Munson’s exhibition gallery will be in full bloom with paintings that use plants as symbols in expressive ways. Throughout time, artists have used floral motifs to celebrate, study, and shape our understanding of people and culture, transforming blooms into subjects as distinctive as portraitu...

Breathe, relax, enjoy! Each class begins with a 15-minute introduction to a work of art followed by one hour of yoga and meditation. Participants at all levels of ability are welcome. Wear comfortable clothing and bring a yoga mat. Saturdays, 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. Dates: March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29* ...

Fidelio’s unusual structure, glorious score, and life-affirming aura make it a unique experience. It has been called a hymn to freedom and human dignity. Formally a singspiel (with musical numbers separated by spoken dialogue), Fidelio had a long and complex gestation. Its uplifting spirit made ...

Just a moment while we redirect you to the film page, I'm Still Here......

Rated PG-13, 135 minutes Directed by Walter Salles, 2024, Brazil, Subtitled Brazil faces the tightening grip of a military dictatorship. Eunice Paiva, a mother of five children, investigates her husband’s disappearance while maintaining family stability. She is forced to reinvent herself after s...

Rated PG-13, 135 minutes Directed by Walter Salles, 2024, Brazil, Subtitled Brazil faces the tightening grip of a military dictatorship. Eunice Paiva, a mother of five children, investigates her husband’s disappearance while maintaining family stability. She is forced to reinvent herself after s...

Rated PG-13, 135 minutes Directed by Walter Salles, 2024, Brazil, Subtitled Brazil faces the tightening grip of a military dictatorship. Eunice Paiva, a mother of five children, investigates her husband’s disappearance while maintaining family stability. She is forced to reinvent herself after s...

Rated PG-13, 135 minutes Directed by Walter Salles, 2024, Brazil, Subtitled Brazil faces the tightening grip of a military dictatorship. Eunice Paiva, a mother of five children, investigates her husband’s disappearance while maintaining family stability. She is forced to reinvent herself after s...

Breathe, relax, enjoy! Each class begins with a 15-minute introduction to a work of art followed by one hour of yoga and meditation. Participants at all levels of ability are welcome. Wear comfortable clothing and bring a yoga mat. Saturdays, 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. Dates: March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29* ...

MUNSON AFTER DARK 90'S CABIN FEVER with DJ Roscoe Red Saturday, March 22, 9 p.m. to midnight Museum of Art, Root Court Step into a cozy, ski-lodge escape at Munson After Dark: 90s Cabin Fever, where the Root Court transforms into the ultimate après-ski party, featuring DJ Roscoe Red s...

ELLA WEBER "The Deli Diaries" Book Tour + Art Talk Tuesday, March 25, 4 p.m. Book signing to follow. Free | Museum of Art | Sinnott Family – Bank of Utica Auditorium About the Artist Ella Weber, a former Artist-in-Residence at Munson, is a basement-based artist blending humor, s...

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Rated R, 110 minutes Directed by Pedro Almodóvar, 2024, Spain The Room Next Door marks Pedro Almodóvar's first English-language feature. The film centers on Martha, a terminally ill war correspondent portrayed by Tilda Swinton, who invites her novelist friend Ingrid, played by Julianne Moore, to...

Rated R, 110 minutes Directed by Pedro Almodóvar, 2024, Spain The Room Next Door marks Pedro Almodóvar's first English-language feature. The film centers on Martha, a terminally ill war correspondent portrayed by Tilda Swinton, who invites her novelist friend Ingrid, played by Julianne Moore, to...

Thursday, March 27, noon Museum of Art | Sinnott Family – Bank of Utica Auditorium Artist Bio Ken Marchione is a professor of drawing and painting and chair of Academic Affairs at Pratt Munson College of Art and Design. He has been a working artist for 40 years, lives in the Utica, N.Y., ...

