FAMILY DAY / PAST FAMILY DAYS / LEARNING

Once a month, on the third sunday, visitors are invited to participate in a range of art-making activities that highlight our current exhibitions. These workshops are free and welcome families with children of all ages.

FAMILY DAY ARCHIVE

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A family day dedicated to creating a garden inside the brick walls of MOCAD. Children can use raw food, such as potatoes and mushrooms, to create prints. They can learn how to make mosaics using rice & beans. Knowledgeable volunteers will show how to make origami animals and flowers. There will also be live demonstrations by the good people at the Detroit Evolution Lab for kids and their parents on methods of preparation and the health benefits of raw foods.

For more information on the Detroit Evolution Lab visit their website.

Sunday, March 15, 2009 from 1-3pm
FAMILY DAY: DECONSTRUCT/RECONSTRUCT

"Deconstruct/Reconstruct" will be a workshop for all ages exploring the various strategies artists use to create meaningful collages.

In a round-house fashion MOCAD will be transformed into a “meaning-making” factory with various art stations that utilize traditional and contemporary methods of collage: projections, lights, transparencies, scissors, and glue will be used to create faces, objects and places from drawings, magazines and other media into new meaningful works of art. Participants are encouraged to bring material such as photos, cereal boxes, and magazines to personalize their collages.

Sunday, February 15th from 12-4pm
FAMILY DAY: REPEAT THE BEAT: EXPLORING REPETITION

Join MOCAD and Living Arts in a dance workshop that explores the creative spirit that lies within repetitive movements and gestures. Repetition will be highlighted as a recurrent strategy in contemporary dance practice, with its ability to control, refine and hone our movements. The stage for family interaction will be set as a live DJ and professional dance instructors guide students on a journey through this exploratory program.

For more information on Living Arts visit their website.