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Berkshire Museum Offers Kids' Art Course - January 07, 2008
PITTSFIELD — The Berkshire Museum will present a hands-on art course, "Looking for Red in All the Right Places," for children on Saturdays, Jan. 19, Jan. 26, Feb. 2, and Feb. 9, at the Lichtenstein Center for the Arts.
Each session will take place from 10 to noon. Instructor Melanie Mowinski will show how red is used by artists to express themselves, with a focus on artwork and natural specimens from the museum’s collection.
The program is geared to children ages 7-10; they will work in a variety of media. Admission is $60 ($40 members). Registration is required. To register, call (413) 443-7171, Ext. 10.
Mowinski holds a master of fine arts in book arts and printmaking from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia and a master's in religion and the Visual Arts from Yale University. Her work has been exhibited both nationally and abroad. She coordinates public programs at the museum and is a visiting professor of art at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.
The Lichtenstein Center is at 28 Renne Ave. Parking is available in the public parking lot at the corner of First and Fenn streets and across from the Common, east of the United Methodist Church.
The museum will be closed for renovation until March 28. The museum shopis open at 31 South St.. For more information, (413) 443-7171, Ext. 10, or visit www.berkshiremuseum.org |
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