| Frank E. Schoonover: An Artist for All Seasons: Preview Reception |
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Friday, November 21 | 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
$25 Members/$35 Non-Members/$40 at the door
Members Online Reservation | Non-Members Online Reservation
Come see Frank E. Schoonover: An Artist for All Seasons before everyone else and enjoy a fine selection of hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar.
| Poetic Tribute to Gordon Parks (An Open-Mic Event) |
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Friday, December 5 | 5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. | Free
Come hear cutting-edge poetry along with classic poems composed by Gordon Parks throughout his long career at this program, which will begin with JoAnn Balingit, Poet Laureate of Delaware.
Poets and spoken-word artists are invited to share their words at this open-mic event at the Delaware Art Museum. However, participants must fulfill a special requirement—they will be asked to read a poem by Gordon Parks before delivering their own work. Several of Parks’ poetry books will be available for poets and spoken word artists to select the poem of their choice. This poetic tribute to Gordon Parks is not to be missed!
| Half Past Autumn: The Life and Art of Gordon Parks |
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First Sundays at 1:30 p.m. for the duration of the Bare Witness exhibition
Free
This documentary on Gordon Parks offers commentary on every facet of the artist’s incredible career, ranging from the motivation and techniques he used in creating his best-known work to his portraits of American poverty and racial tension.
| Business Circle Holiday Party |
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Thursday, December 11 | 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
This holiday celebration is only open to Members of the Delaware Art Museum’s Business Circle and their guests.
To learn more about Business Circle Membership, please contact Kathy Freney Smith, Manager of Events & Corporate Relations, at 302.351.8506 or kfreney@delart.org.
| Gordon Parks Film Series (featuring films directed by Parks) |
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Second Sundays at 1:30 p.m. for the duration of the Bare Witness exhibition
Free
Enjoy the following film directed by Gordon Parks.
Sunday, December 14:
Leadbelly (1976, 126 minutes). Legendary American blues singer Huddie Ledbetter, best known as "Leadbelly", established himself as a talented musician while facing incarceration multiple times for various crimes. Regarding this as one of his best films, Parks examines the life of the renowned singer in this well received biopic chronicling Leadbelly's rise to fame.
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