Upcoming | American Folk Art Museum

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Performances

26 Oct 2018

No Free Music Fridays Tonight

No performance this evening. Free Music Fridays returns November 9.

5:30 pm–7:30 pm

Free

Folk Art Explorers

26 Oct 2018

Folk Art Explorers: Trip to Connecticut and Rhode Island—SOLD OUT

Join us for a very special overnight trip through Connecticut and Rhode Island to visit four exclusive private collections on October 26 and 27, 2018.

$800, additional $100 for single supplement

Performances

31 Oct 2018

Jazz + Wednesdays

Each Wednesday, from 2 to 3 pm, jazz guitarist Bill Wurtzel and guests play standards from the American Songbook.

2:00 pm–3:00 pm

Free

Access

01 Nov 2018

Folk Art Reflections

For individuals with Alzheimer’s and related dementias

2:30 pm–3:30 pm

Free

Drop-in Gallery Tours

01 Nov 2018

Curator's Perspective Tour

Join us for a tour of the exhibition John Dunkley: Neither Day nor Night with co-curators Diana Nawi and Nicole Smythe-Johnson.

1:00 pm–2:00 pm

Free

Performances

02 Nov 2018

No Free Music Fridays Tonight

No performance this evening. Free Music Fridays returns November 9.

5:30 pm–7:30 pm

Free

Performances

07 Nov 2018

Jazz + Wednesdays

Each Wednesday, from 2 to 3 pm, jazz guitarist Bill Wurtzel and guests play standards from the American Songbook.

2:00 pm–3:00 pm

Free

Educators

07 Nov 2018

Educator's Open House

Please join the American Folk Art Museum’s education department and educators from around the city for private tours of the current exhibitions, educational resources, and light refreshments.

4:00 pm–6:00 pm

Free; RSVP recommended

Drop-in Gallery Tours

07 Nov 2018

Midday Art Break

Join us at the Self-Taught Genius Gallery in Long Island City over your noon break for a free tour of Roadside Attraction with the exhibition’s curator, Sarah Margolis-Pineo.

12:00 pm–12:30 pm

Free

RSVP

Drop-in Gallery Tours

08 Nov 2018

Closer-Look Tour

A tour of John Dunkley: Neither Day nor Night and Paa Joe: Gates of No Return, led by museum gallery guides.

1:00 pm–2:00 pm

Free

Discussions

08 Nov 2018

Critical Walk-Through: Cy Gavin

Contemporary artist Cy Gavin will discuss his art and practice engaging with landscape, identity, and his family history in Bermuda, while exploring how those themes relate to the works on view by exhibition artists Paa Joe and John Dunkley.

6:30 pm–7:30 pm

$8 members, students, artists, seniors; $10 general public

Purchase tickets

Performances

09 Nov 2018

Free Music Fridays

Jesse Glendon Tillers, Andy Fitzpatrick, and Hameer Zawawi. Hameer Zawawi photo by Steve Porte.

5:30 pm–7:30 pm

Free

Families

10 Nov 2018

Small Folk Story Hour

This program for pre-k and elementary school-aged small folk will feature quilt-themed stories selected from the stacks of the Queens Library.

11:00 am–12:00 pm

Free; registration recommended

RSVP

Performances

14 Nov 2018

Jazz + Wednesdays

Each Wednesday, from 2 to 3 pm, jazz guitarist Bill Wurtzel and guests play standards from the American Songbook.

2:00 pm–3:00 pm

Free

Drop-in Gallery Tours

15 Nov 2018

Closer-Look Tour

A tour of John Dunkley: Neither Day nor Night and Paa Joe: Gates of No Return, led by museum gallery guides.

1:00 pm–2:00 pm

Free

Special Events

16 Nov 2018

Stroller Tour at the Self-Taught Genius Gallery

Join us for a special stroller-friendly tour of the Self-Taught Genius Gallery in Long Island City, Queens.

10:00 am–11:00 am

Free; reservation required

RSVP

Performances

16 Nov 2018

Free Music Fridays

Cordelia Stephens, Susan Kane, and Matt Sucich. Cordelia Stephens photo by Manu Gupta.

5:30 pm–7:30 pm

Free

Drop-in Gallery Tours

17 Nov 2018

Closer-Look Tour

A tour of John Dunkley: Neither Day nor Night and Paa Joe: Gates of No Return, led by museum gallery guides.

1:00 pm–2:00 pm

Free

Drop-in Gallery Tours

20 Nov 2018

Curator's Perspective Tour

Join us for a tour of the exhibition Paa Joe: Gates of No Return with Valérie Rousseau, curator, Self-Taught Art and Art Brut, American Folk Art Museum.

1:00 pm–2:00 pm

Free

Performances

23 Nov 2018

No Free Music Fridays Tonight

No performance this evening. Happy Thanksgiving! Free Music Fridays returns November 30.

5:30 pm–7:30 pm

Free

Performances

28 Nov 2018

Jazz + Wednesdays

Each Wednesday, from 2 to 3 pm, jazz guitarist Bill Wurtzel and guests play standards from the American Songbook.

