MAM Contemporaries

MAM Contemporaries is a dynamic new group celebrating contemporary art at the Montclair Art Museum.  Leading the first group of its kind in the area, MAM’s Curator of Contemporary Art Alexandra Schwartz will guide participants who want to explore and learn about the contemporary art world. Throughout the year, MAM Contemporaries will hold three exciting events which will include talks and studio visits with artists, behind-the-scenes tours of exhibitions and private collections, visits to galleries and art fairs, and much more.

MAM Contemporaries is open to both Members and nonmembers. Members receive discounts on all MAM Contemporaries events.

THE CUTE, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY

The MAM contemporaries inaugural event, The Cute, the Bad, and the Ugly: A Unique Participatory Food Performance with Artist Marina Zurkow and Exotic Food Expert Gene Rurka, was held on January 12, 2012. This event was inspired by the exhibition Marina Zurkow: Friends, Enemies, and Others, the first exhibition in MAM's New Directions contemporary art series, and particularly Zurkow's print series Heraldic Crests for Invasive Species (2011). Over 40 participants listened to a lecture by the artist and tasted the invasive species Rabbit, Knotweed, and Boar catered by Gene Rurka for an eye-opening experience challenging how we think about food, animals, nature, and culture.

Check back soon for information on the next exciting MAM Contemporaries event!