JULY
Saturday, July 9 | 9 am – 3:30 pm | Members $55, nonmembers $65 (includes boxed lunch)
Adult Photography Workshop: Body and Architecture As Storytellers: Self-Portraiture
San Francisco–based artist Airyka Rockefeller begins with an introduction to contemporary, multicultural self-portraits to provide inspiration for making your own images during the second half of the class. The workshop includes a visit to
Thursday, July 14 | 10:30 am – 12:15 pm | Families with children ages 3 and up
Family Movie: A Bug’s Life | Reservations by July 11 | See August 23 for another movie.
Create your own bug mask to wear as you watch Flik, a misfit ant, try to save his colony from a greedy gang of grasshoppers. Rated G, 96 minutes.
Sunday, July 17 | 2 – 3 pm | Children ages 5 to 8 with adult | Meet at information desk
Trace the path of water, from mist hovering over ponds to storms growling around mountains as we read Water Dance, by Thomas Locker. Create your own rain gauge.
Thursday, July 21 | 5:30 – 8:30 pm | Adults | Members and
NEW! Summer Party Series Art After Hours: Surrealism | No reservations required | Cash Bar
Visit Man Ray | Lee Miller, Partners in Surrealism and explore the hidden realms of the imagination through photography, Surrealist games (interactive human chess) and randomized art. Music by Walter Sickert & The Army of Broken Toys (a “wildly unusual Dada-esque circus carnival run amok”) and a demonstration by a chef from the Blue Ox restaurant in
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Friday, July 22 | 8 – 10:30 pm | Adults and teens | Members $55, nonmembers $60
Concert: Music at
Journey, A Seagoing Narrative with Music evokes the era of tall ships, and Listening to the Sea Winds celebrates the poetry of Vincent Ferrini, the late Poet of Gloucester. Black tie optional.
Saturday, July 23 | 1 – 3 pm | All ages | Art Studios
Studio Saturday: Porcelain Plates | See August 27 for another Studio Saturday.
Explore Asian export porcelain and create your own plate design. Made possible by American Dental Partners.
Saturday, July 30 | 10 am – 4 pm | All ages
Weekend Festival: Inspired by Land
Rustic-furniture-making demonstrations, musicians, art activities, outdoor painting workshops and more re-create the mood when artists embraced the natural world on view in Painting the American Vision.
10 am – 4 pm | Atrium
Demonstration: Rustic Furniture Making
Master furniture artisan Barry Gregson, of the Adirondack Rustics Gallery, demonstrates the techniques and tools used to make stools, benches, rocking chairs and more.
10:30 – 11 am | Families with children ages 4 and up
Story Time: Henry Works | Tickets available at admissions desk on day of program
Follow Henry the bear, modeled after Henry David Thoreau, as he steps outside and decides that it is “the perfect day to walk to work.” Henry, in D.B. Johnson’s Henry Works, makes his way through the landscape until his most important work is revealed!
11 – 11:30 am and 3:30 – 4 pm | Adults & teens | Meet at Painting the American Vision galleries
Concerts: The Course of Empire
Nell Shaw Cohen presents an original piece for string quartet she composed in response to the themes represented in Thomas Cole’s five paintings The Course of Empire.
11 am – noon | Families with children ages 8 and up | Art Studios | Reservations by July 28
Workshops: Watercolor Sketching
Join artist Bill Mitchell and learn how to sketch with watercolors.
11 am – 3 pm | Meet in Armory Park
Drop-in Art Activity: Family Painting En Plein Air
Drawing inspiration from nature, drop in to experience watercolor painting in the open air.
Noon -12:40 pm and 3:30–4:10 pm | Adults and teens | Meet at information desk
Explore the paintings of Hudson River School
Noon – 1:30 pm | Atrium
Demonstration: Pressed-Seaweed Art
Artist Lisabeth Billingsley shows how to create abstract art from pressed seaweeds, a modern interpretation of a 19th-century tradition.
1 – 2 pm | Tickets available at the admissions desk on day of tour
Docent Tour: Painting the American Vision
2 – 2:30 pm | Families with children ages 5 & up |Tickets available at admissions desk day of
Family Gallery Exploration
Explore Painting the American Vision on this 30-minute adventure designed just for families!
Weekend Festival: Inspired by Land (See July 30 listing)
10 am – 1 pm | Art Studios | Space is limited; reservations by July 28
Adult Workshop: Create Your Own Pressed-Seaweed Art
Artist Lisabeth Billingsley explains the process of creating seaweed art, then helps you create your own work to take home.
10 am – 4 pm | Atrium
Demonstration: Rustic Furniture Making (See July 30 listing)
11 – 11:30 am | Tickets available at admissions desk on day of program
Story Time: Henry Works (See July 30 listing)
11 am – 3 pm | Meet in Armory Park
Drop-in Art Activity: Family Painting En Plein Air (See July 30 listing)
11 am – 1:30 pm | Atrium
Demonstration: Printmaking
Artist and printmaker Bill Mitchell shares his techniques and discusses his inspiration from the American landscape.
11:30 am – 12:30 pm | Tickets available at admissions desk on day of tour
Docent Tour: Painting the American Vision
Noon – 1 pm and 3 – 4 pm | Atrium
Concerts: Songs from the American Land
Using instruments, homemade folk toys, historical knowledge and humorous stories, Jeff Warner shares musical celebrations of the vast land of mountains, pastures, rivers, lakes and waterfalls on view in Painting the American Vision.
1 – 1:30 pm | Tickets available at admissions desk on day of program
Family Gallery Exploration (See July 30 listing)
1 – 1:40 pm and 3 – 3:40 pm | Meet at information desk | Reservations by July 28
2:30 – 3:30 pm | Bartlett Gallery | Reservations by July 28
Presentation: Artist’s Talk with Bill Mitchell
New Hampshire–based serigraphy artist Bill Mitchell discusses inspirations for his landscapes and how artists featured in Painting the American Vision, such as Thomas Cole, have influenced his work.
Wednesday, August 3 | 9:30 – 10:30 am | Meet at information desk | Members $15
Members-Only Gallery Talk: Painting the American Vision | Space is limited; reservations by July 29
Exhibition curator Sam Scott leads this tour.
Friday, August 5 | Adults | Reservations by August 4
Talk and Walk: Historic Gardens — In Your Own Backyard
11 am presentation, PEM | 1:30 pm tour of
Garden historian John Forti explains how to source and choose plants, planting patterns, structures and furnishings that bring elements of the past to life. Forti is curator of historic gardens and landscapes at
Thursday, August 11 | 7:30 – 9:30 pm | Atrium | Members $55, nonmembers $65
Beer Tasting: A Pint of the Past — Ancient and Historic Beer | Reservations by August 4
Beer has been an integral part of culture since the dawn of civilization. In fact, it traveled along trade routes that brought some of the first objects to the East India Marine Society. Come explore the world of ancient and historic beers through PEM’s unique art collection with George Schwartz, assistant curator for exhibitions and research, and Nate Heck, head brewer at Salem Beer Works. Sample several modern beers based on archaeological evidence or historic recipes, including a British IPA brewed specially for the program by Salem Beer Works. Each beer will be paired with appropriately themed food.
Saturday, August 13 | 9:30 – 11 am | Families with children ages 5 and up | Reservations by August 11
Family Field Walk: Water Wonders
Forest River Conservation Area, Salem,
Join Jane Winchell, curator of Ripple Effect, The Art of H2O, on a water and marsh exploration along the
Sunday, August 21 | 2 – 3 pm | Children ages 5 – 8 with adult | Meet at information desk
Listen to the story of two young girls left alone to tend the lighthouse during the War of 1812, in Stephen Krensky’s Sisters of
Tuesday, August 23 | 10:30 am – noon | Families with children ages 3 and up
Family Movie: Mulan | Bartlett and Copeland galleries | Reservations by August 19
Follow Mulan, a high-spirited Chinese girl who disguises herself as a man and joins the Chinese army. Mushu is the tiny dragon her family hires to discourage her. Make your own dragon to take home. Rated G, 88 minutes.
Thursday, August 25 | 5:30 – 8:30 pm | Adults | Members and
NEW! Summer Party Series: Art After Hours: Liquid Visions | No reservations required | Cash Bar
Explore Ripple Effect, The Art of H2O in the
Saturday, August 27 | 1 – 3 pm | All ages | Art Studios
Studio Saturday: Korean Screens
Draw inspiration from the screen in the
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Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays | 11:30 am – noon | Families with children ages 5 and up
Family Tours: Family Gallery Explorations |Tickets available at admissions desk on day of program
These 30-minute gallery adventures are designed just for families. Hands-on activity included.
Select Wednesdays | 10:30 am | Drop-in | Families with children up to age 5
PEM Pals | Meet at information desk
This fun, interactive program with books, movement, music, art and hands-on activities is designed specifically for preschoolers and their caregivers. Made possible by American Dental Partners
Saturdays and Sundays | 1 – 3 pm |
DROP-IN ART ACTIVITIES
Mondays | 5 – 6:15 pm | Phillips Library Auditorium | To register, call 978-745-9500, ext. 3011
Yoga
July 11, 18, 25 | $30 for the month; $13 drop-in
August 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 | $50 for the month; $13 drop-in
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