Erie Art Museum Presents Kids As Curators
An Exhibit Celebrating the Stuff of Youth
Erie, PA, February 01, 2007 --(PR.com)-- Kids as Curators, an exhibit celebrating the stuff of youth will open at the Erie Art Museum’s Annex Gallery, 423 State Street, on Friday, Feb. 9 and run through March 24. A free public reception for this exhibit will be held on Friday, Feb. 9 from 7-9 p.m.
Musical instruments constructed of found objects, a sunset collaged with collected paraphernalia, brain maps and related silhouettes – these are the divergent paths taken by local middle school students from Wayne, St. Boniface and Walnut Creek Middle Schools, while curating and designing a showcase featuring their personal predilections.
“Since September, these students have worked with art, social studies, science and language art teachers learning how to apply the museum process to the basic concepts of their curriculum,” said Erie Art Museum Education and Folk Art Director Kelly Armor. “Their distinctive youthful playfulness spills out in their selection, evaluation, interpretation, and presentation of their objects of interest.”
Students at Wayne have gathered tin cans, wood, copper pipe, a retired shop vac and crafted sound-making objects as the centerpiece for their musical offering. St. Boniface’s students expressed their newfound understanding of the brain in a variety of intriguing visuals, drawing the viewer in with interactive activities. The students at Walnut Creek have artfully recreated Erie’s scenic bayfront complete with skyline, beach and sunset.
This project is supported by grants from the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences and Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield.
The mission of the Erie Art Museum is to maintain an institution of excellence dedicated to the advancement and promotion of the visual arts by developing and maintaining a quality art collection, encouraging art in all its forms, by fostering lifelong art learning and by building community among artists, art students and the public.
The Erie Art Museum offers an ambitious, year-round schedule of exhibits, performances, classes, workshops, lectures and more. The Erie Art Museum holds a $10 million permanent collection of 5,600 cultural objects that includes significant works in American ceramics, Tibetan paintings, Indian bronzes, contemporary baskets, and a variety of other categories.
The Erie Art Museum is located a 411 State Street in downtown Erie, Pa. Gallery hours are Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday, 1-5 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. One-year memberships to the Erie Art Museum are $15 for students and senior citizens, $35 for individuals, and $65 for families. Guided group tours for adults or students are available for all major exhibitions.
For additional information on the Erie Art Museum, call (814) 459-5477 or visit online at www.erieartmuseum.org.
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Musical instruments constructed of found objects, a sunset collaged with collected paraphernalia, brain maps and related silhouettes – these are the divergent paths taken by local middle school students from Wayne, St. Boniface and Walnut Creek Middle Schools, while curating and designing a showcase featuring their personal predilections.
“Since September, these students have worked with art, social studies, science and language art teachers learning how to apply the museum process to the basic concepts of their curriculum,” said Erie Art Museum Education and Folk Art Director Kelly Armor. “Their distinctive youthful playfulness spills out in their selection, evaluation, interpretation, and presentation of their objects of interest.”
Students at Wayne have gathered tin cans, wood, copper pipe, a retired shop vac and crafted sound-making objects as the centerpiece for their musical offering. St. Boniface’s students expressed their newfound understanding of the brain in a variety of intriguing visuals, drawing the viewer in with interactive activities. The students at Walnut Creek have artfully recreated Erie’s scenic bayfront complete with skyline, beach and sunset.
This project is supported by grants from the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences and Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield.
The mission of the Erie Art Museum is to maintain an institution of excellence dedicated to the advancement and promotion of the visual arts by developing and maintaining a quality art collection, encouraging art in all its forms, by fostering lifelong art learning and by building community among artists, art students and the public.
The Erie Art Museum offers an ambitious, year-round schedule of exhibits, performances, classes, workshops, lectures and more. The Erie Art Museum holds a $10 million permanent collection of 5,600 cultural objects that includes significant works in American ceramics, Tibetan paintings, Indian bronzes, contemporary baskets, and a variety of other categories.
The Erie Art Museum is located a 411 State Street in downtown Erie, Pa. Gallery hours are Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday, 1-5 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. One-year memberships to the Erie Art Museum are $15 for students and senior citizens, $35 for individuals, and $65 for families. Guided group tours for adults or students are available for all major exhibitions.
For additional information on the Erie Art Museum, call (814) 459-5477 or visit online at www.erieartmuseum.org.
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814-459-5477
www.erieartmusuem.org
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