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Event Series Totally MAD! Artmaking Activities (every Saturday thru 8/31)

Totally MAD! Artmaking Activities (every Saturday thru 8/31)

Norman Rockwell Museum 9 Glendale Rd / Rte 183, Stockbridge, MA, United States

Price: Free with Museum Admission

Join us to make your own art inspired by the art and antics of MAD Magazine! Inspired by the progressive, provocative, and always playful MAD magazine, join us for drop-in art-making every Saturday, this summer. Projects will highlight different aspects of MAD magazine, featuring recurring characters, comic strips, bits, and other highlights of its history through drawing, collage, and more.

Growing up MAD – Talk with gallery viewing and online via Zoom

Norman Rockwell Museum 9 Glendale Rd / Rte 183, Stockbridge, MA, United States

Stockbridge Room
Special Gallery Viewing: 5-6pm
Program: 6:pm

Due to the high heat and thunderstorms forecasted, tonight’s program has been moved indoors.

PRICE:
Members free
$25 Program with special gallery viewing.
$10 Program only
$10 Online via Zoom only

A conversation about MAD Magazine’s impact on artists and writers working today. Join cartoonist, illustrator, and performer Emily Flake and cartoonist and comedian Jason Chatfield for a lively program exploring the impact MAD magazine has had on a younger generation of artists and writers. Together Flake and Chatfield will share stories about their experiences reading MAD as kids and later what it was like to be contributors to this influential and beloved magazine. The presenters will delve into some of their favorite MAD signature features including Spy vs. Spy, MAD Fold-ins, Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions, the Marginals, and The Strip Club. The conversation will also trace the importance of MAD as a space for cultural critique and irreverent satire that continues to inspire their work today.

Artist Workshop: Joke in a Box with Emily Flake

Norman Rockwell Museum 9 Glendale Rd / Rte 183, Stockbridge, MA, United States

90-minute workshop
Price: Members free. Free with Museum Admission

Materials provided. 

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An introduction to the art of gag cartooning, led by New Yorker cartoonist Emily Flake. In this all-ages workshop, participants will be introduced to exercises meant to generate ideas, spark jokes, and inspire cartoons in the single-panel format. All drawing skill levels (including “none”) are welcome; art technical guidance will be provided.

Curator Tour: Norman Rockwell: Illustrating Humor

Norman Rockwell Museum 9 Glendale Rd / Rte 183, Stockbridge, MA, United States

Price: $10 members, $20 public - Museum admission required
Duration: 40 minutes

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Join Jane Dini, Curator of Exhibitions and Curator of Norman Rockwell: Illustrating Humor for a tour of a new thematic exhibition organized in conjunction with What Me Worry? The Art and Humor of MAD Magazine. Exploring a range of Rockwell works drawn from the collection, this exhibition examines how the artist used humor to reveal the humanity and emotional life of his subjects. Dini will discuss the works on view and describe how Rockwell was a master humorist who could depict a funny story in a single frame better than any illustrator of his day.

Curator Tour: Rockwell & Humor

Norman Rockwell Museum 9 Glendale Rd / Rte 183, Stockbridge, MA, United States

Price: $10 members, $20 public - Museum admission required
Duration: 40 minutes

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Join Jane Dini, Curator of Exhibitions and Curator of Norman Rockwell: Illustrating Humor for a tour of a new thematic exhibition organized in conjunction with What Me Worry? The Art and Humor of MAD Magazine. Exploring a range of Rockwell works drawn from the collection, this exhibition examines how the artist used humor to reveal the humanity and emotional life of his subjects. Dini will discuss the works on view and describe how Rockwell was a master humorist who could depict a funny story in a single frame better than any illustrator of his day.

My Nephew Jamie – Film screening and discussion

Norman Rockwell Museum Terrace Café 9 Glendale Rd/Rte 183, Stockbridge, United States

Museum’s Covered Terrace, with a cash bar.
Special Gallery Viewing: 5-6pm
Program: 6:pm

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PRICE:
Members free
$25 Program with special gallery viewing.
$10 Program only

Artist James Warhola illustrated over 300 Sci-Fi book covers, created the wildly popular Garbage Pail Kids card series, and produced covers and illustrations for MAD Magazine. His work is included in the new exhibition: What, Me Worry? The Art and Humor of MAD Magazine. Warhola is also the author and illustrator of several children’s picture books including ”Uncle Andy’s: A Faabbbulous Visit with Andy Warhol.” James Warhola’s career as an illustrator and his relationship with his famous uncle, the ever-elusive Pop artist Andy Warhol, are the subjects of a yet-to-be released documentary film by Bonnie Bien.

