Hours:
10am --5pm, Tuesday through Saturday
12 Noon--5pm, Sunday
Closed Mondays

Admission:
10am--12 Noon: Free
12 Noon --5 pm: $5
$3 for seniors and students
Members and children under 12: Free

Mission Statement:
The Katonah Musuem of Art, through innovative exhibition and education programs, promotes the understanding and enjoyment of the arts for visitors of all ages. The Museum presents diverse exhibitions that explore ideas about art, culture and society.

Daily Tours:
KMA docent tours are led Tuesday through Sunday, begin at 2:30 pm. Tours are free with Museum entry. Group tours may be organized by appointment. The Katonah Museum is wheelchair accessible. Listening devices are available, and tours may be scheduled to address the needs of your group. Call the Museum for further information.

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Current Exhibitions:

On the South Lawn through September 19, 2010:
Steve Tobin: Katonah Steelroots

A new monumental sculpture welcomes visitors to the Katonah Museum of Art.  Steve Tobin’s rolled and bent steel “roots” soar 22 feet above the ground.  Fabricated for the site, the sculpture’s twisting forms and rust-colored patina complement the surrounding landscape.  Steve Tobin is a sculptor who works mainly with glass and bronze and has been active since the 1970s. His art deals with transformation and nature. He studied mathematics at Tulane University in Louisiana and lives in Pennsylvania.


Cuba Avant-Garde: Contemporary Cuban Art from the Farber Collection
June 27 - September 19

Very few of us have had the opportunity to experience the rich culture of Cuba by visiting the island nation. The Katonah Museum of Art will bring some of that culture to us when it opens Cuba Avant-Garde: Contemporary Cuban Art from the Farber Collection, on June 27. This riveting exhibition, which runs through September 19, features some of the most important art to come out of Cuba in the past two decades. The Museum is located at 134 Jay Street (Route 22) in Katonah. For information and hours call 914-232-9555 x0 or visit www.katonahmuseum.org.

“Bringing Cuba Avant-Garde to Katonah is a rare opportunity for our community,” says Neil Watson, Executive Director of the Katonah Museum of Art. “Our audience in the Northeast has had limited exposure to Cuban contemporary art and the Farber Collection presents a richly textured overview of the exciting and provocative work of today’s Cuban artists.”

Opening a new dimension of understanding through the universal language of imagery, works in this exhibition encompass a variety of mediums that are used to explore heritage, identity, religion, patriotism, and society, with an exacting eye and an often wry sense of humor. Internationally known Cuban artists whose work is part of the Farber Collection include Los Carpinteros, Tania Bruguera Fernández, Fernando Rodríguez Falcín, Lázaro Saavedra González, Armando Mariño, and Abel Barroso.

“There is so much vibrant and important art coming out of Cuba today,” says Nancy Wallach, Director of Curatorial Affairs at the Museum. “We’ve wanted to exhibit contemporary Cuban art for a number of years and leapt at the opportunity to present Cuba Avant-Garde when it became available.”

The artworks in the exhibition were selected from the extensive collection of Howard and Patricia Farber of New York City and Miami, FL. Mr. Farber’s fascination with Cuban art began with a 2001 trip to the island, where he was immediately enthralled by Havana’s vibrant art scene. Mr. Farber began working with curators, dealers and artists to preserve the best and most important works spanning the broadest possible spectrum of contemporary Cuban art. The Farbers established in 2010 Fundación Cuba Avant-Garde (www.fundacioncag.org), a foundation advocating for and promoting a greater understanding of Cuban art and culture.

Magda González-Mora Alfonso, founder of the Wifredo Lam Contemporary Art Center in Havana, writes in the collection catalogue: “The Farber Collection rescues the memory, and the works, of a fruitful moment in Cuba’s recent art history. It strikes a balance between generations and historic periods; acknowledging social realities, it bridges the gulfs that exist among Cuban artists around the world. The Collection represents not only work done in Cuba, but also by the diaspora of Cuban artists in North America and Europe. At its core, the collection’s concept is dynamic, decentralized, and flexible.”


Events

THE KATONAH MUSEUM OF ART HONORS VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES

In honor of Memorial Day and the brave men and women of the armed services who have served or are currently serving our country, the Katonah Museum of Art offers an invitation to them and their families to visit the Museum for free from Friday, May 28 through Sunday May 30. The Katonah Museum of Art is located at 134 Jay Street (Route 22) in Katonah. For information call 914-232-9555 or visit www.katonahmuseum.org


Guided Tours
Tuesday through Sunday: 2:30 pm
Group tours by appointment

Story Hour
Saturdays, 10:30 am
Children of all ages and family members are invited to listen to stories selected from the Learning Center Library.

See-and-Do Art Activities
Saturdays, 1:00 pm
Sundays, 1:30 pm
View and discuss the art on exhibition, then participate in a related hands-on art activity.
Ages 3 and up accompanied by an adult.


SCOOPS AND STARS: CROSSTALK AT THE KATONAH MUSEUM OF ART W

One speaker gets the inside scoop and writes about society’s “upper crust” and cultural institutions. The other is one of our leading stars and finest cultural treasures.

Find out where their worlds will dovetail or collide when the Katonah Museum of and the Katonah Village Library (www.katonahlibrary.org). Reservations are required. Proceeds from CrossTalk support children’s programming at the Museum and the Library. For more information and to purchase tickets, contact the Museum at (914) 232-9555, ext. 0 or email info@katonahmuseum.org.

Now in its second season the provocative CrossTalk series features two experts talking on unrelated topics, with the collision of disparate subjects leading to unexpected insights and connections during the audience question-and-answer period that follows.

July 15th
Katonah Museum of Art
Terrence O’Brian/Jimmy Fink
theater director/radio personality
September 16th
Katonah Museum of Art
Molly Friedrich/Lisa Belkin
book agent/New York Times writer