Category: Farnsworth
Ai Weiwei’s Human Flow Moved to Farnsworth Auditorium
On Friday, August 17, the Farnsworth Art Museum, the Camden International Film Festival (CIFF) and the Strand Theatre will co-present a documentary film by internationally renowned artist Ai Weiwei entitled Human Flow. Due to unforeseen circumstances, the screening of the film has been moved from the Strand Theatre to the Farnsworth Auditorium. The screening will […]
Special Gallery Tour at the Farnsworth: Maine: The Farnsworth Collection
On Wednesday, July 25, the Farnsworth Art Museum will present a special gallery tour of On a Mountain in Maine. The gallery tour, led by a member of the museum’s Curatorial team, will take place at 1:30 pm, beginning from the museum’s main lobby. This exhibition, primarily drawn from the museum’s collection, features works by […]
Lecture at the Farnsworth Poems, Painters and Patriots: N.C. Wyeth’s Poems of American Patriotism
On Wednesday, June 20, the Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland, Maine will present the opening lecture for the exhibition N.C. Wyeth: Poems of American Patriotism. The lecture by Farnsworth Chief Curator Michael Komanecky is the museum’s first Stephen May and Kathryn B. Wilson Lecture and will take place in the museum’s auditorium at 2 p.m. […]
Farnsworth Presents First Ai Weiwei Exhibition in Maine
Farnsworth Art Museum Presents Ai Weiwei’s Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads: Gold Beginning on Saturday, March 24, 2018, the Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland, Maine will present a special exhibition of sculptural works by Chinese dissident-artist Ai Weiwei (b. 1957). Ai’s gilded bronze Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads: Gold series will be on display in the museum’s […]
Farnsworth Presents Seventh Annual Fall Family Festival
On Saturday, October 14, the Farnsworth Art Museum invites everyone to attend its seventh annual Fall Family Festival. The festival will take place from 4 to 6 p.m. in the museum’s sculpture garden, and is free of charge. This year’s Fall Family Festival is part of Maine’s Pumpkin Trail, a partnership with the Farnsworth, Maine […]
Drawing and Painting for Ages 6 to 86 at the Farnsworth Art Museum
On Saturdays, beginning October 7 through December 16, the Farnsworth Art Museum will host a Drawing and Painting class taught by artist Sam Cady. Titled Drawing and Painting for Ages 6 to 86, the program will take place on consecutive Saturdays at the Gamble Education Center, at the corner of Union and Grace Streets in […]
Farnsworth to Unveil Mural During September First Friday
On Friday, September 1, during the First Friday art walk, there will be a special mural unveiling of a new mural arts project on School Street, on the wall of the Grasshopper Shop in downtown Rockland, which is a partnership between the Farnsworth’s Education Department and mural director Alexis Iammarino. The gathering will take place from 5:30 to 7 p.m., on School Street, […]
Lecture at the Farnsworth: Louise Nevelson—Light and Shadow
On Wednesday, August 16, the Farnsworth Art Museum will present a lecture by Nevelson biographer Laurie Wilson entitled Louise Nevelson: Light and Shadow. The program will take place from 6 to 7 p.m. in the museum’s auditorium. This lecture will provide an intimate portrait of Louise Nevelson’s remarkable life and art, drawing on hours of […]
Farnsworth Presents Lecture and Film: Returning Nazi-Appropriated-Art to its Rightful Owner
On Wednesday, August 23, the Farnsworth Art Museum, in partnership with the Strand Theatre and the Adas Yoshuron Synagogue will co-present a lecture by Donald S. Burris, Esq. followed by a screening of Stealing Klimt: The Documentary. The program will take place at the Strand Theatre in Rockland, Maine from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Beginning […]
Farnsworth [Collective] Presents Bash LITE: Under the Tent
On Saturday, July 22, the Farnsworth Art Museum’s dynamic membership group the [Collective] will present a summer dance party on Rockland’s Museum Street, featuring the bay area funk band Con Brio. Bash LITE: Under the Tent will take place from 8 to 12 p.m. under a huge, 200 foot tent raised over the Farnsworth Museum […]
