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SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS
A Book of Prayers: The Medieval Bestseller
through February 2010

What Would the Community think”
through February 2010

Hattie Bishop Speed: A New Museum for Louisville
through March 2010

Hattie Bishop Speed: A New Museum for Louisville
through March 2010
WEDNESDAY, February 3
Wee-One Wednesdays
10:30am to 11:30am - Take a creative journey with your preschooler during our Wee-One Wednesday art class. Experiment with art making techniques, explore the museum and experience art through imaginative play. Four week art class is $25 for members and $35 for non-members. Program for 3 to 5 year olds and parent participation is required.
THURSDAY, February 4
10:00am to 11:30am - Journey into Art: Homeschool Art Class Discover the Elements of art while visiting the art of four Cultures. Learn techniques of art making while having fun. Experience history through viewing the work of masters. This class is specially designed for home schooled children ages 6 to 9 and their parents. Class will meet for four weeks in February. Pre-registration is required. Call 634.2734 to reserve your spot!
FRIDAY, February 5
7:00 to 11:00p (family friendly fun until 9:00pm) Brown-Forman Art After Dark: Fleur
$5 for members and U of L & Bellarmine students with student I.D
$15 non-members

louisville oh louisville, all-things-a-louisville…
Fist-in-the-air, scream-out-loud, melody monger (and a dash of glam theatrics) psyche rock trio – Wax Fang.

Ninnie, a performance-installation-video of home-spun ideas and socio-political concepts created by artist/musician Cynthia Norton with bluegrass group, Thomas A. Minor and The Picket Line

The Kentucky Derby is Decadent and Depraved, a theatrical interpretation of Hunter S. Thompson’s whisky-fueled, runaway success 1970 article AND the thespian antics of a LePetomane Theatre Ensemble original creation (i.e. guaranteed masterwork).

