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Summer Art Explorers: Magritte's Surreal Art

Grades K-5 (In Person)- Registration required.
2024-07-18 11:00:00 2024-07-18 11:45:00 America/Chicago Summer Art Explorers: Magritte's Surreal Art Join Ms. Carrie to explore unique art this summer. We'll learn about an artist or medium, but we'll spend most of our time MAKING ART! We'll explore Rene Magritte & create a surreal self-portrait. Main Library - Sally Lee Fox & Eagle Rooms

Thursday, July 18
11:00am - 11:45am

Add to Calendar 2024-07-18 11:00:00 2024-07-18 11:45:00 America/Chicago Summer Art Explorers: Magritte's Surreal Art Join Ms. Carrie to explore unique art this summer. We'll learn about an artist or medium, but we'll spend most of our time MAKING ART! We'll explore Rene Magritte & create a surreal self-portrait. Main Library - Sally Lee Fox & Eagle Rooms

Main Library

Sally Lee Fox & Eagle Rooms

Join Ms. Carrie to explore unique art this summer. We'll learn about an artist or medium, but we'll spend most of our time MAKING ART! We'll explore Rene Magritte & create a surreal self-portrait.

**PLEASE NOTE: Registration for this program does not start until June 1, 2024.**

How would you look with a floating orange as a head? Clouds in your eyeballs? Let's look at some of the surrealistic paintings of artist Rene Magritte and create a unique "self-portrait" inspired by his art. Registration required. 

If you register but later are unable to attend the event, please call 847-429-4685 to cancel as soon as possible. This allows a student on the waitlist to join the event.  We will be taking attendance at the programs, and staff members reserve the right to move a registrant to the waitlist if they are found to be consistently absent from programs. 

AGE GROUP: | Elementary School |

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