Homeschooler Classes
at the Florence Griswold Museum

September 2011 – June 2012

All 10 sessions: $100 * (additional siblings $80)
Single sessions: $12 per participant * (additional siblings $10)
* includes one free museum admission for parent or guardian

To register, contact the Museum at (860) 434-5542, ext. 111
or online at FlorenceGriswoldMuseum.org

Classes limited to 25 students.

Option #1-Tuesdays
1-3pm
Meeting Dates: 9/13, 10/18, 11/15, 12/13, 1/17, 2/14, 3/13, 4/17, 5/15, 6/12

Option #2-Wednesdays
1-3pm
Meeting Dates: 9/14, 10/19, 11/16, 12/14, 1/18, 2/15, 3/14, 4/18, 5/16, 6/13

Option #3-Thursdays
1-3pm
M eeting Dates: 9/15, 10/20, 11/17, 12/15, 1/19, 2/16, 3/15, 4/19, 5/17, 6/14

Class Descriptions for 2011 – 2012

September 13-15, 2011
1-3pm

Foreground, Middleground, Background: The Art of Painting a Landscape

A discussion of landscape composition in the exhibition, “American Landscapes: Treasures of the Parrish Art Museum” followed by a hands-on collaged landscape workshop.

October 18-20, 2011
1-3pm

Of Feathers & Fairy Tales: Enchanted Birdhouses at the Museum

A guided tour of the museum grounds featuring the birdhouse creations based on famous fairy tales followed by a hands-on creative birdhouse project.

November 15-17, 2011
1-3pm

In Black and White: The Photography of Walker Evans

A guided tour of the exhibition “The Exacting Eye of Walker Evans” followed by a hands-on photography-based art project.

December 13-15, 2011
1-3pm

The Artistry of the Artist Tree: Palettes in Perspective

A guided tour of galleries with an emphasis on Miss Florence’s Artist Tree decorated with over 120 artistic palettes followed by a painting on a palette project.

January 17-19, 2012
1-3pm

Tonalism: Setting the Mood in Paint

A guided tour of the upstairs galleries in the Griswold House with an emphasis on the Tonalist artists followed by a hands-on monochromatic painting project.

February 14-16, 2012
1-3pm

In Love with Color: A Study of the Impressionists

A guided tour of the upstairs galleries in the Griswold House with an emphasis on the American Impressionist artists followed by a hands-on pastel drawing project.

March 13-15, 2012
1-3pm

The Fox Chase: A Race Into History

A guided tour of the Griswold House with an emphasis on the painted panels and “The Fox Chase” followed by a hands-on creative sculpting project.

April 17-19, 2012
1-3pm

Saluting the Lieutenant River: All About the Tidal Waterway

A guided tour of the riverbank emphasizing the ecology of the estuary followed by a hands-on creative water project.

May 15-17, 2012
1-3pm

Making Art Inside or Out: Plein-Air Painting vs. In the Studio

A guided tour of the Chadwick Studio and discussion of the tools and techniques of the Lyme Art Colony followed by a hands-on outdoors painting activity.

June 12-14, 2012
1-3pm

Seeds the Day: The Griswold Gardens

A guided tour of the gardens and grounds of the Museum followed by a hands-on creative flower pot project.