Huntsville Museum of Art

Adult and High School Class: Wet Felted Holiday Tree
2019-12-14 10:00 - 12:00 UTC
Adult and High School Class: Wet Felted Holiday Tree
Skill Level: All
$40 Members | $55 Non-Members
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Join instructor Kami Watson and learn how to wet felt over a resist pattern to create a three-dimensional holiday tree. Embellish with vintage beads. Wool fibers are hand dyed and prepared by the instructor. All materials to make a 12″ tall tree are included. Students are asked to bring two old towels. Space is limited to 10 students, reserve your spot here.

Skate with Santa at Skating in the Park
2019-12-14 14:00 - 16:00 | Huntsville Museum of Art, 300 Church Street S.W., Huntsville, AL, 35801, United States
Come skate with Santa during the return of this favorite holiday tradition.

Turkey Bowl at Skating in the Park
2019-12-15 18:00 - 20:00
Join WZYP for a night of fun on the ice. Have fun competing, using a frozen turkey to bowl on the ice.

Havoc Scrimmage at Skating in the Park
2019-12-17 11:00 - 12:00
Come out and watch a scrimmage match with the Huntsville Havoc!

Beitel/Limbaugh Family Night at Skating in the Park
2019-12-18 18:00 - 21:00
Join the Huntsville Museum of Art for Beitel/Limbaugh Family Night. Beitel Pediatric Dentistry and Limbaugh Orthodontics will be providing free skate rentals to make family fun even more affordable.

Museum is closed for Christmas
2019-12-24
The Huntsville Museum of Art will be closed for Christmas. The Museum will resume normal operation hours on Wednesday. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your understanding.

Skating in the Park Charger Night
2019-12-30 17:00 - 19:00
Join the University of Alabama in Huntsville Chargers as they take to the ice. Skate with team members and meet some of your favorite players. Charger Night will take place from 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. Follow Skating in the Park on Facebook and Instagram for the latest on hours and special events!

New Year's Eve at Skating in the Park
2019-12-31 20:30 - 2020-01-01 01:00
Skate into the New Year with Skating in the Park’s New Year’s Eve celebration. The evening will have fun for the entire family with events for children and adults. Sponsored by SEA Wire and Cables, the Lil’ Ball Drop will allow younger skaters to celebrate while older skaters can ring in 2020 during the Glow Up event. There will be free sparkling cider beginning at 8:30 p.m. DJ Boskii and LED-Orange will be providing entertainment and lighting to make the event even more special.
Lil’ Ball Drop: 8:30 p.m.

Glow Up: 9 p.m. – 12:30 a.m.

Museum is closed for New Year's Day
2020-01-01
The Huntsville Museum of Art will be closed on New Year’s Day. The museum will return to normal operation hours on Thursday. We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding.

CLOSING - Looking at the Collection: John James Audubon’s Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America
2020-01-05 12:00 - 17:00
Audubon’s Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America are still considered the finest prints of their kind published in America. He eventually produced 150 folio drawings, hand-colored and printed by J.T. Bowen of Philadelphia.
This exhibition presents 24 original large-format Audubon prints from the Viviparous Quadrupeds series, donated to the Museum several years ago from an important private collection.

Skate with the Havoc at Skating in the Park
2020-01-05 14:00 - 17:00
Take to the ice and skate with your favorite Havoc player.

Adult and High School Class: Creative Watercolor
2020-01-10 10:00 - 13:00
Adult and High School Class: Creative Watercolor
Skill Level: All
$120 Members | $135 Non-members
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Learn the expressive potential of watercolor painting: study color, composition, form and transparency, and discover techniques such as washes, wet-in-wet, dry brush and color mixing. Space is limited to 10 students. Reserve your space here. A supply list will be made available with class confirmation, fee covers all class dates in the series.

Adult and High School Class - Acrylic: Beyond the Basics
2020-01-10 10:00 - 13:00
Adult and High School Class – Acrylic: Beyond the Basics
Skill Level: Beginner to Advanced
$120 Members | $135 Non-Members
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If you’ve mastered the basics of acrylics and want to stretch your artistic abilities, this is the class for you! Students work from still-life set-ups. Space is limited to 10 students, reserve your space here. A list of supplies will be made available with class confirmation, fee covers all class dates in the series.

Artsy Tots - Van Gogh Flowers
2020-01-10 11:00 - 11:45 | Huntsville Museum of Art, 300 Church Street S.W., Huntsville, AL, 35801, United States
Learning is fun at the Huntsville Museum of Art for children ages 2-3 and their parent/guardian. Each Artsy Tots class will introduce toddlers to art and the museum through age-appropriate artful short stories, gallery play activities, and an art activity. The program helps with color recognition, fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination and more! Recommended for ages 24 months and up. There will be new themes for each class. Toddler classes last 45-minutes and are led by specially trained museum educators.

