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“Cycling for Kids & Art”

Museum Launches Grass Roots Campaign for New Art Space for Children

Nassau County Museum of Art in Roslyn Harbor has embarked on a major campaign to create a new Art Space for Children. The museum invites all of Long Island to join in this exciting venture.

The existing building on the museum campus will be expanded and transformed to become an entirely new facility designed by the internationally-renowned New York firm, Lee H. Skolnick Architecture + Design Partnership. Filled with natural light, vibrant color and interactive technologies, the future Art Space for Children will be a unique showcase inspiring children’s creativity both through viewing and making art. Planned for children ages 3 to 12, the new Art Space for Children will offer young people space for contemplative reflection, adventurous imagining, and visual thinking.

On October 2, Board Member L. Ronald S. Gray, the chairman of the Art Space for Children committee, will bicycle from Greenport to Roslyn Harbor to raise funds and build awareness across Long Island of this initiative for children and families. His tour, called “Cycling for Kids & Art,” finishes at 3:30 p.m. at the future Art Space where children and their families will welcome Ron’s arrival and also celebrate the opening of “Beastly Feasts! A Mischievous Menagerie in Rhyme,” a new exhibition based on the illustrated children’s book by Robert Forbes.

Said Ron Gray: “As a newly appointed board member and chairman of the Art Space for Children committee, I felt compelled to do something different – something that would make a statement and raise awareness about the Nassau County Museum of Art, this jewel in Roslyn Harbor. With this in mind, I thought how great it would be to cycle from the end of Long Island to the museum to raise awareness about our plans to build the Art Space for Children. My goal is to raise $50,000 towards the grass roots campaign for the new building. Join me along the route or welcome me at the finish line – at the future Art Space for Children at 3:30 p.m. Please help me reach my goal by generously donating to Cycling for Kids & Art. Your support will help create an exciting, child-friendly environment where all families can explore together the fascinating world of art.”
Sponsors for “Cycling for Kids & Art” already include BNY Mellon/Joseph T. Canevari, Center for Wealth Preservation/Shane Parouse, LoveInPeace.com/Cliff Dragonetti, Mayer & Company, LLP/Robert Mayer, Merrill Lynch/Jeanne Hanrahan, Ohrenstein & Brown/Michael Brown and Pure Green LLC/Brigitte & David Stetson (list in formation, complete as of August 2010).

Visit www.nassaumuseum.org to learn more about the Future Art Space for Children, to donate to Ron Gray’s Cycling for Kids & Art, or to learn about funding opportunities.

Nassau County Museum of Art is located at One Museum Drive (just off Northern Boulevard, Route 25A, two traffic lights west of Glen Cove Road) in Roslyn Harbor. The museum is chartered by New York State as a not-for-profit private educational institution and museum. A privately elected board of trustees is responsible for its governance. The museum is funded through income derived from admissions, parking, membership, special events, private donations and corporate sponsorships, as well as federal and state grants.

Call (516) 484-9337 for current exhibitions, events, hours and directions or log onto nassaumuseum.org. # # # 8/2010
Media Contact: Doris Meadows, dorismeadows@optonline.net, (516) 609-9696

Attached Images
RSG1.jpg — Ron Gray’s Cycling for Kids & Art tour on October 2, 2010 will raise funds and awareness for the future Art Space for Children.
Art Space Rendition.doc — The Future Art Space for Children at Nassau County Museum of Art

Art Space rendition.doc (724 KB)

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