The Art of MAD – Talk with gallery viewing and also online via Zoom

Norman Rockwell Museum 9 Glendale Rd / Rte 183, Stockbridge, MA, United States

Museum’s Covered Terrace, with a cash bar. Special Gallery Viewing: 5-6pm EST Program: 6:pm EST

PRICE:
Members free
$25 Program with special gallery viewing.
$10 Program only
$10 Online via Zoom only

Join Stephanie Haboush Plunkett, co-curator of What, Me Worry? The Art and Humor of MAD Magazine for an illustrated lecture that chronicles the history of MAD Magazine and the legendary artists, art directors, and writers who made MAD such a success. Plunkett will discuss highlights from over 250 original illustrations and cartoons on view; created by MAD’s “Usual Gang of Idiots” and from a younger generation of MAD creators. Learn more about the origins of MAD’s clueless, but loveable mascot Alfred E. Neuman and MAD’s parodies of Norman Rockwell illustrations. In addition to the iconic covers, Plunkett will also discuss MAD’s signature features such as Spy vs. Spy, Fold-ins, caricatures and MAD’s satirical send-ups of politics, parodies of movies, television, and brand-name advertisements.

MAD at Night Art Party

Norman Rockwell Museum 9 Glendale Rd / Rte 183, Stockbridge, MA, United States

Light snacks and soft drinks provided; cash bar.

Price:
Members free.
$35, includes Museum admission

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A special evening program celebrating all things MAD. Join co-curators Stephanie Haboush Plunkett and Steve Brodner for an introduction to What, Me Worry? The Art and Humor of MAD Magazine with a discussion on the organization of the show and select highlights. Rediscover the magazine that defined a generation or see it for the first time.

Norman Rockwell Museum in collaboration with Tanglewood Learning Institute

Linde Center for Music and Learning 3 West Hawthorne Road, Lenox, United States

NOTE: This program takes place at Tanglewood in Studio E, Linde Center for Music and Learning, Lenox/Stockbridge, MA

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Price:
Tickets: $15 Adults
Kids are free

Join Hip Hop and theater artist Baba Israel, Illustrator Louis Henry Mitchell, Jazz and electronic artist Sean Nowell, bassist Mary Ann McSweeney, Boston Symphony Orchestra percussionist Will Hudgins, and host Rebecca Sheir for an adventure through visual art, storytelling and music. In this interactive program, participants will help shape the creative direction of a series of musical improvisations that create the score for Mitchell’s original illustrations and storytelling performance.  The music will combine live instruments, wind and mallet synths, live looping and beatbox. Baba Israel will take audience input, words, and ideas to help shape Mitchell’s improvised drawings of a character whose unique features and storyline will evolve in real time guided by the audience's feedback.  Audience members will be invited to learn to beatbox, play with vocal fx, trigger samples and synths and contribute their voices and sounds to the loops and music created. No musical experience needed just a sense of curiosity and a celebration of our collective imagination.

6th Annual Art of Brewing

Norman Rockwell Museum 9 Glendale Rd / Rte 183, Stockbridge, MA, United States

Tickets: $30 for members, $40 for not-yet-members
Each ticket buyer receives 10 drink tickets to redeem for sample pours.


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Virtual Program: Coming of Age with MAD

Virtual Norman Rockwell Museum Virtual Museum, Stockbridge, MA, United States

*Please note: This is a online virtual event held on Zoom. We will not be broadcasting this event at the Museum.

TICKETS
$10, Members free
Join Steve Brodner, co-curator of What, Me Worry?: the Art and Humor of  MAD Magazine for an illustrated talk about political satire, the art of caricature and Brodner’s reflections on his formative experience growing up reading MAD magazine. The presentation will touch on the many ways MAD Magazine with its rich mix of satire, anti-establishment critique, and irreverent humor helped shape the ethos of an entire generation and set Brodner on his path to becoming one of the nation’s foremost political cartoonists.

Virtual Symposium: The Usual Gang of Idiots and Other Suspects: MAD Magazine and American Humor

Virtual Norman Rockwell Museum Virtual Museum, Stockbridge, MA, United States

Virtual Program

Friday, October 18 from 6pm to 8pm
Saturday, October 19 from 10am to 3:30pm
One ticket is good for both days.


Members: $25
Non-Members:  $35
College Students: $10

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Program Overview:

Join us for this lively, in-depth exploration of the art, history, and cultural relevance of MAD—the long-running humor magazine and counter-culture touchstone that has attracted readers and spoken truth to power for more than seven decades. The evolution of MAD’s unique brand of subversive humor and its impact will be discussed by the illustrators, cartoonists, editors, writers, historians, and collectors whose deep knowledge of the subject and personal contributions have sustained the magazine’s notable legacy.

The program is organized by the Rockwell Center for American Visual Studies in conjunction with What, Me Worry? The Art and Humor of MAD Magazine at the Norman Rockwell Museum, on view until October 27, 2024.

