Upcoming Events
Saturday, April 12 from 4 – 7 p.m.
Craftsman Farms Members’ Reception
For members with invitation only; RSVP is required
Planned especially for members, this season opening celebration includes the official ribbon cutting for our winter restoration projects: the North Cottage and the Master Bedroom in the Log House. The evening’s highlight is a lecture by Ulysses Grant Dietz, Senior Curator of Decorative Arts at The Newark Museum. An entertaining and engaging lecturer, Mr. Dietz will discuss modern decorative arts from the 1890s to the early 1910s in his talk, “It Wasn’t Arts and Crafts: It was Modern.”
Ulysses Grant Dietz has been the curator of Decorative Arts at The Newark Museum since 1980. He was appointed Senior Curator in 2007. With a specialty in American material culture and decorative arts, Mr. Dietz has been the curator of over 90 exhibitions during his tenure in Newark.. He has to date given over 300 lectures all across the country on a wide range of topics drawn from Newark’s collections, as well as over 500 docentries and lectures in the Museum itself.
Tuesday, April 22 at 6 p.m.
Lecture
“J.W. Waterhouse & Theatre: Painting with an Eye on the Stage”
by Peter Trippi, President of Projects in 19th-Century Art, Inc.
at The Grolier Club 47 E 60th Street, NYC
Members: $12 and Non-members: $18Includes reception following lecture
The Grolier Club in New York City provides an elegant setting for this second lecture in a series offered collaboratively by the Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms, the William Morris Society in the United States, the American Friends of Arts and Crafts in Chipping Campden, and the Victorian Society in America. The editor of Fine Art Connoisseur magazine and former director of New York’s Dahesh Museum of Art, Mr. Trippi is the author of the monograph J W Waterhouse. His lecture will focus on interpretations of this great Victorian painter’s work.
Peter Trippi is president of Projects in 19th-Century Art, Inc., the firm he established in 2006 to pursue a range of research, writing, and curating opportunities. Trippi is guest-curating a Waterhouse retrospective that will open at the Groninger Museum (Netherlands) in 2008, then visit London’s Royal Academy and the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Trippi co-founded the peer-reviewed, scholarly journal Nineteenth-Century Art Worldwide and serves on the board of Historians of British Art.
Saturday, May 3 from 12 noon to 4 p.m.
May Family Day
Member children: $5 and Non-member children: $7
Adults accompanying children are free.
Families with children of all ages are invited to step back in time for a celebration of spring’s arrival. Traditions dating back to 1911, including a maypole, music, dance, period games, and craft activities, highlight this afternoon event.
Friday, May 23
Craftsman Classic Golf Outing
at Knoll West Country Club beginning at noon
Contact us for Registration and Sponsor Request Forms
Enjoy a day on the golf course and support The Farms at the 8th Annual Craftsman Classic at Knoll West Country Club in Parsippany. This fun spring event includes lunch and a buffet dinner.
Saturday, June 7 at 4 p.m.
Lecture and Book-Signing
Differences Across The Pond: American Interpretations
Of English Arts and Crafts Design
by Brian Coleman,
Author of Historic Arts & Crafts Homes of Great Britain
Members: $4 and Non-Members: $7
The Farms welcomes Brian Coleman for a compelling lecture on architectural icons of the English Arts and Crafts movement and reinterpretations of these designs in contemporary American interiors.
Brian D. Coleman, MD is a graduate of Stanford University and Chicago Medical School. An old house enthusiast, he has written numerous articles on historic home design for magazines ranging from Old House Journal to Period Living in the United Kingdom and has been the Editor-at-large for Old House Interiors for the past 10 years. Coleman has published 13 previous books on historic and interior design and is currently finishing his 14th (Barry Dixon Interiors). He is a practicing psychiatrist and divides his time between New York and Seattle.
Saturday, July 5 from 12 noon to 4 p.m.
Summer Family Day
Member children: $5 and Non-member children: $7;
Adults accompanying children are free.
An old-fashioned summer festival for the whole family, this event takes you back to 1911 with music, food, craft activities, period games and more.
Saturday, September 20 from 12 noon to 4 p.m.
Fall Harvest Family Day
Member children: $5 and Non-member children: $7
Adults accompanying children are free
Celebrate fall harvest at The Farms! Families with children of all ages get a taste of farm-life in 1911 with hay-rides, pumpkin-painting, games and more.
Saturday, October 4
Fall Harvest Gala Dinner and Auction
The beautiful Mountain Lakes Club provides the setting for delicious cocktails, gourmet dinner, and the evening’s premier event, an exciting live auction.
Saturdays, October 11 & 18
Autumn at The Farms: Plein Air Painting Workshops
Capture the vibrant colors of autumn mornings at The Farms. These plein air painting workshops welcome artists working at any level.
Saturday, November 1
Farms Afield: Visit to Wadsworth Atheneum
Meet at the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, Connecticut for lunch and a special private tour with Stephen Gray whose collection is featured in the exhibition At Home with Gustav Stickley: Arts and Crafts from the Stephen Gray Collection.
Saturdays & Sundays, December 6 – 7 and 13 – 14
1915 Holiday Open House
Share in the holiday spirit at The Farms with period-style decorations, Christmas treats, music, children’s activities and a visit from Mrs. Goody Claus.
For reservations or further information on any of the following events, please call the Museum office at 973-540-0311 or e-mail info@stickleymuseum.org
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