Celebrate Mom at the High! May 8, 2012

It’s Mother’s Day on Sunday, May 13 and we have the perfect thing to help you celebrate with your mom. Stop by our Second Sunday Funday and make some artwork together!

Our art workshops will be rocking and rolling between 1 and 4 p.m. You can help mom design a street art tote bag or her very own magnetic graffiti tag all inspired by the KAWS: DOWN TIME exhibition. Don’t forget to check out The Art of Golf  before you go to our third workshop. You can make a bouquet that won’t ever wilt. Put together a colorful golf-tee arrangement just for mom.

As an added bonus, stop by the High Shop to meet author Don Tate and illustrator R. Gregory Christie. They collaborated on the children’s book, It Jes’ Happened: When Bill Traylor Started to Draw. They’ll be doing a special reading as well as signing copies of this fabulous book.

 

Don’t fret on how to honor your mother this weekend. Just swing by the High on Sunday and let us help you out!

 

See ya Sunday,

Erin

 

 

April 24, 2012

Hello Families,

It’s the final week of Picasso to Warhol and it’s getting a little sad to think about these amazing works of art leaving Atlanta. After, all they have been hanging in the High’s galleries since October. So as we get ready to say our goodbyes, I asked the education staff which piece was their favorite and why. Here is what I found out:

 

 

My favorite piece is Maquette for Nuit de Noël by Matisse. I love the bright colors and interesting shapes. Matisse sat in bed and created paper cut-outs like this one towards the end of his life, when he was too ill to stand at an easel and paint. How inspiring!

- Emily Hermans, Coordinator of School Programs

 

I love the Calder jewelry case. Alexander Calder made his first piece of jewelry as a child for his sister’s dolls (what an awesome brother!). He continued to make bracelets, necklaces, pins, and buckles throughout his career for his friends and family. We are lucky to have these pieces that he made for his loved ones and not necessarily for display in a museum.

-Nicole Cromartie, Coordinator of Museum Interpretation

 

My favorite work of art in the exhibition is Calder’s Snow Flurry I. Calder is my favorite artist in the exhibition because his work is so joyful, and Snow Flurry I is no exception. I love how he can turn simple, white circles and wire into softly drifting snowflakes. Whenever I’m up in the exhibition I try to take a few moments to stand in front of it and watch it slowly twist in the gallery.

- Christina Westpheling, Family Programs Assistant

 

Carve out some time this week to come by and pick your own favorite piece from Picasso to Warhol.

 

Don’t miss out!

Erin

 

Another new friend in the Greene Family Learning Gallery?!? April 4, 2012

That’s right! We have another new puppet friend that will be joining the crowd in the Greene Family Learning Gallery. The dragonfly doesn’t have a name yet (if you have any ideas feel free to send them in) but you can check out a picture of our new friend below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The idea for this puppet came from a work of art called Pitcher. You can find the artwork in Gallery 305, on the third floor, Stent Wing. Check out both of these the next time you’re at the High!

Happy spring break

Erin

PS – If you’re looking for something fun to do this spring break week, stop by the High for fun drop-in art workshops between 1 and 4 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Find more details here.

Family Day Fun March 15, 2012

Hello Blog Friends,

Last week at the High we celebrated families during Family Day: Modern People. It was a blast! We looked at, heard about, danced around, and made art. Everything was inspired by the people in the artwork of Picasso to Warhol.  It was so interesting to see how families interpreted the modern art that they saw in the galleries. I was inspired to look at the exhibition in new ways. Here are some photos from the day. They may inspire you to come to the High and look at Picasso to Warhol in a new light.

See you modern people soon,

Erin

Check out The Lucky Penny performing on a Mondrian-inspired grid in the Atrium.

 

 

After The Lucky Penny performance, kids got to show off their own moves in a modern dance workshop.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here is a young artist in front of his art studio drawing in one of our workshops. This in studio portrait idea was inspired by Brancusi photos in the exhibition.

 

 

Atlanta Progressive Preschool has been studying all of the artists in the exhibition throughout the school year. They showed off their own moderninterpretations in one of our workshops.

Welcome a new friend to the Greene Family Learning Gallery February 17, 2012

Hello families!

