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Founded in 1912, the Newport Art Museum is one of the oldest continuously operating and most highly regarded art museums and schools of its kind in the country.
The Newport Art Museum’s collection consists of approximately 3,000 works of art in a range of media including works on paper (prints, drawings, watercolors, and photographs), paintings, sculptures, decorative arts, installation works, and textiles and is expanding to include new media. Concentrated on American art and contemporary art, the Museum’s collection includes works of art from the 18th century to present.
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Are you a business owner who is looking for new ways to engage and connect with local Newport customers on a year round basis? We have the perfect opportunity. Sponsor a Newport tradition - The Newport Art Museum - Make NAM part of your marketing plan in 2025. We have an array of events and exhibits to offer you. Our first exciting event is the 2025 Winter Speaker Series in its 97th Year.
$150.00 Per person
Since 1928, the Winter Speaker Series has been a cornerstone of the Newport Art Museum’s annual programming. Each year the Winter Speaker Series Committee and Museum staff curate this series to reflect the ideas of our times and to educate, illuminate, delight and inspire. This Series, incredibly in its 97th year, promises engaging conversations on a variety of topics.
These six lectures will span from Saturday, January 11th — Saturday, February 15th and when you subscribe, you enjoy one lecture for free!
We offer a special thanks to our sponsors, supporters, and the Winter Speaker Series Committee which help make this all possible.
Held in person at the Museum AND live-streamed on Vimeo, our thought-provoking talks will be accessible to you, wherever you happen to be!
All Lectures will be recorded for later viewing by subscribers and ticket holders.
Each lecture will be followed by audience Q&A, and continued conversation in the galleries over hot tea, coffee, light fare, and desserts.
Among many benefits, Museum members save on Winter Speaker Series tickets.
Senior Fellow in the Governance Studies program at the Brookings Institution
The Political Outlook for 2025
West will examine the political outlook for the coming year. What are the priorities of the new president and what issues is he or she likely to address? What will the new Congress look like and how will that help or hinder progress towards resolving the country’s most pressing problems. Using an analysis of the latest polls and emerging trends, West will put the new administration in historic context and discuss what people should pay attention to.
Dutch Biochemist at Boston Children’s Hospital
Fighting for Our Health
Antibodies found in the blood of Alpacas are similar to those found in humans. Dr. Hidde Ploegh and his team have been researching ways to utilize this similarity in blood antibodies to develop new therapies to attack cancer cells. Thus far, the results are encouraging and provide new ways to fight cancer as well as some autoimmune disorders.
Shark Biologist
Sharks are Back!
The shark biologist who quite unexpectedly found himself in the middle of the newest white shark hot spot tells his story and the story of these magnificent creatures. Based on his book Chasing Shadows, written with Ret Talbot, this presentation highlights this remarkable conservation success story, which is loaded with cutting-edge science, drama, and controversy. From the fascinating early days of shark research on the east coast to the consequences of the so-called Jaws effect and the heart-stopping moment when he found himself beneath a 17-foot white shark off Cape Cod, Skomal sets the record straight about this iconic species.
Curator of Historical Collections & Archives, Mount Auburn Cemetery
Landscape and Commemoration
Mount Auburn is the first American cemetery that purposely combined elements of experimental gardening, magnificent architecture, picturesque landscape design, and access to nature, starting a trend across the nation in the mid-19th century that led to the creation of the first public parks in this country. As the Curator of Historical Collections and Archives at the Cemetery, Ms. Winslow will discuss Mount Auburn’s creation, history, and original features, as well as its current multifaceted role as a cemetery, arboretum, outdoor museum, and wildlife habitat.
Artist
A Textile Wonderland of Color and Pattern
In July 2025, “Motherlode”, Liz Collins’ mid-career retrospective will open at the RISD Museum. In this lecture, the artist will talk about the process of planning this exhibition and preview some of the works that will be featured. Through the presentation of select works, Collins will elucidate the different facets of her making methods and contexts that engage and inspire her.
Choreographer
Clock, Fall: A Brief History and Speculative Future of Dancing Murder Robots
Sydney Skybetter is an expert in choreorobotics, a portmanteau of choreography and robotics, and a field which he has pioneered at the interdisciplinary intersection of choreographic theory and robotic motion planning. Choreorobotics offers a rich, critical aperture to consider how bodies in motion – human or otherwise – move through space and time to generate meaning. In this presentation, Skybetter will cover topics ranging from Boston Dynamics robots, Tesla’s “Party Mode” and Optimus robots, parasitic aesthetic theory, the movie M3GAN, Artificial Intelligence, and a little bit of Beyoncé.
Contact Susan Hanley, Senior Advisor Sponsor & Donor Engagement at 631-599-1950 (shanley@newportartmuseum.org) for more information on sponsoring the Winter Speaker Series.
Johanna Becker, Chair Eleanor Doumato Joseph Gallichio Susan Kieronski Santiago Neville