Tuesday, October 25, 2011

4th Grade Fieldtrip to Wesleyan Arts Center!

4th Graders went on a fieldtrip to Wesleyan University's Art Center to see different types of music styles and artwork, such as the Gamelan and Silk Embroidering, which they have learned about in art class this year.

The first place they visited was the World Music Hall. Here they are having fun making their own music!



Then they went to the Mansfield Freeman Center for East Asian Studies and the Davison Art Center.
 
At Freeman, they saw detailed embroideries of landscapes, leaves, and more.
 
Here they are learning about printmaking!







 
Here they are making their own works of art!

 
At Davison, they saw the prints of of Julie Mehretu, which were on display.


 

It was a very informative and creative trip!







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