Brooklyn Museum Sets Public Programs for Adults, Teens & Kids for February

The Brooklyn Museum will present a variety of programs for adults, teens, and kids in February. Public programs include talks, performances, and hands-on workshops for children and adults that amplify the Museum's exhibitions and permanent collection, serve its diverse public, and support learning through the visual arts.

Stephen Powers paints at ICY SIGNS (detail), Brooklyn, 2014. © Matthew Kuborn Highlights include a conversation between photographer Frédéric Brenner and novelist Nicole Krauss, a sign-painting session led by Stephen Powers, a Coney Island inspired Teen Night, a conversation with Agitprop! artists Martha Rosler, Nancy Buchanan, and Andrea Bowers, and an artist talk with Andrea Arroyo.

The full schedule follows:
Sundays in February, 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Arty Facts: "Home Is Where the Art Is"
Martha and Robert S. Rubin Pavilion, 1st Floor
Materials fee (Museum admission not included): $10 per family (up to four participants); $5 for Gallery/Studio families and Members at the Family level; free to Members at the Friend level and above.
Children ages four to seven and their parents or caregivers explore the galleries, enjoy a team activity, and make their own art in each ninety-minute Arty Facts class. Each Sunday's program is a variation on the monthly theme. In February, visit our period rooms, the exhibition This Place, and other galleries to find connections between home and expression. Let's get cozy and create work that can live in spaces at home! Participants meet in the Rubin Lobby at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Parents and caregivers are asked not to bring siblings older than seven or younger than four.

Tuesday, February 9, 2-4 p.m.
Brooklyn Afternoons
Martha and Robert S. Rubin Pavilion, 1st Floor
Free with Museum admission. Registration required
Individuals with memory loss and their care partners are invited to join us each month for conversations about art. FM assistive listening devices are available. Program is free, but space is limited, and registration is required at (718) 501-6229 or access@brooklynmuseum.org.

Thursday, February 11, 7 p.m.
Artist Discussion: This Place
Iris B. and Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor
Free. Part of Thursday Nights hosted by Squarespace
Jeff Rosenheim, Curator in Charge at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, moderates a discussion with Rosalind Fox Solomon, Thomas Struth, and Frédéric Brenner about their work in This Place, their artistic process, and what they learned from their experiences.

Saturday & Sunday, February 13-14, 1 p.m.
Gallery Tour: "Love and Lust in American Art"
Meet in the Rubin Lobby, 1st Floor
Free with Museum admission
In honor of Valentine's Day, join a Museum Guide for a free tour exploring the installation American Identities and the exhibition Coney Island: Visions of an American Dreamland, 1861-2008.

Sunday, February 14, 2:30 p.m.
Family Performance: English Sword Ale
Iris B. and Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor
Free with Museum admission
Dancers accompanied by folk musicians will perform intricate patterns and footwork from Great Britain. Stately longsword dances and faster rapper dances performed with double-handled swords will be featured.

Thursday, February 18, 7 p.m.
"These Perspectives" with Frédéric Brenner and Nicole Krauss
Iris B. and Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor
Free. Part of Thursday Nights hosted by Squarespace
Best-selling novelist Nicole Krauss joins photographer Frédéric Brenner to discuss why he launched This Place, a monumental art project exploring Israel and the West Bank. Together they talk about identity, otherness, longing, belonging, and exclusion, and how fiction and photography approach storytelling, character, and metaphor. Seating is limited. Members may reserve seats by calling (718) 501-6326 or emailing membership@brooklynmuseum.org.

Thursday, February 18, 6:30 p.m.
Gallery Experience: "Art In Sight"
Martha and Robert S. Rubin Pavilion, 1st Floor
Free. Part of Thursday Nights hosted by Squarespace

Join us for an hour of close looking and conversation to uncover an object in our collection. All are welcome at this experiment in observation and perception.

Thursday, February 18, 7:30 p.m.
Drop In and Draw
Martha and Robert S. Rubin Pavilion, 1st Floor
Free. Part of Thursday Nights hosted by Squarespace
Combine conversation and drawing to engage with art in new ways. Open to visitors of all ages, no experience necessary. RSVP at bit.ly/bkmdropindrawing.

Saturday, February 20, 2 p.m.
Conversation: Martha Rosler, Nancy Buchanan, and Andrea Bowers
Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor
Free with Museum admission

Join Agitprop! artists Martha Rosler, Nancy Buchanan, and Andrea Bowers in a discussion on the intersections of art and activism in their practices. The speakers represent one chain of the artist-driven nominations that shape Agitprop!'s evolving installation: Martha Rosler, invited for wave one, nominated Nancy Buchanan for wave two, who invited Andrea Bowers, whose work will appear in wave three. Presented by the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art.

Sunday, February 21, 2 p.m.
Music: Orchestra of St. Luke's: Austria & Hungary
Iris B. and Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor
Tickets are $28 for Museum Members; $38 for non-members; $10 for students.
Take a tour through Austria and Hungary as St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble performs Iván Fischer's Shudh Sarang Sextet and works by Kodály and Bartók. The brilliance of Mozart and Haydn shines in graceful romps for strings. Tours exploring the connections between art and music will both precede and follow the performance. To purchase tickets, visit www.oslmusic.org or call (212) 594-6100.

Thursday, February 25, 7 p.m.
Art-Making: "Your Life In Logotype" with Stephen Powers
Martha and Robert S. Rubin Pavilion, 1st Floor
Free. Part of Thursday Nights hosted by Squarespace
Join artist Stephen Powers and friends for a sign-painting jam. Grab a drink and hear the artist's favorite tunes. Come early for an introduction to the exhibition Coney Island Is Still Dreamland (To a Seagull).

Friday, February 26, 5-7 p.m.
Teen Nights: Coney Island
Martha and Robert S. Rubin Pavilion, 1st Floor
Free with Museum admission

Planned by teens for teens, this free evening at the Museum is filled with art, friends, food, and fun. The exhibition Coney Island: Visions of an American Dreamland, 1861-2008 will be highlighted through live music and dance performances, art-making, workshops, and refreshments. For more information email teen.programs@brooklynmuseum.org

Saturday, February 27, 2-4 p.m.
Artist Talk: Andrea Arroyo: The Disappeared
Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, 4th Floor
Free with Museum Admission
Artist Andrea Arroyo discusses "Tribute to the Disappeared" an art project that honors the disappeared in Mexico and other victims of injustice around the world, including the 43 students of Ayotzinapa and the women of Juarez, Ferguson, and Nigeria. Isabel Martinez, Assistant Professor Assistant Professor in the Department of Latin American and Latina/o Studies at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice joins the conversation. Presented by the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art.

Sunday, February 28, 2 p.m.
Music: Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra
Iris B. and Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor
Tickets required. $18 for general admission; $10 for Museum Members and seniors; Free for children under 16.
The Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra continues its 42nd season with works by Sibelius and Brahms. Tours exploring the connections between art and music will both precede and follow the performance. For tickets and more information, visit www.brooklynsymphonyorchestra.org.