Are you looking for some fun summer art activities? This Seashore Video Art course from Chalk Pastels is a great way to enjoy creative family fun. It’s the perfect addition to your summer routine to keep the kids entertained while creating delightful pieces of art. You can enjoy it all summer long or save it…
Our family loves to pull out our chalk pastels occasionally and tackle a project from Chalk Pastel: You Are an Artist Lessons. There are lessons for every possible topic so I knew there would be a few options for the Fourth of July firework art projects this year. And of course, I wasn’t disappointed. We…
During our recent visits to the local art museum to tour the Childe Hassam and the Marks of a Genius exhibits, we stumbled upon an art conservationist working in the museum. Painting in full view of the public eye, she was set up in an area created for the public to explore the art of…
Included with your ticket to the Childe Hassam exhibit, currently at the North Carolina Museum of Art, is Marks of a Genius: 100 extraordinary drawings from the Minneapolis Institute of Art. Admittedly, we were not prepared with any background for this exhibit, so I had to wing it with my kids. The exhibit is described on the…
We became members of the NC Museum of Art this year as part of our homeschooling fine arts curriculum. We take advantage of our free member tickets to every exhibit that travels to the museum. The current exhibit at the NC Museum of Art in Raleigh features the work of Childe Hassam, an American Impressionist. Childe Hassam spent many summers…