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Community Free Day

Saturday, January 14, 2017, 11 am–4 pm
Dia Beacon

Dia:Beacon’s quarterly Community Free Days offer engaging programs suitable for a broad audience, including thematic tours of the collection and special exhibitions, DiaTalks, interactive workshops for children and families, and performances. Admission is free for residents of Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester counties.Saturday, January 14, 2017Community Free Day11 am–4 pm Dia:Beacon, Riggio Galleries3 Beekman StreetBeacon, NY 12508 Please bring a driver’s license or other government-issued ID for entry to the museum. Schedule 11:30 amArt x Building x BodyFamilies and children of all ages explore the relationship between artworks and the space around them through hands-on exercises led by educator Jean-Marc Superville-Sovak. (1 hour) 1 pmApproaching the Grid TourInvestigate the prominence of the grid through the work of Dan Flavin, Robert Irwin, Sol LeWitt, and Agnes Martin with educator Charlotte Schulz. (1 hour) 1 pmOver Time: Object and Experience TourExamine how time and experience impact our understanding of the physical qualities of artworks on view at Dia:Beacon with educators Michelle Alumkal and Andrea Moreau. (1 hour) 1:30 pmMaterial Play: SoundCreate abstract sound compositions and discover new ways of listening based on chance operations in this family-friendly drop-in lab with artist educator Audra Wolowiec. (2 hours) 2:30 pmDiaTalksJane McFadden, Associate Professor and Chair of Art Center College of Design’s Humanities and Sciences Department, leads a focused talk on Walter De Maria. (1 hour) 3:30 pmBeer TastingEnjoy beers from Beacon-based microbrewery 2 Way Brewing Company. (30 minutes)

Special Event

Art x Building x Body

Saturday, January 14, 2017, 11:30 am–12:30 pm
Dia Beacon

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Event DetailsSaturday, January 14, 2017, 11:30 am–12:30 pmStart location: Lawrence Weiner gallery Free with museum admission. No reservations required. Family-friendly program. This event is part of Community Free Day. About the ProgramFamilies and visitors of all ages investigate the relationship between the artworks of Louise Bourgeois, Fred Sandback, and Robert Smithson and the space around them with educator Jean-Marc Superville-Sovak. Using a blend of experiments, movement, riddles, and games, participants will work together to see the artworks and the building in new ways. (1 hour) Jean-Marc Superville-SovakJean-Marc Superville-Sovak received his B.F.A from Concordia University in Montreal, Canada, and his M.F.A from Bard College, Annandale-On-Hudson, New York He has exhibited at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Socrates Sculpture Park, Manifesta 8 European Biennial, and International Studio & Curatorial Program in New York City and works as a studio assistant to Marilyn Minter. He has illustrated two novels by Julie Chibbaro, with whom he is building a tiny house in Beacon.

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Approaching the Grid Tour

Saturday, January 14, 2017, 1–2 pm
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Event DetailsSaturday, January 14, 2017, 1–2 pm Public tour.Free with museum admission.Reservations required at the admissions desk. This event is part of Community Free Day. About the ProgramInvestigate the prominence of the grid through the work of Dan Flavin, Robert Irwin, Sol LeWitt, and Agnes Martin. Dia guide Charlotte Schulz introduces artwork on view at Dia:Beacon and discusses the ways in which the figure of the grid operates within a larger conversation of abstraction. (1 hour) Charlotte SchulzCharlotte Schulz studied art at Kent State University, Ohio, and the University of South Florida in Tampa, where she received her MFA in 1993. She is the recipient of individual artist fellowships from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, the New York Foundation for the Arts, and the Pollock-Krasner Foundation. She maintains a studio in Peekskill, New York, and teaches at Parsons The New School for Design in New York City.

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Over Time: Object and Experience Tour

Saturday, January 14, 2017, 1–2 pm
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Event DetailsSaturday, January 14, 2017, 1–2 pm Public tour.Free with museum admission.Reservations required at the admissions desk. This event is part of Community Free Day. About the ProgramExamine the ways in which the artworks on view in Dia:Beacon change or shift over time. Dia educators Michelle Alumkal and Andrea Moreau invite participants to consider how time impacts the physical qualities of an object as well as one’s understanding and experience of it. (1 hour) Michelle AlumkalArt historian Michelle Alumkal's work writing and editing for art publications stems from a long-standing interest in cross-disciplinary collaboration, particularly between the visual arts and literature. She holds an MA in Art History from Columbia University, New York. A museum guide at Dia:Beacon since 2009, she is currently at work on a novel. Andrea MoreauAndrea Moreau is a visual artist who lives and works in Beacon, New York. She is a 2014 New York Foundation for the Arts fellowship recipient whose work can be seen in the flat files of Pierogi Gallery in Brooklyn and in the artist registries of the Drawing Center and White Columns in New York City as well as at Carrie Haddad Gallery in Hudson, New York, where she is currently featured in their Winter Exhibition.

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Material Play: Sound

Saturday, January 14, 2017, 1:30–3:30 pm
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Event InformationSaturday, January 14, 2017, 1:30–3:30 pmLocation: Learning Lab Free with museum admission.No reservations required.Family-friendly, drop-in program. This event is part of Community Free Day. About the ProgramExperiment with sound as a material through hands-on making and explorations of the space around us. How might we hear with our eyes? What might the color blue sound like? Families and visitors of all ages create abstract compositions and discover new ways of listening based on chance operations with artist educator Audra Wolowiec. Audra WolowiecAudra Wolowiec is an interdisciplinary artist whose work oscillates between sculpture, installation, text, and performance with an emphasis on sound and the material qualities of language. Her work has been shown internationally and in the United States at MASS MoCA, Socrates Sculpture Park, and Art in General. She was the inaugural Artist Educator in Residence at Dia:Beacon and has lectured at SUNY Purchase and Parsons School of Design. She is based between New York City and Detroit.

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