Adult Programs

Norman Rockwell’s models. Photo ©Norman Rockwell Museum. All rights reserved.

GALLERY TALK

Meet Rockwell’s Models
First Friday of each month
Fridays, June 7, August 2, September 6, October 4 at 2:30 p.m.
Find out what it was like to pose for America’s favorite illustrator from Rockwell’s own models, who share their personal experiences. Free with Museum admission, members free.

An Enchanted Evening Gala

to celebrate the opening of

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: The Creation of a Classic

An exclusive exhibition of the original art from Disney’s first animated feature film. Organized by the Walt Disney Family Museum®.

Click here to download the invitation and RSVP form.

For more information or to make phone reservations; call 413-931-2264

Animate your night on Saturday, June 8th when Norman Rockwell Museum will host an Enchanted Evening Gala in celebration of this summer’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: The Creation of a Classic exhibition which draws on rarely seen materials from the Disney archives. By special arrangement with Disney, Norman Rockwell Museum is the only other venue to present this exhibition.

Marge Champion as reference model for Walt Disney’s “Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs.” Courtesy Marge Champion. ©Disney.

We are honored to have Diane Disney Miller, Walt Disney’s daughter, and Marge Champion, the celebrated dancer who modeled Snow White’s movements for Disney, serve as Honorary Co-Chairs for the event.

The evening festivities will transform the Museum’s scenic grounds into an homage to Snow White and the enchanted forest. Enjoy a presentation by Gabriella Calicclio, CEO, The Walt Disney Family Museum and special performances to commemorate some of the iconic moments from the film.

It will be a charmed night full delightful cuisine by SOMA, an auction,* and dancing to John Sauer & Friends. Think “old-world Hollywood premier” in a gorgeous Berkshire setting. *For an auction preview- click here.

Proceeds from the event will benefit Norman Rockwell Museum.

For more information or to make phone reservations; call 413-931-2264

We look forward to seeing you on June 8th!
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: The Creation of a Classic is organized by the Walt Disney Family Museum. Major support is provided by:

Wells Fargo

Media sponsors for the presentation at Norman Rockwell Museum include:
News10 ABC, Radio Disney 1460, and Berkshire Magazine.

Gala Event sponsored in part by: Classical Tents & Party Goods, Charles Flint Art & Antiques, Nejaime’s Wine Cellar, Qualprint, and Ward’s Nursery & Garden Center Please remember these generous Berkshire businesses and consider them when making your purchasing decisions.

ENCHANTED EVENING: Auction Items and Packages

Item 1: Fashion and Freedom
Own this iconic Leather Jacket inspired by Rockwell’s “Freedom of Speech” painted in 1943, designed and personally signed by Michael Bastian for Gant’s “Stockbridge Collection”. This package includes a blue-checked cotton flannel shirt and your very own framed print of “Freedom of Speech”. Courtesy of GANT, Inc., Michael Bastian, and the NRM Store

Item 2: Dine in Gilded Age Tradition
Experience an elegant evening at historic Linwood House (on grounds of Norman Rockwell Museum). This unique opportunity includes a catered dinner, fine wines and a private tour of Norman Rockwell Museum archives. Courtesy of SOMA Catering, Nejaimes Stockbridge Wine Cellars and Norman Rockwell Museum

Item 3: The Wonderful World of Disney
Celebrate the vision of Walt Disney with limited edition illustration prints from the animated film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Package features a signed copy of “The Fairest One of All”, (a chronicle of how Disney and his band of cartoonists pioneered a new art form) along with other Snow White memorabilia. Courtesy of Frederick & Renee Keator, and The Walt Disney Family Museum

Item 4: Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Enjoy a day at Yankee Stadium and witness your name(s) in lights on the scoreboard. Package includes Yankee memorabilia, and an exclusive ESPN banner signed by on-air talent. Courtesy of the New York Yankees and Al Jaffe

Item 5: Own a Shelf of Rockwell
Instantly own a distinguished library featuring a collection of 25 hardbound Rockwell books, including some rare and out-of-print titles. Package includes a volume signed by Norman Rockwell himself. Courtesy of Charles Flint Fine Arts & Antiques, the NRM Store, and Walter & Mary Jo Engels

Item 6: Experience “The Best of America. The Best of New England”.
Follow in the footsteps of America’s premier illustrator through the town he loved. This day-long excursion in Stockbridge includes breakfast, a guided historical bicycle trip, a picnic lunch on the grounds of the Museum and cocktails on the porch of the Red Lion Inn.

