Saturday • February 13 • 6pm–Midnight: Life & Liberty BALL and Pursuit of Happiness AFTER PARTY!
AVAM's Annual fundraising extravaganza! Stars, stripes, spangles, dancing to the Amish Outlaws, PARADE!, food, beverages, and COSTUMES. O SAY CAN YOU SEE A REALLY GOOD TIME! Dress happy: Think broad stripes and bright stars! After-Party tickets $40 museum members. $50 non-members. Group discounts available. Buy AFTER-PARTY tickets online at www.brownpapertickets.com. For "Life & Liberty Ball" tickets, contact Whitney at 410.244.1900 x 247 or whitney@avam.org. At this gala event, we honor Julian Bond and Pam Horowitz for their life's work fighting for our unalienable rights!
Saturday • February 20 • 10am-4pm: MOSAICS with Rick Shelley
For beginners and continuing students, a comprehensive mosaic workshop! Learn about the tools, cutting mirror and glass. Make a small mosaic of your own! Participants do not need to bring supplies (shells, buttons, glass, beads, pebbles, etc. are welcome) but please PACK A LUNCH! Class sizes is limited and so pre-registration and payment is required. Workshop: $75 (members), $100 (non-members)Call 410.244.1900 to register.
Saturday • April 10 • 10AM and 2PM: KINETIC WORKSHOPS: ENGINEERING & BEAUTIFYING
GET READY FOR AVAM'S KINETIC SCULPTURE RACE! 2 WORKSHOPS! 10 AM AT BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF INDUSTRY and 2 PM AT AMERICAN VISIONARY ART MUSEUM. Engineering Workshops will be hosted at the Baltimore Museum of Industry to help make sure that your vehicle stays afloat and together! After you have mastered those basics, come over to AVAM and technical beautifying skills like pom-pom puffing and bicycle wrapping. Make your vehicles beautiful! Info and RSVP: felice@avam.org
MAY DAY! (May 1, 2010) • All Day!: AVAM's ANNUAL KINETIC SCULPTURE RACE
This is the almost-famous race of wacky, imaginative, and sometimes even serious problem-solving homemade vehicles. These totally human-powered works of art designed by ordinary folks must travel on land, through mud, sand, and over deep harbor waters. The most coveted prize? The Mediocre Award (finishes right in the middle.) Do you have the right stuff? www.kineticbaltimore.com.
Thursdays in JULY /August • 9PM Screening : FLICKS FROM THE HILL Outdoor Movie Series • FREE!
Outdoor family films on Federal Hill screened under AVAM’s Golden Hand! It’s free and the flicks are related to the theme of the exhibition—Life, Liberty, & the Pursuit of Happiness. Museum is open and free from 5–9 pm before the flick. Screening dates: July 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29, AUGUST 5, 12, 19. Watch this space for Flick selections.
Sunday • July 4 • 10AM (9:30 pet registration): July 4th VISIONARY PETS ON PARADE!
Dress your pet & strut your stuff. Animal fun! Animal prizes! Trophies awarded for Best Costume • Most Patriotic • Most Visionary Pet • Owner & Pet look-alikes • Least likely to succeed as a Pet • Visionary Pet Tricks • and more! Pets of all kinds are welcome. The best dog-gone parade in town! Pets must be leashed or carried.
3 Sessions in July: VISIONARY SUMMER CAMP
A WORLD OF YOUR OWN MAKING: VISIONARY EXPERIENCE SUMMER CAMP FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS and SPECIAL SESSION FOR 4TH & 5TH GRADERS! (Week I: July 6–9 • Week II: July 13–16 • Week III: July 20–23 • Reception: Saturday July 24 • Week 4 (For 4th & 5th Graders): July 27-30) This summer at the American Visionary Art Museum, we will be hosting our third annual Visionary Experience. For the month of July our doors will be open to students who want to spend some quality time at AVAM. There will be encounters with Visionary Artists, fascinating artwork, tons of hands-on creating and collaborating. We will be creating visionary environments, pursuing our own happiness and pushing boundaries with new projects, events and ideas! Contact Felice at felice@avam.org for more information.