We have a new puppet to welcome into the Greene Family Learning Gallery. Check him out in the photo below with our Coordinator of Museum Interpretation, Nicole Cromartie:

 

 

 

 

How did Nicole come up with this puppet idea? She looked at The Century Vase, which is part of the High’s permanent collection, for inspiration. You can see this vase for yourself on the 3rd floor of the Stent Wing. Once you check out the artwork, write us and let us know what kind of puppet you would be inspired to create!

 

Happy Weekend,

Erin

Second Sunday Funday February 9, 2012

Looking for something fun to do with the whole family this weekend? Stop by the High on Sunday anytime between 1 and 4 p.m. for our Second Sunday Funday program. We’ll be exploring how Giorgio de Chirico and Fernand Léger used shadow and machines in new and interesting ways. Try your hand at shadow puppets and work to make a mechanically inspired character.

 

As a bonus, check out our new exhibition The Art of Golf. Once you get some fore-tastic inspiration, head to the workshops to make art that takes a cue from the sand trap.

 

See you Sunday!

 

Erin

 

 

I’m bored January 20, 2012

Hello art adventurers,

So, the weather forecast for the weekend looks rainy, but have no fear! We are here with a crafty indoor art project for you to try. Since we are in the Modern Art spirit at the High, our project has to do with one of our 14 Modern Masters featured in Picasso to Warhol. Marcel Duchamp, one of my personal favorites, came up with the concept of the readymade. What is a readymade you may ask? Well that’s what we’re here to help you with.

Duchamp began by choosing an everyday manufactured object. He would then choose how to display it, sign it, and title it something clever. For example, one of the pieces in Picasso to Warhol, is a snow shovel. Duchamp signed his name to it, chose to hang it from the ceiling, and then titled it, In Advance of the Broken Arm. Clever right?

Now it’s your turn. Find a spot at home and turn it into a mini readymade gallery. Ask each person in your family to participate or one person could organize the entire exhibition and then give tours to friends and family. Here is how to start:

 

1- Choose any object that you think is interesting (it could be a shoe, a tennis racket, a fork, etc.)

2 – Decide how you’re going to display it (maybe you want to tie a big knot in a shoe and put on top of the table)

3 – Put a piece of masking tape on the object and sign your name (make sure it’s okay with the owner before you put the tape on)

4 – Write the title on a note card or small piece of paper and display next to the artwork

 

Once you have a couple of objects set-up, you’re ready to give tours of your readymade gallery. You may need to schedule tours and charge admission if the lines get too long. See? Even rainy days can be fun.

 

Enjoy the readymade world!

Erin

 

 

 

Get to know Picasso January 6, 2012

Hello family friends,

Are you looking for something new and fun to do with your family this year? Come join us for our first Second Sunday Funday of 2012 happening this Sunday, January 8 from 1 to 4 p.m. We will be picking apart Pablo Picasso in our workshops.

 

See Picasso’s work up close in Picasso to Warhol. Then head to the workshops to make  a Picasso-style mask that combines your face and a colorful profile you create. After mask making you can practice your cubist style by reinterpreting a painting from the High’s permanent collection using simple shapes.

 

But wait, there’s more! Artist Grainger McKoy will be in the galleries to answer questions about his artwork. You can check out his exhibition currently on display at the High.This is the closing weekend of his exhibition so be sure to catch it before it flies away.

 

See you Sunday!

Erin

 

 

Two December 30, 2011

That’s the number of holiday workshop days left. Be sure to stop by Saturday, December 31 or Monday, January 2 to make a screen print masterpiece. As an added bonus, kids get in free on both of those days. Workshops are open from 1 to 4 p.m.

 

Holidays Happenings at the High December 16, 2011

What are you going to do to celebrate the holidays this year? We have a great suggestion! You can head to our workshops for a fantastic hands-on art project. We’re combining the screen printing technique of Andy Warhol with some Jasper Johns numbers to make our very own printing factory in the Greene Family Education Center.

 

Stop by anytime between 1 and 4 p.m. December 26 through January 2 (please note that the Museum is closed January 1) to join us in exploring Picasso to Warhol.  The activity is free with Museum admission and free for members. 

 

As an added bonus, we’ll be celebrating Matisse’s birthday on December 31st. Kids are free at the High Saturday, December 31, and Monday January 2. Kids 17 and under free with paying adult; walk-up only.

 

Happy Holidays,

Erin