Edward Hopper House Art Center Announces Upcoming Events

From the Edward Hopper House Art Center:

NYACK, NY - The Edward Hopper House will host a variety of exhibitions and programs through December, 2016

Special Showcase

Renowned designer Ernest de la Torre and architect Walter Cain to reimagine Edward Hopper’s bedroom in his Nyack home; through May 31, 2017

The Edward Hopper House is pleased to present the restaging of Edward Hopper’s bedroom. The bedroom in which Hopper spent the first 28 years of his life is transformed into a showcase designed in period style by Architectural Digest featured designer, Ernest de la Torre, and architect, Walter Cain.

The staging of Hopper’s bedroom is a fitting acknowledgement of the profound impact the space had on his artistic development. Growing up with a view of the Hudson River from his bedroom window, young Edward Hopper was inevitably drawn to its banks. He would spend hours at the village docks and shipyards, sketching and watching the building and rigging of boats. The activity on the river is captured in many of Hopper’s early drawings and paintings, and boats and seascapes remained common subjects in his art throughout his life.

Also central to his artistic development was the so-called “Hudson River light” of Nyack. The strong rays of morning sunlight streaming through the east facing windows of his bedroom would create shifting patterns of light and shadow on the floor and walls. Hopper incorporated these tangible blocks of sunlight into early paintings and many of his later masterpieces. Visitors to this showcase will be able to appreciate all the unique features of the bedroom that so inspired Edward Hopper and led him on his creative path. Due to the historic nature of the house and other limitations, the second floor room is only accessible by the stairs.

EXHIBITIONS

Hopper's Hudson

Through November 13, 2016

The Edward Hopper House is pleased to present Hopper’s Hudson at the Edward Hopper House from September 16 through November 13, 2016. The Hudson River played an important role in Edward Hopper’s emotional and artistic development. Growing up in Nyack, NY, he had a view of the river from his bedroom window and he spent many hours at the village docks and ship yards, sketching and watching the building and rigging of boats. As a result of his love of the river, boats and waterscapes were common subjects in his art throughout his career. This exhibition documents the work of artists who likewise lived and worked along the river during Edward Hopper’s lifetime (1882-1967) and reveals the change in artistic sensibilities and the evolving river-scape during those years.

The exhibition is curated by Mark Waller and includes work by Reynolds Beal (1866-1951), Joseph Biel, C.K. Chatterton. Julian O. Davidson, A.B. Davies, Dorothy Deyrup, William Fisher, George Grosz, Lena Gurr, Bertram Hartman, Robert Henri, John Henry Hill, Henry Charles Lee, Alzira Peirce, Ruth Reeves, Frank Knox Martin Rehn, Hal (Harry) Robinson, Fred Pansing, Jacob Getlar Smith, and Bayard Henry Tyler.

Small Matters of Great Importance: Paper + Art

November 19, 2016 – January 8, 2017

The Edward Hopper House presents our 23rd Annual Juried Small Works Show, Small Matters of Great Importance: PAPER + ART. The exhibition celebrates small works that make big statements despite their size. The theme for this year’s show is paper, with all works using paper as a primary medium or support. The juror is Michelle Donnelly, Curatorial Fellow at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York.

Edward Hopper: Early Work and Memorabilia

Ongoing in the Sanborn Gallery

Early drawings, paintings, and etchings, together with memorabilia, including model boats made by Hopper, paint boxes, a palette and easel, are presented on an ongoing basis.

PROGRAMS & EVENTS

First Fridays at the Edward Hopper House

· Friday November 4

6 PM - Reception for Artist of the Month, Terrence Fine

7 PM - Art Talk - Laura Vookles, Chair of the Curatorial Department at the Hudson River Museum in Yonkers, shares her insights about the current Hopper’s Hudson exhibition and the collections she curates.

· Friday December 2

6 PM – Reception for Artist of the Month

7 PM to 9 PM – Book launch and signing for In Sunlight or in Shadow: Stories Inspired by the Paintings of Edward Hopper, a collection written by such noted authors as Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates, Lee Child, Gail Levin, Craig Ferguson, and others. Present at the book signing will be award-winning author and editor of In Sunlight or in Shadow, Lawrence Block.

Second Sundays Family Programs

Families are invited to drop in workshops between 1 and 3 PM on the second Sunday of each month. Materials fee $5 Members, $7 non-Members.

November 13, Scribble Art Workshop – Families will use strips (both new and recycled from other people's art) and transform flat pieces of paper into three dimensional sculptures. First, they will add color with oil pastels to make the surface interesting. Then, they will connect, entwine, fold, bend and shape the strips into one of a kind, small-scale, light-weight sculptures.

· December 11, Benjamin Levy – Holiday origami and Christmas tree decorating.

CALL FOR DOCENTS

Edward Hopper House Art Center welcomes applicants to our Docent Program. Docents at the Hopper House lead tours for a range of audiences, attend monthly trainings, and have the opportunity to participate in outreach opportunities, all while learning about the great American painter, Edward Hopper. For more information about this rewarding program or to fill out an application, click here

Image via the Edward Hopper House Art Center.