Cameron Wilkens, piano solo
Cameron Wilkens from Eastman School of Music will perform a selection of music on the piano.
Joe Blackburn, Aeolian pipe organ: Hollywood Movie Themes
Joe Blackburn performs Hollywood movie themes on the Aeolian pipe organ in the historic mansion.
Performance Plus: Piano and soprano
Honors diploma students from the Eastman Community Music School will perform a recital in the historic mansion.
Bell choir performance
Wisteria Group
The Wisteria Group—acoustic guitar, flute, bass, and vocals—will perform in the historic mansion
Curator's Talk & Exhibition Preview
Enjoy a preview of the exhibition Sight Reading: Photography and the Legible World at this gallery talk and tour with Lisa Hostetler, curator in charge, Department of Photography.
Vocal Art Ensemble
In their concert Rooted, the Vocal Art Ensemble digs deep into the salt of the earth, excavating the cultural foundations that shape the ever-flourishing art of song. Cultivating choral transplants across countries and generations, VAE nurtures a musical garden of human experience, through the common grounds of life, death, faith, serenity, love, and dreams.
Robert Cumming: The Secret Life of Objects
Perception, language, and the nuances of photographic vision are common themes in the work of Robert Cumming (American, b. 1943). His method of portraying the physically impossible so that it appears visually accurate has its roots in his early career as a painter, sculptor, performance artist, and mail artist. This exhibition traces the trajectory of Cumming’s work through several decades and focuses on his singular appreciation for the power of objects in art.
In his photographic work—the majority of which he made in Southern California during the 1970s—Cumming embraced the illusion and...
“Eastman Entertains” Tablescape Display at the George Eastman Museum May 3–8
Eugene Richards: The Run-On of Time
For the past several decades, photographer Eugene Richards (American, b. 1944) has explored complicated subjects, including racism, poverty, emergency medicine, drug addiction, cancer, the American family, aging, the effects of war and terrorism, and the depopulation of rural America. His style is unflinching yet poetic, his photographs deeply rooted in the texture of lived experience. In his wide range of photographs, writings, and moving image works, he involves his audience in the lives of people in ways that are challenging, lyrical, melancholy, and beautiful. Ultimately, his works...
Artist's Talk: Erica Baum
New York–based contemporary artist Erica Baum creates “subliminal narratives” using found words and images from paperback books, card catalogues, and paper rolls from player pianos, among other literary artifacts.
Focus 45: Olivia Arnone, Persuasion: The Photograph as a Medium of Influence
Olivia Arnone, graduate program manager, Photographic Preservation and Collections Management, will discuss the photographs selected for the upcoming rotation of A History of Photography (July 9–October 23).
Free to members; incl. w/admission. Talk only: $6 general, $3 students.
Rediscovering Frederick Douglass
Organized in collaboration with the City of Rochester, this free event includes a screening of Rediscovering Frederick Douglass, a new film about how a previously undocumented photograph of Frederick Douglass was rediscovered; a post-screening discussion with museum curators; access to the exhibition A History of Photography: Exploring Black History and Culture; and more.
Author and photographer Penny Wolin to speak at the George Eastman Museum on May 12
Collections Online
Garden Vibes: Pine Leaf Boys
The 23rd season of Garden Vibes kicks off with the Pine Leaf Boys. This four-time Grammy-nominated band hailing from southwest Louisiana have made a name presenting their own inimitable brand of Cajun music with youthful exuberance. Known for their wild shows and thoughtful arrangements, the Pine Leaf Boys have breathed new life into Cajun music, reviving ancient songs and bringing them to the bandstand.
Garden Vibes: Matuto
Matuto takes the stage for the second installment in the 23rd season of Garden Vibes. Matuto’s songs can sway hips just as easily as spark insights. Instruments (accordion, guitar, bass, drums, cavaquinho, zabumba, and triangle) whirl around the core of Matuto’s sound: the syncopations of Brazilian music and the folk traditions of the American South—it’s bluegrass meets Brazil.
Garden Vibes: Dom Flemons
Our 23rd season of Garden Vibes wraps up with Dom Flemons, the "American Songster." A multi-instrumentalist, Flemons plays banjo, guitar, harmonica, fife, bones, bass drum, snare drum, and quills, in addition to singing.
Exhibition Preview Celebration
Celebrate the opening of Photography and America’s National Parks. Free to members, $15 general, $10 students—registration/payment accepted at the door.
George Eastman Award Ceremony & Gala
Michael Keaton will accept the George Eastman Award, the museum’s highest honor in motion pictures, at a ceremony in the Dryden Theatre, followed by a gala in the museum and historic mansion. Tickets are on sale and going fast!
