Mass MoCA Museum Bag Wow!

Greetings from the Art Studio!

We have an exciting opportunity to visit a world famous art museum for free!  Muddy Brook has a family pass to Mass MoCA available for check out from the main office!   The Mass MoCA bag includes art story books, museum information and activities, art materials and a journal.  Sign out the bag or send a note in with your contact information asking for the bag with your child. 

Return the bag and pass the following school day after visiting the museum.  This is a wonderful opportunity to spend an hour at the museum if you are up North for an appointment or sporting event, or make a special trip to spend the day on a weekend or school break! 

 I'd like to remind everyone with an EBT card that you can visit the museum with your card and pay only $2.00 for admission (regular adult admission is $20.00)  also local libraries have passes you can take out to visit the museum as well.  Kid Space in the museum is always free.

 Mass MoCA Fall/Winter/Spring Hours are 11am–5pm, closed Tuesdays.  You can learn more about the museum and the exhibitions here.

I look forward to hearing about your adventures at the museum, Artfully Ms. Benton

Fabulous Fall in the Studio!

Student artists have been busy learning every day in their art studio!  Now that October is here we shift gears from reviewing skills and opening art studio centers to autumnal themes for art explorations.  Autumn is a perfect fit for close observation in the Berkshires, and the studio already has gourds, feathers and mums to study and explore.  Fresh leaves, trees and fall books and poems are making their way into our studio learning in the coming weeks.  Please build time for looking at nature into your fall activities, love Ms. B.

 Second graders are mixing colors and thinking about brushstrokes.  We read a book about pumpkins.

 Kindergarten and younger artists explored leaf shapes and textures by crayon rubbing.

My family had some guests in our yard this weekend!