The University of Kansas
Spencer Museum of Art
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It Starts With Art!
Our entertaining, interactive programs for children ages 5-14 combine art education with hands-on creation. Each week, students explore selected art works in the museum and make their own art based on the techniques, media and traditions they discover. Space is limited and pre-registration is required. Ages 5-8 years old meet 10:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. and ages 9-14 years old meet 1:30-3:30 p.m. Classes are $12*/$10 for Friends of the Art Museum children.
*Enroll in four or more classes and receive the FAM price.
August 29: Big Shots
Look at how Andy Warhol and his contemporaries used Polaroids to depict celebrities. Create your own 15 minutes of fame with collage materials.
Teacher: Emily Barr
Look at how Andy Warhol and his contemporaries used Polaroids to depict celebrities. Create your own 15 minutes of fame with collage materials.
Teacher: Emily Barr
September 12: Peace Out!
Explore the power of posters as you look at a vast selection of international protest posters from the 1960’s and beyond. Experiment with block printing.
Teacher: Brock Potucek
Explore the power of posters as you look at a vast selection of international protest posters from the 1960’s and beyond. Experiment with block printing.
Teacher: Brock Potucek
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October 3: Titanic Tales
Dive into a collection of treacherous seascapes. Work with theater director, Rachael Perry, to improvise a shipwreck. Experiment with water colors.
Teachers: Sorcha Hyland with Rachael Perry, Lawrence Youth Ensemble
Dive into a collection of treacherous seascapes. Work with theater director, Rachael Perry, to improvise a shipwreck. Experiment with water colors.
Teachers: Sorcha Hyland with Rachael Perry, Lawrence Youth Ensemble
October 17: Bead it!
Study pattern, design and the use of natural materials in our African Ceramics exhibition. Learn how to make and etch clay beads.
Teacher: Kylie Grater
Study pattern, design and the use of natural materials in our African Ceramics exhibition. Learn how to make and etch clay beads.
Teacher: Kylie Grater
October 31: Knight at the Museum
Discover how knights are depicted in painting and sculpture. Observe a medieval battle re-enactment by the Society for Creative Anachronisms and create your own swashbuckler medallion. Halloween costumes WELCOME!
Society for Creative Anachronisms
Teacher: Margaret Hennessy-Springe
Discover how knights are depicted in painting and sculpture. Observe a medieval battle re-enactment by the Society for Creative Anachronisms and create your own swashbuckler medallion. Halloween costumes WELCOME!
Society for Creative Anachronisms
Teacher: Margaret Hennessy-Springe
November 7: Where on Earth?
Excavate what clay and plastic vessels can tell you about a place and its people. Hand-build a pot or weave recycled phone wires into a basket form.
Teacher: Emily Barr
Excavate what clay and plastic vessels can tell you about a place and its people. Hand-build a pot or weave recycled phone wires into a basket form.
Teacher: Emily Barr
December 5: Roll a Scroll
Study a variety of Chinese scrolls from our permanent collection. Experiment with Chinese ink and brush techniques to create your own bamboo hanging.
Teacher: Jane Wilson
Study a variety of Chinese scrolls from our permanent collection. Experiment with Chinese ink and brush techniques to create your own bamboo hanging.
Teacher: Jane Wilson
