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    Art Explorers

    Oct 3 – 14, 2022

    These hands-on art classes will expand your child’s knowledge of modern and contemporary art and introduce them to new materials and techniques.

    These hands-on art classes will expand your child’s knowledge of modern and contemporary art and introduce them to new materials and techniques.

    In each session we will be inspired by an artist’s work or museum object to produce our own original pieces to take home.

    Here’s the Art Explorers schedule for the October school holidays 2022:

    Paper Power

    10.30am – 3.30pm Monday 3 October

    Explore the amazing art of sculpture and discover that paper can create amazing sculptural shapes as you create your own 3D artwork.

    Art Expression

    10.30am – 3.30pm Wednesday 5 October

    Explore expression in this abstract painting series. Taking inspiration from modern and contemporary paint, we will examine different techniques for creating form and colour, including painting to music, marbling, masking, and chance.

    Playing with Pastel

    10.30am – 3.30pm Friday 7 October

    Soft, hard and oil pastels will be our medium today, with nature being our theme. These bright, colourful materials will create our take-home artwork.

    Plush Puppets

    10.30am – 3.30pm Monday 10 October

    Felt, fur, and stuffing will fly as we create out own soft karetao (puppets) as collaged stuffies. Drawing inspiration from contemporary textile artists Lissy and Rudy Robinson-Cole these tactile creatures are designed to bring joy and delight.

    Wallpaper Wonders

    10.30am – 3.30pm Wednesday 12 October

    Old wallpaper books are our inspiration, as we recycle old papers into an art/craft work.

    Surface Tension

    10.30am – 3.30pm Friday 14 October

    Investigate mark making and repetition through technologies of printing, inking and presses. Create bold a memorable artwork in high contrast colours.

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    When

    Oct 3 – 14, 2022
    10.30am - 3.30pm

    Where

    Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato
    1 Grantham Street
    Hamilton Central
    Hamilton

    Ticket Info

    Ticket Provider
    eventbrite

    Email

    museum.marketing@hcc.govt.nz

    Website

    Waikato Museum