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Framed: Step Into Art™

Enter the framework of famous paintings and experience art like never before in Framed: Step into Art™. This exhibit transports visitors to a world where paintings leap off the canvas and create impressive  environments for visitors to explore. As visitors move through the exhibit, they are challenged to ride a giant chicken attached to a wagon, set up camp in the Canadian Rockies, and prepare dinner for a group of hungry farmers. The exhibit environments are accompanied by information about each artist, and provide conversational prompts that employ Visual Thinking Strategies. Framed: Step into Art provides opportunities for children and adults to spend time with art, encourages visitors to make a connection with art, and supports the National Standards for Art Education.

Goals:

• Visitors will be immersed in well-known paintings, stimulating a real and personal connection to the artworks through developmentally appropriate activities.
• Children will be inspired to create and talk about their own artwork.
• Provide a framework within which adults will feel comfortable discussing art with children.

Messages:

• Everyone can have fun with art and appreciate it.
• Art is an important aspect of our lives, adding beauty and meaning.
• We can learn and think about the world and ourselves through other people's art.
• We can have different responses to various works and styles of art.
• Art can tell a story.
• You can play with art!

Content:
Interactive Art Appreciation

Target Audience:
Children ages 5-12, their families, educators and caregivers

Languages:
Text graphics are in English and Spanish

Venue Length:
3-4 months

Support:
Marketing, publicity, educational materials and installation guide are provided. On-call Museum staff support available. Contact: Amber Stevenson, Traveling Exhibit Manager, 651-225-6053 or contact Traveling Exhibits online.

Size:
1,500 square feet

Download Info:

• Download an informational PDF (1.5 MB)

Cost Per Venue:
$30,000 plus inbound shipping

Open Venues:
Spring 2012

Tour Schedule:

• Minnesota Children's Museum: Spring 2011
• Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose: Fall 2011
• Spring 2012: Available
• Long Island Children's Museum: Summer 2012
• Boston Children's Museum: Fall 2012
• Stepping Stones Museum for Children: Spring 2013
• Bay Area Discovery Museum: Summer 2013

Contact Traveling Exhibits for more information.

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