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Second Saturday Family Arts Day: American Art

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Join the Humboldt Arts Council and the Morris Graves Museum of Art as they celebrate *Second Saturday Family Arts Day! Saturday, June 13, 2009, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Morris Graves Museum of Art.   This Saturday’s presenters will include The Art of American food with Curley’s Grill from 2:00-3:30 pm in the Performance Rotunda, Art in the Style of Mark Rothko  from 2:00-4:00 pm in the Youth Classroom, and Art Projects throughout the museum to celebrate the motto Art IS Educationfrom 2-4pm. 

Art IS Education

Join us at the Morris Graves Museum of Art as we use art as a medium for learning.  Did you know that art can be used to teach subjects such as Language, Science and History?  Come explore American Sign, learn about the Bald Eagle and create your own American Flag!

The Art of Food with Curley’s Grill

Enjoy the Art of American Food will Curley’s Grill! From steaks, chicken, ribs and lamb shanks to pastas of the day, the fresh fish catch, salads, and a full bar, Curley’s Grill offers superb dining and a full service Catering Department.  Curley Tait has long been in the restaurant business beginning with his first job at age 10 in Chicago, Illinois. Today, Curley’s Grill is the product of his vast culinary and service industry experience. Curley’s Grill was preceded by clubs and restaurants under Curley’s leadership in cities around the nation including Chicago, Los Angeles and Northern California.  At Curley’s Grill, for the past 14 years, Curley has continued to provide excellent service and delectable food, making Curley’s Grill one of the North Coast’s favorite dining spots.  For more information call Curley’s direct at 707-786-9696, or email curley@foggy.net.  Curley’s Grill is located at 400 Ocean Avenue in Ferndale, CA.

Art in the Style of Mark Rothko

Join artist/teacher Janice Sharman-Hand in creating art in the style of Mark Rothko. Rothko did not begin as a color field painter but he his best known for the paintings he did in this style. Born in Russia in 1903, Mark Rothko and his family moved to Oregon when he was 10 years old. They struggled for money. Rothko did well in school and earned a scholarship to Yale University. He thought he would become an engineer or an attorney—careers at which he would make some money. In 1923, his second year of college, Rothko left Yale.  He moved to New York City and became involved with some artists.  

Rothko’s early paintings were somewhat realistic. They showed some recognizable objects such as people, buildings, and landscapes.   In the 1940’s Rothko became interested in using mythology in his paintings. He thought he could best paint emotion by showing known creatures from myths. These mythological paintings were similar in style to Surrealist paintings. It didn’t take long for Rothko to decide that mythology was outdated. He began to believe that too many artists had already used myths in their paintings. He was also convinced that painting myths wasn’t the best way to show emotion in his art.  Mark Rothko’s art became more abstract at the end of the 1940s. He decided that simple shapes were the best for showing complicated feelings. The large, simple shapes allow you to feel instead of think when you look at Rothko’s paintings. 

His later paintings, those from 1948 and later, show only two, three, or four rectangles lined up one of top of the other (vertically). He painted these color field paintings on huge canvases because he wanted the viewer to get lost in the painting. He didn’t want you to stand back from his paintings and look on. He wanted you, instead, to stand close and become a part of the artwork. He wanted you to feel the emotion he had painted. (cited from www. artsmarts4kids.com)

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