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Marbles & Museums Camp

6/29/2017

Last week the Decorative Arts Center of Ohio teamed up with the Ohio Glass Museum and Art & Clay On Main to present the Marbles and Museums Camp. The campers traveled to the three museums downtown in order to learn about and make their own marbled artwork.

Throughout the week at DACO, the campers made beautiful and unique art projects such as marbled paper, marbled ornaments, marbled patterned scarves, lanyards, and wall hanging marbleized decorations. Megan Taylor, DACO's instructor, said “The kids were really excited about the hands on experience, as well as being able to marble unconventional items such as sticks and leaves found in nature.”

Do you have a child interested in the arts? Or just looking for something fun for your kids to do in the summer? Then go to our website to check out our other camps this summer: FUNdamentals and Movie Making. Information and Registration can be found under the Summer Camps. We also offer adult and family classes under the Programs, Classes, and Events.

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Join Us in July for Special Programming

6/21/2017

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During the weekend of July 8th -9 th we will be hosting, Celebrating Women’s Voices through Art and Expression, an event that explores the lives of creative women through the arts. This amazing event includes art discussions, poetry readings, and workshops, all meant to engage and inspire our audience.

On Saturday July 8th, our keynote speaker will be art historian Carol Boram-Hays, Ph.D. Carol will speak about women’s roles and contributions in the history of art. Also on Saturday, two talented and award winning poets, Ruth Awad and Shameaca Moore will perform their own works. We will also have an artist discussion with Leslie Shiels, who is one of the painters in our current exhibition, Three Voices: Conversations on Life and Conflict.

On Sunday July 9th , Leslie Shiels, Valerie Cumming, and Jennifer Evans Kinsley will guide our attendees through workshops exhibiting their own artistic specialties. These workshops require zero experience and will teach the attendees about painting, creative writing, and artistic book binding.

Tickets are now on sale and can be bought on the website, under the workshops tab. Tickets are $20 for members and $25 for nonmembers.

Learn more about these presenters here.

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To Come in July...

6/19/2017

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July Art Classes

Luminaries Workshops for the Whole Family:
Patriotic Luminaries
Saturday, 1pm-3pm
July 1, following the parade
$8/$7 per person or $20/$18 per family
Instructor: Dayton Willison

Fiber Arts:
Felting: Wool Painting and Wet Felt
Saturdays, 10am-12pm
July 8, 15, 22, 29
$52 / $47 members
Instructor: Mary Goss

Workshops:
Celebrating Women’s Voices Through Art and Expression
Day 1, Saturday, July 8
10:30am-2pm
$25/$20 members, coffee and lunch included
Registration Required

Celebrating Women’s Voices Through Art and Expression
Day 2, Sunday, July 9
12pm-4pm
$25/$20 members
Registration Required

Drawing & Painting:
Wednesday Watercolor
Wednesdays, 3pm-5pm
July 12
$75 / $68 members, 6-week session
Instructor: Lisa Schorr

Ways to Register

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Come Explore...

6/13/2017

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Bringing the kids to the Decorative Arts Center of Ohio? After you all take in the art of our newest exhibition, Three Voices: Conversations on Life and Conflict, come downstairs to our children’s area. The children’s area allows for children of all ages to let their creative side out with art activities tailored to them. We have recently revamped the children’s area to coincide with our current exhibition. There is a section dedicated to the artwork of Judy Brandon that lets children try their hands at doing their own emotion driven weather-based water colors.

They can also use oil pastels to create their own bright Leslie Shiels inspired drawings and patterns. Young artists will also have the chance to form their own nature inspired sculpture like Carol Snyder using Model Magic. If you want more artistic opportunities for your children be sure to sign them up for the many art camps and classes that we are offering this summer. Descriptions of our classes and camps can be found on our website under Program, Classes, and Events.

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Last Week's Walk-A-Bout

6/9/2017

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This past weekend the Decorative Arts Center was a part of Destination Downtown’s annual Walk-A-Bout. Walk-A-Bout is an event where families can walk through the different museums downtown and participate in activities at each location. Our activity invited visitors to create a beautiful cityscapes using stencils and chalk. The visitors were able to create their own piece of art, as well as contribute to a large cityscape mural. Visitors also took the time to walk through our current exhibition Three Voices: Conversations on Life and Conflict.

Megan Taylor, who was in charge of the art activity, said, “It was really fun to have several groups of kids coming through, and how they all did the projects differently, as well as all the families, which really showed me a sense of community.” This event was also the perfect opportunity for visitors to learn more about the art education program and opportunities we provide.