Toddler Story Time ~ May 23
May 23, 2013 01:30 PM
Category: Family
Come to the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art for stories, songs, and action rhymes during this 30-minute Cedar Rapids Public Library program.
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Pajama Story Time ~ Bump in the Night-May 23
May 23, 2013 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Category: Family
What lurks in your closet or under your bed? Maybe it's not what you think! Join us for some silly monster stories, art, and snacks.
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Doodlebugs Preschool Program at the Hiawatha Public Library ~ Tar Beach
May 24, 2013 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Category: Family
Today's program, Tar Beach, will be held at the Hiawatha Library. Faith Ringgold tells this story with a picture quilt, so we'll make paper quilt blocks from our own stories.
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Exhibition Opens ~ Bertha Jaques: Eye on the World
May 25, 2013 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Category: Exhibition
Accomplished printmaker and photographer Bertha Jaques is perhaps best known for her prints of wildflowers and ferns. Her interest in this subject matter grew out of her desire to present something that was not only beautiful to behold, but also promoted wildflower preservation. Jaques’ interest in environmental issues was only one way in which she was a pioneering woman artist. Not only did Jaques succeed in a field dominated by male artists, she helped popularize etching in America. Jaques’ full impact on printmaking and photography at the dawn of the twentieth century is still under-recognized and ripe for reappraisal.
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Exhibition Closes ~ I AM: Prints by Elizabeth Catlett
May 26, 2013 12:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Category: Exhibition
Catlett (1915-2012) has created an extraordinary body of work over a career spanning from 1940 to the present day. Both a sculptor and printmaker, Catlett was the first woman to earn a master of fine arts degree in sculpture from the University of Iowa. While there, she was influenced by artist Grant Wood and extolled her students to works with subjects they knew best. For Catlett, that meant both the black experience as well as that of being a woman in a male dominated society and art world. During the 1940s, she lived in New York but married Mexican artist Francisco Mora in 1947 and moved to Mexico where she lived ever since.
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Doodlebugs Preschool Program at the Marion Public Library ~ Frederick
May 28, 2013 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Category: Family
Today's program, Frederick, will be held at the Marion Public Library. In this Leo Lionni book, a mouse collects colors. We'll start our own color collection with a color-hunting game!
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Toddler Story Time ~ May 30
May 30, 2013 01:30 PM
Category: Family
Come to the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art for stories, songs, and action rhymes during this 30-minute Cedar Rapids Public Library program.
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Teens Art Workshop: Worry Stones at the Hiawatha Public Library
June 4 to June 4, 2013 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Category: Family
For more information, contact HPL at 319-393-1414.
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Artbites "The Restless Spirit" with Phil Morris
June 5 to June 5, 2013 12:15 PM
Category: Lecture
Join Phil Morris in The Restless Spirit exhibition as he discusses the McKenney and Hall Native American prints on view. These 19th century prints, donated by Morris, are part of a seminal set of images overseen by Thomas McKenney, Superintendent of the War Department under four American presidents, and writer James Hall. These portrait prints of Native Americans were based on paintings created by Charles Bird King during peace treaty negotiations and then made into lithographs by Edward C. Biddle between 1836 and 1844.
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Toddler Story Time ~ June 6
June 6, 2013 01:30 PM
Category: Family
Come to the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art for stories, songs, and action rhymes during this 30-minute Cedar Rapids Public Library program.
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Steampunk Printmaking "Mini Class" with Mary Zeran
June 6, 2013 05:30 PM - 07:30 PM
Category: Art Classes
In honor of the Museum's exhibition: From Houdini to Hugo: The Art of Brian Selznick, artist Mary Zeran declares the month of June "Steampunk Month." In the first class, students will use gears, tools, and assorted other industrial elements to create one of a kind prints inspired by the drawings of Brian Selznick and the stories of Jules Vern and HG Wells. You'll also learn how to paint steam and clouds to give your art that added sense of mystery and atmosphere.
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Terry Pitts Retirement Reception
June 6 to June 6, 2013 05:00 PM
Category: General
Join us for hors d'ourvres and refreshments in celebrating with Terry Pitt as he retires from his Museum career after 13 years with the CRMA.
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Doodlebugs Preschool Program at the Ladd Library ~ Ella Sarah Gets Dressed
June 7, 2013 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Category: Family
Today's program, Ella Sarah Gets Dressed, will be held at the Ladd Library. Ella Sarah's family wants her to tone down her flashy style, but her outfit is nothing compared to the crazy things we're making today!
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Steampunk Jewelry Class with Mary Zeran
June 8, 2013 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Category: Art Classes
When you hear the word "Steampunk," what to you think of? Artist Mary Zeran, thinks of clock faces, gears, Victoria, and jewelry. Together during this six-hour workshop, we will tackle beginning jewelry making techniques to create cool, fanciful jewelry.
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Lecture by Sculpture Albert Paley
June 8 to June 8, 2013 02:30 PM
Category: Lecture
Sculptor Albert Paley was selected from a national competition to create a new piece of outdoor sculpture for the new Cedar Rapids Public Library. He will reveal images of it for the first time during his lecture.
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Summer Art Camp
June 10 to June 14, 2013 09:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Category: Family
Children finishing grades 1-5 will have a chance to test out a different medium every day and create original works of art.
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Toddler Story Time ~ June 13
June 13, 2013 01:30 PM
Category: Family
Come to the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art for stories, songs, and action rhymes during this 30-minute Cedar Rapids Public Library program.
