Spring & Summer brochure - Currier Museum of Art

Summer
Vacation Camps
for Kids ages 5 to 12
JUL
08
through
12
JUL
15
through
19
Signs, Symbols, Pop!
“Great minds think alike” – and the
visual collaboration of great creative
minds can produce some of the best
art ever! Join us this week as we use
our Art Center faculty as Artists-in-
Residence, where they will lead our
campers in collaborating to create
an exciting visual response to the
Museum’s recent acquisition of artist
Robert Indiana’s painting, “Decade
: Autoportrait 1963.” The work
produced this week by the campers
will be on display in a
public exhibition.
Posterize It
As the Poster Mania! exhibition
at the Currier vividly demonstrates,
the rise of the poster as a means of
promotion ultimately created bold,
graphic and dramatic pieces of art that
people wanted to own for its own sake.
This week, each group of students
will be working on a collaborative “Art
Center Seasons” poster project guided
by Graphic Artist and Illustrator Neva
Cole. The works created will be printed
and put on display in the Museum’s
Community Gallery and will function
as seasonal covers to the Art Center
brochure for the upcoming calendar
year!
The Art Center hosts six week-long Vacation Art Camps for children during the summer
school vacation holidays. This program is popular with families who are seeking an
enrichment experience for their children while school is out of session. All camps include
trips to the Currier Museum.
Choose a theme week that inspires you and have fun!
Children aged 6 to 14 (1st grade+) register for a full day, from
9 am–3 pm. 5 and 6 year olds (Kindergarten – 1st Grade) have the option of
mornings only, from 9 am-noon.
Full Day Tuition: $270
Half Day Tuition: $160
After Camp Care is available from 3–4:30 pm for an additional $30
JUL
22
through
26
JUL
29
through
AUG
02
Manch-Vegas Madness
There’s no place like home, and
sometimes it takes the eye and
creativity of an artist to show others
what a place is like. A group of
energized, artistic and highly inspired
teens from the Currier Art Center did
just that, and it’s been the mural on
the outside of the Manchester Boys &
Girls Club for over seven years! Other
artists like Charles Sheeler and Ann
Marie Kenny have used Manchester’s
mills as the genesis for their portrayals
of “our town”. Join us this week
as we investigate the different
faces of Manchester and
surrounding towns,
and create art
to show
the
world
what
we’re
all about!
Picture This
When we set out to define what
an illustration is we came up with
so many answers that we had to
stop because we ran out of time!
An illustration tells a story, gives
information, clarifies something,
defines a statement… This week
we’ll be creating art that explores the
many different styles of illustration
and illustrators. We’ll encourage you
to illustrate your own story by looking
at the art of Maurice Sendak, Jacob
Lawrence, Faith Ringgold, Winslow
Homer, Howard Pyle and Maxfield
Parrish to name just some of the
artists that inspire us!
AUG
05
through
09
AUG
12
through
16
Wild Thing! with special
“GUESTS” from the
Massabesic Audobon
Center
Even if you live in the city, you’re
surrounded by nature – and in a
state like New Hampshire, which
is largely rural, a “wild thing”
is usually just steps away. This
week we’ll take a walk on the
wild side and draw, paint, print
and sculpt art that reflects the
natural world around us. Our
emphasis will be on using the
power of art to draw attention to
the animals and insects of New
Hampshire, especially those that
are vulnerable.
Now You See It -
Now You Don’t
Is Clark Kent the reality or
Superman Is Oz – and not
Kansas the only place that’s in
color Are the Good Witch and
the Bad Witch two sides of the
same person We’re not sure if
we’ll answer all these questions,
but over the course of this week
we’ll have a blast exploring how
artists transform everyday reality
into alternate visions, universes
and sometimes
points of
view!
12
SUMMER JULY 8 - AUGUST 16