Rated R, 110 minutes Directed by Pedro Almodóvar, 2024, Spain The Room Next Door marks Pedro Almodóvar's first English-language feature. The film centers on Martha, a terminally ill war correspondent portrayed by Tilda Swinton, who invites her novelist friend Ingrid, played by Julianne Moore, to...

Rated R, 110 minutes Directed by Pedro Almodóvar, 2024, Spain The Room Next Door marks Pedro Almodóvar's first English-language feature. The film centers on Martha, a terminally ill war correspondent portrayed by Tilda Swinton, who invites her novelist friend Ingrid, played by Julianne Moore, to...

Breathe, relax, enjoy! Each class begins with a 15-minute introduction to a work of art followed by one hour of yoga and meditation. Participants at all levels of ability are welcome. Wear comfortable clothing and bring a yoga mat. Saturdays, 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. Dates: March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29* ...

New Hartford native Scott Wallace is an award-winning writer and photojournalist who has reported on armed conflict, the environment, and vanishing cultures from some of the world’s most volatile hotspots. An associate professor of journalism at the University of Connecticut, Wallace is a long-time ...

Free for children of all ages! Participate in an interactive picture book reading experience in this fun story time collaboration with the Utica Public Library, at Munson. ...

Art in Bloom is the celebration of the Museum’s collection as interpreted through fresh flowers. This extraordinary three-day program will showcase floral creations inspired by timeless artworks, and include special events, workshops, and floral-inspired items at the Art in Bloom pop-up shop. Hig...

PRATT MUNSON FIRST-YEAR EXHIBITION The Pratt Munson Gallery is pleased to host the talented first-year students from Pratt Munson College of Art and Design in a juried multimedia exhibition! Opening Reception: Friday, April 4 | 3–5 p.m. Free and open to the public. Free & Open ...

Gardening Presentation: Herbs, Colorful Plants for Any Garden with Rosanne Loparco, Master Gardener Volunteer, Cornell Cooperative Extension Oneida County Friday, April 4, 1 to 2 p.m. Milton Bloch Education Wing | Easton Pribble Conference Room $5 per person (limited to 30 participant...

With Art in Bloom Designer Julie Young Saturday, April 5, 10 to 11:30 a.m. Museum of Art | Root Court $25 Members | $35 General Public (limited to 12 participants) Price includes Art in Bloom admission and materials Discover the art of floral jewelry making! In this immersion worksh...

Acclaimed pianist Jeffrey Siegel returns to perform beloved masterpieces by Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Debussy, and Brahms. With his virtuoso skill and passion, Siegel brings these timeless compositions to life, and enriches the audience's understanding and appreciation of the nuances of each through hi...

SPECIAL PERFORMANCE JOHN WATERS: THE NAKED TRUTH Filmmaker and Cultural Icon John Waters, the prolific and provocative filmmaker, author, and celebrated counter-culture icon, shares stories from his life in the arts. His all-new, fast-moving, part-confessional, part-inquisitional comic spok...

John Waters: The Naked Truth Performance plus Group Therapy Q&A The Group Therapy Q&A has reached maximum capacity. Please click here to purchase tickets to The Naked Truth. John Waters, the prolific and provocative filmmaker, author, and celebrated counter-culture icon, shares stor...

Breathe, relax, enjoy! Each class begins with a 15-minute introduction to a work of art followed by one hour of yoga and meditation. Participants at all levels of ability are welcome. Wear comfortable clothing and bring a yoga mat. Saturdays, 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. Dates: March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29* ...

Pratt Munson Sophomore Exhibition Show your support for the graduating Pratt Munson Sophomores in a showcase of their work at the annual Student Exhibition. The exhibition will be on display in the Balcony Galleries in the Museum of Art. Mark your calendar! Opening Reception and Film Screen...

Pratt Munson Sophomore Exhibition Show your support for the graduating Pratt Munson Sophomores in a showcase of their work at the annual Student Exhibition. 7th Annual Student Film: Saturday, April 12, 1–2 p.m. Students Collaborate, Create, Animate! The Student Film Debut is a screenin...

