Newark Museum's Founder's Society members enjoy exclusive cultural experiences throughout the year. Their donations connect ever-growing audiences across New Jersey to award-winning art and science programs.
For Founder's Society benefit details, click here: [PDF]
Please contact Michele Saliola at 973.596.6491, or by e-mail at msaliola@newarkmuseum.org if you wish to make a gift of appreciated securities, or have any gift-related inquiries. The Newark Museum's Employer Identification Number (EIN) for contribution tax reporting is: 22-1487275.
FOUNDER’S SOCIETY CALENDAR OF PROGRAMS 2019 [PDF]
Contact Michele Saliola at 973.596.6491 or msaliola@newarkmuseum.org for more information.
Previous Events 2018
Artist Reception and Private Planetarium Screening, Newark Museum
Advance screening of commissioned full-dome projection piece by New York-based visual artist Kambui Olujimi and opening reception of new lithograph series relating to astrological signs and multi-layered cultural narratives, with a reception in the Charles W. Engelhard Court.
Exclusive Tour of Louise Bourgeois & Robert Goldwater Townhouse, Chelsea
Curator and archivists of Louis Bourgeois’ estate and the Easton Foundation lead an all-access tour of the home and studio, not open to the public. Living and working spaces—and presentation of intimate journals and photographs from the archives—bring members closer to the work of this iconic artist.
Curator’s Preview of Kimono Refashioned, Newark Museum
Kyoto Costume Institute curators and Arts of Asia Curator Katherine Anne Paul, PhD, give a behind-the-scenes look at planning and final presentation of stunning fashion pieces from the Kyoto Costume Institute never before seen in the US, and signature work from the Newark Museum’s formidable collection.
A Daytrip to the Great Houses of the Victorian Era, Hudson Valley
A curated journey through Hudson River School painting led by Thomas Cole scholar and Associate Curator of American Art William Coleman, PhD, including all-access tour of the expansive Frederick Church’s Olana estate in the fall foliage including lunch in the carriage house, and a stop at Cedar Grove, Church’s private home and a new interpretive space for Victorian and contemporary art and design.
Photographer Field Study and Lunch presentation with Matthew Brandt
Morning pontoon ride along the waterways of the Meadowlands district with Conservancy scientists, horticulturalists and photographer Matthew Brandt. Lunch in the Trustees Room and portfolio presentation by Brandt of work and a commission in progress led by Newark Museum American Art Curator Tricia Laughlin Bloom, PhD.
Daytrip to the High Line and the Whitney Museum of American Art’s Conservation Lab
A behind-the-scenes tour of the newly opened section of the High Line and the new 2018 season of commissions hosted by High Line Art Curator Melanie Kress, followed by lunch in Chelsea’s meatpacking district and an exclusive tour of the state-of-the-art Conservation Lab at the Whitney Museum of American Art, hosted by Conservators Eleonora Nagy and Carol Mancusi-Ungaro.
Curator’s Tour of Asia Society, New York
Curator’s tour of Asia Society’s critically acclaimed Unknown Tibet, with remarks by Asia Society’s Adria Proser and Newark Museum’s Arts of Asia Curator Katherine Anne Paul about international expeditions to Tibet in the mid 20th Century and the practice of preserving and presenting Buddhist art and artifacts.
Progressive Cocktail Party at the Newark Museum
An after-hours roaming cocktail party at the Newark Museum. “Culture stops” with flavorful bites and fun facts about the collection hosted by Museum directors and curators the 1885 Ballantine House, Planetarium, American Art galleries, Tibetan Art galleries, and a hands-on activity in the MakerSPACE.
Curator’s Tour and Reception, The Rockies & The Alps: The Romance of the Mountains, Newark Museum
A curator’s tour hosted by American Art Curator Tricia Laughlin Bloom, Associate American Art Curator William Coleman and guest curator Katherine Manthorne, giving context for Hudson River School introducing paintings, works on paper and nature journals, stereographs and lantern slides documenting the global phenomenon of mountaineering.
Exclusive Viewing of Chinese Works of Art Highlights, Christie’s New York
Christie’s auction house opened its doors exclusively for Founder’s Society to private collections during Asian Art Week, hosted by Christie’s International Asian Art specialists.
