Orange County Community Free Day
Saturday, August 8, 2009, 11am to 6pm
Dia:Beacon, Riggio Galleries
3 Beekman Street, Beacon, NY 12508
845 440 0100 info@diaart.org
For Dia’s series of Community Free Days, residents of Orange County are invited to visit Dia:Beacon free of charge. Residents should present a valid driver’s license, voter registration card, or other government-issued ID for free entry to the museum for a day of special programs.
12:00pm
Gallery Talk: Building Dia:Beacon. Steven Evans, Assistant Director for Beacon, will discuss the transformation of Dia:Beacon from a former Nabisco box printing facility into an internationally acclaimed museum for Dia Art Foundation’s collection that is now listed on the State and National Register of Historical Places. The talk will begin in the forecourt of the museum.
1:00pm
Guided Tours of Dia’s collection will begin in the main entrance to the museum.
2:00pm
Family Day: Line, Rhythm, Chance. Dia:Beacon educators will lead families on a guided exploration through the museum with movement-based learning. Family Day will begin in the Imi Knoebel galleries.
Open to children age six and above accompanied by an adult.
Chronogram is proud to be a media sponsor of Orange County Community Free Day.
Funding
Community Free Days are made possible in part with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.
Community Free Days at Dia:Beacon
For Dia’s series of Community Free Days, residents of neighboring counties are invited to visit Dia:Beacon free of charge on selected Saturdays throughout the year. The dates are chosen to alternate year-to-year, offering residents of each county an opportunity to experience the range of seasons at the museum. The dates coincide with “Second Saturday Beacon,” a monthly city-wide arts and culture open house. Upcoming Community Free Days include Putman County on October 10th and Ulster County on December 12th.
Image: Exterior view, Dia:Beacon, Riggio Galleries, 2003. Photo: ©Richard Barnes. Courtesy Dia Art Foundation.
