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It's that time of the week again. Relax and enjoy the sounds of @stephaniemanns, @bwqmusic, and @davidnagler. Arrive early to see the current exhibition. Hosted by @violaunstrung, The event is free to attend, wine is available upon donation, and seating starts at 5 pm. Check the link in our bio for more information. Hope to see you there!⁠⠀⁠📷Allison Michael Orenstein⁠⠀⁠⠀⁠⠀⁠⠀⁠⠀ #FolkArtMuseum #folkmusic #livemusic #freeconcert #nycconcert #live #musician #show #musicfestival #newmusic #folk #indiefolk #folkpop #singersongwriter #folkrock #acoustic #touringmusicians⁠⠀Today at 6:30 pm, see Contemporary artist LJ Roberts (@atelier.lj) discuss their textile practice celebrating and investigating the overlap of queer and trans history, protest, and craft, all while exploring connections to the recent exhibition⁠.⠀⁠⠀⁠⠀To register, please visit the link in the bio.⁠⠀⁠⠀⁠⠀ #artbrut #outsiderart #outsiderartists #selftaughtart #selftaughtartists #folkart #AFAMwallpower #quilts #crazyquilt #wool #cotton #quilting ⁠ #sew #sewing #fabric #patchwork #diy #pattern #maker #crafty #fabrics #fabricdesigner #lgbtq #contemporaryart"Painting is a lot harder than pickin' cotton. Cotton's right there for you to pull off the stalk, but to paint, you got to sweat your mind."⁠ - Clementine Hunter⠀⁠⠀Clementine Hunter's images reflect the African-Christian traditions and practices of the rural South. Hunter documented people going to church, attending funerals, weddings, and taking part in baptisms, all activities held at St. Augustine Catholic Church, near the artist's home at Melrose Plantation in Natchitoches, Louisiana.⁠⠀⁠⠀Clementine Hunter's work is currently featured in the museum's Self-Taught Genius Gallery, part of the current show, A Piece of Yourself: Gift Giving in Self-Taught Art on view through December 31, 2019. ⁠ ⁠⁠⠀⁠⠀Image: Courtesy of State Library Of Louisiana.⁠⠀Color reproduction of a photograph of Clementine Hunter on Melrose Plantation, in Natchitoches, Louisiana, in the 1960s.⁠⠀⁠⠀⁠⠀⁠ #selftaughtartist #outsiderart #mixedmediaart #intricateart #selftaught #creativeprocess #africandiaspora #afrocentric #blkcreativesThe museum offers a host of resources for students and educators.⁠⠀⁠⠀From fostering careers in the arts for via the Museum Career Internship Program in partnership with @laguardiacc, to developing critical thinking in students grades K-12 through museum visits, to helping teachers bring folk art into the classroom by way of free curriculum resources and exploration guides, the museum's effort in this area is paramount to its mission of shaping the understanding of art by the self-taught.⁠⠀⁠⠀⁠⠀If you'd like to read more about the museum's resources for students and educators, check out the education story highlight on our profile.⁠⠀⁠⠀⁠⠀⁠⠀⁠⠀⁠⠀⁠⠀⁠⠀ #museumeducation #artsed #arted #artclass #museumed #artclasses #education #museum #community #artbrut #outsiderart #outsiderartists #selftaughtart #selftaughtartists #folkart #20thcenturyart⁠ #americanart #folkartmuseum #folkart⁠ #queensart⁠⠀Showered with decorative themes made from random shapes and materials such as silk or satin, crazy quilts rose to prominence in the quilting community during the late 1880s. Many of the quilts were often nonfunctional and deviated from the typical three-layer quilt fabric to only two layers. ⁠⠀⁠⠀Learn more about crazy quilts by visiting the museum's latest exhibition, WALL POWER! Quilts from the Werner and Karen Gundersheimer Gift is on view through September 1st.