Submitted by the Arkell Museum at Canajohaire

You are invited to a reception for two American Art exhibitions, American Tonalism: Paintings of Poetry and Soul, and Picturing Women: American Artists’ Images of Women 1780’s-1940,developed from the remarkable Arkell Museum and Arkell Foundation Collections.

The evening reception includes music by the Musicians of Ma’alwyck, gallery talks, wine and hors d’oeuvres.

7:15-7:35pm - Picturing Women Gallery Docent Talk
7:45-8:15pm - American Tonalism Curator’s Gallery talk with Diane Forsberg.

Free for all Museum Members, $12 for Museum Guests

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Submitted by The Arkell Museum at Canajoharie.
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The Arkell Museum at Canajoharie continues its winter mystery film series Friday, February 26, Séance on a Wet Afternoon.  All films in the series begin at 7pm and feature an introduction and post-screening discussion facilitated by local film experts. 

On Friday, February 26, the 1964 British thriller Séance on a Wet Afternoon (NR) will be shown.  This film about a couple who plans to use clairvoyance to demand ransom for a kidnapped child, will be introduced and discussed by Audrey Kupferberg, also a SUNY Albany film lecturer and WAMC film reviewer.

On Friday, March 12, the 1972 French-language film The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (PG) will be screened.  This film, which centers on a violinist who becomes an unwitting pawn of rival factions within the French secret service, will feature an introduction and discussion with Rob Edelman.

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The public is invited to an opening reception for a special exhibition of Canajoharie Central School District students’ artwork on Friday, February 5th 2010, from 5 to 7pm.

The exhibition featuring the work of elementary, middle and high school students will remain on display through March 28.

“Forming community/school connections is very important for art education,” said Canajoharie Middle School art teacher Michelle Egelston. “Having the opportunity to display student art work at the Arkell Museum and Canajoharie Library is so wonderful for my students and their families.”

Canajoharie High School art teacher Kathy VanLoan said her students are also looking forward to the show. “My students are thrilled at the prospect of having their work displayed at such a prestigious facility,” said VanLoan. (more…)

Submitted by Andrew E. Albertson, Arkell Museum Curator of Education & Public Programs

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Photo by Jonathan Hillyer

In anticipation of increased visitation from school groups and bus tour companies in 2010, the Arkell Museum at Canajoharie seeks applicants for its volunteer tour guide program.  Training will be held on Thursday afternoons, February 18 through March 25.

“We’re really hoping to hear from people who can be passionate about our exhibits and related programming,” said Andy Albertson, Curator of Education & Public Programs at the Arkell Museum.  “But it’s critical to note that interested individuals do not need to have a background in art or history.  We promise to provide them with the necessary skills and information to lead a great tour.”

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Friday, November 20th 2009 at 7pm

Just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday, The Arkell Museum at Canajoharie will be presenting the film ‘Pieces of April’. This film, released in 2003, chronicles the misadventures of April Burns, who invites her family to Thanksgiving dinner at her teeny apartment on New York’s Lower East Side. As they make their way to the city from suburban Pennsylvania, April must endure a comedy of errors – like finding out her oven doesn’t work – in order to pull off the big event.

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November 15th, 2009

Submitted by Arkell Museum at Canajoharie

If you’ve ever wondered who the creative genius is behind those popular children’s books I Spy, A Drop of Water, Optical Tricks, and Can You See What I See?, you don’t want to miss the Arkell Museum at Canajoharie’s Walter Wick Family Day and Exhibition Opening on Sunday, November 15, from 12:30 to 5pm.

“We’ve been looking forward to this show all year, and it’s finally here,” said Andy Albertson, Curator of Education & Public Programs at the Arkell Museum.  “This family day is a chance for local Walter Wick fans to visit the museum, meet the author and see larger-than-life versions-and some three dimensional models-of his best photographic illustrations in person.”

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Saturday, October 3rd 2009

The blues singer and guitarist Samuel James will present a concert at the Arkell Museum and Canajoharie Library, 2 Erie Blvd. in Canajoharie.  The performance, a part of the Canajoharie Concert Series, is funded, in part, by the New York State Council on the Arts.

Samuel James is a performer of stunningly singular talent. A master of fingerstyle, slide, banjo, harmonica, and piano, this phenom is not yet out of his twenties. With musical influences ranging from Skip James and Sonny Terry to Gus Cannon and Charley Patton, such understanding of pre-war blues is rarely embodied in the music of one person. Samuel explains “Pre-war blues is much more intimate for me . . . much like a conversation. I’m not really drawn to anything contemporary because it’s not nearly as engaging.”     (more…)

Monday, September 28th 2009 at 7pm

Galley Talk by Ron Burch, Senior Historian, NYS Museum. Join Guest Curator Ron Burch for an exploration of the new Moving Frontiers exhibition at The Arkell Museum at Canajoharie. Limited space requires advanced reservations by calling 673-2314. Two sessions at 7:00 and 7:45 pm. $2 members/ $5 non-members.

This exhibition of images, objects and revealing quotes provides a glimpse back to a time when people and supplies traveled only by river, road, canal and train. Photographs, paintings, trade signs, a model of the DeWitt Clinton train, a canal boat model and a sleigh manufactured in the 19th century will be on display next to the words of European visitors who traveled
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Monday, September 14, 2009 – 7:00pm

Arkell Museum at Canajoharie presents Authors Barbara Delaney and Russell Dunn. They will present a free lecture with information from their most recent book: Adirondack Trails with Tales: History Hikes through the Adirondack Park and the Lake George Lake Champlain & Mohawk Valley Regions.   (more…)

Saturday, August 29th 2009, 3-7pm

First time in Montgomery County, the NYS award winning favorite from Syracuse, Rochester and Harlem, Dinosaur BBQ will be grilling and serving on the lawns of the Arkell Museum at Canajoharie on Saturday August 29th 3-7pm with live music and a cash bar.

Dinners include St. Louis Ribs, ¼ Chicken, Honey Hush Cornbread, 2 Homemade sides, all for $16 each. As they do expect this event to sell out, advance purchase of tickets is highly recommended.

Advance sale tickets are available at the Arkell Museum at Canajoharie, Picture Perfect, Montgomery and Fulton County Chambers of Commerce.  For more information and purchase of advance sale tickets, call Arkell Museum at 673-2314 or go to www.arkellmuseum.org.

This is a major fund raiser for the Arkell Museum.  Partial funding for this event is being provided by the Hearn Agency, M W Roosevelt & Son of Canajoharie and The Shults Agency of Fort Plain.

Don’t keep this is secret….SPREAD THE WORD!!!!!