall: Imagination and the American South. The conversation will be moderated by Adrienne Edwards, Associate Curator, Performa.  Target Free Sundays:  June 15 and June 22, 2014 Thanks to the generous support of Target, Museum admission is free every Sunday. Target Free Sundays reflects a shared commitment to engage the community and offer a vital cultural experience to all. To participate in gallery tours and Hands On activities, RSVP online. Sunday, June 15, 2014 1pm: Gallery Tour: When the Stars Begin to Fall: Imagination and the American South Enjoy an interactive and informative tour of When the Stars Begin to Fall: Imagination and the American South, an exhibition that queries the category of “outsider” art in relation to contemporary art and black life. Situating itself within current art historical and political debates, the exhibition considers work by self-taught, spiritually inspired and incarcerated artists, alongside other projects based in performance, socially engaged practice and the archive, as well as painting, drawing, sculpture and assemblage, that make insistent reference to place.  2pm: Hands On: A Family Crest Artist Henry Ray Clark was a folk artist that developed a characteristic drawing style featuring detailed patterns and line work. Take a look at his work featured in When the Stars Begin to Fall, then explore pattern, shape and line to construct a family crest, a work of art that reflects something special about your family. Sunday, June 22, 2014 1pm: Gallery Tour: Glenn Kaino: 19.83 Enjoy an interactive and informative tour of Glenn Kaino 19.83, Los Angeles-based artist Glenn Kaino debuts two recent artworks; Bridge (2013), a sculpture comprised of several gold painted casts of Tommie Smith's arm and 19.83 (2013), a three-level platform reminiscent of the one used to honor the top competitors at the Olympics.  2pm: Hands On: Memory, History and Inspiration Artist Glenn Kaino is continually inspired by American athlete and Olympian, Tommie Smith, with whom he collaborates for the Glenn Kaino: 19.83 installations. How might you create a work of art that reflects a moment in history that inspires you? Join a workshop where participants will create a watercolor painting of an inspirational moment.  A message from the Museum Store Black is Beautiful! Get this unique tee from The Studio Museum in Harlem signature product line. The shirt is also available in black, white, yellow and pink with the same lettering. Buy yours today! Tuesday, June 17 (Series B)  and Tuesday, June 24 (Series A), 2pm  Arts & Minds brings adults with memory disorders and their caregivers together in new experiences of art. Join us for a lively discussion of the current exhibitions during a guided tour and art-making workshop. Through gallery discussions and hands-on art activities, Arts & Minds opens a window to creativity and well-being. Arts & Minds is free but reservations are required. Call 646-755-3726 to reserve your place. Participants may only sign up for Series A or Series B. Series B will be a repeat of Series A from the previous week.  At The Studio Museum in Harlem, a new season means new discoveries. Every Sunday, Sasha and her father come to our free workshops to learn something new about art—and each other. The Studio Museum brings art alive. Here, exhibitions like our current When the Stars Begin to Fall: Imagination and the American South do more than bring unique, world-class artwork into our galleries— they inspire hundreds of performances, talks with artists, tours and workshops every year. And they inspire the people that come through our doors, across generations. Help spark more discoveries in 2014 by making a gift and spreading the word so artists of every age can be brought together. Your support, in any amount, will mean new experiences for schools and families, locals and visitors, lifetime Studio Museum members and passerby, and art lovers from all walks of life. Make a donation here and you are one click away from a world of discovery: http://bit.ly/SHMFund Things We Love This Week Maika Pollock's review of When the Stars Begin to Fall:Imagination and the American South on Gallerist 10 Cool Trends in Contemporary Ceramic Art via ARTnews The 125th Street Farmers' Market is open for the season! Learn more here: http://bit.ly/1s2L70l  Abigail DeVille’s Flair for the Dramatic on ART21's NewYorkCloseUp  How Art Can Change Society, with Sarah Lewis for BigThink Project Row Houses and the NuWaters Co-op teamed up for an incubation partnership to bring more food option to the Third Ward in Houston, Texas Chris Ofili's work is on the cover of Art in America! Images: Patricia Satterwhite, Untitled (How lovely is me being as I am), c. 2008. Courtesy Jacolby and Patricia Satterwhite; Henry Ray Clark, On My Planet My Name Is everything, What You See is Not All you get. I can Satisfied Any Man or Woman Sexual Desire.No Matter What They Are. Would’nt you Like to Be Me, 2005. Courtesy Jack Massing; Black is Beautiful T-Shirt. Photo: Henry Murphy; Sasha and her father. Photo: Andre Ware Copyright © 2014 The Studio Museum in Harlem, All rights reserved. You've expressed an interest in The Studio Museum in Harlem. Our mailing address is: The Studio Museum in Harlem 144 West 125th Street New York, NY 10027 Add us to your address book