Hands 0N: Art FUNdamentals

Hands On: Art FUNdamentals will both entertain and educate viewers regarding all the wonderful ways you can create brilliant art with the use of line, color, texture and shape. The Eleanor Kirkpatrick Gallery is located at City Arts Center, Fair Park, 3000 General Pershing Blvd. Gallery hours are Monday - Thursday 9:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p. m. Admission to the gallery is free! For more information call 951-0000.
Line, Shape, Color and Texture are the A B C's necessary for creating art. Hands On: Art FUNdamentals is an exhibit that combines a series of interactive activities with art concepts in a fun and creative way. Visitors will learn how and why all visual artists use line, color, shape and texture in their creations. The activity stations situated throughout the gallery will transform learning about art; into doing art! The information presented in the exhibit and the activities tie into guidelines for elementary art education set by the Oklahoma State Department of Education's P.A.S.S. skills. "This exhibit takes into account that children often have greater comprehension when teaching is accompanied by a related activity,' says Co-Creator Sue Clancy.
The Eleanor Kirkpatrick Gallery will be vividly environment, enveloping visitors in art and color. Viewers will be able to walk in and through the art installations. This exhibit calls to the artist in all of us to experience the fun that can be found in line, color, shape and texture.
This exhibit is sponsored in part by the Allied Arts, Classical KCSC 90.1 FM, Kirkpatrick Family Fund, Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores, Inc., Mattison Avenue Publishing Corporation, Oklahoma Arts Council, and Oklahoma's News Channel 4.