Member Preview Day is an exclusive opportunity for GFS Members to be among the first to explore the season, including new exhibition Shantell Martin: Past, Present, Future. Join us and participate in a variety of unique programming specifically designed to engage and inspire you! Member Preview Day highlights include:

• Members-only access starting at 10am
• Exclusive first look at the new exhibition
• Meet the Artist and Curator
• Hands-on artmaking
• Tai Chi session
• Docent-led Tours
• Access to the Member Lounge with complimentary beverages

Member Preview Day is celebrated rain or shine. Members may use their Guest Passes to bring additional guests.

Program accessibility information available.

All members can now visit GFS without a reservation, every day! Planning ahead? Make your free member reservation.

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PROGRAM SCHEDULE

Member Lounge

10AM – 2PM

Enjoy a complimentary beverage & connect with staff and volunteers.

Wellness Workshop: Tai Chi

10:30AM – 11:30AM

Join staff from veteran-owned Dao Concepts and keep that drive to maintain a healthy lifestyle through the practice of Tai Chi, an ancient Chinese art that blends exercise with stress reduction.

Outside the Museum Building, near #333 at gfsmap.org (Arch II by Elizabeth Strong-Cuevas)     

(Rain: East Gallery)

Artist Talk

11AM – 12PM

Join exhibiting artist Shantell Martin and Kathleen Ogilvie Greene, GFS Chief Audience Officer and curator of the new exhibition Shantell Martin: Past, Present, Future, for a talk at the site of Martin’s new sculpture BENN.

Outside by the lakeside path, #622 at gfsmap.org

(Rain: West Gallery)

Collaborative Contour Mapping

11:30AM – 1:30PM

Join us for a process-based drawing activity inspired by the large-scale works of GFS’s newest exhibiting artist, Shantell Martin. Create your own blind contour drawing to take home or collaborate with other participants to integrate your individual drawings into a large cohesive mural!

Education Studio in Welcome Center

Docent-led Tours

Throughout the day. Register at Guest Services upon arrival to GFS. Tours leave from Welcome Center.

Museum Shop                 

Open 10AM – 5PM

GFS Members enjoy 10% off all merchandise in the Museum Shop. Be sure to show your membership card at check-out.

Refreshments

GFS Members enjoy 10% off dining at the Van Gogh Café and Rat’s Restaurant. Be sure to show your membership card at check-out or to your server.