Gilbertsville and Area Workshops for Summer 2007
Classes and workshops for children and adults
Discovering Art and Nature—Summer Art Classes for Kids Set to Begin at the Fenimore Art Museum and The Farmers’ Museum
The Farmers’ Museum and the Fenimore Art Museum team up to offer a perfect blend of summer fun and creative exploration for children ages 4 to 14, from July 2 through August 24, in Discovering Art & Nature: Summer Art Classes for Kids. New this year will be Native American-themed workshops, which will be held at The Farmers’ Museum. There will be two sessions offered daily: 9:00 am to 10:00 am for ages 4-7 and 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm for ages 8-14. Classes will be held Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday at The Farmers’ Museum and Monday and Thursday at the Fenimore Art Museum. No class will be held on July 4th.
The class schedule is as follows:
Monday, July 2 (Fenimore Art Museum): Make a Story Book
Young artists will illustrate a story, such as a fairy tale or a story they have written themselves, and will then put these pages together in a book. They will be shown different methods for binding their books, and will have an opportunity to make extra books for photos, journals, or gifts!
Tuesday, July 3 (The Farmers’ Museum): Trees, Trees, and More Trees
Trees are such a big part of our everyday life, yet most of us know little about them. Get a close-up look at trees by studying their different parts, making bark and leaf rubbings, and playing some fun tree-based activities.
Thursday, July 5 (Fenimore Art Museum): Fire and Folk Art
Children will be given a tour of the special exhibit on firefighting, Folk Art on Fire, and will then make and design their own parade fire hats like those seen in the gallery.
Friday, July 6 (The Farmers’ Museum): Animal Sculpture from Clay
Children will be provided clay to create an animal. A walk to the farm and photos of animals will give reference for the children to consider when they make their own unique animals.
Hanford Mills Museum Offers Beginning Wood Carving Workshop
Hanford Mills Museum is offering an introduction to Wood Carving on Saturday and Sunday, June 30th and July 1st. If you have always wanted to try wood carving, but had no idea how to start, this is the workshop for you.
In this two-day workshop, participants will learn a bit about the history of wood carving, see samples of instructor Bill Brindle?s work, find out about the hand and power tools that can be used in carving, and get a start on a small project. This workshop will introduce people to the basics of the wood carving craft and will get participants started in a very rewarding hobby. If you are interested in continuing in the hobby, there will be information available on how to locate and purchase tools, equipment, and supplies, and the Museum will offer an Advanced Wood Carving workshop in August.
The workshop will run from 9 am to 5 pm each day with a break for lunch. Class size is limited so there will be plenty of individual attention and instruction for each participant. The class is taught by Museum guide and woodcarving enthusiast Bill Brindle. Bill has taken classes from well known woodcarvers and has studied the works of German and Japanese woodcarvers while traveling to those countries. Bill?s work is sold his in Hanford Mills Museum?s gift shop and in the Artisan?s Guild shop in Oneonta.
You MUST pre-register for this workshop, since space is limited, so call Hanford Mills Museum right away at 607-278-5744 or 1-800-295-4992. You may also email the museum at hanford2@hanfordmills.org to request a registration brochure. The workshop fee is $75 for non-members and $67 for Hanford Mills Museum members. The fee includes materials (wood) and beverages, participants are asked to bring a bag lunch each day.
Hanford Mills Museum offers a full range of adult workshops, for information on the Museum, a calendar of activities, or directions, visit www.hanfordmills.org or call 800-295-4992. Hanford Mills Museum is located at the intersections of Delaware County Routes 10 & 12 in East Meredith, just 10 miles from Oneonta and 15 miles from Delhi.
Lake Festival Schedule Taking Shape
COOPERSTOWN – Fish printing and radio control boat sailing are among the activities planned for Otsego Lake Festival 2007, which will be held from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday, July 14 in Lake Front Park.
Artist Tracy Helgeson returns to the Lake Festival with “The Art Spot,” where her tools this year will be fish, and the Capital Area Model Boat Association will bring model sailboats and a radio control tug so that spectators can try their hand at sailing.
This year’s Lake Festival raffle prizes will include Sunday brunch for two at The Otesaga Resort Hotel and two single tickets to a 2007 Festival Season production at Glimmerglass Opera.