"Louise Bourgeois: Ode to Forgetting" Exhibit opens at The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center

Louise Bourgeois: Ode to Forgetting, From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation will be on view January 24 – April 5, 2020 at Vassar College’s Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, the only venue on the East Coast to host these works.

An opening lecture will take place on Saturday, February 8 at 5:30pm in Taylor 102, followed by a reception in the Atrium of the Art Center.

The Art Center is open to the public Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, 10:00am–5:00pm; Thursday, 10:00am–9:00pm; and Sunday, 1:00–5:00pm

Gallery Talk - Thursday, March 5th @ 5:00pm, during Late Night at the Lehman Loeb, Patricia Phagan, the Philip and Lynn Straus Curator of Prints and Drawings and the organizer of the exhibition at the Art Center, joins New York master printers Judith Solodkin of SOLO Impression and Felix Harlan of Harlan & Weaver in a walkthrough and discussion of their collaboration with Louise Bourgeois with the works on view.

Gallery Talk - Thursday, March 26 @ 5:00pm, Patricia Phagan, the Philip and Lynn Straus Curator of Prints and Drawings and the organizer of the exhibition at the Art Center, discusses the major themes and key highlights of the show.

Family Day - Sunday, March 29 @ 2:00pm-4:00pm, Children and their families can enjoy a range of ongoing hands-on art activities inspired by works on view in the Louise Bourgeois exhibition, and child-friendly interactive “mini-tours” of the galleries will be offered throughout the afternoon as well. Activities will make use of several different art materials and techniques, including textiles and printmaking. Best suited for ages 5–10, the program is free and no reservations are required; participants can drop in at any time.

• Thursday, Oct 22^nd, 2020
  Guided Landscape Walking Tour at Staatsburg State Historic Site - 10:00 am
• Thursday, Oct 22^nd, 2020
  Outdoor Arlington Farmers Market - 3:00 pm
• Friday, Oct 23^rd, 2020
  Soukup Farms Harvest Festival - 11:00 am
• Friday, Oct 23^rd, 2020
  Amenia Farmers Market - 3:00 pm
• Saturday, Oct 24^th, 2020
  Hyde Park Farmers Market - 9:00 am

• Thursday, Oct 22^nd, 2020
  Outdoor Art Classes on Rose Hill Farm - 3:00 pm
• Thursday, Nov 5^th, 2020
  Outdoor Art Classes on Rose Hill Farm - 3:00 pm
• Friday, Oct 23^rd, 2020
  Outdoor Art Classes on Rose Hill Farm - 3:00 pm
• Saturday, Nov 7^th, 2020
  Guided Landscape Walking Tour at Staatsburg State Historic Site - 2:00 pm
• Saturday, Nov 14^th, 2020
  Guided Landscape Walking Tour at Staatsburg State Historic Site - 2:00 pm