Upcoming events and programs in the Center for Creative Connections

Thursday Night Specials
First Tuesdays
Late Nights
Tech Lab

Click here for a full listing of the Museum’s calendar of events.
Click here for a full listing of family experiences.

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New Installation Inspired by Materials & Meanings
In November, printmaking students from the Museum’s partner school Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts will install large-scale self-portraits inspired by the Janine Antoni sculpture Lick and Lather.

Thursday Night Specials!
New Programs in the Center for Creative Connections
Join us each week for a new experience!

Make It/Take It at the Materials Bar
First Thursdays, 6:00–8:30 p.m., Free
Belly up to the Materials Bar and try a new material or technique to expand your artistic imagination. Beginners and experts welcome.

Tech Lab: Open Lab
Second Thursdays, 6:30–8:30 p.m., Free
Ever wonder what it means to blog or tag? Are you curious about pod casting or Photoshop? Experiment with these and other new media and technology. Open Lab is a drop-in, hands-on program facilitated by tEchXPERTS.

January 8: Podcasting
February 12: Adobe Photoshop Elements
March 12: Web 2.0

See Creatively: See 3
Third Thursdays, 7:30 p.m., Free, Meet at the Center for Creative Connections
This is not a tour—it’s a new kind of Museum experience. Inspired by the new Center for Creative Connections, join Dallas Museum of Art staff to push the boundaries of how you see art through dynamic conversation and playful experiments.

Material of the Month: Wood with Guest Woodcarver Jack Allen
Thursday, January 22, 6:30–8:30 p.m., Free
The Material of the Month display features the raw materials used in works of art in the Museum’s collections. Join guest woodcarver Jack Allen for a woodcarving demonstration and then investigate the use of the material in works in the galleries.

Jack C. Allen has been a woodcarver and woodturner since he received his first coping saw at the age of six. He has studied woodcarving for twenty-three years with German Master Carver Ludwig Keininger. His experience includes carving in the round, relief, and chip carving.

In the Studio
Thursday January 29, 7:00–8:30 p.m., Free
Join the Sketching in the Galleries artist for a project in the Center for Creative Connections Art Studio.

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Arts & Letters Live Presents Sir Ken Robinson
Tuesday, January 20, 7:30 p.m.
For more information visit DallasMuseumofArt.org/ALL.

Robinson is one of the world’s leading thinkers on the subject of creativity; his speech from the TED conference has been downloaded more than a million times. His latest book, The Element, explores the point at which natural talent meets personal passion, drawing on stories by a wide range of people including Paul McCartney, Matt Groening, Meg Ryan, photographer Gordon Parks, and physicist Richard Feynman.

Before and after the event: Let your imagination run wild with the Museum’s Center for Creative Connections hands-on creativity projects!
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First Tuesdays for young children and their adult companion
Free general admission to the Museum the first Tuesday of every month

January 6: Backyard Birds
schedule of events

    art-making activity
    11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m., Art Studio
    Drop in and make a pair of bird-watching binoculars!

    meet arturo
    11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m., Arturo’s Nest
    Say hello to Arturo, the Museum’s family mascot. Don’t forget to write him a letter!

    arturo’s art stories
    11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m., Tech Lab
    Experiment with our kid-friendly Web site and play online art games.

    storyART walk
    11:30 a.m.–noon, Meet at front entrance to Center for Creative Connections
    Experience the Museum’s collections as never before! Join award-winning storyteller Ann Marie Newman for an interactive family tour. Tour limited to the first thirty visitors.

    birdie boogie
    Noon–12:30 p.m. and 12:30–1:00 p.m., Center Space
    Dance and move like a bird with Broadway dancer and master teacher Jacqueline Porter of Park Cities Dance.

    story time with the dallas public library
    1:00–1:30 p.m., Theater
    Enjoy stories for children and their caregivers with local librarians.

    bird watching tour
    1:30–2:00 p.m., Meet at front entrance to Center for Creative Connections
    Bring your binoculars and search for our feathered friends in the galleries with members of the Museum’s education staff.

All activities take place in the Center for Creative Connections on Level 1 and are recommended for children ages 5 and under and their adult companions.