Warhol-ian screen printing demo and win a special takeaway-tee by WHY Louisville, bourbon barrel building, Fleur de Poetry, Louisville 27:Community, Flip Video Movie Project with the Louisville Film Society
And tastings of Brown-Forman specialty cocktails, yummy snacks from Liquor Barn, Quills Coffee Spot, and mile-high scoops of Gelato Gilberto, and SO MUCH MORE exciting stuff, except we ran out of room
SATURDAY, February 6
1:00 to 3:00pm - Dutch Discovery Case Explore our galleries and try your hand at creating your own scratch drawing masterpiece! The family discovery case will be in the galleries from 1:00 to 3:00pm.
WEDNESDAY, February 10
Wee-One Wednesdays
10:30am to 11:30am - Take a creative journey with your preschooler during our Wee-One Wednesday art class. Experiment with art making techniques, explore the museum and experience art through imaginative play. Four week art class is $25 for members and $35 for non-members. Program for 3 to 5 year olds and parent participation is required.
THURSDAY, February 11
10:00am to 11:30am - Journey into Art: Homeschool Art Class Discover the Elements of art while visiting the art of four Cultures. Learn techniques of art making while having fun. Experience history through viewing the work of masters. This class is specially designed for home schooled children ages 6 to 9 and their parents. Class will meet for four weeks in February. Pre-registration is required. Call 634.2734 to reserve your spot!
5:00pm to 7:00pm- After School Art Studios: Painting Join the fun and learn artistic techniques with the Speed Art Museum’s After School Art Studios! Especially for children ages 8 to12, these studios offer kids the opportunity to interact with the museum collection, meet and learn from local artists, and explore new creative endeavors. Pre-registration is required. Call 634.2734 to reserve your spot!
SATURDAY, February 13
12:00 to 3:00pm- Art Sparks Family Studio: Talking Drums, Telling Stories Join us for hands-on drumming workshops and participatory storytelling--all from West Africa! Meet the talking drums, play musical instruments, and take on a role in a West African Ananse folktale. Admission is free for members, $5 for non-members.
SUNDAY, February 14
1:00 to 3:00pm Valentine’s Day at the Speed Celebrate Valentine’s Day with a romantic visit to the Speed Art Museum with a champagne cash bar, a luscious buffet of chocolate treats, and a romantic tour of the collection. Admission is free.
WEDNESDAY, February 17
Wee-One Wednesdays
10:30am to 11:30am - Take a creative journey with your preschooler during our Wee-One Wednesday art class. Experiment with art making techniques, explore the museum and experience art through imaginative play. Four week art class is $25 for members and $35 for non-members. Program for 3 to 5 year olds and parent participation is required.
THURSDAY, February 18
10:00am to 11:30am - Journey into Art: Homeschool Art Class Discover the Elements of art while visiting the art of four Cultures. Learn techniques of art making while having fun. Experience history through viewing the work of masters. This class is specially designed for home schooled children ages 6 to 9 and their parents. Class will meet for four weeks in February. Pre-registration is required. Call 634.2734 to reserve your spot!
6:00pm to 7:00pm -Jane Morton Norton Endowed Lecture: Dan Boyarski Dan Boyarski is professor and director of graduate studies in the School of Design. He teaches courses in typography, information and interaction design, and time-based communication at the graduate and undergraduate levels. His interests lie in dynamic information, interface and interaction design, and how type, image, sound, and movement may be combined for effective communication.
SATURDAY, February 20
1:00pm to 3:00pm - English Discovery Case Explore our galleries and try your hand at finding mythological creatures. The family discovery case will be in the English Panel Room from 1:00 to 3:00pm.
SUNDAY, February 21
2:00pm - Turkish Film Festival: Three Monkeys The Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies Program at the University of Louisville is pleased to partner with The Speed Art Museum to host a film festival dedicated to Turkish cinema. Screenings will be held at 2p on select Sunday’s. Admission is free / Speed Auditorium.
WEDNESDAY, February 24
Wee-One Wednesdays
10:30am to 11:30am - Take a creative journey with your preschooler during our Wee-One Wednesday art class. Experiment with art making techniques, explore the museum and experience art through imaginative play. Four week art class is $25 for members and $35 for non-members. Program for 3 to 5 year olds and parent participation is required.
THURSDAY, February 25
10:00am to 11:30am - Journey into Art: Homeschool Art Class Discover the Elements of art while visiting the art of four Cultures. Learn techniques of art making while having fun. Experience history through viewing the work of masters. This class is specially designed for home schooled children ages 6 to 9 and their parents. Class will meet for four weeks in February. Pre-registration is required. Call 634.2734 to reserve your spot!
5:00pm to 7:00pm- After School Art Studios: Painting Join the fun and learn artistic techniques with the Speed Art Museum’s After School Art Studios! Especially for children ages 8 to12, these studios offer kids the opportunity to interact with the museum collection, meet and learn from local artists, and explore new creative endeavors. Pre-registration is required. Call 634.2734 to reserve your spot!
SATURDAY, February 27
12:00pm to 3:00pm- Art Sparks Family SUPER Studio: Talking Drums, Telling Stories Join us for dance and drumming workshops and participatory storytelling--all from West Africa! Learn to dance KuKu with Hamidou Koivogui from Guinea, West Africa! Meet the talking drums, play djembes, and take on a role in a West African Ananse folktale with visiting artist Gregory Acker. Music and dance on the hour; storytelling on the half-hour. With a focus on engaging with the museum’s current exhibitions and exploring art techniques, Family Art Sparks Studios bring art alive through fun and unique activities. Typically offered from 12:00 – 3:00, with music on the hour and storytelling on the half-hour. Free with $5.00 admission to Art Sparks.
SUNDAY, February 28
2:00pm - Turkish Film Festival: Waiting for Paradise The Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies Program at the University of Louisville is pleased to partner with The Speed Art Museum to host a film festival dedicated to Turkish cinema. This festival will introduce films that are well known internationally and offer glimpses into the daily lives of ordinary Turkish people. Screenings will be held at 2p on select Sunday’s. Admission is free / Speed Auditorium.




 

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