November 2020
Bennington Museum Monthly
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October has been beautiful this year, and the Museum made the most of the weather before those snowflakes began to fly. November brings even more exciting programs and exhibitions, so read on below to discover what might strike your fancy. But first, we want to thank all of our community partners and creative folks who helped make the fall such a success. |
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Thank you to all the NBOSS artists who came to the closing celebration of the first ever outdoor sculpture show at Bennington Museum, and particularly thanks to Joe Chirchirillo who helped to bring it all together. |
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Thank you to R&D Island Taste for serving delicious home-cooked Jamaican food from the courtyard this fall. You brought the party and helped to make the Museum more welcoming for many people who had never stepped through our gates before. We look forward to having you again next year. |
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Saturday, 11/7
2pm - 4pm
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An in-person event (2 tickets remaining)
Register by November 5.
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An in-person event
Register by November 5.
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A pay-what-you-wish virtual discussion
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A FREE virtual discussion presented by the BHS
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Thursday, 11/19
1:30pm - 2:30pm
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A FREE in-person workshop for pre-schoolers and caregivers
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Tuesday, 12/01
noon - 1pm
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A virtual conversation with the artist
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Popular news satire show host, John Oliver, is loaning his thought provoking art collection to five small museums across the country. In addition to the loan, Oliver will be donating $10k to each museum, and $10k to the local food bank. Bennington Museum has has announced its intention to compete for the prize, and it has been tremendous fun to see the letters some of our supporters have written to bolster our case:
Dear John Oliver,
I am writing to urge you to exhibit your weird art collection at the Bennington Museum, where your work can be hung with the paintings of one of this nation's most unlikely celebrities Grandma Moses. Her work is hanging next to VanGogh in Tokyo, but your collection can hang next to her work right here in Bennington. It will be easy for you to find the museum as you fly overhead, as we have a big monument to mark the spot. While you are at the museum you can sit at a tavern table that was once sat at by the Green Mountain Boys. We even have one of their bar tabs, probably because no one paid it. The revolution may not have started in Vermont, but the spirit still Berns brightly here, just ask Senator Sanders.
You will not find a more appreciative audience for your artwork than the people of Bennington. They have been looking at crazy #$#* for years. Buckminster Fuller built one of his first geodesic domes just down the street at the Bennington College campus, where Pollock had an early and important exhibit. Moses - Pollock, we get it. There's nothing we don't like.
So, please, our community could use an infusion of your weird art collection. We will put it in context. You'll come away feeling the importance of your collection doing its best to bring art and community together.
Thank you for your efforts on behalf of small museums. They need your love.
Cheers, Leslie Parke
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Meanwhile, the "People's Choice" exhibition closes this week, and we will be announcing the grand prize winner on Facebook just as soon as our Collections Manager can count the votes after election day! Listen as Interim Director, David Pilachowski, speaks with VPR about the success of this exhibit and discusses other plans for the Museum in the coming months. |
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benefitting Bennington Museum
and Regional Artists
November 27 through December 28
2020 Vision:
Reflecting a World Changing Year,
a state-wide exhibition initiative of the Vermont Curator's Group.
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SAVE THE DATE
Saturday, December 12
The Museum is pleased to announce a
Virtual Trivia Benefit
as the annual end of year fundraising event
in line with this theme.
Invitation and more details
to follow soon!
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Through the launch of the Museum virtual membership program about a quarter of our constituents have downloaded the digital card, and we are hoping that those numbers keep rising! In addition to being more environmentally friendly and reducing administrative costs, going digital means that you never have to worry about forgetting your membership card. But you can still opt in to a physical card when you renew your membership if you prefer. If you need more information, visit our FAQ page or send us a note at membership@benningtonmuseum.org. Your support makes what we do here possible. Thank you.
If you haven't yet joined the Museum, we invite you to consider doing so today. All members receive discounts in the Museum store (just in time for the holidays) as well as reduced rates on programs and workshops. Members are also invited to an annual meeting which will be hosted in the spring and is a great opportunity to connect with the community of like minded culture lovers.
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Tell us how you really feel... |
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At Bennington Museum, we always value your opinions. Please take a moment to complete this brief survey to let us know how we are doing and how we can better serve you. |
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And finally, seeing as it is election day, we must remind you of your civic duty to vote! To get you in the small "d" democratic mood, take a listen to this conversation between Museum curator Jamie Franklin, and professor Ellery Foutch of Middlebury College regarding voting transparency and the glass ballot box. |
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Bennington Museum engages and transforms our visitors and our community by connecting you to the region’s diverse arts, rich history, and culture of innovation.
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