discover explore create - Susquehanna Art Museum

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HARRISBURG, PA
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Winter/Spring 2013
Susquehanna Art Museum - Kid’s Art Classes
15 North Third Street, P.O. Box 11818
Harrisburg, PA 17108-1818
(PH): 717-233-8668 x 5 (FAX): 717-233-8155
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15 North Third Street, P.O. Box 11818
Harrisburg, PA 17108-1818
www.sqart.org (717) 233-8668 x 5
–F: 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
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SAM’s kid’s art classes provide a forum to explore drawing,
sculpture, painting, art history and art appreciation. All classes
is designed to address the Pennsylvania Academic Standards. All
art supplies are provided. Students are encouraged to bring
“paint shirts” to class.
stories. Using a variety of media, students will create an artwork
that “grows from the ground up”, showing things above and
below the horizon line.
Non-Traditional Techniques: No Brushes Allowed;
During the Museum’s building project, art classes will be held at
the Midtown Scholar Bookstore, at 1302 North Third Street,
Harrisburg, PA 17102. Rembrandts & Rainbows will continue to
Artists use many kinds of materials to paint with—some even
paint without brushes! In this workshop, students will explore a
Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101.
unique work of art.
Rembrandts & Rainbows
(ages 3–6):
Talented Teens
(ages 12–18):
Finding Focus: Georgia O’Keeffe;
Themes for spring include Line (A), Shape (B), and Pattern (C).
Students will learn to identify these features and have
opportunities to create their own artworks using line, shape and
pattern. Each workshop is different and allows experimentation
with a variety of materials and techniques.
Intermediate Illusionists
(ages 7–11):
Mary Cassatt: Family Portraits;
inspiration, students will explore proportion and human
portraiture using shapes instead of “stick people” to create a
family portrait with oil pastels.
Lois Ehlert: Growing from the Ground UP;
Author/illustrator Lois Ehlert (best known for books like Chicka
Chicka Boom Boom) uses cut paper collages to illustrate her
Art to Go!:
SAM’s Art to Go! program introduces students of all ages to great
works of art, important artists and pivotal periods of art history
in your setting. Themed portfolios are arranged by artist, art
movement or historical period. Corresponding curriculum includes
historical timelines, biographical information and background
information on the reproductions included in each portfolio.
Art to Go!
Portfolios can be rented for a period of 8 weeks; or you can
contract a SAM art educator to facilitate a program at your site
for a nominal fee. Contact the Education Department for details.
VanGo! Museum on Wheels:
The mission of VanGo! is to provide exposure to original works of
art for students who may not otherwise visit a museum. At
the heart of this project is the belief that a quality arts education
experience introduces viewers to the primary source, not
reproductions. VanGo! teaches all children that creativity lies
within every human being and provides a forum for further
skills.
You CAN draw: One & Two Point Perspective;
If you’ve heard someone say, “I can’t draw!” this class will
disprove that idea as students work with rulers and vanishing
More than a dot: Pointillism;
In this workshop, students explore how “dots” of color can be
used to show value (light and dark areas) in an image. Students
Impressionist Georges Seurat, working with primary colors and
placing dots near one another to create secondary colors.
VanGo! will participate in a variety of community events
throughout the year. Check www.sqart.org for details. A special
“thank you” to the Donald L. and Dorothy B. Stabler Foundation,
VanGo! community events sponsor.
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For questions or more information, please contact the Education
[email protected].