By Dee Longfellow
Thanks for a grant from the Explore Elmhurst program and The Driskill Foundation, the Elmhurst Art Museum held “Family Day: Patterns and Nature” on Saturday, July 30. Exhibiting artist Raul Ortiz led a collage-making activity with fabrics and midcentury patterns. Families with kids of all ages were invited to sit down and use the supplies provided to make their own collage art to take home with them.
If you missed it, another special event is scheduled for this coming Saturday, Aug. 6 from 1-4 p.m. called “Family Day: Animal Architects.”
Guests will be invited to design animal homes using natural and artistic materials. This event is generously hosted by The Conservation Foundation. No registration is required, kids are free.
While at the Elmhurst Art Museum which is currently celebrating its 25th anniversary, be sure to view the current exhibition, “Nature’s Blueprints: Biomimicry in Art and Design,” which closes Sunday, Aug. 14. Interactive learning stations demonstrate how nature is incredible, how we can learn from it and can all be inventors. The exhibition includes an installation by Chicago architect Alicia Ponce about how her architectural structures emulate patterns, forms, and processes found in nature.
For more information, visit elmhurstartmuseum.org.
