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February 2025
Family Art Saturdays • February 22nd
Arts Engagement Program in partnership with Carson City Arts & Culture Family Art Saturdays • February 22nd (10:00am-12:00pm) Art Activity Topic: Pop Art & Roy Lichtenstein Pop Art is an art movement drawing inspiration from sources in popular and commercial culture. Roy Lichtenstein was an American pop artist who became famous in the 1960s for his work inspired by comic books and advertising. His work often explored the relationship between consumerism, advertising, and fine art. Children of all ages and their…
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Teen Art Fusion • February 26th
Sierra Arts Foundation & Carson City Arts & Culture present Teen Art Fusion - an after school program designed for high school students in Carson City who are serious about their art education, career opportunities & community engagement. Teen Art Fusion is a bimonthly program divided into two sections. The first section begins by providing students with OPEN STUDIO time to further develop their artistic skills under the guidance of an experienced professional artists and arts educator. The second portion…
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Art of Creative Journaling • February 26th
Arts Engagement Program in partnership with Carson City Arts & Culture Art of Creative Journaling • February 26th Topic: Fonts & Lettering Techniques A journey of exploration and personal growth through the power of art journaling. Unleash your thoughts, emotions, and creativity with various techniques and mediums, transforming a blank page with vibrant reflections of your inner world. Registration through Carson City Arts & Culture • $25 • (18+ ages 16-17 welcome with a participating adult) CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
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Family Art Saturdays March 8 • Cubism
Arts Engagement Program in partnership with Carson City Arts & Culture Family Art Saturdays • March 8th (10:00am-12:00pm) Art Activity Topic: Cubism & Picasso Cubism is an art style that depicts subjects in a fragmented, abstracted way by using geometric shapes from multiple perspectives Pablo Picasso was a Spanish artist who revolutionized 20th century art with his innovative use of color, form, and perspective. He's considered a pioneer of Cubism, along with Georges Braque, and also contributed to Surrealism and…
Find out more »Teen Art Fusion • March 12th
Sierra Arts Foundation & Carson City Arts & Culture present Teen Art Fusion - an after school program designed for high school students in Carson City who are serious about their art education, career opportunities & community engagement. Teen Art Fusion is a bimonthly program divided into two sections. The first section begins by providing students with OPEN STUDIO time to further develop their artistic skills under the guidance of an experienced professional artists and arts educator. The second portion…
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Family Art Saturdays March 22 • Surrealism
Arts Engagement Program in partnership with Carson City Arts & Culture Family Art Saturdays • March 22nd (10:00am-12:00pm) Art Activity Topic: Surrealism & Dali Surrealism is an art and cultural movement that developed in Europe in the aftermath of World War I in which artists aimed to allow the unconscious mind to express itself, often resulting in the depiction of illogical or dreamlike scenes and ideas. Salvador Dali was a Spanish painter, printmaker, and surrealist artist known for his technical skill,…
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April 12 • Family Art Saturdays – Post Impressionism Van Gogh
Arts Engagement Program in partnership with Carson City Arts & Culture Family Art Saturdays • April 12th (10:00am-12:00pm) Art Activity Topic: Post Impressionism & Van Gogh Post Impressionism was a predominantly French art movement that developed roughly between 1886 and 1905, from the last Impressionist exhibition to the birth of Fauvism. Post-Impressionism emerged as a reaction against Impressionists' concern for the naturalistic depiction of light and colour. Vincent Van Gogh was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who created a revolutionary style…
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April 26 • Family Art Saturdays – Post Impressionism Rodin
Arts Engagement Program in partnership with Carson City Arts & Culture Family Art Saturdays • April 26th (10:00am-12:00pm) Art Activity Topic: Post Impressionism & Rodin Post Impressionism was a predominantly French art movement that developed roughly between 1886 and 1905, from the last Impressionist exhibition to the birth of Fauvism. Post-Impressionism emerged as a reaction against Impressionists' concern for the naturalistic depiction of light and colour. Auguste Rodin was a French sculptor generally considered the founder of modern sculpture. He…
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May 10 • Family Art Saturdays – Impressionism Monet
Arts Engagement Program in partnership with Carson City Arts & Culture Family Art Saturdays • May 10th (10:00am-12:00pm) Art Activity Topic: Impressionism & Monet Impressionism was developed in France in the nineteenth century and is based on the practice of painting out of doors and spontaneously 'on the spot' rather than in a studio from sketches. Main impressionist subjects were landscapes and scenes of everyday life. Claude Monet was a French painter and a leader of the Impressionist movement, which…
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May 24 • Family Art Saturdays – Impressionism Cassatt
Arts Engagement Program in partnership with Carson City Arts & Culture Family Art Saturdays • May 24th (10:00am-12:00pm) Art Activity Topic: Impressionism & Cassatt Impressionism was developed in France in the nineteenth century and is based on the practice of painting out of doors and spontaneously 'on the spot' rather than in a studio from sketches. Main impressionist subjects were landscapes and scenes of everyday life. Mary Cassatt was an American Impressionist painter and printmaker who focused on the intimate lives…
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