From the cartoon artists of modern-day Fairfield County to the artisans along the ancient Silk Road, the focus at this year’s Spring Family Day at the Bruce Museum on Sunday, April 28, is Art Around the World.
The Museum’s diverse array of exhibitions on view in the art and science galleries presents a world of opportunities to get hands-on with art and science. In the Bantle Lecture Gallery, the community art project “Your Place Squared” invites youngsters and their parents, grandparents, and caregivers to make a 6 x 6 inch artwork of their favorite place, be it the beach, bedroom, or even the Bruce! Submit the work, and it will become part of the exhibition, on view through June 2.
Inspired by the Chinese tomb sculpture on display in the “Buried Treasures of the Silk Road” exhibition, youngsters will be able to make paper tomb sculptures – treasured items they think they might need in the afterlife, assuming the afterlife is just like our world but with better lighting.
With the “Sharks!” exhibition going swimmingly in the Science Gallery, kids can make a paper-plate shark jaw and learn about the unique anatomy of shark jaws and teeth.
Even if you missed the popular “Masterpieces from the Museum of Cartoon Art” exhibition, you can learn the basics of how to make a comic from teaching artist and illustrator Emily Curran in the drop-in workshops she will be teaching throughout Spring Family Day.
These activities and more take place from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, April 28; Family Day is free for Museum members and to visitors with admission.
For more information, contact Megan Brown at 203-413-6740 or mbrown@brucemuseum.org