2:00 pm–3:00 pm

Free

Performances

30 Nov 2018

Free Music Fridays

Naiika, Francis Falls, and Son Of The Velvet Rat. Francis Falls photo by Balto Photo.

5:30 pm–7:30 pm

Free

Workshops

04 Dec 2018

Dialogue + Studio: Block Printing Textile Workshop

Teaching artist Joiri Minaya will lead a block printing on textile workshop and discuss the history of the pattern design process and intersections with her own art and practice.

6:00 pm–8:30 pm

$20 members, students, artists, and seniors; $25 general public

Purchase tickets

Performances

05 Dec 2018

Jazz + Wednesdays

Each Wednesday, from 2 to 3 pm, jazz guitarist Bill Wurtzel and guests play standards from the American Songbook.

2:00 pm–3:00 pm

Free

Drop-in Gallery Tours

05 Dec 2018

Midday Art Break

Join us at the Self-Taught Genius Gallery in Long Island City over your noon break for a free tour of Roadside Attraction with the exhibition’s curator, Sarah Margolis-Pineo.

12:00 pm–12:30 pm

Free

RSVP

Access

06 Dec 2018

Folk Art Reflections

For individuals with Alzheimer’s and related dementias

2:30 pm–3:30 pm

Free

Drop-in Gallery Tours

06 Dec 2018

Closer-Look Tour

A tour of John Dunkley: Neither Day nor Night and Paa Joe: Gates of No Return, led by museum gallery guides.

1:00 pm–2:00 pm

Free

Performances

07 Dec 2018

Free Music Fridays

Jalopy Theatre Presents at the American Folk Art Museum: Little Leatherwood featuring Nora Brown with Stephanie Coleman. Little Leatherwood photo by Jack Hirschorn.

5:30 pm–7:30 pm

Free

Drop-in Gallery Tours

08 Dec 2018

Closer-Look Tour

A tour of John Dunkley: Neither Day nor Night and Paa Joe: Gates of No Return, led by museum gallery guides.

1:00 pm–2:00 pm

Free

Performances

12 Dec 2018

Jazz + Wednesdays

Each Wednesday, from 2 to 3 pm, jazz guitarist Bill Wurtzel and guests play standards from the American Songbook.

2:00 pm–3:00 pm

Free

Discussions

12 Dec 2018

Walls Can Speak: Sites, Memorials, and Social Justice

In response to exhibition artist Paa Joe’s Slave Castles, large-scale wooden sculptures of the forts located along Ghana’s Gold Coast that were used in the transatlantic slave trade, this panel discussion will bring scholars together to engage in a conversation about memorializing sites of trauma and legacies of slavery.

6:30 pm–8:00 pm

$10 members, students, artists, and seniors; $12 general public

Purchase tickets

Drop-in Gallery Tours

13 Dec 2018

Closer-Look Tour

A tour of John Dunkley: Neither Day nor Night and Paa Joe: Gates of No Return, led by museum gallery guides.

1:00 pm–2:00 pm

Free

Performances

14 Dec 2018

Free Music Fridays

Bert Lee, Joshua Garcia, and Maz. Maz photo by Shervin Lainez.

5:30 pm–7:30 pm

Free

Drop-in Gallery Tours

15 Dec 2018

Closer-Look Tour

A tour of John Dunkley: Neither Day nor Night and Paa Joe: Gates of No Return, led by museum gallery guides.

1:00 pm–2:00 pm

Free

Performances

19 Dec 2018

Jazz + Wednesdays

Each Wednesday, from 2 to 3 pm, jazz guitarist Bill Wurtzel and guests play standards from the American Songbook.

2:00 pm–3:00 pm

Free

Drop-in Gallery Tours

20 Dec 2018

Closer-Look Tour

A tour of John Dunkley: Neither Day nor Night and Paa Joe: Gates of No Return, led by museum gallery guides.

1:00 pm–2:00 pm

Free

Performances

21 Dec 2018

No Free Music Fridays Tonight

No performance this evening. Happy holidays! Free Music Fridays returns January 11.

5:30 pm–7:30 pm

Free

Drop-in Gallery Tours

27 Dec 2018

Closer-Look Tour

A tour of John Dunkley: Neither Day nor Night and Paa Joe: Gates of No Return, led by museum gallery guides.

1:00 pm–2:00 pm

Free

Performances

28 Dec 2018

No Free Music Fridays Tonight

No performance this evening. Happy holidays! Free Music Fridays returns January 11.

5:30 pm–7:30 pm

Free

Drop-in Gallery Tours

29 Dec 2018

Closer-Look Tour

A tour of John Dunkley: Neither Day nor Night and Paa Joe: Gates of No Return, led by museum gallery guides.

1:00 pm–2:00 pm

Free

Drop-in Gallery Tours

02 Jan 2019

Midday Art Break

Join us at the Self-Taught Genius Gallery in Long Island City over your noon break for a free tour of Roadside Attraction with the exhibition’s curator, Sarah Margolis-Pineo.

12:00 pm–12:30 pm

Free

RSVP

Performances

04 Jan 2019

No Free Music Fridays Tonight

No performance this evening. Happy New Year! Free Music Fridays returns January 11.

