Brownie and Girl Scout Programs
Brownies and Junior Girl Scouts can work toward badge and Try It! requirements. Programs are availabe on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons or on weekends, depending on availability.
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Sponsor: Charles H. Dater Foundation |
Architecture (Buildable Art Try It!). Learn basics of architectural design and explore the neighborhood around the Taft Museum of Art to see different examples of styles and materials. Work as a team to design a neighborhood. Wearable Art (Art to Wear Try It!). Take a look at the portraits in the Taft Museum of Art's collection to see what kind of clothing was popular back in the day. Then make your own fashion statement by decorating clothing and creating accessories. Art in 3D. Height, width, and depth are the three dimensions (or 3D) in sculpture, relief, pottery, mobiles, origami, and similar forms of art. Look at 3D pieces in the Taft Museum of Art's collection and create different examples of art you can feel. Painting and Drawing. Discover different kinds of painting in the Taft Museum of Art's collection. Learn about color basics and use pencil, pastels, and paint to create your own art. Local Lore (Listening to the Past Try It!). Learn about the families who lived in the house that became the Taft Museum of Art and about Anna Sinton Taft, who helped found the Cincinnati Zoo and the Cincinnati Symphony and, with her husband Charles Taft, gave their home and their art to the people of Cincinnati. Sew Simple (Sew it Together Try It!). Learn simple stitches, decorate a sock, and look simple and fancy sewing in the Taft Museum itself. Visual Arts Visit the Taft Museum's collection to see painting, sculpture, and ceramics. Explore colors and light, and make art works in black and white and in color. No programs March 26-April 10. |
$8 per scout (includes Museum admission, supplies, and a resource packet) | FREE for all leaders |
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