Eye-Popping Art!
February School Vacation Week
From February 21, 2011 to February 25, 2011
Exercise your eyes (and your brain!) with activities inspired by the interactive exhibition Eye Spy, Playing with Perception. Meet artists, see special performances and create some art!
Made possible by the Lowell Institute and ECHO
Related Events
Drop-In Art Activity
Disappearing Drawings | 10 am–1 pm | Atrium
Create your own disappearing drawings and experiment with surprises in color and light.
Performances
Shadows around the world | 11 am–noon and 3–4 pm | Atrium
Join artist Jim Napolitano from Nappy's Puppets and discover shadow puppets in different cultures! Nappy's Puppets have been featured on the award-winning PBS show Between the Lions.
Drop-In Art Activity
Shadow Puppets | Noon–3 pm | Atrium
Design your own shadow puppets. Then try them out behind our shadow screen.
Family Gallery Tour
Motion, Mirrors and More: Perspective Tricks in Art
1–1:30 pm | Meet at information desk
Recommended for children ages 5 and up with adult
Tickets available at admissions desk on day of tour
Artists use many tools to make their viewers feel "part of the action." Discover how, on this trip through the Maritime Art galleries.
Workshop
Puppet Making with Nappy | 1–2 pm | Art Studios
Recommended for children ages 5 and up with adult
Reservations by February 17
Find out how Jim Napolitano makes his puppets. Then create and perform with your own!
Puppet Workshop Sold Out
Artist Demonstrations and Drop-In Art Activities
Eye-Popping Paper Art! | 10:30 am–12:30 pm and 1–3 pm | Atrium
Book signing 3–3:30 pm
Meet Salem author and illustrator Giles Laroche, who creates 3-D illustrations through intricately cut and layered paper. See some of his original work, and try out his techniques. Add your creation to the collaborative 3-D mural.
Story Time (PEM Pals)
White Is for Blueberry | 10:30–11 am | Bartlett Gallery
Recommended for children ages 2–5
What color is a blueberry? Are you sure? Challenge your ideas about color with White Is for Blueberry, by George Shannon.
Drop-In Art Activity
Fractal Pop-ups | 11 am–3 pm | Atrium
Turn a flat sheet of paper into a multiplying staircase and more!
Family Gallery Tour
Motion, Mirrors and More: Perspective Tricks in Art
1–1:30 pm | Meet at information desk
Recommended for children ages 5 and up with adult
Tickets available at admissions desk on day of tour
Artists use many tools to make their viewers feel "part of the action." Discover how, on this trip through the Maritime Art galleries.
Workshops
How to Create 3-D Photography | 1:30–2:15 and 3–3:45 pm | Art Studios
For children ages 8 and up with adult
Reservations by February 21
Meet Eye Spy featured artist Ron Labbe and learn how he creates his 3-D photographs. Then try it for yourself and leave with your own 3-D print! Digital cameras are available to borrow, or bring your own with appropriate USB cable.
Artist Demonstrations and Drop-In Art Activities
Eye-Popping Paper Art! | 10:30 am–12:30 pm and 1–3 pm | Atrium
Book signing 3–3:30 pm
Meet Salem author and illustrator Giles Laroche, who creates 3-D illustrations through intricately cut and layered paper. See some of his original work, and try out his techniques. Add your creation to the collaborative 3-D mural.
Drop-In Art Activity
Disappearing Drawings | 11 am–3 pm | Atrium
Create your own disappearing drawings and experiment with surprises in color and light.
Family Gallery Tour
Motion, Mirrors and More: Perspective Tricks in Art
1–1:30 pm | Meet at information desk
Recommended for children ages 5 and up with adult
Tickets available at admissions desk on day of tour
Artists use many tools to make their viewers feel "part of the action." Discover how, on this trip through the Maritime Art galleries.
Workshops
Kaleidoscopes | 1:30–2:30 and 3–4 pm | Art Studios
Recommended for children ages 5 and up with adult
Reservations by February 17
Play with symmetry and color as you assemble your own kaleidoscope
Workshop
Kaleidoscopes | 10–11 am and 11:30 am–12:30 pm | Art Studios
Recommended for children ages 5 and up with adult
Reservations by February 23
Play with symmetry and color as you assemble your own kaleidoscope.
Drop-In Art Activity
Spot the Spots | 11 am–3 pm | Atrium
How good are you at spotting the hidden animals? Create camouflaged creatures and test your friends!
Live Animal Presentations
Camouflaged Creatures of the Seas | Noon–1 and 2–3 pm, drop in
1–2 pm presentation | Atrium
Meet some of nature's masters of disguise and deception with educators from the New England Aquarium.
Family Gallery Tour
Motion, Mirrors and More: Perspective Tricks in Art
1–1:30 pm | Meet at information desk
Recommended for children ages 5 and up with adult
Tickets available at admissions desk on day of tour
Artists use many tools to make their viewers feel "part of the action." Discover how, on this trip through the Maritime Art galleries.
Drop-in Art Activity
Nature's Pattern Play | 2–4 pm | Art Studios
Makeyour own kaleidoscopic photo art with photographer Henry Olds. Learn about reflection and symmetry while working with nature's rich array of patterns.
Workshop
Kaleidoscopes | 10–11 am and 11:30 am–12:30 pm | Art Studios
Recommended for children ages 5 and up with adult
Reservations by February 22
Play with symmetry and color as you assemble your own kaleidoscope.
Reserve Tickets for 10:00 Workshop Now
Reserve Tickets for 11:30 Workshop Now
Drop-In Art Activity
Spot the Spots | 11 am–3 pm | Atrium
How good are you at spotting the hidden animals? Create camouflaged creatures and test your friends!
Artist Presentations
Animal Defenses: Camouflage and Beyond | 11 am–noon and 2–3 pm
Morse Auditorium
Book signing noon–12:30 pm
Reservations by February 22
Meet Darlyne Murawski, nature photographer, biologist and author. Hear about her travels for National Geographic magazine, the amazing world of animal camouflage and taking photographs of everything from rainforest canopies to microscopic diatoms!
Reserve Tickets for 11:00 Presentation Now
Reserve Tickets for 2:00 Presentation Now
Family Gallery Tour
Motion, Mirrors and More: Perspective Tricks in Art
1–1:30 pm | Meet at information desk
Recommended for children ages 5 and up with adult
Tickets available at admissions desk on day of tour
Artists use many tools to make their viewers feel "part of the action." Discover how, on this trip through the Maritime Art galleries.
Drop-in Art Activity
Nature's Pattern Play | 2–4 pm | Art Studios
Makeyour own kaleidoscopic photo art with photographer Henry Olds. Learn about reflection and symmetry while working with nature's rich array of patterns.
