Revolution of the Eye Family Day


Family

Sunday, May 17, 2015
12 – 4 pm
Scheuer Auditorium

DROP-IN ART WORKSHOPS

Illustrate a Superhero

See classic Batman episodes in the galleries and then use your imagination develop your own superhero character and draw them in action on a comic book page.

Wearable Modern Art

Inspired by Warhol’s soup cans, use collage to design a playful piece of clothing with everyday images in a Pop art style.

Television Photo Op

Strike a pose as a family in our giant retro television set and become a character from a favorite TV show using props and costumes.

 

12:30 PM and 2:30 PM

Gustafer Yellowgold

Concerts

See the whimsical animations and hear the contagious melodies of Morgan Taylor’s Gustafer Yellowgold in these performances combining live images and music in honor of the Revolution of the Eye exhibition.

Named “Best Kids’ Performer” by New York Magazine, Taylor brings to life the “musical moving storybook” — the character of Gustafer Yellowgold — by blending a pop-rock concert and hand-drawn cartoon movie. The New York Times acclaimed this must-see performer as “a cross between ‘Yellow Submarine’ and Dr. Seuss."

 

1:00pm to 3:00pm

Winky Dink Inspirations

Using vinyl and acetate create some playful artwork using layers of drawing and found images from television inspired by the popular kid’s show Winky Dink and You.

 

1:15pm, 2:15pm, and 3:15pm

Revolution of the Eye spotlight tours

Join an Educator on a brief tour and sketching experience that spotlights several works from the exhibition Revolution of the Eye: Modern Art and the Birth of American Television. Discover exciting connections between art and television.

 

All day

Go on a gallery hunt with printed family guides for the exhbition Revolution of the Eye: Modern Art and the Birth of American Television.

Free with Museum Admission. 

Winky Dink and You, Game Book, CBS, c. 1954.