spring break art happenings

spring break is next week for most of the schools in north texas, so i thought i would tell you about some of the great museums and what they are planning.

the dallas museum of art has half price admission all week.  they will also have art activities, story times, and family tours.

the nasher sculpture center in dallas will also have half price admission, along with a family spring break late night on march 16th.  the family late night includes a concert and the showing of the movie hugo in 3-d.  the nasher is one of the most gorgeous places to take photos too, so don't forget your camera!

moving to fort worth, the fort worth museum of science and history will have extended hours all week, and is now showing the exhibit "grossology," sure to attract the interests of children of all ages.

another one of my favorite places, the modern art museum of fort worth, will host spring break wonders at the modern, which includes gallery activities every day of spring break from 4 - 4:45.

and right near the modern are the kimbell museum and amon carter.  the kimbell will host a free spring break art extravaganza.  the hours are varying so click here to see the schedule and download the daily schedule of activities.

the amon carter will also have a free family fun week  from 10:30 to 12 tuesday through friday.

and, as always, my studio is open for private lessons.  because...

wishing you a fabulous, art-filled spring break!

-julia

little artists, big inspiration

this week, i thought i would share some things some of my youngest art students are doing.  despite their young ages, i really find them and their passion for art quite inspiring!

 i have a new preschool class that, honestly, i started as a trial.  i just wasn't sure how much i was going to be able to do with kids this little.  i wondered if they would even be able to go for an hour.  but they have absolutely amazed me!  in the last class we did our own mondrian-like paintings.  now, this is not an original lesson idea by any stretch of the imagination.  i've seen lessons like this for years.  i do send out special thanks to katie at adventures of an art teacher though, because her blog gave me the idea to print the black lines using cardboard.  for ours, we used a plastic ruler dipped in black acrylic paint.  not only did it work well, but i just wiped it off with a baby wipe when we were finished, so clean up was a breeze.

and then there is max, my kindergarten student, who constantly blows my mind.  his latest project was no exception.  i admit, my original intention for this one was very different then how it actually turned out.  (i was thinking much simpler lines and paint!) but, sometimes, you have to abandon your plans and go where the flow of a piece takes you.

i think it took us to amazing! 

 

     "my family"       prismacolor and marker on 12"x12" paper       

so this week, here's to inspiration, and finding it in the smallest places!

-julia