⁠⠀⁠⠀image: Crazy Quilt, artist unidentified, United States, 1880-1910, Wool and cotton with cotton embroidery floss.⁠ Gift of Ruth and Barbara Pitcher, 2014.5.1⁠⠀Photo by Gavin Ashworth.⁠⠀⁠⠀⁠⠀⁠⠀⁠⠀⁠⠀⁠⠀ #artbrut #outsiderart #outsiderartists #selftaughtart #selftaughtartists #folkart #AFAMwallpower #quilts #crazyquilt #wool #cotton #quilting ⁠ #sew #sewing #fabric #patchwork #diy #pattern #maker #crafty #fabrics #fabricdesigner #quilter⁠⠀End your workweek with #FreeMusicFridays! Wine is available by donation, arrive early to check out the exhibition. Hosted by @violaunstrung, this week's edition of the event features @lizzie.no, @gawainandthegreenknight, and @marcsmithmusic! The event is free to attend but seating starts at 5 pm. Check the 'This Week' instagram highlight for more information.⁠⠀⁠⠀⁠⠀⁠⠀⁠⠀📸 by @annaazarov⁠⠀⁠⠀ #FolkArtMuseum #folkmusic #livemusic #freeconcert #nycconcert #live #musician #show #musicfestival #newmusic #folk #indiefolk #folkpop #singersongwriter #folkrock #acoustic #touringmusiciansFrench writer Georges Bataille wrote that images have the power not to comfort us but, to the trouble and worry us, to “open us up” and make us “bleed inside.” The fertile and loaded images of Henry Darger operate in this register. The self-taught author and illustrator's universe explodes with terrifying storms, torturous battles, and tethered preteen girls—all there to be tamed and rescued. Darger was born in Chicago and orphaned at an early age, and he spent part of his childhood in a boys’ home in Lincoln, Illinois. He repeatedly tried to escape, and at age sixteen he finally succeeded. In Chicago, he became a dishwasher and janitor at local hospitals, occupations he held for some fifty years. ⁠⠀⁠⠀Read more about Darger and other self-taught artists in the link in our bio.⁠⠀⁠⠀Image: Untitled (Vivian Girl with Doll), Henry Darger, ⁠⠀Chicago, Illinois, AWatercolor, carbon tracing, and pencil on paper.⁠ Gift of Robert and Luise Kleinberg in celebration of granddaughter Cecelia Cooley, 2004.15.1. Photo by Gavin Ashworth.⁠⠀⁠⠀⁠⠀⁠⠀⁠⠀⁠⠀ #artbrut #outsiderart #outsiderartists #selftaughtart #selftaughtartists #folkart #20thcenturyart⁠ #americanart #folkartmuseum #folkart⁠⁠⠀⁠⠀Did you know that the museum has an art program for high school students residing or attending school in Queens?⁠⠀⁠⠀Last week’s Youth Art Connection program focused on quilts. The students enjoyed viewing, discussing and sketching the quilts at the museum, followed by an appliqué workshop with textile artist @emma__redmond.⁠⠀⁠⠀The Youth Art Connection (YAC) program takes place at the museum’s Collections and Education Center in Long Island City, Queens. Students learn and explore folk and self-taught art and the possible careers in the arts, all through a variety of engaging activities. Participants view and discuss the museum’s current exhibitions, create art inspired by the collection, go behind the scenes at the Collections and Education Center, and visit New York City galleries, museums, and arts organizations. ⁠⠀⁠⠀To learn more please contact Natalie Beall, Education Specialist, at nbeall@folkartmuseum.org ⁠⠀⁠⠀⁠⠀ #AFAM #YouthArtConnection #arteducation #museumeducation #artsed #museumed #learning #queensart #LICart #AFAMshares #afamwallpower #selftaughtart #folkart #quilts"Making art takes on a wider metaphysical meaning as if the artists are ‘offering’ a piece of