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Second Saturday Family Arts Day: French 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, July 11, 2009, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Morris Graves Museum of Art. This Saturday’s presenters will include The Art of French Cuisine with the Avalon Restaurant from 2:00-3:30 pm in the Performance Rotunda, Art in the Style of Jacques-Louis David 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.

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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 the French numbers, learn about the butterfly (le papillon) life cycle in French, and create your own French house!

The Art of Food with Avalon Restaurant

Enjoy the Art of French Food with Avalon Restaurant! *Absolutely Eureka’s premier food experience!
*Inside, you’ll find a warm, beautifully restored room singing of old world conviviality and charm, where you can comfortable relax any day or celebrate your very special occasions. Choices to start include Avalon’s Classic Caesar Salad, praised as the best anywhere; Sesame-Chili Crusted Ahi Tuna With Thai Cream; Warm Chevre Salad With Beet Vinaigrette; Crab Cakes and Calamari Light Fry to name just a few. Everything is prepared as in a classic French kitchen and presented in bold, new American style. Avalon Restaurant also provides catering for weddings, private parties, meetings, and offers a large banquet room. For more information call Avalon Restaurant at 707-445-0500, or email avaloneureka@yahoo.com. Avalon Restaurant is located at 601 3rd Street in Eureka, CA.

Art in the Style of **Jacques-Louis David

Join artist/teacher Janice Sharman-Hand in creating art in the style of Jacques-Louis David. Born to a wealthy Parisian family, Jacques-Louis David (1748- 1825) was age seven when he lost his father. Brought up by his uncles, his desire was to paint and he was eventually sent to his mother’s cousin, Francois Boucher, the most successful painter in France at the time. Jacques-Louis David studied drawing and the literary classics before being accepted into the Académie Royale at the young age of eighteen. Painting became an important means of communication for David since his face was slashed during a sword fight and his speech became impeded by a benign tumor that developed from the wound, leading him to stammer. He was interested in painting in a new classical style that departed from the frivolity of the Rococo period and reflected the moral and austere climate before the French Revolution. David became closely aligned with the republican government and his work was increasingly used as propaganda with the Death of Marat proving his most controversial work.

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