Sunday ArtFusion 2008
ArtFusion is a free Sunday afternoon drop-in program for families, providing a creative and supportive environment for children to work with their parents or adult caregivers, exploring exciting themes and hands-on projects related to exhibitions or collections you can visit together in the galleries. ArtFusion takes place Sundays at MOCA from 12 noon – 4:00 p.m. and is led by a museum educator, so come by anytime and join this magical creative interaction.
September 7
Five Other Things:
Create 3-D sculptures inspired by the work of Carol Brown.
September 14
True Color Collage:
Make an expressive mixed-media collage that describes a feeling.
September 21
Make Marks with a Guest Artist
September 28
Cast Yourself:
Tape-cast a life-sized model of your own hand and arm.
October 5
The Very Real You:
Make a realistic self-portrait using a grid as your guide (you may want to bring a photograph of yourself).
October 12
Go Figure:
Learn about the gesture of a pose by sculpting a 3-D figure using wire and model magic.
October 19
Make Marks with a Guest Artist
October 26
A Closer Look
Draw from life! Mirrors, facial proportion templates, and your own careful observations will help you along.
November 2
Op Art Prints
Use block printing techniques to repeat simple shape and color combinations that create exciting visual effects.
November 16
Looking at Linda Broadfoot
November 23
Shine and Shimmer
Create geometric rainbows inspired by the work of Richard Anuszkiewicz.
December 7
Red and Green Contrast Creations
Discover how these complimentary colors can make stenciled artworks that pop!
December 14
CD Sea
Using recycled CD’s we will add to the collaborative CD Sea Mural in the ArtExplorium Loft.
Sunday ArtFusion takes place in the fifth floor Education Center. Children and adults will also enjoy the newly renovated ArtExplorium Loft, 16 fun and interactive stations that link basic visual arts principles with works in the MOCA collection. This lively educational environment is great fun for kids of all ages, and parents or accompanying adults can learn about art right along with them.
For more information contact Kelly Eason, Museum Educator at (904) 366-6911 ext. 207 or keason[at]mocajacksonville.org.
ArtFusion is sponsored by
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