Free Family Art Days 2009 : Oceanside Museum of Art
April 27th, 2009
Mark Your Calendars for Free Family Art Days at the Oceanside Museum of Art, located just north of San Diego
The Oceanside Museum of Art is pleased to host Free Family Art Day, a program designed to provide the community with educational art experiences. Bring the whole family to this fun-filled free event where children are encouraged to view the artwork featured in the Museum’s Exhibitions (with special kid-friendly docent guided tours at 1:30 pm and 2:30 pm) and participate in hands-on art activities that reflect concepts and themes from the Exhibits. Every Free Family Art Day includes all necessary materials and is open to the public.
There are several Free Family Art Days scheduled for 2009, each one paired with art projects that reflect the themes and concepts of the Exhibits. Here’s a list of the upcoming Free Family Art Day events at the Oceanside Museum of Art (check back for more details closer to the event date):
Sunday, May 3, 2009 – 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm:
Create Wearable Recyclables & Scratch and Sniff Paintings
Design wearable recyclable clothing, build sculptures out of recycled objects and make scented watercolor paintings, inspired by Vortex Plastique, a special one day exhibition organized by artist Peggy Ann Jones that will be on view in the museum lobby.
Through Vortex Plastique, Jones has brought together sculptor Jennifer Miller, as well as friends and students to create sculptures of and about plastic in our lives and our environment. Vortex Plastique is a collaboration with Mira Costa College and is sponsored by the Oceanside Arts Commission. The sculptures include a carpet Jones constructed of approximately 3,420 braided plastic shopping bags over 13 feet in diameter and five life-sized, figurative sculptures constructed of discarded consumer plastics representing themes of environmental concerns.
At the May 2009 Family Art Day, children and adults can learn the art of braiding plastic shopping bags for the construction of a carpet. Anna Dohrman will be on hand to share her special technique and guide a hands-on experience where families can create their own sculpture and clothing from recycled objects. Materials will be provided but you are encouraged to bring your recyclables.
Sunday, July 5, 2009 – 11:00 am to 4:00 pm:
11:00 am – Kids’ Talk with Sol Berger, Holocaust survivor (this event is appropriate for children in the 5th grade or higher; adults welcome)
12:00 pm – Memorial Tile Painting Family Art Project
3:00 pm – Teens’ Talk with Sol Berger, Holocaust survivor (this event is appropriate for teen-aged children; adults welcome)
Sunday, August 2, 2009 – 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm:
Memorial Tile Painting – Family Art Project
Sunday, October 4, 2009 – 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm:
Children’s Film Festival
1:00 pm – Screening of Award Winning Documentary Paper Clips
4:00 pm – Screening of We Must Remember, produced by Carlsbad High School; Meet the Student Producers after the screening
Sunday, November 1, 2009 – 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Paper Mache Calaveras Workshop
Daniel F. Martinez will lead a free hands-on paper-mache calaveras (skeleton) art workshop from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Participants will create three-dimensional characters from paper and glue with an assortment of embellishments. The workshop is for kids ages 6 and up. Martinez teaches workshops at schools throughout Southern California and is currently working on his 59th mural, a commission for the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach. This paper-mache workshop is free and includes all necessary materials; no experience is required.
Sunday, December 6, 2009 – 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm:
Ornament Day – Create Ornaments from Recycled Materials
The Oceanside Museum of Art is located just north of San Diego at 704 Pier View Way in downtown Oceanside, within walking distance from the Oceanside transit center with Amtrack, Coaster, Sprinter and Metrolink stops. For more information about Free Family Art Days and other events taking place at the Museum, visit the Oceanside Museum of Art website.
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