A NOTE FROM THE BOARD
Ferdinand “Fred” Gerber was elected
President of the Board at the Voelker Orth Museum’s June Meeting.
An avid gardener and educator, Mr. Gerber will work to expand the
Museum’s public programs. Mr. Gerber joined the Voelker Orth
Board in 2004. He is Education Director Emeritus of the Queens Botanical
Garden where he headed the Education Program from 1970-2001, and
can still be found teaching visiting school groups. A Flushing resident
since 1992, he is active in a number of community civic associations.
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149-19 38th Avenue
Flushing, NY 11354
718-359-6227
House tours are available on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays,
from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., except on noted holidays.
The museum is closed on Labor Day weekend,
September 4th and 5th.
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Exhibition
of Paintings
ASIATIQUE
By Nina Kuo
July 3d to September 1, 2010
Artist’s Reception with musical performance,
Sunday, August 22nd 2 to4 p.m.
Nina Kuo is an Asian-American artist based in New York City. Drawing
on her heritage, she explores the history of cultural relationships
through the interplay of figurative and abstract imagery, in ways
that are delicate, ambiguous, whimsical or poignant. The exhibition
includes a selection of small paintings from 1999-2007, that draw
on classical Chinese sources as well as objects of contemporary
life.
Summer
Interlude: An artist’s reception with a musical performance
is scheduled for Sunday, August 22nd from 2-4pm.
We
are looking forward to participating with Open House, NY
on October 10 to 11, 2010
More on this later.
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