Just For Families | June–July 2011

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June–July 2011
Summer Days and Nights at the NCMA The Museum has lots of exciting ways to fill your family’s summer calendar. You can come for a weekend workshop, a weekday show, family movie nights, or outdoor concerts—or grab your bikes or walking shoes and explore the trails in the Museum Park. Don’t miss out on all the fun! Family Fun in the Setting Sun Join us for family-friendly outdoor films and concerts. A select group of events and giveaways are planned before each event. Details and more information here. See a Show! Wonderful Wednesdays are here! Join us in the Museum Auditorium at 1 pm on select Wednesdays in June, July, and August for a collection of poets, storytellers, musicians, and puppeteers. Family-level members and above may reserve six free tickets to the series. Make Some Art! Drop-In Crafts Wednesdays Noon–3 pm, all ages Free Stop by the Education Lobby before, after, or during a Wonderful Wednesday performance to make a little art. What's in the Box? This popular program continues through the summer on select Thursdays for 2- to 5-year-olds and their caregivers. If you are looking for ways to help preschoolers experience the Museum, check out What’s in the Box? Upcoming themes include Places and Parts of Art. Family Fun Saturdays The whole family can beat the heat in our art-filled workshops for all ages! Sign up now for June, July, and August programs. Space is limited so register soon: (919) 664-6785. More Family-Friendly Events at the Museum Take a Tour! Family-Friendly Tours Saturdays and Sundays 3 pm Family tours in West Building are a wonderful and easy way to spend time with your family and learn about art. Join us in the galleries for a lively discussion and activity created for families with children ages 5 and up. Summer Dance Performance Series Saturdays, 2 pm and 3 pm Free Join us this summer for a series of modern, contemporary, and hip-hop dance performances. Professional dance companies perform work that has been developed in response to the 30 Americans exhibition. Get Your Tweens and Teens Involved! Sketchbook Saturdays - New! July 23 and August 20 Ages 11–14 An in-depth exploration of tools and techniques used in keeping an artist sketchbook. Register in advance by calling (919) 664-6785. Digital Photography Workshop Monday–Friday, June 20–24 Ages 14–18 Discover art in the galleries and the Museum Park, then work in the studio to make it your own through digital photography and image manipulation. Call the Museum Box Office to register (919) 715-5923. Artist Trading Card Swap and Workshop: What It Means to Be a Woman Deadline for free swap: Monday, August 8 Workshop: Saturday, August 13 Looking for a small project for the family? Consider participating in our first Artist Trading Card (ATC) Swap, in conjunction with the exhibition Mirror Image: Women Portraying Women. Send three handmade ATCs by August 8 with a self-addressed stamped envelope to receive three cards from other swap participants. Want to learn more about Artist Trading Cards? Join us for an in-depth ATC workshop. Tickets may be purchased online or by calling (919) 715-5923.	A "Looking Together" Activity Explore and have fun with art from the Museum's collection. Families looked at the painting Sir William Pepperrell (1746–1816) and His Family by John Singleton Copley during the “What’s in the Box?” Parts of Art program in April. On your next visit, take a closer look at this work of art. Look This painting is a portrait of the Pepperrell family. A portrait shows us what people look like. How many people are in the family? What are they wearing? What do you think this family likes to do together? What are the children doing? Connect There are many portraits in the Museum that help us learn about other people and their families. Who are the people in your family? What does your family enjoy doing together? Enrich The Pepperrells lived a long time ago, but we can learn about them by looking at this portrait. Draw a portrait of your family, or take a photograph of your family. Maybe you can show what your family enjoys doing together in your portrait. Summer Reading Idea Read about Melody West and her adventures in art at the Museum in this heartwarming series of books, available in the Museum Store. Melody even has a blog! Members always receive a discount on purchases in the Museum Store. Quick Links Museum Home Museum Calendar Museum Park Museum Store Online Family programs are sponsored by: Crabtree Kids' Club Prudential Target WakeMed Children's Images Main body: Steed Taylor, Invasive, 2008, high-gloss latex paint, various dimensions, Museum commission funded by the John Rex Endowment through the Physical Activity Branch of the N.C. Division of Public Health, © 2009 Steed Taylor Museum Park Theater Glenis Redmond Drop-In Crafts What's in the Box? Family Fun Saturdays Family Tours rw2brand Artist Sketchbook John Menapace, Untitled, 1980, 6 ¾ x 6 ¾ in., gelatin-silver print, Purchased with funds from the William R. Roberson Jr. and Frances M. Roberson Endowed Fund for North Carolina Art, North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, © 2004 John Menapace Artist Trading Card Sidebar: John Singleton Copley, Sir William Pepperrell (1746–1816) and His Family, 1778, oil on canvas, 90 x 108 in., Purchased with funds from the State of North Carolina Melody West
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