First Thursdays
5:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M.
Thursday, April 6, 2017
Volunteers- Sign in and get your name tag at 4:30pm!
We are looking for volunteers to help at the Art Museum for our April First Thursday! At First Thursdays, guests mix and mingle, enjoy world music in the atrium, enjoy food and a cash bar, participate in interactive art events, and catch live performances. We offer something new and exciting each month!
ACTIVITIES:
Making Memories in Mixed Media
A scrapbooking style activity hosted by the IU Hutton Honors College. This activity will explore themes of identity answering questions like "Who am I?' and "Where am I from?" and is related to our current special exhibition A Step in Time Across the Line: Recent Work by Chee Wang Ng.
Playing with Abstraction
This playful exploration of abstraction will be hosted by Eskenazi Museum of Art volunteers, and is related to our current special exhibition Abstract Painting in Europe, 1949-1968.
Coloring Craze
Color images from the Eskenazi Museum of Art's collection
Game Night:
Learn Tangrams, Chinese Checkers, and other fun games. hosted by the TianTian Chinese School.
Angles Café and Gift Shop Spring Sale
Select items will be on sale at Angles througout the night.
DJ White Light White Heath
Great music in the museum atrium throughout the night by Heath Byers of Landlocked Music.
SPECIAL PROGRAMS:
Stories of the Chinese-American Experience
5:30-6:00 p.m., Special Exhibitions Gallery, first floor
Told by writer and IU Hutton Honors College student Jenny Huang
Open Sketch Night with live harp music
5:30-7:00 p.m., Gallery of the Arts of Asia and the Ancient Western World, second floor
With local artist Ellen Lyon and harpist Beste Toparlak.
Meet the Artist: Chee Wang Ng
6:00-7:00 p.m., Special Exhibitions Gallery, first floor
Meet the artist behind the new special exhibition A Step in Time Across the Line.
Tendrils of Design
6:30 p.m., Gallery of the Art of Asia and the Ancient Western World, second floor
Take a thematic tour with Eskenazi Museum of Art senior academic officer Tavy Aherne, focusing on recurring symbols in Chinese art.
Literati Revolution: New Music Showcase
7:00-7:45 p.m., sculpture terrace, second floor
Performance by the Literati Revolution an 18-piece orchestra playing original contemporary Chinese music.
We are looking for volunteers to help with the following:
-Welcome Table
-Gallery Hosts
-Greeters
-Activity Support
If you are interested in getting involved and would like more information, please email musevent@indiana.edu!
