River Oaks Art Square, 1330 Second Street. 10a.m. - 4p.m. Using acrylic gesso to draw images in relief, students will use different painting and glazes technique to create a completed piece of art. Cost: $40 per person. Call Rachael Dauzat: 473-2670.
Arts & Healthcare Inc., Cabrini Hospital Gallery, (Cabrini outpatient building, 1st floor across from Radiology) and the Rapides Gallery (South Tower between the ER and the Lobby) for the entire month of October. All art is for sale with a portion of the proceeds going to continue arts programs in our local cancer centers. Cost: Free and open to the public. Call Judy Ginsburgh: 318-769-7602.
Alexandria Museum of Art Classroom,
1p.m – 4p.m. Participants will use found objects from personal collections and items donated by the community to create an assemblage piece using composition, shape, and style. This class welcomes donations of found objects but not limited to: keys, coins, locks, nuts, bolts, washers, doorknobs, drawer pulls, small chains, wire remnants, springs, hinges, etc., objects that are mostly metal.
Cost: $25 for members, $35 for non-members.
Call Nancy Noles: 443-3458.
Alexandria Museum of Art,
1p.m. - 3p.m. Artists Pat Musick and Jerry Carr create works of art that portray the feeling or fragility felt by aliens and making astronauts as they look down at our earth. Families and kids of all ages can pretend they are aliens making art from organic materials from our Fragile Home, planet earth inspired by the exhibition Our Fragile Earth.
Cost: Free to AMoA member families, $20 per non-member family.
Call Cindy Blair: 443-3458.
1330 Second St.,
5-7p.m. Sponsored by River Oaks Square Arts Center. Featuring artists Seth Thibodeaux, Anne Thompson, and Michael Duncan.
Cost: Admission free.
Call Rachael Dauzat: 473-2670.
Alexandria Museum of Art,
1p.m. -3p.m. Families and kids of all ages will learn how to make architectural structures using light balsa wood. They will test their amazing structures to see who will build the strongest! Their artwork will be inspired by art from the ReTooled: Highlights from the Hechinger Collection exhibition.
Cost: Free to AMoA member families,$20 per non-member family.
Call Cindy Blair: 443-3458.
Alexandria Museum of Art,
3:30p.m. – 5:30p.m. You can be apart of the decision making by joining our teen council to decide what fun things the MUSE will be doing in the coming year.
Cost: Free to MUSE Members.
Call Cindy Blair: 443-3458.
Alexandria Museum of Art. Begins at Midnight. How far can you push your selfie? To enter the competition, take your selfie; make sure it is set for public viewing, and use the hashtag #Museselfies2015.
Cost: Free to MUSE members.
Call Cindy Blair: 443-3458.
Alexandria Museum of Art, 3p.m. -6p.m. Space and materials are limited! Reserve your spot today by contacting Cindy Blair today at cindy@themuseum.org. Cost: Free to MUSE members. Call Cindy Blair: 443-3458.
Alexandria Museum of Art, 1p.m. – 3p.m. Families and kids of all ages will learn tool identification and safety measures while using nuts, bolts, and other hardware pieces to create fanciful collaged works of art. Their artwork will be inspired by art from the ReTooled: Highlights from the Hechinger Collection exhibition.
Cost: Free for AMoA member families, $20 per non-member family.
Call Cindy Blair: 443-3458.