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SATURDAY, JULY 4, 2009

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*KIDSART 2003* Curated by Meridith McNeal June 5 through June 21, 2003 KidsArt 2003 Throughout the season exhibitions at the Rotunda Gallery serve as an inspiration for the discussion and hands-on art projects for children from kindergarten through high school. KidsArt is a survey of the exhibition season as seen through the eyes of New York City’s children and includes examples of artwork from all of the Rotunda’s education programs: class visits, museum outreach programs, after school programs and professional development workshops for teachers and administrators. Artworks range from mobiles to sculptural installations, ink drawings to wall murals, masks to life-sized portraits, created by students of all ages in schools from Bushwick to Coney Island. KidsDay 2003 The exhibition opened on June 5 with KidsDay, a full day of free workshops, tours and performances in the gallery and throughout Brooklyn Heights. This annual event is co-presented by the Rotunda Gallery, the Brooklyn Heights Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library, the New York Transit Museum and the Brooklyn Historical Society. On KidsDay families came to the Rotunda Gallery and took part in exciting artmaking projects based on the theme of "Big and Little", and visit other spots around the neighborhood for a wide range of fun activities. KidsArt and KidsDay were sponsored by ConEdison.
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KIDSDAY EVENTS AT ROTUNDA GALLERY Thursday, June 5, 2003 11:00 - 12:15pm TINY TOWN Art Making Workshop Create your own miniature matchbook cityscape! Using (non-functional) cardboard matchbooks, scissors, markers and paint children (8 and up) and adults work together to design, cut and paint your own Tiny Town. CALL FOR RESERVATIONS: 718-875-4047 x16 1:30-2:45pm FLOWER POWER Art Making Workshop Take a closer look! Inspired by the lush flower close ups painted by Georgia O’Keefe we will use watercolor to paint our own larger than life garden. Children (8 and up) and parents. CALL FOR RESERVATIONS: 718-875-4047 x16 4:00-4:45pm KidsArt RECEPTION and KidsDay Crown Contest! End the day with a juice and cookie reception while you view the KidsArt exhibition at the Rotunda Gallery! All participants (big and Little!) wearing their own personally designed and created headwear will be eligible for lots of fun prizes. Awards ceremony will begin at 4:15pm. Refreshments provided courtesy of Morgan Stanley. To find out more about the other great KidsDay activities in our neighborhood, contact our co-sponsors: The Brooklyn Heights Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library, The Brooklyn Historical Society and the New York Transit Museum. For more information about KidsArt and KidsDay, contact Brett Rollins at brollins@brooklynX.org or 718-875-4047 x11.





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Gallery Location/Directions The Rotunda Gallery is a program of BRIC/Brooklyn Information & Culture Located in Brooklyn Heights, just over the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges, the Gallery is also easily accessible by public transportation. It is a short walk from the 2,3; 4,5; M; N or R trains at the Court Street/Borough Hall station; or the A, C trains at High Street. Back to top Acknowledgements The Rotunda Gallery Education Program is made possible in part by public funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, The National Endowment for the Arts, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs with support from Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz and the Brooklyn Delegation to the New York City Council, and the New York State Council on the Arts. The Gallery gratefully acknowledges support for its exhibition and education programs from: the Sally and Milton Avery Foundation, Bloomberg L.P., Con Edison, Forest City Ratner Companies, the Hearst Foundations, the Independence Community Foundation, the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, New York Community Trust, the New York Times Foundation, the Josephine Bay Paul and C. Michael Paul Foundation, Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation, the Underwood Foundation, Verizon, and the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, as well as numerous individuals. Back to top