Program Calendar
Watercolor: Making the Ordinary Extraordinary Painting Light
Springfield Museums 21 Edwards Street, Springfield
Members-Only Tour: Allegro, Pleiades, and Nocturne
Springfield Museums 21 Edwards Street, Springfield
Week of Programs
Sunday, August 6, 2017
Monday, August 7, 2017
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August 7, 2017 –Watercolor: Making the Ordinary Extraordinary Painting Light
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August 7, 2017 –Face Painting
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August 7, 2017 –Family Science Adventures
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August 7, 2017 –Members-Only Tour: Allegro, Pleiades, and Nocturne
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August 7, 2017 –Adult Art Talk: Jeweled Objects of Desire
Watercolor: Making the Ordinary Extraordinary Painting Light
(Adults) Explore techniques to achieve spectacular light effects from ordinary images through the use of light and shadow.
Members-Only Tour: Allegro, Pleiades, and Nocturne
Learn how Andrew DeVries created these figures out of bronze, and get inspired to create your own sculpture.
Adult Art Talk: Jeweled Objects of Desire
Join our docents for a mini-tour of a special exhibition in the D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts.
Tuesday, August 8, 2017
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August 8, 2017 –Professor Knows A. Lot
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August 8, 2017 –Family Science Adventures
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August 8, 2017 –Artic Animals
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August 8, 2017 –Science Tuesday Gallery Activities
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August 8, 2017 –Movies at the Museum: Frozen
Professor Knows A. Lot
Come learn what she is up to at the Museums! Activities may include meeting a costumed character, face painting, magic, balloon animals, comedy, and getting to know the permanent collections. Free with museum admission! The Horace Moses Charitable Trust, Bank of America, Trustee
Artic Animals
Come cool off and explore the coldest areas of our planet and learn more about their icy inhabitants.
Movies at the Museum: Frozen
Escape the heat and join us for some fairy tale fun every Tuesday afternoon! Some of Disney’s most beloved characters will grace the screen.
Wednesday, August 9, 2017
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August 9, 2017 –Seuss Character Breakfast
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August 9, 2017 –Artmaking on the Quad
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August 9, 2017 –Family Science Adventures
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August 9, 2017 –Bubble Party
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August 9, 2017 –Wacky Wednesday Gallery Activities
Wacky Wednesday Gallery Activities
Art, history and science tributes to our favorite author and the brand new Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum!
Thursday, August 10, 2017
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August 10, 2017 –Drawing FUN-damentals: Anyone can do it!
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August 10, 2017 –Artmaking on the Quad
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August 10, 2017 –Family Science Adventures
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August 10, 2017 –Trunk Magic with Professor Knows A. Lot
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August 10, 2017 –Musical, Magical Thursday Gallery Activities
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August 10, 2017 –Performance: The Nields
Drawing FUN-damentals: Anyone can do it!
(Adults) Explore the depths of your individual artistry and uncover your creative signature in a fast, fun, playful, nurturing and supportive environment where there are no mistakes.
Trunk Magic with Professor Knows A. Lot
This show--fun for all ages--sports a little magic, a little juggling, and a few surprises.
Musical, Magical Thursday Gallery Activities
Celebrate the musical and magical elements of the Chagall for Children special exhibit with these hands-on activities!
Friday, August 11, 2017
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August 11, 2017 –More Zentangle Mandalas!
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August 11, 2017 –Artmaking on the Quad
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August 11, 2017 –Family Science Adventures
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August 11, 2017 –Tanglewood Marionettes: The Fairy Circus
More Zentangle Mandalas!
(Adults) Zentangle is a tool that can increase focus and creativity, relieve stress, inspire new ideas and beautiful creations and allows you to deliberately shift your thoughts without trying.
Tanglewood Marionettes: The Fairy Circus
Beautifully hand-crafted marionettes are brought to life by a master puppeteer as the fun unfolds.
Saturday, August 12, 2017
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August 12, 2017 –Beginning/Intermediate Mosaics
Beginning/Intermediate Mosaics
(Adults) Explore the use of basic tools, composition and color, incorporating your own designs with mosaics techniques.
