The Art Spot

Saturdays 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

 

The Art Spot
Every Saturday the Museum offers a drop in art program from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00p.m. Experience your child’s creativity by exploring the galleries together and then create an art project in our classroom.   The art projects are self-guided and the gallery related monthly themes offer a different art activity each week. No registration required. Admission to the activity is free. Participants enter the classroom from the exterior entrance until the museum is open.  Regular admission costs apply to view the galleries.
 
Instructors: Lynn Raines & Amanda Dowd (alternate weeks)

 

May

5/1-Cardboard Structures- Design a multimedia sculpture inspired by construction materials such as cardboard, packing tape, and other found materials.

5/15- Video Performance Art- Experience the process of creating video performance art with storyboarding, costume design and filming.

5/22- Classical Pinch Pots- Design your own classically inspired clay pot.

5/29- Light Sculpture- Combine art with science to design a light sculpture that really works!

June

6/5- Printmaking Patterns- Create original prints, drawing inspiration from the patterns in the architecture of the museum and the downtown area.

6/12- Urban Life Sun Prints- Fashion a portrait of yourself in the city using the sun as your camera!

6/19- Multimedia Landscapes- Juxtapose organic and traditional art materials to create a Dough Aitken-inspired landscape.

6/26- Red Figure Storytelling Vessels- Design a red figure paper vessel that narrates a story.

July

7/10- Design Your Own Playground- Be inspired by a day at the park and design your own playground.

7/17- Action Painting- Have fun exploring the action of painting like the artist Sam Francis.

7/24- City Collage- Cut, glue and create your own city.

7/31-Fabric Painting- Make bright and colorful fabric paintings inspired by the artist Sam Gilliam.

August

8/7- Abstract Self-Portrait Prints- Create an abstract self-portrait print using bright colors and unique printing materials.

8/14- Impressionist Style Painting- Paint like an Impressionist with deliberate brushstrokes that capture the sunlight on the landscape.

8/21- Classically Inspired Mosaics- Piece together a colorful tile mosaic like those found in Ancient Greece.

 

 

The museum would like to thank the New York Yankees Foundation and Wachovia for providing the funding to make these classes possible through December of the year.

Art Spot is presented by BankAtlantic.