MAM: THE FLOWERING- ART IN BLOOM 2016 BRINGS TOGETHER FINE ART, FLORAL DISPLAYS, AND SPECIAL EVENTS IN SUPPORT OF MAM

MONTCLAIR, NJ, April 21, 2016—Art in Bloom, a signature celebration of the Montclair Art Museum (MAM), is a biennial festival of floral design. The 2016 rendition, titled MAM: The Flowering, will present 32 enchanting floral interpretations of works of art currently on view in MAM’s permanent collection and special exhibitions. This not-to-be-missed exhibition will be open to the public May 11–15, 2016. It is accompanied by a selection of special events, including a luncheon and lecture Fashion, Flowers & Flirtation May 12, gala Flower Ball May 14, and after party Midnight in the Garden May 14.

MAM: The Flowering special events are chaired by Deborah Hirsch and Betty Murphy and floral design is chaired by Cynthia Corhan-Aitken. The festival will celebrate Gretchen Prater, artist, patron, and mentor; and Bank of America, philanthropic corporate leader in arts and culture. Funds raised benefit the Museum’s exhibitions and education programs.

Visit montclairartmuseum.org/mamtheflowering for full details and follow the excitement on social media with #MAMtheFlowering.

MAM: The Flowering—Art in Bloom 2016 Exhibition

MAM: The Flowering will be a remarkable collaboration of art and floral arrangements inspired by the paintings, sculpture, and photography from the permanent collection of the Museum and the special exhibition, American Visions: 1870–1940, Works from the Bank of America Collection. More than 30 floral designers from the tristate region will contribute to the interpretations. The unique gallery experience will be open to the public May 11–15. The exhibition is free for members and children under 12, $12 regular nonmember adult admission, and $10 for students and seniors with ID.

Featured floral designers include Barbara Baletti, Diane Behlen, Janice Benton, Brenda Bingham, Eva Brandstotter-Reilly, Cynthia Corhan-Aitken, Christine Cowles, Anna Coy, Joan Crowther, Karen Cubero, Carol English, Firth Fabend, Pat Farrelly, Pat French, Kate Khachaturian, Patricia Kettenring, Laura Kiesewetter, Mary Ann Kilpatrick, Arnold Korotkin, Karen Kratina, Laurie Kroll, Devinder Lehmann, Frances Pelzman Liscio, Tim Mannion, Mary McGeown, Elisabeth Meyer, Cathy Miller, Deborah Moran, Peggy Olivi, Roberto Pagan, Ruth Paul, Sharon Petrucelli, Gretchen Prater, Michele Quinn, Celia Radek, Marisabel Raymond, Joan Reynolds, Lillian Rockwood, Yana Rodin Tracy, Sarah Stransky, Tessie Thomas, Michele Tomasik, Patricia Toomey, Franca Tutela, and Karen Worster.

Two restaurant partners are offering special discounts to MAM visitors May 11–15! Present your MAM admission button for 15% off (except seafood) Toast Montclair and 10% off Belgiovine’s Italian Deli.

MAM: The Flowering—Art in Bloom 2016 Special Events

The luscious luncheon Fashion, Flowers & Flirtation will take place on May 12, 10:30 a.m.–2 p.m. Featured guest speakers Melissa Garcia, celebrity stylist and on-air fashion correspondent, and Charcy Evers, trend analyst and fashion expert, will discuss floral inspiration in fashion, fragrance, and art and also emcee an exciting fashion show by Bloomingdale’s, The Mall at Short Hills. The indulgent day will include an intimate private viewing of the floral design exhibition and a raffle spectacular. Fashion, Flowers & Flirtation is chaired by Sandra Carter and Ann Schaffer. Tickets start at $200. In tandem with the luncheon, MAM also invites you to donate “career appropriate” shoes and costume jewelry to Career Closet in Livingston. Bring donations in a clear plastic bag to MAM’s Nathaniel C. Harris Jr. Entrance, May 9–11, 10 a.m.–3 p.m. or to the Luncheon.

The centerpiece of MAM: The Flowering and the Museum’s largest fundraiser of the year, the Flower Ball on May 14, will be an evening of admiration and adornment with dinner and entertainment. Beginning at 6 p.m., the black tie occasion will also feature a private viewing of the floral design exhibition, an exciting silent auction, and a live auction presented by Mariana Gantus Wall. Expect to be starstruck by a guest appearance by an international opera star from The Richard Tucker Music Foundation. Flower Ball is chaired by Meredith Bergmann and tickets start at $500.

At 9:30 p.m., the unforgettable after party Midnight in the Garden takes over to continue the celebration until 1 a.m. Go from blossoms to bourbons and crocuses to cigars with bourbon tasting by Black Dirt Distillery and cigar rolling by Fumé. Enjoy savories and sweets and taste spirits by renowned mixologists Derrick Turner and Darnell Holguin. Dance the night away with beats by DJ Gabriel Levy and capture all the memories with photobooth fun! The after dark soirée is chaired by Cleo Davis-Urman and Vanessa Yurkevich. Tickets are $100; all Flower Ball tickets include entry to the Midnight in the Garden after party.

For more information and to purchase tickets, visit montclairartmuseum.org/mamtheflowering or contact Christine Walia, Assistant Director, Special Events at 973-259-5143 or cwalia@montclairartmuseum.org.

MAM: The Flowering—Art in Bloom 2016 Schedule

Wednesday, May 11

Galleries open to the public 12–5 p.m.

Thursday, May 12

Fashion, Flowers & Flirtation, Lecture & Luncheon — 10:30 a.m.–2 p.m.

Galleries open to the public 2–5 p.m.

Friday, May 13

Galleries open to the public 12–5 p.m.

