2nd Annual Family Day: Celebrating Latino culture

The Lancaster Museum of Art would like to thank our community for their support of our Second Annual Family Day at the Museum Celebrating Latino Culture held on Saturday, October 12!

Students created a variety of Latino arts and craft projects, learned salsa and Zumba©, toured a fire truck, and met the Barnstormer’s Cylo. Members of the Lancaster City police department and a representative from PCAD were available to talk with students and parents. Superintendent of the School District of Lancaster, Pedro Rivera, addressed the crowd in support of educating our youth in the arts and culture. Attendees watched a soccer demonstration, viewed artwork created by SDoL high school students, listened to two wonderful young vocalists and were entertained by a Latino Dance performance. They enjoyed hot dogs, drinks, snacks and a variety of traditional Latino food - all free of charge, thanks to donations from our local businesses and community. All students received free books of their choice at the end of the day, thanks to donations by local teachers.

Because of the generosity of Turkey Hill, Herr Foods and other community sponsors, we were also able to provide snacks, drinks, and books to 55 students from the YWCA after school program during three, one-hour workshops at the Museum, and another student group from San Juan Batista church.

Special thanks to the planning committee members who organized and executed the Family Day activities: Norman Bristol, Milzy Carrasco, Amanda Forry, Diana Hurlburt, Jan Mindish, Michael Slechta, Lourdes Vasquez. Also, a big thanks to all of our volunteers who spent the day at the Museum teaching about Latino Culture!

Summer Art Camp Students Visit LMA!

This past August, students from Wheatland Middle School's summer arts institute, "Stars and Stripes," came to LMA for a tour of the Community Art Exhibition and a workshop led by LMA Board member Jan Mindish. 

Here are some photos from the day:

Take a look at what happened in Educational Programming during the Scholastics Art Exhibition, March 1-24, 2013!

March 1: First Friday Scholastics Opening and Awards Ceremony
The Museum was packed wall to wall with student artists, friends and family attending the awards ceremony and applauding the efforts of our young artists.

During March, the Museum hosted three groups of high school students and three groups of elementary students, bringing in over 70 students to enjoy the artwork.

March 13: Museum visit by Penn Manor High School ESL program, 10AM- noon

Students participated in a discussion tour of the show, exploring the story behind selected work and discussing media and technique. They then enjoyed a pizza lunch in the gallery.

March 15: Museum visit by Penn Manor Alternative Education students, 2-4 PM
Students participated in a discussion tour of the show, exploring the story behind selected work and discussing media and technique.

March 15: Museum visit and art class for elementary students in San Juan Batista Church after school program, 4-5 PM
Students participated in a discussion tour of the show, prior to an art lesson conducted in the Armstrong Gallery. They created mixed media animals.

March 16: Saturday at the Museum for area high school art students, 11AM-2PM
Students from four area high schools participated in a discussion tour of the show, exploring the story behind selected work and discussing media and technique. They enjoyed a pizza lunch in the gallery then walked to MU’s Ware Center to view the Young Artist exhibit. The group made a stop at the Art Shop to check out supplies before ending the day back at LMA.

If you are involved with an after school or children's outreach program and would like your group to participate in programming at LMA, contact Amanda Forry at [email protected] or 717-394-3497!

LMA hosts local art students

The Lancaster Museum of Art’s Education Committee hosted a group of art students from a cross-section of Lancaster County high schools for a day of artful interaction.  The students and several teachers started out their day at the Museum, browsing the Scholastic Art Awards exhibitions.  Any students with work in the show had the opportunity to discuss the creative process, share techniques and answer questions from their peers. 

Next, the students discussed and critiqued the artwork they created in response to a February 11 tour of the Lancaster Lens photography exhibition.  The students impressed with their artwork and with their level of engagement and discussion.

Following a pizza lunch in the inspiring surroundings of Tellus360, a downtown shop and gallery space, the students continued on to the Ware Center for a viewing of the Lancaster County Young Artists exhibition.  Once again, any exhibiting artists had the chance to speak about their work and take questions from their peers.

LMA is excited to continue hosting similar activities in the future!  Area teachers interested in connecting their art students with this program can contact Amanda Forry at [email protected].

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