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Opening Reception ~ From Houdini to Hugo: The Art of Brian Selznick
June 14 to June 14, 2013 05:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Category: Exhibition
The public is invited to a free reception to celebrate the opening of From Houdini to Hugo: The Art of Brian Selznick.
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From Houdini to Hugo: The Art of Brian Selznick
June 15 to September 29, 2013
Category: Exhibition
Selznick has illustrated more than 25 children’s books, both those written by him as well as by other authors. These include subjects as diverse as school life to farm life, from dinosaurs to dulcimers, from opera singer Marian Anderson and writer Walt Whitman to aviatrix Amelia Earhart and first lady Eleanor Roosevelt.
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Draw Me a Story: Family Fun Day at the CRMA
June 15 to June 15, 2013 11:00 AM - 03:00 PM
Category: Family
Celebrate the opening of our newest exhibition, From Houdini to Hugo: the Art of Brian Selznick, with activities inspired by Selznick’s many books. Add to our big Selznick-inspired mural, play dress-up in our old-timey film set, and take a tour of artwork created by our summer campers. Family Fun Day is free and open to the public. Sponsored by Bradley & Riley.
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Toddler Story Time ~ June 20
June 20, 2013 01:30 PM
Category: Family
Come to the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art for stories, songs, and action rhymes during this 30-minute Cedar Rapids Public Library program.
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Art Lover's Book Club ~ The Quality Instinct: Seeing Art Through a Museum Director's Eye
June 20 to June 20, 2013 04:00 PM
Category: Art Lover's Book Club
How do we judge what is good in art? Or more to the controversial point, can we judge art? Acclaimed museum director Maxwell Anderson, newly named Eugene McDermott Director of the Dallas Museum of Art, enters the fray with The Quality Instinct. Part personal memoir, part thinking person s guide to the museum, The Quality Instinct is filled with wit and humor, anecdotes and insights from the author's 30 years in the highly competitive, often contentious art world.
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Friday Crafternoons
June 21 to June 21, 2013 01:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Category: Family
Teens, join us for a variety of artistic experiments for all skill levels. If you have an art journal, bring it along! There’s no cost, and no commitment.
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Doodlebugs Preschool Program at the Marion Public Library ~ Ella Sarah Gets Dressed
June 25, 2013 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Category: Family
Today's program, Ella Sarah Gets Dressed, will be held at the Marion Public Library. Ella Sarah's family wants her to tone down her flashy style, but her outfit is nothing compared to the crazy things we're making today!
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Toddler Story Time ~ June 27
June 27, 2013 01:30 PM
Category: Family
Come to the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art for stories, songs, and action rhymes during this 30-minute Cedar Rapids Public Library program.
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Doodlebugs Preschool Program at the Hiawatha Public Library ~ No, David!
June 28, 2013 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Category: Family
Today's program, No, David!, will be held at the Hiawatha Library. David is always causing trouble, but don't worry! Nobody will tell you "NO!" when we make our messy art project.
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Doodlebugs Preschool Program at the Ladd Library ~ King Bidgood's in the Bathtub
July 5, 2013 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Category: Family
Today's program, King Bidgood's in the Bathtub, will be held at the Ladd Library. The king spends all day playing in the bathtub. We'll imagine all the things that make bath time fun and create a "splashy" work of art.
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Toddler Story Time ~ July 11
July 11, 2013 01:30 PM
Category: Family
Come to the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art for stories, songs, and action rhymes during this 30-minute Cedar Rapids Public Library program.
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Paint the Music with Mary Zeran
July 11, 2013 05:30 PM - 07:30 PM
Category: Art Classes
Artists have used music as a tool for inspiration for generations. Using the soundtrack from the movie Hugo, abstract artist Mary Zeran will show you how to use music to let go and explore the world of abstract painting. Short exercises will focus on how to translate what you hear into color, brushstrokes, and line. By the end of this class you will feel relaxed and have a fantastic piece of abstract art for your wall.
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From Our Wall to Yours: Vive l' Art
July 14, 2013 04:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Category: Fundraiser
We are celebrating Bastille Day with fabulous French-inspired food, wine, and live music. This unique event will feature art from local collectors for sale! Add some new favorites to your personal collection from the large array of pieces available. You are sure to find a new piece... or two... or three...
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Toddler Story Time ~ July 18
July 18, 2013 01:30 PM
Category: Family
Come to the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art for stories, songs, and action rhymes during this 30-minute Cedar Rapids Public Library program.
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Junkyard Jewelry and Small Objects with Mary Zeran
July 20, 2013 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Category: Art Classes
Have you ever been to a scrap metal yard? I have...and let me tell you, it is full of the most amazing metal shapes. In this six-hour workshop, students will make jewelry and small sculpture from "found metal scrap." You'll get a chance to learn how to file, saw, and finish metal to perfection with your own two hands and walk away with an amazing piece of art.
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Toddler Story Time ~ July 25
July 25, 2013 01:30 PM
Category: Family
Come to the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art for stories, songs, and action rhymes during this 30-minute Cedar Rapids Public Library program.
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Doodlebugs Preschool Program at the Hiawatha Public Library ~ Balloons Over Broadway
July 26, 2013 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Category: Family
Today's program, Balloons Over Broadway, will be held at the Hiawatha Library. We'll make our very own mini parade floats to accompany this great mostly-true story of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade floats.
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Doodlebugs Preschool Program at the Marion Public Library ~ King Bidgood's in the Bathtub
July 30, 2013 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Category: Family
Today's program, King Bidgood's in the Bathtub, will be held at the Marion Public Library. The king spends all day playing in the bathtub. We'll imagine all the things that make bath time fun, and create a "splashy" work of art.
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