Private Curator Talk for Arts of Global Africa Galleries, Newark Museum
Private tour and reception for new Art of Global Africa gallery with curator and director of exhibitions, discussing the installation one of the nation’s most formidable collections of African art and a newly commissioned mural by renowned Nigerian artist Odili Donald Odita in the Museum’s new Welcome Center.
Curator talk and white-gloves textiles session for Dramatic Threads, Newark Museum
A private tour and white gloves session on theatrical costume and ceremonial textiles joined by collectors and embroidery artists, featuring hands-on study of garment structures, traditional designs and motifs, and aspects of connoisseurship.
Musical Arts of Asia at the Newark Museum
Curator Talk of the multi-media exhibition Musical Arts of Asia hosted by Arts of Asia Curator Katherine Anne Paul, Ph.D., featuring musical performances by traditional Korean instrumentalist and reception in the Trustees room.
2017
Celebrating Global Collections at the Newark Museum
Preview and reception of two newly re-opened galleries Arts of Global Africa and Art of the Ancient Mediterranean and debut of a mural commissioned for the Museum’s new Welcome Center
Museum Vault Tour, Newark Museum
A rare look at Museum collections in storage at New Jersey’s largest museum, hosted by Newark Museum Curators exclusively for Founder’s Society
Dreaming in Jade: Scholar’s Talk and Jewelry Presentation, lower Manhattan, NY
A private viewing of never-before exhibited ceremonial jade masterpieces assembled by the China Institute, and a hands-on lesson in jade connoisseurship, followed by lunch at View of the World overlooking the September 11th Memorial
Artist Loft Living Daytrip, SoHo, NY
An artist-led tour of the home and studio-turned museum of Minimalist artist Donald Judd, a presentation of the SoHo Memory Project by SoHo Historical Society Founder Yukie Ohta, Ph.D., and studio visit to large-scale fresco artist David Novros, with lunch in a SoHo bistro
White Gloves Silver Session in the Ballantine House, Newark Museum
High tea services in a Victorian mansion and a guided session on silver collecting and provenance, with presentation and hands-on study of pieces from the Museum’s collection guided by Decorative Arts Curator Ulysses Grant Dietz
An Evening of Ceramics, West Orange, NJ
Cocktails and salon conversation in a collector’s home with ceramic artist Molly Hatch, hosted by Decorative Arts Curator Ulysses Grant Dietz
Progressive Cocktail Party, Newark Museum
A roaming cocktail party hosted by the Museum’s Director and Curators, with hors d’oeuvres and culture stopes in the Planetarium, African, American and Decorative Arts Galleries, concluding with a hands-on wine glass etching project in the MakerSPACE
A Day of Artist-run Spaces in the Village, New York, NY
A private presentation of Inventing Downtown: Artist-run Galleries in NYC, 1952-1965, hosted by NYU Grey Art Gallery guest curator Melissa Rachleff Burtt, and a behind-the-scenes tour of the home and studio of sculptor Chaim Gross by Renee and Chaim Gross Foundation Director Susan Fisher, Ph.D. followed by lunch in the West Village
Private Tour and Lunch, China Institute, New York, NY
A guided tour by the Institute’s Trustees and Curators of the inaugural exhibition in its new lower Manhattan galleries, Art in the Time of Chaos: Masterworks from Six Dynasties of China, 3rd-6th Centuries, followed by a private lunch in lower Manhattan.
2016
Winter Party in the Ballantine House, Newark Museum
A private tour and seated dinner hosted by Curator of Decorative Arts Ulysses Grant Dietz to benefit the Ballantine House preservation fund
An Evening of Art and Northern Chinese Cuisine, Alpine, NJ
A personal tour of a private collection, noodle making demonstration by guest chef, and a seated dinner
hosted by Newark Museum Trustees Sophia and Abel Sheng
Artist Studio and Gallery Tour, Hudson, NY
An artist studio visit hosted by artist Jeffrey Gibson, gallery excursion and lunch in downtown Hudson
Preview Tour and Reception, Native Artists of North America, Newark Museum
A curator’s tour and reception of the inaugural exhibition in the newly renovated American wing hosted by American Art Curator Tricia Laughlin Bloom, guest curator Adrianna Greci-Green and artist DY Begay Diné
An Evening with the Author, West Orange, NJ
An author’s lecture and book signing by historian Linda Forgosh of Louis Bamberger, hosted by Newark Museum Director Steven Kern