{"id":135,"date":"2020-04-16T14:59:06","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T14:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/trouttalk\/?page_id=135"},"modified":"2022-01-27T16:23:55","modified_gmt":"2022-01-27T16:23:55","slug":"creative-kids","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/trouttalk\/creative-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Creative Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"

Explore our favorite activities for kids at home!<\/h2>\n

From The Trout Gallery staff, our friends, and our fellow creative institutions, we’ll share with you ways to keep yourself and the kids busy and creative at home.<\/p>\n

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Art Activity: Social Justice Bus<\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n

It\u2019s your turn to make a picture about an important cause that you believe in. \u00a0\u00a0Follow the instructions below to fill your own bus with people and symbols that represent a cause you believe is important in the world today.<\/p>\n

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Janschka, Untitled Greeting Card<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Surrealism Art Project: Magical Greeting Cards<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n

Make a greeting card with Student Intern, Emily Benson!<\/p>\n

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Faith Ringgold “The Sunflower Quilting Bee at Arles,”\u00a0<\/em>nine-color lithograph,\u00a022 3\/4″ x 30 1\/2″
1996,\u00a020th c.,\u00a01996.3
Gift of The Dickinson Club of Washington<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sunflower Quilting with Faith Ringgold<\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n

Ready to learn a little about artist Faith Ringgold while creating your own “quilt”? Click the link to make some art based on a work in The Trout Gallery’s collection!<\/p>\n

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Horace Pippin, School Studies<\/em><\/a><\/span>, 1944, oil on canvas, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Meyer P. Potamkin, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art, 1991.42.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Pippin’s Story: The National Gallery of Art\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n

Students will learn about the life and painting style of African-American artist Horace Pippin. They will discover how to “read” the clues in his painting School Studies<\/i>\u00a0and write a story about the work. By solving counting and time problems, students will also create their own “secret number” painting.<\/p>\n

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Make Paper Doves with Meredith!<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n

Our Visitor Services team member is showing us what they’ve been making at home. Get inspired with Meredith’s paper dove.<\/p>\n

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Make and Create<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n
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Drawing Van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’ from the National Gallery<\/p>\n

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From Brooklyn, With Love<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n

Staying connected with the Brooklyn Museum. \u00a0They’re sharing new virtual programs, art-making activities, and more, every week.<\/p>\n

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Make a Museum from Home!<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

Check out this post to see how one of our staff members used this prompt from Luci Creative to\u00a0make an at-home exhibition with his son! Collections Manager, James Bowman offers his thoughts on the project.<\/p>\n

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Be a History Detective!<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

Explore the art of tiles and geometry in your own home! Look for clues and be a detective with this activity from the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto.<\/p>\n

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#HirshhornInsideOut<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

\u201cArt is everywhere, including home!\u201d\u00a0This online programming from the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden\u00a0connects you\u00a0to artist, and curator, led insights and Hirshhorn inspired hands-on art activities for adults and kids of all ages – all from your phone or computer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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