Weekend Festivals
Eye Spy, Playing with Perception
Opening Day
Included with museum admission
Saturday, June 19, 2010 from 10am - 4pm
Location: Peabody Essex Museum
Enjoy a fun-filled day of magic, illusion and art in celebration of the opening of Eye Spy, Playing with Perception in the interactive Art & Nature Center. Participate in a magic show, investigate optical illusions, meet featured artists and create your own illusion-inspired art.
Made possible by the Lowell Institute and ECHO.
Enjoy free samples of Turkey Hill Ice Cream from the Mix 104-1 Ice Cream Truck from 1 to 3 pm
ARTIST DEMONSTRATION
Illusion Drawing with Michael Macaulay | 10 am-4 pm | Atrium
Chalk artist Michael Macaulay creates amazing anamorphic artworks that appear to pop right out of the Atrium floor! His finished drawing will be on display on the floor of the Atrium through June 26.
DROP-IN ART ACTIVITY
Hocus Pocus Portraits | 10 am-4 pm | Atrium
Do you recognize yourself in the mirror? Think again! Check out the mind-bending, body-warping effects of our funhouse mirrors and try sketching your reflection in a spoon.
PERFORMANCE
Abrakidabra! Magic and Optical Illusions | 11:30 am-noon, and 3:30-4 pm | Atrium
Mike Bent highlights optical illusions and other tricks that fool the eye in his famous Abrakidabra!TM show. Look for Bent between performances for special close-up magic tricks.
DROP-IN ART ACTIVITY
Double-Vision Views | Noon-4 pm | Art Studios
See two sides of the story when you create your own fanfold drawings!
ARTIST PRESENTATION
Magic Art & Motion with Rufus Butler Seder | 12:30-1:15 pm | Morse Auditorium
In his internationally acclaimed Scanimation® books, LIFETILES murals and CinespinnersTM, Rufus Butler Seder uses patented techniques to create the illusion of movement. Join this Eye Spy artist for an animated presentation about his work and how it draws on a rich history of moving-picture technology. For adults and children ages 10 and up. Reservations by June 17
DROP-IN ACTIVITY
Magic, Illusions and Optical Wonders | 12:30-4 pm | Atrium
Challenge yourself on a range of illusion-based activities, mechanical puzzles, magic and games with help from the experts at Eureka! Puzzles of Brookline, Mass.
TOURS
Family Gallery Explorations: Eye See!
1-1:30 pm, and 2:30-3 pm | meet at the information desk
Get a new perspective on art by looking at illusions and other optical trickery in PEM galleries. Reservations by June 17
ARTIST PRESENTATION
Pictures in Stereo with Ron Labbe | 1:45-2:15 pm | Phillips Library Auditorium
Ron Labbe, one of the featured artists in Eye Spy, creates stereoscopic art and photography. Check out cool 3-D objects and activities from his private collection! For adults and children ages 10 and up. Reservations by June 17
FILM
Animal Imposters | 1982, 60 minutes
2:30–3:30 pm | Morse Auditorium
Discover an amazing array of camouflage strategies in the animal and plant kingdoms in this NOVA classic. For children ages 2-7 with accompanying adult. Reservations by June 17
