Georgia O’Keeffe Museum Launches New Interactive Summer ......FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE; April 3,...
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Media Contact: Lisa Neal [email protected]; 575 635 5658 Georgia O’Keeffe Museum Launches New Interactive Summer Programming for Children and Families Free, educational programming offers inspiring and creative activities for families with children ages 4-12 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE; April 3, 2014—Santa Fe, New Mexico—The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum is excited to announce a slate of innovative family programming for Summer 2014. The Museum’s new family initiatives expand the outreach of the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum—already a popular summer destination—with both self-guided and group activities for young families. Building on effective programs already in place, the Museum now provides interactive summer activities for families whether they are touring the galleries alone or participating in special classes and events. “One of the best ways for children to have a rich experience visiting a museum is to have a conversation with their family members while looking at the artwork,” said Jackie M, Georgia O’Keeffe Museum director of education and public programs. “Our creative educational programming stimulates these conversation while instilling a love and appreciation of the arts.” Family Activities in the Galleries: The Museum’s complimentary, kid-friendly Discovery Guides help children experience and interact with the exhibitions currently on view at the Museum: “Georgia O’Keeffe and Ansel Adams: The Hawai‘i Pictures” and “Georgia O’Keeffe: Abiquiu Views”. Children and their parents can enjoy the packets, find the prompts, answer questions, and offer opinions about the works on view. To encourage further creativity, the guides include suggestions of activities children can complete on- site or at home. The Museum also provides sketchbooks and pencils for drawing in the galleries.
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GeorgiaO’KeeffeMuseumLaunchesNewInteractiveSummerProgrammingforChildrenandFamilies
Free,educationalprogrammingoffersinspiringandcreativeactivitiesforfamilieswithchildrenages4-12
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE; April 3,2014—Santa Fe, New Mexico—TheGeorgia O’Keeffe Museum is excited toannounce a slate of innovative familyprogramming for Summer 2014. TheMuseum’s new family initiatives expandthe outreach of the Georgia O’KeeffeMuseum—already a popular summerdestination—with both self-guided andgroup activities for young families.Buildingoneffectiveprogramsalready inplace, the Museum now providesinteractive summer activities for familieswhether they are touring the galleriesaloneorparticipatinginspecialclassesandevents.
“One of the best ways for children to have a rich experience visiting a museum is to have aconversation with their family members while looking at the artwork,” said Jackie M, GeorgiaO’Keeffe Museum director of education and public programs. “Our creative educationalprogrammingstimulatestheseconversationwhileinstillingaloveandappreciationofthearts.”
FamilyActivitiesintheGalleries:TheMuseum’scomplimentary,kid-friendlyDiscoveryGuideshelpchildrenexperienceandinteractwith theexhibitions currentlyon viewat theMuseum: “GeorgiaO’KeeffeandAnselAdams: TheHawai‘iPictures”and“GeorgiaO’Keeffe:AbiquiuViews”.Childrenandtheirparentscanenjoythepackets, find the prompts, answer questions, and offer opinions about the works on view. Toencouragefurthercreativity,theguidesincludesuggestionsofactivitieschildrencancompleteon-siteorathome.TheMuseumalsoprovidessketchbooksandpencilsfordrawinginthegalleries.
Forpreschoolagedchildren,theMuseumprovidestheillustratedbook,MyNameisGeorgia,whichtellsthestoryofO’Keeffeusingsimplelanguageandshowsexamplesofthesubjectsshepainted.
FamilyProgramming&Events:Summeractivities forchildrenand familiesat theGeorgiaO’KeeffeMuseum—featuringregularlyscheduled weekday and weekend classes—will begin with OK to Go. Held in the Museum’scourtyard, theOK toGoprogramoffers familiesaplace to stopandcreateanartpiece.RunbyMuseum volunteerswho provide art supplies and age-appropriate lessons, both kids and adultscreateauniquepieceofartthatrelatesdirectlytoHawaiiPicturesorAbiquiuViews.Theprogramwillrunfrom10:30am-12:30pmonFridays,Saturdays,andMondaysbeginninginApril,andwillbeheldthroughoutthesummer.TheO’Keeffe’sSaturdaymorningFamilyProgrambegins inthegalleriesbeforetheyareopentothe general public. Children and families are free to view, discuss, and appreciate theworks onviewand then goon to theMuseum’s EducationAnnex to create a pieceof their own. Themesrelate to those explored by O’Keeffe and other artists on view in the galleries and parents arewelcome to create a project alongside their children. The program runs from 9:30-11:30AM onJune28,July19andAugust2.
InpartnershipwiththeSantaFeOpera,theO’KeeffeMuseumwillofferOperaMakesSenseattheO’Keeffe,acreative,sensoryexperiencefor3-5yearoldsandtheir families.TheprogramwillbeofferedonJune1,2014from9:30-11:30AM.
TheGeorgiaO’KeeffeMuseumhasofferedfamilyprogramssinceitsopeningin1997.Preschoolerswhoparticipated inthese firstprogramshavegoneontoparticipate inotherMuseumprogramsthroughouttheirschoolyears,includingprogramsformiddleandhigh-schoolagedstudents.For more information on the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum’s family programming, please visithttp://www.okeeffemuseumevents.org/family.html. To register for these programs, please visitwww.okeeffemuseum.orgorcall505.946.1039.TheMuseum isproudtooffer freeadmission tochildrenunder18.
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ABOUTGEORGIAO’KEEFFEMUSEUM:The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum is dedicated to the artistic legacy of Georgia O'Keeffe, her life,Americanmodernism,andpublicengagement.LocatedinSantaFe,NM,theMuseum’scollections,exhibits, research center, publications and education programs contribute to scholarly discourseandservediverseaudiences.Thelargestsinglerepositoryoftheartist’sworkintheworld,itistheonlymuseumintheworlddedicatedtoaninternationallyknownAmericanwomanartistandisthemostvisitedartmuseuminNewMexico.