Saturday, May 14

Galleries open to the public 12–4 p.m.

Flower Ball, Gala — 6 p.m.

Midnight in the Garden, After Party — 9:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 15

Galleries open to the public 12–5 p.m.

MAM: The Flowering—Art in Bloom 2016 Event Sponsors

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT

Bank of America

Prudential

Carol and Terry Wall/The Vance Wall Foundation

HORTICULTURIST

Lisa and Joseph Amato

MASTER GARDENER

Cynthia Corhan-Aitken and Murry Aitken

Lisa D’Alessandro

Lynn and Stephen Glasser with Adrian Shelby and Edward Bindel

Meghan and Stephen Hess

Deborah and Peter Hirsch

Wendy and Andrew Lacey

J. P. Morgan

Neuberger Berman

Gretchen and Sandy Prater

Lyn and Glenn Reiter

Sharon and Robert Taylor

Margo and Frank Walter

Wells Fargo Private Bank

ARBORIST

Susan Brady and Mustafa Abadan

Linny and Rick Andlinger

Michael Backer

Eileen and Robert C. Butler

Rose Cali

Melinda and William H. Connolly

Fidelity

Ann and Thomas Johnson

Dan Arrighi and Sam Joseph

Joanne and Fred Langbein

Nisivoccia LLP

Heidi and Richard Rieger

GARDENER

Adunni and Herman Anderson

Betty Ann and Jack Cannell

Sylvia Cohn

Christine James

Hillary and John Reimnitz

Toni LeQuire-Schott and Newt Schott

Lynn and Sengal Selassie

BOUQUET

Jacqueline McMullen

Betty and Greg Murphy

Gretchen and Sandy Prater

Mary Streep

CORSAGE

Terri Breen

Rose Cali

Laura Kiesewetter

PNC Wealth Management

BLOSSOM

Linny Andlinger

Atlas Desk

Joan L. Barrett

Eileen and Robert C. Butler

Catherine Carlozzi

Sylvia Cohn

Marilyn Hatzenbuhler

Christine James

Kate Khachaturian

Karen Mandelbaum

Pam Nedzi

Richfield Farms, Inc.

Ann Schaffer

Pamela S. Scott

Cheryl Slutzky

Marianne Smith

Sarah Stransky

Margo Walter

MAM: The Flowering—Art in Bloom 2016 Committee

Lisa and Joseph Amato

Adunni Slackman Anderson and
Herman L. Anderson

Linny Andlinger

Joan Barrett

Paige Barrett

Marshall Bergmann

Susan Brady and Mustafa Abadan

Terri Breen

Linda Breler

Nan Bylin

Betty and Jack Cannell

Sylvia Cohn

Elaine Pantages Conti

Jennifer Conti

Wanda R. Croudy

Samantha Dana

Oliver Davis-Urman

Beverly and Joe Dempsey

Devon Eagle

Charcy Evers

Leslie Ford

Lynn and Stephen Glasser

Michelle and Seth Glasser

Jake Goldstein

Fannie Gray

Anna Hazard

Roxanne Hersh

Becky Hirsch

Peter Hirsch

Tim Hirsch

Anita and Jack Kassel

Debbie Kozak

Joyce Pokoy Kurtulus and
Osman Kurtulus

Joanne Langbein

Laura Liscio

Kristin and Keith Mackay

Diane Marisca

Sydney McCutcheon

Caitlin Mullen

Eliot Pepe

Lyn Reiter

Marjorie Rich

Jacklyn and Sean Rider

Claire Rosen

Spencer Rubin

Ivonne Ruggles

Mel Schaffer

Susannah Schaffer

Carrie Schwartz

Sharon and Chris Sevrens

Poonam Shah and Adam McCoy

Adrian Shelby and Edward
Bindel

Cheryl Slutzky

Sarah Stransky

Susan Straten

Tessie Thomas

Tesie Torres

Donna M. Uher-Imperatore

Emelil Walter

Margo Walter

Allison Yurkevich

Deborah Zafman

About the Museum

The Montclair Art Museum, a notable, community-based institution with an international reputation, boasts a renowned collection of American and Native American art that uniquely highlights art making in the United States over the last three hundred years. The collection includes more than 12,000 objects: paintings, prints, original works on paper, photographs, and sculpture by American artists from the 18th century to the present, as well as traditional and contemporary Native American art and artifacts representing the cultural developments of peoples from all of the major American Indian regions. The Museum’s education programs serve a wide public and bring artists, performers, and scholars to the Museum on a regular basis.

MAM’s Yard School of Art is the leading regional art school, offering a multitude of comprehensive courses for children, teens, adults, seniors, and professional artists. The Yard School was recently recognized in the Discover Jersey Arts People’s Choice Awards 2015 as the Favorite Adult Art Class and favorite Art Camp. The Montclair Art Museum is located at 3 South Mountain Avenue in Montclair, N.J. Information and directions are available on the Museum website, montclairartmuseum.org, or by calling 973-746-5555. MAM is open Wednesdays through Sundays, Noon – 5 p.m., and on the first Thursday night of the month (October–June), from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. It is closed on Mondays, Tuesdays, and major holidays. Museum admission is $12 for nonmember adults, $10 for senior citizens and students with I.D., and free for members and children under 12. Free First Thursday Nights and Free First Fridays are free for everyone. The Store at MAM is open Tuesdays through Sundays, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. and has extended hours until 9 p.m. on Free First Thursday Nights.

All Museum programs are made possible, in part, by the New Jersey State Council on the

Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, and by funds

from the National Endowment for the Arts, Carol and Terry Wall / The Vance Wall Foundation, the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, and Museum members.