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Events on April 13, 2013
SPECIAL EVENT MIA & ACTC Graduate and Undergraduate Student Art History Symposium Saturday, April 13, 20131 – 5 p.m. Pillsbury Auditorium The Associated Colleges of the Twin Cities (ACTC) and the Minneapolis Institute of Arts will jointly host a day-long symposium for emerging art historians in the Twin Cities. Each participating school will select one undergraduate (plus a graduate student for those institutions with graduate art history programs) to present on an artwork or collection of works in the permanent collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts that relates to their ongoing research projects. Students from Carleton College, Macalester College (ACTC), the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, St. Catherine University (ACTC), St. Olaf College, University of St. Thomas (ACTC), and the University of Minnesota will present. Free YOUTH PROGRAM Studio Lab: M-U-D, Spr3 (ages 4 and 5) Saturday, April 13, 201310 a.m. – 2 p.m. Studio 111 Celebrate spring's showers by digging in and sculpting, printing, painting, and more with mud, glorious mud. Come dressed for some messiness and tons of fun. Learn to use your creativity to transform this humble material into amazing art. Aprons provided. Bring a bag lunch.
$48; $38 for MIA members. To register, call (612) 870-6323 or register online. Priority registration for MIA members with family benefits opens February 12. General registration begins February 19.» YOUTH PROGRAM Studio Lab: M-U-D, Spr4 (ages 6-8) Saturday, April 13, 201310 a.m. – 2 p.m. Studio 112 Celebrate spring's showers by digging in and sculpting, printing, painting, and more with mud, glorious mud. Come dressed for some messiness and tons of fun. Learn to use your creativity to transform this humble material into amazing art. Aprons provided. Bring a bag lunch.
$48; $38 for MIA members. To register, call (612) 870-6323 or register online. Priority registration for MIA members with family benefits opens February 12. General registration begins February 19.» DAILY PUBLIC TOUR Saturday, April 13, 201310 – 11 a.m. 11 a.m. – Noon Noon – 1 p.m. 1 – 2 p.m. ADULT CLASS Sketching in the Galleries: Principles of Design, Rhythm and Repetition Saturday, April 13, 201310:15 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. Studio 114 and museum galleries Instructor: Ken Wenzel
Rhythm is measured movement in time. Artists create rhythms in their work through a variety of devices, most often repetition. Discovering a work's rhythm gives viewers a deeper appreciation of the work and insights into its meaning. Creating this in our own drawings is important and powerful. Explore ideas and applications of rhythm in this class.
Fees per session: $30; $22 for MIA members. To register, call (612) 870-6323 or register online » DAILY PUBLIC TOUR Anishinabe to Zapotec: Native Arts of the Americas Saturday, April 13, 20132 – 3 p.m. See beautifully decorated garments, feast bowls, and moccasins from North America; sculptures from the ancient ball game of Mexico; and huge gold ear spools from Peru. Explore the art of the indigenous peoples of North, Central, and South America, from ancient times to the present. DAILY PUBLIC TOUR Bamboo Bridges: The Arts of Japan and Korea Saturday, April 13, 20133 – 4 p.m. From refined porcelains to coarse tea bowls, see how the arts of Japan and Korea bridge cultural differences and similarities. View reverence for both the spiritual and the natural world, as expressed in ceramics, ink painting, decorative screens, and sculpture. |
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