Item 7: A week in San Miguel de Allende
Spend a memorable week in San Miguel de Allende, an enchanting colonial city in the mountains northwest of Mexico City – long a magnet for painters and sculptors. This lovely 2 bedroom duplex condo with a rooftop terrace that overlooks the charming cobblestone streets is located steps away from galleries, museums, restaurants, and a range of local activities. Choose from one week reservation in September or October, 2013; or May or June, 2014 based on availability. Courtesy of Pat & Ehrhard Werner, and Bonnie Wilson

Dopey and Sneezy study. Disney Enterprises.

FAMILY DAY
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: The Creation of a Classic
Sunday, June 9 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

A special Family Day to celebrate the artistry of Walt Disney’s first feature-length animated film. The story of this hallmark film’s development will be told through the original drawings and paintings, animation cells, props, costumes, and clips that will be on view. Free with admission, members free.

ART TALK
My Son the Art Director, My Dad the Illustrator:
A Conversation with R.O. Blechman and Nicholas Blechman
Saturday, June 15, 5:30 p.m.

Spend an evening with two gifted visual communicators who also happen to be father and son. R.O. Blechman is an award-winning illustrator and animator whose art has appeared on the covers and pages of many prominent publications. Nicholas Blechman an internationally recognized illustrator, designer and art director whose art has appeared in GQ, Travel + Leisure, Wired, and The New Yorker. He is currently the Art Director of The New York Times Book Review. $10, $7 members.

Norman Rockwell’s models. Photo ©Norman Rockwell Museum. All rights reserved.

Join us for this special day honoring the important role that models played in Norman Rockwell’s art. Models who appear in favorite Rockwell paintings and ad campaigns will be with us to share their experiences during this day of talks, panel discussions, signings, and art making for all. Free with Museum admission.

Berkshire Choral Festival
Wednesdays, July 10, 17, 24 and 31 at 2:30pm

Enjoy these inspired short performances of American vocal music by the gifted singers of the Berkshire Choral Festival. Free with Museum admission.

LECTURE AND PERFORMANCE SERIES
Altered Realities and the Land of Make-Believe
Thursdays, July 11 through August 22 at 5:30 p.m.

Enjoy this engaging series of Thursday evening programs exploring the impact of popular mythology and fairy tales on the way we view ourselves and our world. Noted commentators include literary scholars and folklorists, authors, artists and performers, who will offer diverse perspectives on the places where reality and the imagination intersect. Free with Museum admission, members free.

Ruth B. Bottigheimer

LECTURE AND PERFORMANCE SERIES
Fairy Tales: A New History with Ruth B. Bottigheimer
Thursday, July 11 at 5:30 p.m.

Where did Cinderella, Puss in Boots, and Rapunzel come from? Conventional wisdom holds that fairy tales originated in the oral traditions of peasants and were recorded for posterity by the Brothers Grimm during the nineteenth century. Author/historian Ruth B. Bottigheimer overturns this view in a lively account of the origins of well-loved stories. A signing of her recent book, Fairy Tales: A New History will follow.

Members Opening Event
Jarvis Rockwell: Maya, Illusion, and Us
Saturday, July 13 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Fascinated by material culture and what the objects of mass production have to say about our lives, hopes, and longings, Jarvis Rockwell creates artworks that are at once tangible and transient, reflecting the impermanence of all things. Imbued with a sense of mystery and spiritual curiosity, his sensory structure drawings, Hindu-inspired pyramids assembled with hundreds of toy figurines, and tableau boxes will be on view in this first retrospective of the artist’s work―an exploration of his artistic journey and the ideas and questions that continue to drive his work. A documentary film about the art of Jarvis Rockwell by filmmaker Rachel Victor will also be featured.