Calendar of
Events
Opening Reception of The Tsar’s Cabinet: Two Hundred Years of Russian Decorative Arts under the Romanovs
Sat Feb 25, 2012 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Join us for an evening of live music, a vodka bar and Russian-style appetizers, as we celebrate the opening of the exhibition, The Tsar’s Cabinet: Two Hundred Years of Russian Decorative Arts under the Romanovs. Admission: Museum Members are Free. $15 for the general public.
Art in the Modern World (1900-1950)
Feb 28, 2012 - Mar 20, 2012 10:00am - 12:00pm
Cost: $60.00 Members / $75.00 Non-Members Register Now (5 Available)
The early-twentieth century was a dynamic period in the art world. Artists experimented wildly, breaking from tradition and boldly pushing art into new aesthetic territories. This art history class, held Tuesday mornings, will discuss the nature of these experiments, concentrating mostly on Europe. Students will cover artistic movements such as Cubism, Dada, Surrealism, and Abstract Expressionism that significantly impacted the art world at the beginning and mid-20th century. Gain an appreciation for the history of modern art in a fun and friendly learning environment with SCM curator of art and instructor Jennifer Bethke. Jennifer holds a PhD in art history from UC Berkeley.
(Four Tuesdays, Feb. 28, March 6, March 13, March 20)
Keys to Print Making with Laurie Reynolds
Mar 1, 2012 - Mar 29, 2012 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Cost: $80.00 Members / $95.00 Non-Members Register Now (15 Available)
In this class students will learn how to produce clean, fresh drawings in a variety of composition styles and create hand pulled lino block prints. Students will learn how to transfer an image onto a surface and transform it into a printable image. The joy of printing is seeing an original idea reproduced, and emerge from a surface to produce multiple “prints” each with their own distinct artistic character. Instructor Laurie Reynolds is a local artist as well as a credentialed and experienced art teacher of printmaking and other art media.
(Five Thursdays, March 1, March 8, March 15, March 22, March 29)
Curator Tour of The Tsar's Cabinet
Fri Mar 2, 2012 11:00am - 12:00pm
Cost: $4.00 (SOLD OUT - Call to be placed on the waitlist)
Discover the world of the Romanovs and learn about Tsarist Russia's treasures from the curators that created the exhibition, The Tsar’s Cabinet: Two Hundred Years of Russian Decorative Arts under the Romanovs.Explore the majesty and luxury of Russian decorative arts and learn the stories behind the objects.
Tour meets in the lobby of the Sonoma County Museum and costs $4, in addition to regular admission. Tour is limited to 15 people.
Bruce Elliott Lecture: St. Petersburg- Showplace of the Romanov Dynasty
Wed Mar 7, 2012 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Cost: $8.00 Members / $10.00 Non-Members
Dr. Bruce Elliott, historian and professor of European History at Sonoma State and Santa Rosa Junior College, will present the fascinating story of how the Romanov Tsars transformed the rural Russian countryside into the most magnificent capital city in Europe, St. Petersburg. Using extensive visuals Dr. Bruce Elliott will tell the fascinating story of how the Romanov Tsars transformed barren swampland into the most magnificent capital city in Europe.
Family Day
Sat Mar 17, 2012 11:00am - 2:00pm
Join us for Family Day in conjunction with the museum's exhibition, The Tsar's Cabinet: Two Hundred Years of Russian Decorative Arts under the Romanovs. Activities, hands-on crafts, decorative arts demonstrations and more! Free admission for children 12 and under, and free for members of the museum. Regular admission applies for all others.
Pysanka: The Ukrainian Art of Egg Decorating Workshop
Sat Mar 24, 2012 11:00am - 3:00pm
Cost: $35.00 Members / $50.00 Non-Members Register Now (23 Available)
Pysanka is the unique, delicate and beautiful art of egg decorating that dates back to 6000 B.C. Practiced in many Eastern European countries during the Spring season and associated with the Orthodox Easter holiday, Pysanka, originated in the Ukraine and involves using a wax-resist method to create intricate patterns on the delicate surface of a hollow egg. Pysanka which comes from the word pysaty, “to write” in Russian, is the art of decorating eggs with meaningful and mystic symbolism that reflects ideas of fertility, good harvests, protection from evil and the circle of life.
(The one-day workshop will be led by Kelle Marsh and is open to adults. The workshop will be held at the Glaser Center around the corner from the museum on 547 Mendocino Ave.)
