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Cultivating Alma’s Garden: Growing Ideas for the Classroom and Beyond
Chrysler Museum of Art One Memorial Place, Norfolk
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Cultivating Alma’s Garden: Growing Ideas for the Classroom and Beyond
Tuesday–Thursday, July 27–29, 2021 10 a.m.–3 p.m. (one hour for lunch) K–12 educators can find inspiration for their students in the Chrysler Museum's summer exhibition, Alma W. Thomas: Everything Is Beautiful. Join community-based artist and Old Dominion University education professor Dr. Natalia Pilato for three-days of in-person professional development. Investigate the foundation of Thomas’s work […]
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Morning Marbles
Morning Marbles
Spend a morning at the Glass Studio melting solid glass rods over a torch to make marbles. Heat, gravity, and simple graphite tools bring your marbles to life. Once you have learned the basics of shaping clear glass, you can create colorful glass marbles. Sunday, 10 – 11:30 a.m. • Ages 12 + • $40 […]
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Hot Glass: Candy Dish
Hot Glass: Candy Dish
If you’re planning your first artistic experience at the Glass Studio, this course provides the perfect way to get acquainted. Learn how to navigate the Studio with molten glass at the end of a metal pipe, and try your hand at turning the pipe and adding color. Once you’ve applied your favorite color, use the […]
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Fused Glass Plate
Fused Glass Plate
In this one-day course, learn to design and cut glass to make a square glass plate. Create your own design, choose a base layer, and cut glass to match your pattern. The plate will go through two firings in a kiln. First, the glass will be fired at 1450º F to melt the pieces together. […]
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Glassmaking Demo
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The Virtual Art of Yoga
The Virtual Art of Yoga
Enjoy a calm and contemplative yoga session with Tenesha Bazemore. She will present the lesson from the Museum's galleries, and you can join from home using Zoom. Bazemore believes that yoga and art are for everyone in every season of life. Her expertise includes Advanced Yoga Studies as well as Hot, Vinyasa, and Yin Yoga. […]
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Glassmaking Demo
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Glassmaking Demo
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Member Nights: Alma Thomas
Member Nights: Alma Thomas
Museum members, join us in the galleries after-hours for a private viewing of Alma W. Thomas: Everything Is Beautiful. Enjoy exclusive access to the exhibition and a cash bar in Huber Court. Each 30-minute time slot includes a docent-led tour. Timed tickets are required as tours have limited capacity. Pre-order a Tuscan Bento Box to […]
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Morning Magnets
Morning Magnets
This class is ideal for anyone interested in trying out the fused glass process. Make several magnets using small segments of glass and tile nippers. Create the designs by nipping the glass into smaller pieces and adding them to a base layer that will later be melted together in a kiln. Saturday, 10 – 11:30 […]
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Hot Glass: Christmas in August
Hot Glass: Christmas in August
It’s never too early to start planning for the holidays, right? Get a head start on the festivities by creating a colorful blown-glass ornament this summer! Go with traditional colors of the season or select something different and fun. Learn to hold and turn a hollow blowpipe, apply glass color, melt the color in, and […]
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Glassmaking Demo
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Colorful Coasters
Colorful Coasters
Learn the basics of cutting glass, and create a set of 4x4” glass boasters using clear or colorful glass sheets. Make a matching set or try a new design with each. Once you’re finished with your design, the instructor will fuse the glass in a kiln. Saturday, 1:30 – 4:30 p.m. • Ages 12 + […]
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