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Summer Art Connections


Delve into art this summer at the Cincinnati Art Museum. Each week children ages 6 to 12 will learn about different aspects of the visual arts through interactive tours, art making activities, and more. Each Friday, these young artists will showcase their work in an art show for parents.

Fees & Registration
Register early to insure your child’s spot.  Registration begins Monday, April 12. For more information or to register, call (513) 721-ARTS.
$100 per four-class session for general admission, $50 for Art Museum members



Mixed- up Media
July 13–16, 2010, 1:30–3:30 p.m.
Learn about one of the most inventive types of art — mixed media!  Children will discover artists in the Art Museum’s permanent collection and create their own mixed media works using collage and sculpture techniques. 

Scribbles & Doodles
July 20–23, 2010, 1:30–3:30 p.m.
Discover the possibilities of drawing and mark-making. Children will investigate experimental drawings from the Art Museum’s permanent collection and create their own innovative works using painting and printmaking techniques.

Art of America
July 27-30, 2010, 1:30–3:30 p.m.
Explore America through an artistic lens. Children will tour the special exhibition Cincinnati Collects America and create their own imaginative works inspired by our country.

Major funding for family programs is provided by The Alpaugh Family Trust
With generous support from The Charles H. Dater Foundation, William A. and Martha H. Hillenbrand Foundation, and Mackowski Family Foundation 
 




Summer Art Trek

Dates
Week 1: June 22, 23, 24, & 25, 2010
Week 2: June 29, 30, July 1, & 2, 2010
Week 3: July 6, 7, 8, & 9, 2010
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays

Time
Sessions are offered from 10 a.m. to noon. Groups are registered for the full two hours.

Ages
6–12 (grades 1–6). Activities may not be appropriate for children under the age of 6.

Registration
Summer Art Trek classes are free to nonprofit groups. However, a refundable deposit equaling $2 per person (children and chaperones) is required. This deposit is due within three weeks of making a reservation and must be made by check or credit card. Please postdate checks to the dates of the reserved classes. A separate check is required for each date reserved. Checks will be returned when your groups arrives for their reserved class. Deposits are not refundable for no-shows. If a group arrives more than 15 minutes late or brings additional people that were not included in the original deposit, it will also forfeit the deposit. 

A maximum of twenty-five people (children plus adults) can be registered for any given session. Any one group may register for up to three sessions, pending availability.

Registration is first-come, first-serve, and begins April 5, 2010.
To register or for more information, please call (513) 639-2971.

Session Themes
Each week offers a special theme, tour, and hands-on art activity, plus ideas for more arts enrichment to do back at your group’s home base.

Week 1

Crazy About Color

What would we do without color?  Celebrate and study the wonders of color at the Art Museum.  Afterwards, experiment with new painting techniques and create your own colorful works of art. 


Week 2
Back to the Drawing Board

Learn how artists have left their mark at the Cincinnati Art Museum with a variety of interesting materials. After the tour students will experiment with mark making techniques to create their own experimental works.

 

Week 3

Camp CAM

What do you picture when you think of America? Hit the open road and find out how artists depict our country.  After the tour, try your hand at sculptures inspired by the great outdoors. 


Major funding for family programs is provided by The Alpaugh Family Trust
With generous support from The Charles H. Dater Foundation, William A. and Martha H. Hillenbrand Foundation, and Mackowski Family Foundation


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