Do you have an aspiring artist in your family? In Art Explorers, our monthly program for ages 8-12, kids get to explore art history through hands-on creative projects.
In each session kids learn about a different famous artist from history. They discover the most important and fun facts about the artist and the iconic style they used. Then kids get to try out the featured artistic style for themselves.
Library Assistant Mirissa Walters leads the program. She says, “My hope is that in creating something they can take with them, kids will retain and appreciate what they’ve learned about the artists and their works.”
Art Explorers meets next on Friday, Dec. 13 at 4 p.m. in the Library’s Jones Meeting Center. Registration is required; click here to sign up.
We’ll learn about the French Fauvist and Neo-Impressionist painter Henri Matisse. He is admired for his mastery of expressing mood and emotion through wild, dissonant color in still lifes, landscapes, and portraits.
Later in his life, Matisse created lively, layered collages using cut-out paper shapes. To get a sense of his style, kiddos will play a game that involves using common Matisse shapes to create their own abstract compositions and collages.
And looking into the new year, on Friday, Jan. 10 kids will discover the Swiss-born German artist Paul Klee. His multimedia work explored individualized takes on Expressionism, Cubism, and Surrealism. We’ll learn about Klee’s geometric art style by painting and assembling blocks into skyscapes.
Registration is required for Art Explorers. You can sign up here for Friday, Dec. 13. Registration for the session on Friday, Jan. 10 opens on December 13.
Visit our events calendar or call the Children’s Library at (423) 434-4458 for info about upcoming programs.
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