WASHINGTON, D.C.—On Saturday, Feb. 2, the Corcoran will celebrate Groundhog Day for the first
time with three new art workshops for kids: Art of the Pennsylvania Dutch,
Natural Time, and Drawing Shadows. Designed for specific age groups, each workshop
will meet from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, 500 17th St. N.W.
“Since Groundhog Day falls on a Saturday, it is a great opportunity
to add to the Corcoran’s calendar of children’s workshops,” said
Richard Selden, director of continuing education at the Corcoran. “We
encourage parents to bring their families, with children ages five through
13, to the Corcoran on February 2.”
The Groundhog Day workshops are as follows:
Art of the Pennsylvania Dutch (Ages 5–7)
The Pennsylvania Dutch brought Groundhog Day to America. After learning about
their culture and art, paint some colorful hex signs to hang on the refrigerator,
in your room, or on your barn.
Natural Time (Ages 8–10)
Can a large rodent really forecast the weather? Maybe not, but with the sun's
help it can tell time. Work together to build and decorate a giant sundial
with you-know-who in the center.
Drawing Shadows (Ages 11–13)
See how Caravaggio and Rembrandt used the technique known as chiaroscuro, an
Italian word for the contrast between light and dark. Then try out “shadowy” techniques
such as crosshatching with pencil, blending with charcoal, and working on
toned paper.
Admission to the Corcoran’s Groundhog Day workshops is $35 per child
(or free with Family Membership) and pre-registration is required. Materials
are included. To register, visit www.corcoran.org/calendar or
call (202) 639-1770.
The Corcoran College of Art + Design’s Continuing Education program
offers dozens of studio art classes for children at its Downtown and Georgetown
Campuses and at satellite locations in Glen Echo Park, Maryland, and McLean,
Virginia. About 350 children enroll in Camp Creativity, a series of eight weeklong
workshops from mid-June to mid-August at the Corcoran’s Georgetown Campus.
For more information and to register, visit www.corcoran.edu/ce or
call (202) 639-1805.
ABOUT THE CORCORAN
The Corcoran Gallery of Art, a privately funded institution, was founded in
1869 as Washington’s first and largest non-federal museum of art. It
is known internationally for its distinguished collection of historical and
modern American art as well as contemporary art, photography, European painting,
sculpture and the decorative arts. Founded in 1890, the Corcoran College
of Art + Design is Washington’s only four-year college of art and design
offering Bachelor of Fine Art degrees in Photojournalism, Digital Media Design,
Fine Art, Graphic Design, Interior Design, and Photography; Associate of
Fine Art degrees in Digital Media Design, Fine Art, Graphic Design and Photography;
a five-year Bachelor of Fine Arts/Master of Arts degree in Fine Art and Teaching
(BFA/MAT); and two-year Master of Arts degrees in Teaching, Interior Design,
Exhibition Design, and the History of Decorative Arts. The College’s
Continuing Education program offers part-time credit and non-credit classes
for children and adults.
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Manager of Media Relations
(202) 639-1867,
kguiter@corcoran.org
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