Celebrate Design at the Everson Museum of Art

August 30, 2010

The Everson Museum of Artpresents The Social Design Project, 6 – 9 p.m. on Thursday, September 16, to celebrate the exhibitions Good Design: Stories from Herman Miller and Designed to Scale. The Social Design Project party is free and open to the public; admission to Herman Miller requires tickets.    

The Social Design Project will be an exciting night of social reality. Guests are welcome to wander through the exhibitions before they nibble on hor d’oeuvres, enjoy the entertainment by DJ Brian Trinca and have a drink at the cash bar. Designer Cas Holman, whose work is on view in Designed to Scale, will give a brief gallery talk. The highlight of the evening is sure to be the collaborative tower of design created by the guests themselves.

The current exhibitions explore the importance of collaboration involved in creating good design. Herman Miller has embraced social interaction in determining how design can be used as a solution for real needs. The artists featured in Designed to Scale have created a range of designs influenced by the objects used in everyday life.

Good Design: Stories form Herman Milleris on display at the Everson through October 17. The exhibit highlights how Herman Miller, the world- renowned furniture company, incorporates design into the process of solving problems for the home and workplace.

The exhibition Designed to Scale is on display at the Everson through October 24 and showcases local artists’ designs of furniture, lighting, commercial products and much more. This exhibit is part of the 2010 Edge of Art: New York State Artists Series.

Good Design: Stories from Herman Miller ticket prices are: FREE for Everson members; $10 for non-members; $8 for children under 18, college students (with ID), Military (with ID) and seniors (65+); and $30 for the family rate (includes two adults and four dependents). Children age five and under are free.

For more information, visit www.everson.orgor call (315) 474-6064. The Everson is also on Facebook, www.facebook.com/EversonMuseumOfArt, and Twitter, http://twitter.com/SKernEverson.

ABOUT THE EVERSON

The Everson Museum of Art, whose roots extend to 1897, is internationally recognized for its extensive and significant collection of ceramics, its pioneering art video collection and its distinctive structural design by the noted architect I.M. Pei.  As the first museum devoted to collecting American art, the Everson uses this focus to make possible direct encounters with all art through its collections, exhibitions, scholarship, and educational programs. In addition to exhibitions, the Everson presents a monthly Contemporary Film Series, regular Artists Open events and a wide variety of art education programs for adults and children.

The operation of the Everson Museum of Art is made possible with funding from the Dorothy and Marshall M. Reisman Foundation, County of Onondaga, the Central New York Community Foundation, and the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.