Artsy Tots classes are held on one Friday a month from 11:00-11:45 a.m. Class size is limited to 12 children. One adult chaperone is required for every two children. Dress for mess! Pre-registration is required. Space is limited! Register online at hsvmuseum.org under Learn – Camps, Classes & Programs. Questions? Contact Candace Bean, Education Associate, at cbean@hsvmuseum.org or 256-535-4350 ext. 223.

Class fee is $8 members/$10 non-members (up to 2 adults/2 children). Fees non-refundable. Registration is transferable to another session.

CANCELLED: Drop-In & CREATE Saturdays
2020-01-11 11:00 - 13:00 | Huntsville Museum of Art, 300 Church Street S.W., Huntsville, AL, 35801, United States
Cancelled due to threat of severe weather.
Families and children are invited to participate in a range of programs especially designed with younger visitors in mind. The Drop-In & CREATE Saturdays offer fun, interactive art-making activities for families with children ages 3 and up that will sure to spark one’s creativity! Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. The art activities program will be held in the Stender Family Interactive Education Galleries.
Who: Appropriate for the entire family!
What: A hands-on art activity (no reservations necessary)
When: One Saturday of each month, 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Where: Stender Family Interactive Education Galleries
Cost: FREE admission for parents/guardians and children
January 11: Full STEAM Ahead!
Design a mixed media geometric robot inspired by AR-T Robot in the Stender Family Interactive Education Galleries – ART LAB. Media include art papers, glue and neon markers. Visit the Full STEAM Ahead! exhibition and learn more about artwork related to science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics

Proudly Sponsored by the Huntsville Museum of Art Guild

CLOSING - Reframed: American Women From the Sellars Collection
2020-01-12 12:00 - 17:00
Chan Gallery | October 13, 2019 – January 12, 2020
The Museum has recently launched a project to commission hand-carved and gilded period reproduction frames for key works in this Collection. To date, 24 watercolors, oils and pastels have been transformed through the endeavor. Reframed will provide the public with an opportunity to encounter all of these works displayed together for the first time.

Art for Homeschooled Students: Ceramics!
2020-01-14 10:30 - 12:00
Art for Homeschooled Students: Ceramics!
Ages: 5-8, 9-13
$75 Members | $90 Non- Members
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The art program introduces clay handbuilding techniques – pinch, coil and slab – into the homeschool curriculum. Subject matter includes vessels and sculptural works. Space is limited to 12 students per class, reserve your spot now. All supplies will be provided, fee covers all class dates in series.
Ages 5-8 register here. Ages 9-13 register here.

"COOL" Creatures: Ages 3-5
2020-01-14 15:45 - 16:45
“COOL” Creatures
Ages 3-5
$60 Members | $75 Non-members
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Create artwork of polar animals (penguins, polar bears and more) and wintry landscapes using clay, crayon and paint. Space is limited to 10 students, reserve your place here. Materials will be provided, fee covers the cost of all classes in the series.

Creatures & Animals! Grades K-4
2020-01-14 15:45 - 17:15
Creatures & Animals!
Grades K-4
$70 Members | $85 Non-members
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Learn about various materials and media including drawing, painting and sculpting through the theme of real-life animals and imaginary creatures. Projects explore the use of color, line, shape, texture, pattern and setting. Space is limited to 12 students, reserve your space here. All materials are included, fees cover the cost of all the classes in the series.

Adult and High School Class: Abstraction in Acrylics
2020-01-14 18:00 - 20:00
Adult and High School Class: Abstraction in Acrylics
Skill Level: All
$120 Members | $135 Non-Members
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Experiment with the unique qualities of acrylics as you practice, play and express yourself through paintings derived from abstraction of your own imagination. Learn to develop expressive painting techniques that explore concepts in composition, color mixing and application. Space is limited to 10 students, reserve your spot here. A supply list will be made available with class confirmation, fee covers all of class dates in the series.

Adult and High School Class: Ceramics
2020-01-14 18:00 - 20:00
Adult and High School Class: Ceramics
Skill Level: All
$145 Members | $160 Non-members
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Explore basic handbuilding and wheel throwing techniques. You will also gain experience with various decorating and glazing techniques. If you have always wanted to try clay and don’t mind getting your hands dirty, this is the class for you! Instructor demonstrations included. Space is limited to 8 students, reserve your spot here. Supply list is available with class confirmation, fee covers all class dates in series.

