October Member Month
We are so grateful for our members. Because of you, we are able to present innovative programs and exhibitions that connect artists with the public and inspire people of all ages. During October, we say a special thank you for being a participant in this story.
Interested in becoming a member? Join today!
Every Thursday in October—Double Discount Days
Start your holiday shopping early with double your member discount at any of the three JMKAC retail locations—the Arts Center SHOP, the Art Preserve, or ARTSpace at the Shops at Woodlake Kohler. That’s 20% off your entire purchase!
Valid only on Thursdays in October 2023. Does not apply to the purchase of gift certificates or gift memberships.
• Thursday, October 5—Drop-in and Draw: Beastly Manifestations with Kristin Plucar*
Art Preserve, 4:30–6:30 p.m.
Join artist Kristin Plucar to create illustrations inspired by the work of Levi Fisher Ames and his carved menagerie of real and imagined beasts. Sketch in the collection area featuring Ames’ work to find inspiration. Workshop includes demonstrations on creating patterns and marks and developing a composition for your work.
• Friday, October 13—Member Happy Hour Ahead of White Box Theatre Performance
5:00–7:00 p.m.
Enjoy a free members-only Happy Hour with two complimentary drink tickets and light hors d’oeuvres. Then tour the exhibition Kea Tawana: I Traveled Into the Future in a Dream with Curator Laura Bickford.
A performance of White Box Theatre’s production Kea and the Ark follows at 7:00 p.m. (Buy your tickets to the show now.) It is the story of a woman who single-handedly built an eighty-six-foot-long, three-stories-tall, twenty-ton ark in the Central Ward of Newark, New Jersey. The production offers history, myth, lullaby, and visual poetry using sculpture, puppets, movement, storytelling, and synth electric cello.
To RSVP for the Member Happy Hour, register here, call 920-694-4691 or email pyang@jmkac.org.
• Thursday, October 19—Coffee with the Curators at the Arts Center
9:00–10:00 a.m.
Sign up for a members-only exhibition tour with our Chief Curator Jodi Throckmorton and members of the curatorial team, followed by coffee and pastries in the CAFE.
Space is limited. To reserve your spot, register here, call 920-694-4691 or email pyang@jmkac.org.
• Thursdays, October 19 & 26—TL;DR (Too Long; Didn’t Read!) Film Screening & Discussion with Artist Patricia Piccinini*
Film Screening: Thursday, October 19, 5:00 p.m., in the Theatre
Film Discussion: Thursday, October 26, 6:00 p.m., in the Social STUDIO
Meet us in the JMKAC Theatre on October 19 for a screening of the Swedish fantasy film Border, directed by Ali Abbasi. The following week, come back to discuss the film with moderator Patricia Piccinini, who will lead the conversation about the film and its connection to her exhibition Patricia Piccinini: encounters of another plot (now on view at the Arts Center). Light refreshments will be served.
• Sunday, October 22 —Studio Earth*
11:00 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
Consider how you are in kinship with the planet through artist-led workshops focusing on the exhibitions Patricia Piccinini: encounters of another plotand Kea Tawana: I Traveled Into the Future in a Dream.
*Public event.
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