Wrap up a year of wonder, laughter, and fun…
Wrap up a year of wonder, laughter, and fun…
Displays of children’s artistic expression are often limited to the family refrigerator. Any child, upon seeing his or her creative endeavors hanging in a real art gallery gets a memorable and validating experience. It doesn’t happen every day, except for the artists whose work appears in the Museum’s Good Show! Gallery.
Filling the Good Show! Gallery with children’s thoughtful work offers many unique opportunities for local students, their families, and for Museum staff in investigating the impact of creating art on critical thinking and creative development. Targeting title one schools, the Museum’s Arts Specialist, works closely with school administrators and teachers to develop art projects that support art, math, science, and literacy curriculum.
Art is one of the most powerful ways to express ourselves!
When we create self-portraits, our art tells a story that goes beyond what we see in the mirror. The colors we choose, shapes we explore, and symbols we add speak to how we see ourselves, and reflect how we grow and change.
This evolving gallery features vibrant multimedia portraits created by members of our Museum community: DCM guests, staff, volunteers, and local students.
Through November, first graders from West Aurora D129 will add their own self-portraits as part of their Epic Art field trip to DCM—a program where students explore art as a powerful storytelling tool.
This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council.