Adult and High School Class: Introduction to Figurative Painting
2020-01-15 10:00 - 12:00
Adult and High School Class: Introduction to Figurative Painting
Skill Level: All
$120 Members | $135 Non-members
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Children are so much fun to paint. We will paint figures of children in a way that suggests their actions without being concerned about facial features. We will look at figure proportions, colors and application with oils and acrylics. Look through your photos for pictures of children – playing on the beach, sitting playing with toys, or any that would be interesting. The instructor will bring photo reference to use in the first class, and help you choose from the photos you bring to use in the remaining classes. This is an opportunity to paint those special photos of our children and grandchildren. Space is limited to 10 students, reserve your spot here. A supply list will be made available at registration, fees cover all classes in series.

Art for Homeschooled students: 3-D Art!
2020-01-15 10:00 - 12:00
Art for Homeschooled students: 3-D Art!
Ages: 14-18
$115 Members | $130 Non-members
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Create three-dimensional forms to explore mass, space, texture and the expressive potential of the medium. Make sketches for studio projects, and strengthen technical skills while working with clay, wood and wire. Space is limited to 12 students, reserve your space here.

Ceramics: Grades K-4
2020-01-15 15:30 - 17:00
Ceramics
Grades K-4
$70 Members | $85 Non-members
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Express yourself with clay by creating a variety of vessels and sculptures. Learn pinch, coil, slab construction and glazing techniques. Space is limited to 12 students, reserve your space here. All materials will be provided, fee covers the cost of all classes in series.

Winter Wonderland! Ages 3-5
2020-01-15 15:45 - 16:45
Winter Wonderland!
Ages 3-5
$60 Members | $75 Non-members
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Explore a variety of art media – watercolor, pastel, clay and much more – to create wintry masterpieces as seen in the tales Snow Friends by M. Christina Butler, illustrated by Tina Macnaughton, and It’s Winter by Linda Glaser with cut-paper illustrations by Susan Swan. Space is limited to 10 students, reserve your place here. Materials are provided, fee covers cost of all classes in the series.

Art for Homeschooled Students: Ceramics!
2020-01-16 10:30 - 12:00
Art for Homeschooled Students: Ceramics!
Ages: 5-8
$75 Members | $90 Non- Members
Register for class here!
The art program introduces clay handbuilding techniques – pinch, coil and slab – into the homeschool curriculum. Subject matter includes vessels and sculptural works. Space is limited to 12 students per class, reserve your spot here. All supplies will be provided, fee covers all class dates in series.

Drawing from Nature: Grades K-4
2020-01-16 16:00 - 17:30
Drawing from Nature
Grades K-4
$70 Members | $85 Non-members
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Animals, landscapes, insects, plants, ocean life and the climate provide inspiration for detailed drawings, unique paintings, clay sculptures and photo-based collages. Projects focus on and investigate the natural world around us – up close and far away. Space is limited to 12 students, reserve your spot here. Materials will be provided, fee covers the cost of all classes in series.

Cartooning: Ages 9 & Up
2020-01-16 16:00 - 17:30
Cartooning
Ages 9 & Up
$70 Members | $85 Non-members
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Explore ways to bring characters and their stories to life on paper. Let this class captivate your imagination and inspire your creativity. Focus on drawing techniques using pen, ink, pencil and marker to develop your own style in comic book format. Space is limited to 12 students, reserve your spot here. All materials are provided, fee covers all classes in series.

Adult and High School Class - Oil Painting: Creative Processes
2020-01-16 18:00 - 20:30
Adult and High School Class – Oil Painting: Creative Processes
Skill Level: Prior Painting Experience is helpful.
$150 Members | $165 Non-members
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Discover ways to develop your own personal artistic style with oil painting techniques. Explore the use of photographs as reference materials for your painting. Strengthen your skills and pursue new concepts in your art through use of composition , perspective, color mixing and overall painting techniques. Instructional demonstrations included. Space is limited to 10 students, reserve your space here. Supply list will be made available upon registration, fee covers all class dates in series.

Adult and High School Class - Ceramics: Handbuilding & Wheel Throwing
2020-01-16 18:00 - 20:30
Adult and High School Class – Ceramics: Handbuilding & Wheel Throwing
Skill Level: All
$200 Members | $215 Non-members
Register for class here!

This class covers both handbuilding and wheel throwing techniques, with an emphasis on creating a more refined form. Students can create projects just using one or both techniques and will be encouraged to design and pursue their own projects. Space is limited to 8 students, to reserve your place register here. Supply list will be available upon registration, fee covers all class dates in series.
