Sunday, April 21, 2013
– 1:00 pm
From the Frist website:
Imagine! Create! Discover!
Get creative on a FREE Family Festival day filled with art, music, and
fun! Investigate the culture of the Aztecs, Maya, Inca, and Olmecs in a
daylong celebration of the exhibition
Exploring Art of the Ancient Americas: The John Bourne Collection.
Discover the unique traditions of Mesoamerican, Central American, and
Andean civilizations with more than 125 art objects including
sculptures, pottery, and jewelry. Enjoy dance performances by indigenous
Central American performers, listen to Latin American music, and hear
an ancient Maya folktale.
Check out our other current exhibitions:
Rembrandt and the Dutch Golden Age: Highlights from the Detroit Institute of Arts, and
Camille Utterback: Tracing Time/Marking Movement.
Family Day programs are offered on a first-come, first-served basis and
are appropriate for all ages. Outdoor activities will be held weather
permitting.
Look-n-Learn
1:30, 2:00, 2:30, and 3:00
Information desk (Main Level)
Join Frist Center docents for a family friendly look at the exhibition
Exploring Art of the Ancient Americas: The John Bourne Collection. Our twenty-minute tours focus on just one or two artworks, and encourage a playful approach to looking at art.
Performances
Tradicion Americas
1:45 and 3:30 p.m.
Auditorium (Main Level)
Dance to a musical fusion of Central American instruments and Latin
rhythms with Tradicion Americas: a lively band that combines musical
influences from Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, and Puerto Rico.
Artful Tales: “Playing for the Rain”
1:15, 2:45, and 4:30 p.m.
Auditorium (Main Level)
Listen to a Maya folk tale about an athlete who provokes a rain god and
must win a ballgame to save the land and his people from drought.
Danza Azteca Ilhuicamina
5:00 p.m.
Turner Courtyard (Weather permitting)
Celebrate the arrival of spring and the sounds of the natural world by
watching a traditional pre-Hispanic dance performed by Central American
dancers.
Hands-on Activities
Conservation Conundrum
1:00–5:30 p.m.
Turner Courtyard (Weather permitting)
Learn about the art of museum conservation while solving artistic
puzzles. Participants will “restore” artworks using giant puzzle pieces
and broken artifacts, and then visit the upper level galleries to see
some professionally conserved works of art in our exhibition.
Soap-on-a-Rope
1:00–5:30 p.m.
Turner Courtyard (Weather permitting)
In the ancient Americas, the stone jadeite was more valuable than
diamonds. Carve a mini sculpture using soap and simple carving tools.
Get your hands not-so-dirty with this fun activity for all ages.
Animal Effigy
1:00–5:30 p.m.
Studio A (Upper-Level)
Make a sculpture that celebrates a family pet or favorite exotic
creature using quick-drying modeling clay. Have fun modeling a jaguar, a
Quetzalcoatl, or even a llama!
Mystical Mesoamerican Masks
1:00–5:30 p.m.
Studio B (Upper-Level)
In Mesoamerican ceremonies, masks were used to transform the wearer
into a supernatural being. Design your own magical mask using metallic
oil pastels and paper templates.
Cryptogram Glyphs
1:00–5:30 p.m.
Studio C (Upper-Level)
Use Maya alphabet glyphs and wax crayons to translate your initials
into an ancient Americas inspired bookmark that only you can read.
Martin ArtQuest Gallery
1:00–5:30 p.m. (Upper-Level)
Visit the Martin ArtQuest Gallery to experiment with a variety of
exciting hands-on art activities ranging from figure drawing to
printmaking. Sketch a Dutch Golden Age inspired flower still life,
create an imitation “jadeite” pendant, and enjoy additional art-making
activities with your family.
