Film in Focus and Senior Cinema Tuesdays

The ART Mission and Theater will kick-off two film series. Film in Focus, a series of screenings and discussions with film directors, will kick-off on August 9th, and Senior Cinema Tuesdays, a weekly brunch and film for area seniors, will kick-off the next morning, August 10th.

Film in Focus is a program to bring film-makers to the ART Mission and Theater, to screen and discuss their films. On August 9th at 5:15 pm and 7:15 pm, Director Joe Dull will screen his film "Table at Luigi's". The film is a collaboration between faculty and students at the University of Central Arkansas and centers around a chef who creates living dreams for people through his cooking. Tickets for the event are $4. The Film in Focus program will continue, throughout the year, as films and directors become available.

The next morning, the ART Mission and Theater will kick off Senior Cinema Tuesdays, a weekly light brunch followed by a film screening. Occuring every Tuesday at 10:30 am (film begins at 11:00 am), Senior Cinema Tuesdays provides a venue for the area's older-set to mingle and get out of the house.

Patrons of Senior Cinema Tuesdays will enjoy a light brunch consisting of coffee, orange juice, bagels, muffins and more, while sitting in the ART Mission and Theater's gallery, featuring experimental, conceptual, evocative, and creative art from the some of the region's premier artists. The weekly event will conclude with a viewing of an independent, foreign, or culturally significant film showing that week at the ART Mission and Theater. Senior Cinema Tuesdays will only cost $8, with the option to only view the film for $6. While the event is geared toward the elderly, all ages will be accepted.

Senior Cinema Tuesdays will kick off on August 10th with the critically acclaimed film "Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work" (opening at the ART Mission on Friday July 30), followed the next week, August 17, by an exclusive showing of the film "Grazia". Produced by former Binghamton residents, now living in Florida, "Grazia" will not be shown at normal showtimes and is only available during Senior Cinema Tuesdays. Further film selections will be publicized at www.artmission.org.

The ART Mission and Theater now has WIFI, thanks to an anonymous donation. WIFI will be available for members of the ART Mission...Please ask a staff member for the pass code and come enjoy a cup of coffee and internet before your next film...or just sit back and appreciate the artwork while surfing the web"

Don't forget about August 6th, First Friday. Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work will be in town....Humanimals is our featured artwork by Gayle Marie Weitz and Taze Yanick will be performing.

Our gala is coming together. Stay tuned for more information on how you can purchase tickets, enjoy the fine member's artwork and see "sneak peak" trailers of our upcoming fall films.

On-Screen Advertising
The ART Mission and Theater will be introducing ON-Screen Advertising. If you or your business is interested please contact Matthew Thorn, Executive Director at 607-722-6914. It is a great way to connect with local patrons with over 216 screenings a week. Our organization serves over 15, 000 people a year and it is tax deductible as the ART Mission and Theater is a 501(c)3 registered non-profit. Prices will be $300 for 3 months of run time, $500 for 6 months and $800 for a year, with non-profits receiving a discount for each of the three tiers.

Film Festivals 2011-2012
In a short period of time we will be starting to plan over 5 film festivals for the coming 2011-2012 years. We are looking for support from the community in these endeavors and will be forming committees for each of the festivals that the organization is looking to host. We encourage you, if interested, to volunteer to sit on one of the committees to assist in the planning, implementation and follow-up to these film festivals. The current ideas that the staff our working on include a Jewish, Gay and Lesbian, Emerging Filmmakers, Environmental, Big Screens and Shorts. If you are interested in being on the committee or providing support of just mentioned film festivals or have ideas of your own please contact Matthew Thorn at director@artmission.org.

Meet Matt Thorn!



Hello Everyone!!!

Just wanted to take a moment to introduce myself, my name is Matt Thorn and I will be the new Executive Director for the Art Mission and Theater upon Amy's departure.

I'm extremely excited about this position and look forward to sharing with you all the amazing projects that I and the Board of Directors are looking forward to beginning. The first adventure that we will be undertaking is our first annual "Celebrating Art and Film Gala" and member's pre-show September 24, 2010. We invite you all to come and experience our member artists before their works go on display the First Friday in October. I will be sure to update you all as the date approaches.

I am looking to 2011 and introducing new programming for the Art Mission and Theater. The staff and I are looking to implement a variety of film festivals including a Jewish Film Festival, Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, Environmental Film Festival and Big Screens & Shorts festival. I am looking to also partner with area universities and high schools to create an in-depth educational forum for students through art and film. I will continually provide you all with updates as these projects come to fruition.

I would also enjoy hearing your feedback and what you would like to see at the Art Mission and Theater. Your thoughts and ideas are of a great asset to me and I would thoroughly enjoy implementing them into our programming for 2011.

I am looking forward to meeting you all and growing our organization into a cultural center for Binghamton.

Best Regards,


Matt Thorn

Congratulations to the new members of our Board of Directors!

Idalmis Batista-Blair, Lee Breck, Johanna Kiley, Lauren Kiley, Mary Rezeski, Brian Wall

Broome County Arts BLOG
Feeling cheated on the coverage of our local arts scene by our local paper? Check out the Broome Arts Mirrior BLOG featuring Barb Van Atta. http://broomeartsmirror.wordpress.com/

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hART of BC call for artisits
Hart of BC, a non profit public art extravaganza will be placing fiberglass “dinosculptures” in the spring of 2010. Sponsors will be selecting local working artists to design and create their sculptures. Artists can apply digitally with bio and images on the website hartofbc.com. Sculptures will be designed in collaboration with artists and sponsor, to be delivered to studios to begin work after the first of the year. Artists will be compensated. Call Project coordinator Maggie Martin @743-1365 or e-mail at mail@hartofbc.com