Museum in the Park at Chief Logan State Park to resume art workshop series for children and adults

The Museum in the Park at Chief Logan State Park will continue its winter/spring art workshop series for children and adults on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2006. Classes for children will be held from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. and classes for adults will be held from 2 - 5 p.m. The workshops are free and open to the public.

Children of all ages are invited to come and try their hand at creating Valentine’s Day crafts. Kids can create art using paper, glue, felt, paint and other craft materials. Because of the nature of the activity, children should wear their play clothes and bring a smock. Adults must accompany all children.

The adult workshop (for ages 16 and over) is “Grisaille Painting,” a process in which the artist paints a painting in one color, usually black and white, and then uses semi-transparent glazes of colored paint to finish the work. The adult workshops are limited to 15 participants, and are on a first-come, first-served basis. Those interested are encouraged to call and reserve a spot.

Classes will be taught by Adam Hodges, programming specialist for the Museum. Hodges has taught adult courses in art at Marshall University, Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Mich., and the Huntington Museum of Art, and served as an assistant for the Huntington Museum of Art’s Art Day Camp for Kids for three years.

For more information about the winter/spring art workshop series, contact Hodges at (304) 792-7229 or by e-mail at adam.hodges@wvculture.org. A complete list of classes is attached.

The Museum in the Park is a regional cultural center showcasing the best in West Virginia history and the arts. It features changing exhibits and displays of artwork and historical items from the collections of the West Virginia State Museum and State Archives. One area of the museum is dedicated to local and regional history. It is operated and maintained by the West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History and is located four miles north of Logan on West Virginia Route 10 at Chief Logan State Park. The Museum will be expanding its hours beginning Feb. 1 to 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Saturday, and 1 - 5 p.m. Sunday.

The West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History, an agency of the West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History, brings together the state’s past, present and future through programs and services in the areas of archives and history, the arts, historic preservation and museums. Visit the Division’s website at www.wvculture.org for more information about programs of the Division. The Department of Arts, Culture and History is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

WINTER/SPRING ART WORKSHOP SERIES

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