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Visitors at Community Free Day, November 2011.
Photo by Erin Goldberger.
For Dia’s series of Community Free Days, residents of neighboring counties Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester are invited to visit Dia:Beacon free of charge twice a year on select Saturdays. The dates coincide with "Second Saturday Beacon," a monthly city-wide arts and culture open house. Please bring a driver's license or other government-issued ID for entry to the museum.
Event Information
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Community Free Day
Dia:Beacon
3 Beekman Street
Beacon, NY
Please bring a driver's license or other government-issued ID for entry to the museum.
Schedule of Education Programs
Saturday, March 17, 2012, 11 am-4 pm
FAMILY PROGRAMS
11:30 am
Folds, Surface, Space: Exploring Sculptural Forms through Origami
Children ages five and older and their families join teaching artist Emily Weiner for an interactive tour and workshop exploring relationships between selected paper-folding techniques and the artwork of Richard Serra, John Chamberlain, and more. 1.5 hrs
2 pm
Folds, Surface, Space: Sculptural Origami Lab
Teens and adults will explore formal concerns of minimalism and advanced paper-folding techniques, such as hyperbolic paraboloids, through this interactive tour and workshop. 1.5 hrs
Limited space, reservations recommended. RSVP via links above.
PUBLIC TOURS
12 pm
"Site as Sculpture: Robert Irwin and Dia:Beacon" led by Naomi Sachs
Naomi Sachs, landscape architect, will discuss artist Robert Irwin's vision and process in transforming the former Nabisco box-printing factory's site and building into a world-class art museum. This is an outdoor tour; visitors are advised to dress weather-ready. 1 hrs
1 pm
"Reactive Materials" led by Crichton Atkinson
Theater director Crichton Atkinson will examine the intentions and practices of selected Dia:Beacon artists in moving towards new concepts of space, materials, and the role of the artist. 1 hr
2 pm
"One Thing after Another: A Serial Approach to Art" led by Michelle Alumkal
Inspired by the museum building's history as a converted factory, art historian Michelle Alumkal will lead a walk through the collection and current exhibitions, examining the themes of repeated form, methods of serial production, and the viewer's role in the art experience. 1 hr
FAMILY PROGRAMS
11:30 am
Folds, Surface, Space: Exploring Sculptural Forms through Origami
Children ages five and older and their families join teaching artist Emily Weiner for an interactive tour and workshop exploring relationships between selected paper-folding techniques and the artwork of Richard Serra, John Chamberlain, and more. 1.5 hrs
2 pm
Folds, Surface, Space: Sculptural Origami Lab
Teens and adults will explore formal concerns of minimalism and advanced paper-folding techniques, such as hyperbolic paraboloids, through this interactive tour and workshop. 1.5 hrs
Limited space, reservations recommended. RSVP via links above.
PUBLIC TOURS
12 pm
"Site as Sculpture: Robert Irwin and Dia:Beacon" led by Naomi Sachs
Naomi Sachs, landscape architect, will discuss artist Robert Irwin's vision and process in transforming the former Nabisco box-printing factory's site and building into a world-class art museum. This is an outdoor tour; visitors are advised to dress weather-ready. 1 hrs
1 pm
"Reactive Materials" led by Crichton Atkinson
Theater director Crichton Atkinson will examine the intentions and practices of selected Dia:Beacon artists in moving towards new concepts of space, materials, and the role of the artist. 1 hr
2 pm
"One Thing after Another: A Serial Approach to Art" led by Michelle Alumkal
Inspired by the museum building's history as a converted factory, art historian Michelle Alumkal will lead a walk through the collection and current exhibitions, examining the themes of repeated form, methods of serial production, and the viewer's role in the art experience. 1 hr
Funding
Community Free Day is made possible by the Dyson Foundation.