Includes book signing and light refreshments Few American artworks have had as sustained an impact on the nation's visual culture as Thomas Cole's pictorial allegory of a person's passage through the four stages of life. In this informal gallery talk, Paul D. Schweizer, Ph.D., Museum Director Eme...

Breathe, relax, enjoy! Each class begins with a 15-minute introduction to a work of art followed by one hour of yoga and meditation. Participants at all levels of ability are welcome. Wear comfortable clothing and bring a yoga mat. Saturdays, 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. Dates: March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29* ...

FREE FAMILY DAY AT MUNSON Join us for Art Alive! during Spring Break Thursday, Feb. 20 | 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Museum of Art, Root Court Join us for a fun day of arts and crafts designed by Munson's 2024–25 Artist-in-Residence, Tina Mitchell, and our Museum Education team. We will contin...

Breathe, relax, enjoy! Each class begins with a 15-minute introduction to a work of art followed by one hour of yoga and meditation. Participants at all levels of ability are welcome. Wear comfortable clothing and bring a yoga mat. Saturdays, 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. Dates: March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29* ...

A profoundly humane comedy, Le Nozze di Figaro is a remarkable marriage of Mozart’s music at the height of his genius and one of the best librettos ever set. In adapting a play that caused a scandal with its revolutionary take on 18th-century society, librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte focused less on ...

Free for children of all ages! Participate in an interactive picture book reading experience in this fun story time collaboration with the Utica Public Library, at Munson. ...

Enjoy an annual multi-media exhibition featuring work by talented adult students in the Munson Community Arts program in the Pratt Munson Gallery. May 10–June 20 | Opening Reception: Saturday, May 10, 3 to 5 p.m. Free and open to the public Cash Bar Available The Pratt Munson Gallery is ...

CONCERTS IN THE COURT LIVE FROM LAUREL CANYON Songs and Stories of American Folk Rock "Live from Laurel Canyon" pays homage to the legendary songwriters of Laurel Canyon, the iconic neighborhood that was the epicenter of the folk rock revolution in the mid-1960s and ’70s and a haven for...

The story of this incendiary and powerful opera is derived from a brief biblical account: A young princess of Judea dances for her stepfather Herod and chooses as her reward the head of the prophet John the Baptist. Claus Guth, one of Europe’s leading opera directors, gives the biblical story—al...

Rossini’s effervescent comedy retakes the stage in Bartlett Sher’s madcap production. Its buoyant good humor and elegant melodies have delighted the diverse tastes of every generation for two centuries, and several of the opera’s most recognizable tunes have entered the world’s musical unconscio...

CONCERTS IN THE COURT NELLA Venezuelan Grammy® Award-Winning Singer Venezuelan singer Nella, a Latin Grammy® award winner, captivates audiences worldwide with her powerful voice and unique blend of folkloric roots and Andalusian inspiration. Accompanied by her stellar trio, she has performe...

Free for children of all ages! Participate in an interactive picture book reading experience in this fun story time collaboration with the Utica Public Library, at Munson. ...

Members Preview Thursday, Jun. 26, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Museum of Art | Edward Wales Root Court Celestial Bodies explores the extraordinary world of one of the most celebrated sculptors of our time. With her award-winning kimonos and ghostly figures in porcelain and bronze, this expansive, bre...

June 27 through December 1, 2025 Celestial Bodies: Sculpture by Karen LaMonte is an expansive, breathtaking array of about 60 figures and forms, which not only reflects LaMonte’s life and career but her artistic soul, as well. LaMonte, a contemporary artist and sculptor, demonstrates her intere...

The Sidewalk Art Show, the centerpiece of the area’s longest-running summertime celebration of arts and community, will be moving inside this year. This juried, week-long art exhibition has long been a part of the Munson Arts Festival for 85 years. This year, the Sidewalk Art Show was on view ...