Meet the Artist: Hugh Livingston
Fri Mar 30, 2012 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Cost: $8.00 Members / $10.00 Non-Members
Hugh Livingston’s soundscape titled Sound & Place is a permanent feature of SCM’s sculpture garden. Experience the audio instillation that articulates his design of aesthetic and functional outdoor sound experiences, and hear Hugh Livingston speak about the process of creating his soundscapes.
Curator Tour of The Tsar's Cabinet
Fri Apr 6, 2012 11:00am - 12:00pm
Cost: $4.00 Register Now (13 Available)
Discover the world of the Romanovs and learn about Tsarist Russia's treasures from the curators that created the exhibition, The Tsar’s Cabinet: Two Hundred Years of Russian Decorative Arts under the Romanovs.Explore the majesty and luxury of Russian decorative arts and learn the stories behind the objects.
Tour meets in the lobby of the Sonoma County Museum and costs $4, in addition to regular admission. Tour is limited to 15 people.
Steven Bittner Lecture: Culture and Politics in the Lands of the Romanovs
Thu Apr 12, 2012 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Cost: $8.00 Members / $10.00 Non-Members
Steven Bittner, Associate Professor of History at Sonoma State University, will look at Tsarist politics and culture between Slavophiles, who believed that Russia must preserve its cultural peculiarities and unique developmental path from foreign corruption, and Westernizers, who saw in those same peculiarities signs of political backwardness and moral degeneracy. Bittner is the author of The Many Lives of Khrushchev's Thaw (Cornell, 2008), and the editor of Dmitrii Shepilov's memoir, The Kremlin's Scholar (Yale, 2007). He is presently at work on a history of viticulture and winemaking in the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union.
Meet the Artist: Inez Storer
Sat Apr 14, 2012 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Cost: $8.00 Members / $10.00 Non-Members
Multimedia and collage artist Inez Storer's work uses the imagined format of the surreal. An emotional, sometimes physical precariousness is represented in her work. Inez Storer, whose works are included in the permanent collections of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, the Oakland Museum of California, the San Jose Museum of Art, and the de Saisset Museum at Santa Clara University, will speak at the Sonoma County Museum about her artistic process.
Inez Storer Master Class for Experienced and Practicing Artists
Sat Apr 14, 2012 10:00am - 4:00pm
Cost: $95.00 Members / $120.0 Non-Members Register Now (10 Available)
The class is intended for practicing artists who would like to explore the collage medium with the guidance of celebrated artist Inez Storer. Tell a story or develop a thematic format through the incorporation of three-dimensional materials onto a two-dimensional surface. Taking a variety o f materials and manipulating them, combining, and altering them with paint and other “non-art” materials, an artist can re-invent the means of personal expression to create their own personal landscapes. This is a six hour master class with a 30 minute lunch break, please bring a bag lunch.
Family Day
Sat Apr 21, 2012 11:00am - 2:00pm
Join us for Family Day at the Sonoma County Museum! Activities, hands-on crafts, demonstrations, performances and more! Free admission for children 12 and under, and free for members of the museum. Regular admission applies for all others.
Annual Spring Gala
Sun Apr 29, 2012 5:00pm - 9:00pm
Join us for an elegant Russian-themed reception, auction and dinner. Live music, dancing, champagne, caviar and exceptional auction items. All proceeds support the Sonoma County Museum’s exhibit and education programs.
Jennifer Bethke Lecture: The Iconography of Power in Russian Visual Arts
Thu May 10, 2012 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Cost: $8.00 Members / $10.00 Non-Members
Jennifer Bethke, curator of art at the Sonoma County Museum, will discuss the iconography of power in Russian visual arts. Dr. Bethke will introduce displays of monarchical power in the Tsars’ court, and then turn to the radical reenvisioning of art and propaganda that happened in the early years of the Russian Revolution. The talk will conclude with a discussion of how visual displays of state power changed once again under Stalin and the USSR.
Dan Murley Lecture: Fort Ross' Natural History
Fri May 18, 2012 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Cost: $8.00 Members / $10.00 Non-Members
Dan Murley, columnist, former park ranger and archeologist for the California Department of Parks and Recreation will present the natural history of Sonoma County and the Fort Ross region. Dan Murley will highlight naturalists such as David Douglas, of the Douglas Fir, Edelbert Chamisso and Johann Escholtz, of the Escholtzia Californica, California Poppy, William Brewer, Albert Kellog and many more.
Family Day
Sat May 19, 2012 11:00am - 2:00pm
Join us for Family Day at the Sonoma County Museum! Activities, hands-on crafts, demonstrations, performances and more! Free admission for children 12 and under, and free for members of the museum. Regular admission applies for all others.
