Cabin Fever Teacher Getaway at Erie Art Museum
Erie, PA, January 08, 2010 --(PR.com)-- Teachers of all disciplines and grade levels are invited to an evening of great art, music, and camaraderie during the Erie Art Museum’s annual teacher Cabin Fever Getaway on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010 from 4-7 p.m. at the Erie Art Museum, 411 State Street. Educators from all disciplines and age levels can earn 3 hours of Act 48 credit.
“We think of it as a way to pamper teachers a bit,” states Kelly Armor, Museum Education Director. “We design the Getaway so they can have fun and get their creative batteries recharged.”
Participants will explore Making It Better: Folk Arts in Pennsylvania Today, and meet artists featured in the exhibit, such as Bosnian ballad singer Mensura Berberovic, stone wall artisan Ken Ely, and Charles Culleiton, sawdust carpet maker.
Registration starts at 3:30 p.m. and the program runs from 4- 7p.m. Teachers are invited to stay for a light supper at Molly Brannigans.
Event sponsors Erie Federal Credit Union and Iadeluca Chiropractic will be giving away special gifts to those in attendance.
Cost is $10 per person in advance or $12 at the door. Contact Jude at the Museum, (814) 459-5477 or email jude@erieartmuseum.org.
About the Erie Art Museum
The Erie Art Museum anchors downtown Erie’s cultural and economic revitalization, occupying a group of restored mid-19th century commercial buildings, including an outstanding 1839 Greek Revival Bank. Currently under construction, the Museum’s $9 million building renovation and expansion project will create four major galleries, a number of smaller galleries, a 250-person multi-purpose performance space, a new unified entrance, and various visitor amenities. A grand opening is set for the fall of 2010.
The Museum maintains an ambitious program of 15 to 18 changing exhibitions annually, embracing a wide range of subjects, both historical and contemporary and including folk art, contemporary craft, multi-disciplinary installations, community-based work, as well at traditional media.
The Erie Art Museum also holds a collection of over 6,000 objects, which includes significant works in American ceramics, Tibetan painting, Indian bronzes, contemporary baskets, and a variety of other categories.
The Museum offers a wide range of education programs and artists’ services including interdisciplinary and interactive school tours and a wide variety of classes for the community. Performing arts are showcased in the 24-year-old Contemporary Music Series, which represents national and international performers of serious music with an emphasis on composer/performers, and a popular annual two-day Blues & Jazz Festival.
The Erie Art Museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. Admission is free for members, free on Wednesdays, $4 for adults, $3 for senior citizens and students and $2 for children under 12.
For additional information on the Erie Art Museum, visit online at http://www.erieartmuseum.org/ or call (814) 459-5477.
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“We think of it as a way to pamper teachers a bit,” states Kelly Armor, Museum Education Director. “We design the Getaway so they can have fun and get their creative batteries recharged.”
Participants will explore Making It Better: Folk Arts in Pennsylvania Today, and meet artists featured in the exhibit, such as Bosnian ballad singer Mensura Berberovic, stone wall artisan Ken Ely, and Charles Culleiton, sawdust carpet maker.
Registration starts at 3:30 p.m. and the program runs from 4- 7p.m. Teachers are invited to stay for a light supper at Molly Brannigans.
Event sponsors Erie Federal Credit Union and Iadeluca Chiropractic will be giving away special gifts to those in attendance.
Cost is $10 per person in advance or $12 at the door. Contact Jude at the Museum, (814) 459-5477 or email jude@erieartmuseum.org.
About the Erie Art Museum
The Erie Art Museum anchors downtown Erie’s cultural and economic revitalization, occupying a group of restored mid-19th century commercial buildings, including an outstanding 1839 Greek Revival Bank. Currently under construction, the Museum’s $9 million building renovation and expansion project will create four major galleries, a number of smaller galleries, a 250-person multi-purpose performance space, a new unified entrance, and various visitor amenities. A grand opening is set for the fall of 2010.
The Museum maintains an ambitious program of 15 to 18 changing exhibitions annually, embracing a wide range of subjects, both historical and contemporary and including folk art, contemporary craft, multi-disciplinary installations, community-based work, as well at traditional media.
The Erie Art Museum also holds a collection of over 6,000 objects, which includes significant works in American ceramics, Tibetan painting, Indian bronzes, contemporary baskets, and a variety of other categories.
The Museum offers a wide range of education programs and artists’ services including interdisciplinary and interactive school tours and a wide variety of classes for the community. Performing arts are showcased in the 24-year-old Contemporary Music Series, which represents national and international performers of serious music with an emphasis on composer/performers, and a popular annual two-day Blues & Jazz Festival.
The Erie Art Museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. Admission is free for members, free on Wednesdays, $4 for adults, $3 for senior citizens and students and $2 for children under 12.
For additional information on the Erie Art Museum, visit online at http://www.erieartmuseum.org/ or call (814) 459-5477.
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