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Helen Meyrowitz, Morning Glory Seed, 2005 Joseph Solmon, Red Hair, 1960 Roy Thomas, Staying Focus, 1993, Ojibway/Ashnisabae hand silk-screen print, Courtesy of Damon Beale Charles Sprague Pearce, A Villiage Funeral in Brittany, 1891 (detail)

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›› August 2008
›› September 2008
›› October 2008

›› November 2008
›› December 2008


August 2008


 2 & 3 Saturday and Sunday

FREE Museum Admission for Bank of America card holders through Museums on Us™ ( Learn more)

 3 Sunday

Danforth Museum of Art closes at 5 p.m. for Summer. Reopens September 7, 2008.

 4 - 8 Monday - Friday

Summer Session #6 for Children and Teens in the Danforth Museum School. (Learn more)

 4 Monday

Workshop: Still Life Drawing Intensive with Bob Collins, 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

 5 Tuesday

Workshop: Portrait Drawing Intensive with Bob Collins, 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

 6 - 8 Wednesday - Friday

Workshop: Figure Drawing Intensive with Bob Collins, 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
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11 - 15 Monday - Friday

Summer Session #7 for Children and Teens in the Danforth Museum School. (Learn more)
Workshop: Experimental Watercolor with Nan Rumpf, 12:30 - 3 p.m.

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September 2008


 6 Saturday

Museum Reopens Visit the Museum and take the Danforth Museum Public Tour, 1pm
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7 Sunday

Fall Open House: Meet artists, faculty and register for classes! (Learn More)
Gallery Talk Caroln Evans, 3 pm

9 Tuesday

Workshop: Try It! Foundation Drawing

10 Wednesday

Gallery Talk Jo Sandman, noon - 1pm
Workshop: Try It! Keeping a Sketchbook
Workshop: Try It! Beginning Watercolor

11 Thursday

Workshop: Try It! Monoprints and Monotypes
Workshop: Try It! Beginning Wheelthrowing

12 Friday

Workshop: Try It! Abstract Painting

13 Saturday

Opening Receptions: Fall Exhibitions, 6 pm - 8 pm
      Carolyn Evans
      Brian Lies: Bats at the Library
      Katherine Porter
      Jo Sandman

      Joan Snyder: One Blue Sky
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14 Sunday

Clay Projects for Families in the Museum School, 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

15 Monday

Fall Classes begin in the Museum School. (Learn more)
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21 Sunday

Gallery Talk Joan Snyder: One Blue Sky, noon - 1 pm
Clay Projects for Families in the Museum School, 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Workshop: Beaded Jewelry, 2 pm - 4 pm
Workshop: Portfolio Drawing, 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm

24 Wednesday

Gallery Talk Carolyn Evans, noon - 1 pm
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28 Sunday

Gallery Talk Katherine Porter, 3pm
Color Projects for Families in the Museum School, 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Workshop: Introduction to Inkbrush Painting with Nan Rumpf, 1 pm - 4 pm


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October 2008


4 Saturday

Danforth Museum Public Tour, 1 pm
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5 Sunday

Danforth Museum Public Tour, 1pm
Drop into Art, 2 pm - 4 pm
Family Tours and Gallery Activities, 2 pm - 4 pm

18 Saturday

Workshop: Professional Development with Ellen Wineberg
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19 Sunday

Gallery Talk Jo Sandman, 3 pm - 4 pm
Workshop: Family Papermaking, 1pm - 3:30 pm

23 Thursday

Workshop: Early Release for Grades K-5, 2 pm - 4pm

24 Friday

Workshop: Beaded Jewelry, 2 pm - 4 pm

25 Saturday

Opening Reception Jason Berger, 6 pm - 8 pm
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26 Sunday

Clay Projects for Families in the Museum School, 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Workshop: Family Papermaking Part II
, 1 pm - 3 pm

28 Tuesday

Annual Meeting.

30 Thursday

Workshop: Early Release for Grades K-5, 2 pm - 4pm

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November 2008


2 Sunday

Drop into Art, 2 pm - 4 pm
Book Signing Brian Lies, 1:30 pm
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6 Thursday

Workshop: Early Release for Grades K-5, 2 pm - 4 pm

8 Saturday

Figure Drawing Marathon, 2 pm - 4 pm
A Matter of Taste. Learn more.
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9 Sunday

Clay Projects for Families in the Museum School, 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Color Projects for Families in the Museum School, 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
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16 Sunday

Clay Projects for Families in the Museum School, 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

20 Thursday

Workshop: Early Release for Grades K-5, 2 pm - 4 pm

21 Friday

Holiday Sale Begins!

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December 2008


3 Wednesday

Workshop: Early Release for Grades K-5, 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm

4 Thursday

Workshop: Early Release for Grades K-5, 2 pm - 4 pm

6 Saturday

Danforth Museum Public Tour, 1 pm
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7 Sunday

Danforth Museum Public Tour, 1 pm
Drop into Art, 2 pm - 4 pm
Family Tours and Gallery Activities, 2 pm - 4 pm

13 Saturday

Figure Drawing Marathon
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14 Sunday

Clay Projects for Families in the Museum School, 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Workshop: Beaded Jewelry, 2 pm - 4 pm
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21 Sunday

Last Day of Holiday Art Sale!

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