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The stories of passion, ambition, greed, and human suffering in ancient mythologies represent humankind’s attempts to understand the curious and inexplicable—from astronomy and tumultuous weather conditions to man’s inhumanity to man and acts of generosity and kindness.

Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute Museum of Art is primarily a collection of art of the United States. With the exception of people indigenous to this continent, we are a nation of immigrants. Many “American” artists, such as Thomas Cole, were actually born in other countries.

Free and open to the public

PrattMWP Gallery is located in
Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute
Museum of Art
at 310 Genesee Street, Utica, New York.

Gallery Hours:
Tuesday. – Saturday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sunday – 1 - 5 p.m.

Global Splendor highlights traditional and ceremonial dress from some of the many cultures present in Utica. Historically, the city attracted immigrants from Ireland, Wales, Lebanon, Italy, Poland, and, more recently, from the Dominican Republic and other Caribbean countries. Refugees fleeing war-torn countries began resettling here in 1978 and their numbers now exceed 16,000 with the most recent arrivals from Sudan, Burma, Nepal, and Somalia.

As we celebrate local artists and makers during the MWPAI Arts Fest, the PrattMWP Gallery is pleased to host printmaker Lisa Gregg Wightman (Rome, NY), multi-media artist Sally Packard (Hamilton, NY), and installation artist Anne Cofer (Syracuse, NY).

Free and Open to the Public

Kimono! The Artistry of Itchiku Kubota features 48 magnificent handcrafted pictorial kimono created by internationally recognized artist Itchiku Kubota (Japanese, 1917-2003). The Museum of Art is the only United States venue for this touring exhibition.

In conjunction with the summer exhibition, Kimono! The Artistry of Itchiku Kubota, the Museum of Art presents Modern Sensibilities in Japanese Landscape Traditions. This exhibition, an examination of 20th-century Japanese woodblock prints, is on view from June 23 through August 26. Laura J. Mueller, Ph.D., a specialist in the field, is guest curator.

See large works from this years Big Ol’ Steamrollin’ Print Invitational up close and personal in this exhibition at the PrattMWP Gallery.

The Big Ol’ Steamrollin’ Print Invitational will be taking place on Friday, June 29th during the 2018 MWPAI Arts Fest

Free and Open to the Public

PrattMWP Gallery is located in
Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute, Museum of Art
at 310 Genesee Street, Utica, New York.

Rose Marasco: index is a retrospective of a photographer’s inventive reflections on her world. Marasco’s provocative images mine concepts of framing, point of view, and orientation to create photographs with a complex relationship to the everyday. Curiosity informs her exciting, sometimes unconventional, approaches to the medium—processes include film, pinhole photography, montage, and artist’s books, in both black and white and color.

Tommy Brown: Upstate is a retrospective look at the regional photographer’s decades-long study of his home in rural Central New York.