5:30 pm–7:30 pm

Free

Drop-in Gallery Tours

10 Jan 2019

Closer-Look Tour

A tour of John Dunkley: Neither Day nor Night and Paa Joe: Gates of No Return, led by museum gallery guides.

1:00 pm–2:00 pm

Free

Discussions

10 Jan 2019

Critical Walk-Through: Nari Ward

New York-based artist Nari Ward will discuss his work and practice engaging with migration and citizenship, community, and his native Jamaica, while exploring how those themes relate to the exhibition John Dunkley: Neither Day nor Night.

6:30 pm–7:30 pm

$8 members, students, artists, and seniors; $10 general public

Purchase tickets

Performances

11 Jan 2019

Free Music Fridays

Jon Ladeau, Bianka Ndama, and David Nagler. Bianca Ndama photo courtesy of the artist.

5:30 pm–7:30 pm

Free

Drop-in Gallery Tours

12 Jan 2019

Closer-Look Tour

A tour of John Dunkley: Neither Day nor Night and Paa Joe: Gates of No Return, led by museum gallery guides.

1:00 pm–2:00 pm

Free

Drop-in Gallery Tours

17 Jan 2019

Closer-Look Tour

A tour of John Dunkley: Neither Day nor Night and Paa Joe: Gates of No Return, led by museum gallery guides.

1:00 pm–2:00 pm

Free

Performances

18 Jan 2019

No Free Music Fridays Tonight

No performance this evening. Free Music Fridays returns January 25.

5:30 pm–7:30 pm

Free

Drop-in Gallery Tours

24 Jan 2019

Closer-Look Tour

A tour of John Dunkley: Neither Day nor Night and Paa Joe: Gates of No Return, led by museum gallery guides.

1:00 pm–2:00 pm

Free

Performances

25 Jan 2019

Free Music Fridays

Nat Myers, Rust Dust, and Stephen Babcock. Nat Myers photo by Jacob Mahaffey.

5:30 pm–7:30 pm

Free

Drop-in Gallery Tours

26 Jan 2019

Closer-Look Tour

A tour of John Dunkley: Neither Day nor Night and Paa Joe: Gates of No Return, led by museum gallery guides.

1:00 pm–2:00 pm

Free

Drop-in Gallery Tours

31 Jan 2019

Closer-Look Tour

A tour of John Dunkley: Neither Day nor Night and Paa Joe: Gates of No Return, led by museum gallery guides.

1:00 pm–2:00 pm

Free

Performances

01 Feb 2019

Free Music Fridays

Jalopy Theatre Presents at the American Folk Art Museum: Queen Esther. Queen Esther photo by Tanya Braganti.

5:30 pm–7:30 pm

Free

Drop-in Gallery Tours

07 Feb 2019

Closer-Look Tour

A tour of John Dunkley: Neither Day nor Night and Paa Joe: Gates of No Return, led by museum gallery guides.

1:00 pm–2:00 pm

Free

Access

07 Feb 2019

Folk Art Reflections

For individuals with Alzheimer’s and related dementias

2:30 pm–3:30 pm

Free

Discussions

07 Feb 2019

Post-Colonial Visions and John Dunkley

This panel discussion will expand on the historical and political context of exhibition artist John Dunkley’s lifetime in pre-independence Jamaica, including intersections with Marcus Garvey and Pan-Africanism.

6:30 pm–8:00 pm

$10 members, students, artists, and seniors; $12 general public

Purchase tickets

Performances

08 Feb 2019

Free Music Fridays

Laura Meyer, Kora Feder, and Greg Connors. Kora Feder photo by Alex Bohn.

5:30 pm–7:30 pm

Free

Drop-in Gallery Tours

09 Feb 2019

Closer-Look Tour

A tour of John Dunkley: Neither Day nor Night and Paa Joe: Gates of No Return, led by museum gallery guides.

1:00 pm–2:00 pm

Free

Drop-in Gallery Tours

14 Feb 2019

Closer-Look Tour

A tour of John Dunkley: Neither Day nor Night and Paa Joe: Gates of No Return, led by museum gallery guides.

1:00 pm–2:00 pm

Free

Performances

15 Feb 2019

Free Music Fridays

Caitlin Mahoney, Boy Girl Banjo, and Thurston Ray. Boy Girl Banjo photo Jas Singh.

5:30 pm–7:30 pm

Free

Drop-in Gallery Tours

16 Feb 2019

Closer-Look Tour

A tour of John Dunkley: Neither Day nor Night and Paa Joe: Gates of No Return, led by museum gallery guides.

1:00 pm–2:00 pm

Free

Drop-in Gallery Tours

21 Feb 2019

Closer-Look Tour

A tour of John Dunkley: Neither Day nor Night and Paa Joe: Gates of No Return, led by museum gallery guides.

1:00 pm–2:00 pm

Free

Performances

22 Feb 2019

No Free Music Fridays Tonight

No performance this evening. Free Music Fridays returns in March 2019.

5:30 pm–7:30 pm

Free

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