Upcoming dates: February 3, March 3
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Tech Lab

Make Space for Artists: Design-A-Studio
Through February 12, 2009

Make Space for Artists: Design-A-Studio is a partnership project presented by La Reunion TX and the Dallas Museum of Art. You are invited to visit the Tech Lab in the Center for Creative Connections at the Dallas Museum of Art, think about the spaces where artists do their creative work, and design a dream studio for an artist of any kind. You may choose to sketch your design by hand using paper and pencils or draw it using Google SketchUp software available on Tech Lab laptops. A jury will award prizes for the best ideas and winning designs will be featured during the Late Night on February 20, 2009.

Basic Guidelines:

    • The Make Space for Artists: Design-A-Studio community response–digital exhibition project runs from November 6, 2008 to February 12, 2009.
    • All studio designs—paper and digital—will begin with a basic drawing that represents a box measuring 16 feet by 16 feet by 16 feet. Analog and digital versions of this drawing may be obtained from the Tech Lab in the Center for Creative Connections. No studio designs may exceed the predetermined dimensions. Digital versions of the drawing in Google SketchUp may be sent to personal e-mail accounts from the Tech Lab. Any entries not using this drawing will be disqualified from the competition.
    • All studio designs must include a description of materials used in the design and the reasons for their use.
    • All studio designs created with paper and pencils must be submitted in the Tech Lab.
    • All digital designs must be submitted in jpeg format and saved to Tech Lab laptops or submitted by e-mail to msa@DallasMuseumofArt.org.
    • Each individual may submit one studio design; however, several views or images of the studio may be submitted.
    • Please include your name, contact phone number, and contact e-mail with the submission.
    • Entries become the property of the Dallas Museum of Art and La Reunion TX and will be displayed in numerous ways, including Flickr, both during and after the competition.

Save these dates for workshops and panel discussions that relate to Make Space for Artists: Design-A-Studio:

Open Workshop: Google SketchUp
Learn how to draw 3D models with the online software Google SketchUp and then create a studio for the Make Space for Artists: Design-A-Studio competition. All ages are invited! These drop-in sessions are facilitated by Museum staff. Workshops are included in general admission to the Museum. E-mail nstutzman@DallasMuseumofArt.org for more information.
January 24, 1:00–4:00 p.m.
January 25, 11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

Visit Artist Spaces: KERA’s Art&Seek Online Studio Tour at artandseek.org.

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    FAMILY WORKSHOPS

    Photoshop Mash-Up
    Saturday, January 10, 2:00–4:00 p.m.
    Cut, copy, color, and design as you work in Adobe Photoshop Elements to create an original work of art. Photoshop Mash-Up is a class for children 9–12 years old.
    Class size is limited: pre-registration is required. Email nstutzman@DallasMuseumofArt.org to register.

    Art in Motion
    Saturday, February 7, 2:00–4:00 p.m.
    Set your art in motion as you create a stop-motion animation. Art in Motion is a class for children 6–12 years old and a favorite adult.
    Class size is limited: pre-registration is required. Email nstutzman@DallasMuseumofArt.org to register.

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    TEEN WORKSHOPS

    Digital Mash-Up
    Saturday, February 1, 1:00–3:30 p.m.
    Crop, scan, layer, and mix as you work with digital images and sound to create an original multimedia work of art. Digital Mash-Up is a class for teens.
    Class size is limited: pre-registration is required. Email nstutzman@DallasMuseumofArt.org to register.

    Anime
    Saturday, March 7, 1:00–3:30 p.m.
    Create anime characters and imagery based on works of art in the Museum’s collections. Anime is a class for teens.
    Class size is limited: pre-registration is required. Email nstutzman@DallasMuseumofArt.org to register.

DMA Flickr Group
Are you a member of Flickr? Join the Dallas Museum of Art Flickr group, participate in meet-ups at the Museum, and submit your photos!

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Dorothea Tanning, Pincushion to Serve as Fetish, 1979, black velvet, wood, metal, paint, and copper, Collection of Deedie and Rusty Rose and the Dallas Museum of Art through the General Acquisition Fund, 2005.27, © 1979 Dorothea Tanning/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris