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David A. Carter will talk about his books and sign copies of White Noise and Snow Bugs, as well as other favorites.

 

Share ideas, exchange conversation, and laugh during this docent-facilitated experience. Your family team may play games, embark on a scavenger hunt, or find a work of art that reminds the family of a fun group experience. Family Adventures are a great way to share quality time together. Registration requested, please call 614.629.5947.

 

Visit the Art Challenges station in the galleries to participate in exciting, competitive games that highlight a CMA artwork or collection. Compete against friends or family members, or challenge scores posted by other visitors. Prizes are part of the fun, and one winner each week will earn a CMA gift certificate.

 

Exciting things are happening at the Columbus Museum of Art. Much of the Museum is currently under renovation and will be so until Autumn 2010. In the interim, in addition to Chihuly Illuminated, please enjoy collection favorites by Claude Monet, Pablo Picasso, George Bellows, Ann Hamilton, and many others.

This walk-in tour is free with admission and open to the public.

 

Would you like to experience CMA in a new way or see art from a different perspective? Join us for Drawing in the Galleries and explore the basic elements of drawing while developing observational skills and a deeper appreciation for the artistic process. Be prepared for surprises and count on learning as much about seeing as about drawing from observation. All skill levels are welcome. Program cost is $12 with a running time of ninety minutes. Reservations requested, please call 614.629.5947.

 

In celebration of the robust community of glass artists and studios in Columbus, CMA presents a series of talks by local artists specializing in fine-art glass. Free with admission.

Sam Drumgoole attended Pilchuck Glass School at Dale Chihuly's production studio, The Boathouse, for four years. He now lives and works in Columbus. His current work includes masks, busts, and figurative glass sculptures.

 

The Columbus Museum of Art is alight with the works of glass artist Dale Chihuly. Chihuly Illuminated offers a feast of bold color, dramatic forms and extraordinary composition.

This walk-in tour is free with admission and open to the public.

 

Explore Chihuly Illuminated and CMA favorites through the lens of color on this vibrant tour.

This walk-in tour is free with admission and open to the public.

 

Visit the Art Challenges station in the galleries to participate in exciting, competitive games that highlight a CMA artwork or collection. Compete against friends or family members, or challenge scores posted by other visitors. Prizes are part of the fun, and one winner each week will earn a CMA gift certificate.

 

Discover how artists have depicted light in this tour of CMA favorites and works by Dale Chihuly. This walk-in tour is free with admission and open to the public.

 

Join us for the enchanting stylings of Mark Flugge and Friends during this series of Sunday concerts at CMA. November's concert features a Tribute to Michele Horsefield and Gary Carney with Kelly Crum Delaveris and Vaughn Weister. Tickets for Mark Flugge Presents Chamber Jazz at the Museum are $20 for adults, $15 for seniors, $7 for students. CMA members receive a $2 discount per ticket. For more information, please call 614.629.0312.

 

Columbus Metropolitan Club The Athletic Club Visit www.columbusmetroclub.org for tickets and information
Join CMA Executive Director Nannette V. Maciejunes and Franklin Park Conservatory Executive Director Bruce A. Harkey as they discuss the impact of Chihuly on Columbus at this Columbus Metropolitan Club forum. Never before has a city presented simultaneous Chihuly exhibitions at both its conservatory and its museum. Most places in the world will never have the opportunity to host a Chihuly show. How is it that Dale Chihuly has returned to Columbus to work with the Columbus Museum of Art and Franklin Park Conservatory five times in the past decade? Explore the connection between Chihuly and Columbus. Hear the stories behind how the Conservatory and the Museum worked with Chihuly Studio and each other to bring our community a yearlong celebration of the work of this world renowned artist.

 

Would you like to experience CMA in a new way or see art from a different perspective? Join us for Drawing in the Galleries and explore the basic elements of drawing while developing observational skills and a deeper appreciation for the artistic process. Be prepared for surprises and count on learning as much about seeing as about drawing from observation. All skill levels are welcome. Program cost is $12 with a running time of ninety minutes. Reservations requested, please call 614.629.5947.

 

Exciting things are happening at the Columbus Museum of Art. Much of the Museum is currently under renovation and will be so until Autumn 2010. In the interim, in addition to Chihuly Illuminated, please enjoy collection favorites by Claude Monet, Pablo Picasso, George Bellows, Ann Hamilton, and many others.

This walk-in tour is free with admission and open to the public.

 

Experience the Columbus Museum of Art in your neighborhood! Art Around Town is a new, free program that brings authentic CMA works of art along with fun, artful activities to central Ohio communities. Each moth, Art Around Town will travel to a different community with a different work of art.

Lincoln Theater Art Around Town
Participants will enjoy the beautifully restored, historic Lincoln Theater and will create unique door signs using a variety of interesting materials, have fun with family gallery games, and compete against one another during Art Challenges. The Jazz Arts Group will provide musical performances and demonstrations. Best of all, participants will be inspired by Aminah Robinson's A Holy Place.

 

Visit the Art Challenges station in the galleries to participate in exciting, competitive games that highlight a CMA artwork or collection. Compete against friends or family members, or challenge scores posted by other visitors. Prizes are part of the fun, and one winner each week will earn a CMA gift certificate.

 

The Columbus Museum of Art is alight with the works of glass artist Dale Chihuly. Chihuly Illuminated offers a feast of bold color, dramatic forms and extraordinary composition.

This walk-in tour is free with admission and open to the public.

 

Come hear James Yood speak about Dale Chihuly's work in the context of other contemporary artists who sculpt glass and make use of light. Yood, a professor of Art History, Theory, and Criticism at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, has authored several books and writes frequently for magazine, including Artforum, Art and Auction, and GLASS. This is the 2009 Cunningham Lecture. Dr. Charles Cunningham was a longtime friend and generous supporter of the Museum. Admission is $5 for nonmembers and free for CMA members. Seating is limited. Please call 614.629.5947 to register in advance.

 

Share ideas, exchange conversation, and laugh during this docent-facilitated experience. Your family team may play games, embark on a scavenger hunt, or find a work of art that reminds the family of a fun group experience. Family Adventures are a great way to share quality time together. Registration requested, please call 614.629.5947.

 

The Columbus Museum of Art is alight with the works of glass artist Dale Chihuly. Chihuly Illuminated offers a feast of bold color, dramatic forms and extraordinary composition.

This walk-in tour is free with admission and open to the public.

 

Visit the Art Challenges station in the galleries to participate in exciting, competitive games that highlight a CMA artwork or collection. Compete against friends or family members, or challenge scores posted by other visitors. Prizes are part of the fun, and one winner each week will earn a CMA gift certificate.

 

Explore Chihuly Illuminated and CMA favorites through the lens of color on this vibrant tour.

This walk-in tour is free with admission and open to the public.

 

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