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Dining Out: Boca Raton Museum Of Art’s Upcoming Exhibit,

This Is A Hole In One For A Special Night By The Sea! Tree Of Knowledge, Inspires $35,000 Grant From

National Endowment For The Arts

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Acting During the month of July, the museum is offering free such as the Boca Raton
Chairman Mary Anne Carter has approved more than $80 admission and invites the community to create thousands Museum of Art are giving
million in grants as part of the Arts Endowment’s second of 20-foot long, banyan-style branches using rolled up people in their community
major funding announcement for fiscal year 2019. Included newspapers! These community creations will hang from the opportunity to learn,
in this announcement is an Art Works grant of $35,000 to the ceiling and will be part of the new art exhibition. create, and be inspired.”
the Boca Raton Museum of Art for the upcoming exhibition, Art Works is the Arts Endowment’s principal The Boca Raton Museum
Maren Hassinger: Tree of Knowledge. grantmaking program. The agency received 1,592 Art of Art is honored to be
Most interestingly, this is a unique exhibit in which the Works applications for this round of grantmaking, and receiving support from the
public will be invited to participate in its creation! will award 977 grants in this category. NEA,” says Executive
Hassinger’s large-scale installation, Tree of Knowledge, “These awards, reaching every corner of the United Director Irvin Lippman,
will be based on the historic banyan tree that is located in States, are a testament to the artistic richness and diversity “and so pleased that this
the historic African-American neighborhood nearby the in our country,” said Mary Anne Carter, acting chairman funding will support a
museum. of the National Endowment for the Arts. “Organizations project that takes the concept
of ‘art in public places’ to a Maren Hassinger. Photo by
new level of engagement.” Ava Hassinger, Philadelphia.
Tree of Knowledge Courtesy Susan Inglett
features a residency with Gallery, NYC.
ASSISTED LIVING | MEMORY CARE sculptor and performance
BOCA RATON artist Maren Hassinger, who will create an installation
inspired by Boca Raton’s Pearl City neighborhood and
the banyan tree that has become a historical marker in this
community settled by African-Americans. The artist will
Sonata Empowers work with the public in rolling newspapers in community-
based story-telling sessions to form the aerial roots of a
vast “Tree of Knowledge” to be installed from the ceiling
hope • understanding • support • confidential • safe in the museum’s main gallery. For more information on
hope • understanding • support • confidential • safe
this National Endowment for the Arts grant announcement,
visit arts.gov/news.
Officially designated as a “Historic Tree” by Boca
Raton’s Beautification Committee in 1992, the Tree of
Knowledge was originally planted by school children
before the first World War. In the 1930s and 1940s, it was
the gathering place for those who lived in the African-
American community known as Pearl City.
During the month of July, the museum invites families,
students, seniors and all members of the community to be
part of this exhibition by creating thousands of 20-foot long
“aerial roots” from rolled up, twisted newspapers. These
forms will represent the aerial roots that hang vertically
from the branches of the banyan tree. They descend and
take root in the soil to become new trunks.
The public will be hand-making these hanging shapes
during community-based storytelling sessions at the
museum. During the month of July, the museum offers
free admission to the public, coinciding with these creative
Caregiver Support Group sessions.

Now through July 31, guests will have the unique
opportunity to be part of this exhibition by creating these
branch-style elements, featured as part of Hassinger’s
Every FIRST THURSDAY of the month large-scale installation. The monumental Tree of
Knowledge will be installed from the high ceiling in the
museum’s main gallery. The exhibition will open to the
Please join us
Connecting with others who have the same Please join us public on Nov. 5.
kinds of struggles as you do is an important These Community Creation-Stations will be staffed
Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018
part of coping with Alzheimer’s disease. Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019 by museum volunteers and will serve as a gathering place
Groups are facilitated by trained profes- where the entire community can contribute to Tree of
300PM - 4:00PM
sionals or former family caregivers, whose 3:30PM - 4:30PM Knowledge. The long “branches” will be created by hand,
primary purpose is to provide knowledge Every First Thursday of the Month by twisting up strips of newspaper and then connecting
Every First Thursday of the Month
about Alzheimer’s disease while allowing them. The branches will extend over 20 feet in length, and
members to receive emotional support and Seating is limited the art installation will require thousands of these twisted
Seating is limited
encouragement from others in a similar branches.
Hassinger herself has provided an instructional video
situation. Come See What We to teach guests how to create and combine these elements,
Have To Offer and will work with the
Our Support Group Can Help You: volunteers in training for
• Get practical advice and information the creation stations. The
• Feel less lonely, isolated or judged community participants’
• Gain a sense of empowerment and control • Help you keep your loved one at home longer names will be collected
• Improve your quality of life for the person you
• Improve coping skills and will be incorporated
care for
• Reduce distress, depression or anxiety within the exhibition.
• Develop a clearer understanding of what to Organizations may
expect RSVP to 561.477.8808 schedule special group visits
to the museum to participate
in this fun art-making
process by contacting
Come see our BRAND NEW LOOK! grouptours@bocamuseum.
org, or (561) 392-2500, Ext.
206. The museum is also
9591 Yamato Road, Boca Raton, FL 33434 engaging the community
via other outreach initiatives
561.477.8808 that have already started to
help spread awareness of This photo of the actual old
this installation, encouraging banyan tree in the historic
Learn more at sonatasouth.com ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY # 9911
participation throughout neighborhood of Pearl City
Accepting Private Pay, Long Term Care Insurance and VA Benefi ts for those who qualify the different Boca Raton is from www.bocahistory.org/
neighborhoods. pearl-city/first_residents.asp.