Friday, April 24, 2015

Springville Art Museum Field Trip


Today went went on a field trip to the Springville Art Museum. It was SO COOL! I can't believe we've never gone until now. Admission is free, and our tour guide was awesome! She had the kids really interested in the art work by telling them things that would appeal to them about it, and by giving them breaks to look around on their own in between her explanations paintings.

The museum also had an exhibit up called Portraits of Childhood, and some fun hands-on activities for kids to go along with it.

Our favorite exhibit was Beyond Memory: The Daydreams of Corinne Geertsen

A sometimes humorous, always insightful collection of pictures assembled digitally from photos of ancestors creating surreal and quirky visual narratives about psychological predicaments. Watch for odd juxtapositions, non sequiturs, and the possible element of surprise. 
The kids got to take copies of the original photograph and walk around the room and try to find the matching finished product by Corinne. It was cool. My kids had a ball.



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