themselves. These works are created during milestones and other moments of emotional significance in the artist’s life. This deeply personal sentiment materializes in the final product.” - assistant curator @steffi__duarte on her curated exhibition, A Piece of Yourself: Gift Giving in Self-Taught Art⁠. ⁠⠀⁠⠀A Piece of Yourself: Gift Giving in Self-Taught Art⁠ is on view through December 31, 2019⁠⠀⁠⠀Image: New Jerusalem, Sister Gertrude Morgan, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1970s, Acrylic and tempera on metal lid.⁠ Gift of Bliss Carnochan, in honor of Gerard C. Wertkin, 2004.7.1. Photo by Gavin Ashworth.⁠⠀⁠⠀⁠⠀⁠⠀⁠⠀⁠⠀ #artbrut #outsiderart #outsiderartists #selftaughtart #selftaughtartists #folkart #20thcenturyart⁠ #americanart #folkartmuseum #folkart⁠⠀⁠"While the museum's collection is a hub for exemplary quilts, it's unusual...for the institution to be gifted a full-fledged collection such as this. However, when such occurrences do come about, it's an opportunity ripe for observing, studying, and presenting a unified aesthetic." - @SwirlgirlWorldtour for @archdigestpro⁠⠀⁠⠀Many thanks to them for the informative article on the museum's latest exhibition. Check the link in the bio to read. ⁠⠀⁠⠀WALL POWER! Quilts from the Werner and Karen Gundersheimer Gift is on view at the museum through September 1st.⁠⠀⁠⠀⁠⠀Image: Lozenge Quilt, artist unidentified, Possibly Tennessee, United States, 1930s, Cotton.⁠⠀Gift of Karen and Werner Gundersheimer, 2018.2.1⁠⠀Photo by Gavin Ashworth.⁠⠀⁠⠀⁠⠀⁠⠀⁠⠀⁠⠀⁠⠀⁠⠀ #artbrut #outsiderart #outsiderartists #selftaughtart #selftaughtartists #folkart #AFAMwallpower #quilts #lozengequilt #tennesseeart #cotton #archdigest #womeninart #quilting ⁠ #sew #sewing #fabric #patchwork #diy #pattern #maker #crafty #fabrics #fabricdesigner #quilterThe museum thanks Werner and Karen Gundersheimer for the tangibly powerful gift of quilts to the collection.⁠⠀⁠⠀Their gift introduced new patterns into the Museum’s collection, including Joseph’s Coat, Alphabet (pictured behind the Gundersheimers), and Spider Web, all graphically striking examples that embody what the couple calls “wall power.” This is an exhibition you won't want to miss. ⁠⠀⁠⠀WALL POWER! Quilts from the Werner and Karen Gundersheimer Gift is on view at the museum through September 1st.⁠⠀⁠⠀⁠⠀⁠⠀⁠⠀⁠⠀ #artbrut #outsiderart #outsiderartists #selftaughtart #selftaughtartists #folkart #AFAMwallpower #quilts ⁠Looking for a family-friendly event this Saturday, August 10th?⁠⠀⁠⠀Join the museum from 1 - 2 pm for Families and Folk Art: Quilted Stories. With the intent of introducing children ages 4 to 12 as well as their accompanying adults to folk art through interactive tours, participants will be able to study and explore the twenty-one striking quilts freshly added to the collection. Once a creative spark is made, children and adults alike will then return to the studio to create their very own unique artwork that responds to the quilts on view.⁠⠀⁠⠀Space is limited; registration required. ⁠⠀More info: 212. 265. 1040, ext. 381, or familyprograms@folkartmuseum.org⁠⠀⁠⠀⁠⠀Image: Amish Quilt: Sunshine and Shadow, artist unidentified, United States, 1920s, silks and wools.⁠⠀Gift of Karen and Werner Gundersheimer, 2018.2.6. Photo by Gavin Ashworth.⁠⠀⁠⠀⁠⠀⁠⠀⁠⠀⁠⠀ #AFAMwallpower #FolkArtMuseum #AFAMcollection #Amish #Quilt #AmericanArt #selftaughtart #folkart #patterns #selftaught #20thcenturyart⁠⠀
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