Election Day

Norman Rockwell Museum 9 Glendale Rd / Rte 183, Stockbridge, MA, United States

Don't Forget to Vote!



The Unity Project – Harnessing the power of illustration art for social good.



Much as Norman Rockwell’s work was influential in bringing the country together at pivotal times, NRM’s Unity Project campaigns are a collaboration with artists and organizations to advance initiatives that make the world a better place.

The Unity Project calls upon all Americans to uphold democracy by voting.

Exhibition Opening: Anita Kunz: Original Sisters

Norman Rockwell Museum 9 Glendale Rd / Rte 183, Stockbridge, MA, United States

Anita Kunz The Art of Collaboration Program 
5 – 6 pm  SOLD OUT
(Tickets still available for Member Reception)

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Celebrate the U.S. premiere of Anita Kunz’s exhibition Anita Kunz: Original Sisters Portraits of Tenacity and Courage with the artist and a panel of her creative collaborators, including Writer/Designer Chip Kidd, and NRM Curator Jane Dini for a conversation entitled “Anita Kunz: The Art of Collaboration.” The discussion will explore Kunz’s motivations for embarking upon her the project during the pandemic and how it was shaped by her friendship and collaboration with other artists. The conversation will be followed by a reception; signed books will be available in the Museum Store.

Curatorial Gallery Talk and Artmaking Activities

Norman Rockwell Museum 9 Glendale Rd / Rte 183, Stockbridge, MA, United States

$20 plus Museum admission; $10 Members

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Spotlight on Original Sisters: Portraits of Tenacity and Courage

Join exhibition Curator Jane Dini for a gallery talk exploring the themes and diverse subjects of illustrator Anita Kunz’s new exhibition.

Sharing Light: Exhibition Opening & Holiday Reception

Norman Rockwell Museum 9 Glendale Rd / Rte 183, Stockbridge, MA, United States

$35; Members free

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Join NRM for a festive evening celebrating the exhibition of never-before-seen paintings in Illustrators of Light: Rockwell, Wyeth, and Parrish from the Edison Mazda Collection. Enjoy informal gallery tours with Chief Curator Stephanie Haboush Plunkett and holiday treats and libations. Also featuring Norman Rockwell’s holiday paintings and Stockbridge Village recreation.
Event Series Norman Rockwell’s Life and Holiday Art Guided Tours

Norman Rockwell’s Life and Holiday Art Guided Tours

Norman Rockwell Museum 9 Glendale Rd / Rte 183, Stockbridge, MA, United States

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Reserve an engaging and inspiring guided tour to enhance your Museum Visit. Discover Rockwell's artistry, the social impact of his storytelling, and learn about his early influences, training, and the arc of his career. Tour includes highlights from our winter exhibition Norman Rockwell: Home For the Holidays. 

Holiday Carols with Crescendo at Norman Rockwell Museum

Norman Rockwell Museum 9 Glendale Rd / Rte 183, Stockbridge, MA, United States

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Enjoy a heartwarming day of festive cheer, where the timeless joy of the holiday season comes to life through Norman Rockwell’s iconic artwork and the joyful sounds of the Crescendo Music Carolers. 

Embrace the spirit of the season with friends and family, surrounded by the heartwarming scenes of Norman Rockwell and uplifting harmonies heard throughout the galleries. 

Included with Museum admission; free for members, children and teens.

Curatorial Gallery Tour– See the Light: From Maxfield Parrish to Norman Rockwell

Norman Rockwell Museum 9 Glendale Rd / Rte 183, Stockbridge, MA, United States

$20 plus Museum admission; $10 Members

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Join exhibition Curator Stephanie Haboush Plunkett for an in-depth tour of a rarely exhibited collection of work by Norman Rockwell and Golden Age illustrators Maxfield Parrish, N.C. Wyeth, Dean Cornwell, Stanley Arthurs, Worth Brehm, and Charles Chambers.
Event Series Holiday Week Programs

Holiday Week Programs

Norman Rockwell Museum 9 Glendale Rd / Rte 183, Stockbridge, MA, United States

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Families with kids of all ages are invited to get creative at the Norman Rockwell Museum! Join us for gallery activities and make your own art inspired by works on view in the collection and current exhibitions. 
Free with Museum admission; free for kids and teens.  

Land Acknowledgement

It is with gratitude and humility that we acknowledge that we are learning, speaking and gathering on the ancestral homelands of the Mohican people, who are the indigenous peoples of this land on which the Norman Rockwell Museum was built. Despite tremendous hardship in being forced from here, today their community resides in Wisconsin and is known as the Stockbridge-Munsee Community. We pay honor and respect to their ancestors past and present as we commit to building a more inclusive and equitable space for all.

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