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Join composer and pianist Daniel Kelly and guitarist Jesse Lewis for a special duo performance, including original compositions and musical improvisations inspired by works of art in Cycles of Nature and artwork created in workshops led by Kelly. Teaching Artist-in-Residence Daniel Kelly created interactive workshops that enabled families and adults to explore and express their

Mason Webb’s Instrument No. 2, featured in Order / Reorder, is a kinetic, sculptural still life that merges textile with sound. Over the course of two hours, along with special guests, Webb will perform his symphonic piece in the galleries, discuss his practice, and enable visitors to get a close-up view of the instrument. For

Explore the hidden history and continuity of Black and Native American communities, and the Black cowboy culture, hidden in plain sight around us, with two photographers. Jeremy Dennis, Shinnecock Native and founder of Ma’s House BIPOC Art Studio, Inc., and Ron Tarver, African American Guggenheim Fellow and Associate Professor at Swarthmore College, will discuss the

This live figure drawing workshop led by Antoinette Legnini focuses on facial expression, inspired by Frederick J. Brown: A Drawing in Five Parts and select works in Order / Reorder: Experiments with Collections. Legnini is best known for Bronx Faces, a collaborative project that pairs stories with mixed-media portraits of Bronxites. Appropriate for adults, 18+,

The Year of the Rabbit has a close association with the Moon, since the Chinese have long imagined seeing, not a “man in the moon,” but a leaping rabbit, on the Moon’s face. Learn about the science of the moon with a wearable demonstration of the phases, make a crater or two, compare our moon

In celebration of Black History Month, we honor African Americans who have influenced the course of American history and have become inspiring icons for so many. Use printed images of Black historical figures, reflective decorative paper, and glitter glue to create your own shining “vintage” postcard! This program is part of #HRMBlackHistoryMonth. Recommended for ages

Paper cutting is an ancient Chinese craft, and paper-cut window decorations are a traditional way in which Chinese people celebrate festivals and holidays. Using simple materials such as red paper and scissors, create a beautiful symbol of the New Year and the coming spring to decorate your home. This program is part of #HRMLunarNewYear. Recommended

Celebrate the Lunar New Year by creating your own fú (福) poster, a symbol of blessing and good fortune! Using red paper, fú characters, zodiac stickers, and colored markers, craft a vibrant poster to bring prosperity and happiness to your home. Recommended for ages 4+. This program is part of #HRMLunarNewYear.

The Chinese knot, an example of traditional Chinese handcraft, symbolizes happiness, prosperity, and love. Celebrate Lunar New Year with us and make your own Chinese knots with colorful strings and other materials to bring you good fortune for the New Year! This program is part of #HRMLunarNewYear. Recommended for ages 5+.

Join us for a virtual conversation that delves into the artistic practice of Frederick J. Brown with noted American art historian and curator Lowery Stokes Sims, who contributed a new essay to Frederick J. Brown: A Drawing in Five Parts, and the artist’s son, Bentley Brown, Adjunct Professor of Art History at Fordham University and