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Buell Children’s Museum celebrates cultures
It’s a fiesta with Play Down Mexico Way! Jan. 13- May 19
Discover a celebration of the many cultures of Mexico and Central America with a
fiesta of hands-on fun at the Buell Children’s Museum at the Sangre de Cristo
Arts Center. From Jan. 13 through May 19, Play Down Mexico Way will feature a
variety of fun projects and experiences including holiday decorations, Mariachi
music, swirling costumes and Spanish language. The fiesta will begin with ¡Olè!
Saturday on Jan. 13 with the grand opening of the exhibition and artist
demonstrations featuring instructors from our School of Arts. Each artist will
have an art activity for visitors to try from noon to 2 p.m. in the Regional
Gallery.
The main events include:
Dream Carver
Let the story of Oaxacan woodcarver Manuel Jimenez and our gallery full of
brightly–colored Oaxaca animals inspire you to fashion your own magnificent
critter. Create a crazy, colorful critter like those you see around you, be they
porcupines, rabbits, dragons, birds or whatever!
Goin’ Buggy in Sensations
Danny Studen & John Wilbar, Artists
From swooping dragonflies and dotted ladybugs, buzzing bees and marching ants —
here is one invasion of wiggly things that will have you itching for more!
Put Your Best Face Forward
Mask Collection on loan from Charles Trent
Create a celebration mask modeled after the ones on display in this fantastical
collection of indigenous masks and many others, created by the 2nd grade
students of Sharon Barker at St. Therese Catholic School.
Mola Explosion!
From the Sangre de Cristo Arts Center’s Shirley Barr Mola Collection
Use the creative Crayola® technology to design a traditional appliqué-like mola.
No sewing skills required. You won’t need fabric, needle or thread!
Stuffee® is Ba-a-a-ack!
Sponsored by the Pueblo City-County Health Department STEPs Program
Who opens his heart to everyone? It’s that big, blue-haired, soft sculpture —
Stuffee®. Let Stuffee® teach you about the human body and how it functions. In
addition to learning about the importance of your lungs and the harmful effects
of second hand smoke, you can also listen to Stuffee®’s heartbeat, take his
pulse and hold soft sculpture reproductions of his heart, lungs, intestine,
stomach and other organs. Everyone knows, it’s what’s inside that counts!
Folk Art
The Buell Children’s Museum will be a carnival of traditional Mexican folk art
activities. Pattern a papel picado — festive paper cutout — to adorn your abode.
Make and paint a plaster mural ala Mexican muralist Diego Rivera. Turn an egg
carton into a colorful snake, a spider or an army of ants. Hatch a heavenly
Monarch butterfly. Make a Mexican Milagro. Foster a friendship when you craft an
amigo or amiga doll like traditional ones from Central America. Practice the
fiber art activity popular on both sides of the border to build an Ojo de Dios —
eye of God. Build a brilliant bunch of incredibly beautiful, yet incredibly
simple, tissue paper flowers. Make a no-mess, mini-piñata. Weave a basket. Or
create a clay sun sculpture.
La Lengua y Cultura de Hispania
Want to learn a little about the language and culture of Mexico and places
south? Well, you’ve come to the right place. Help bilingual Latina heroine Dora
Explorer find the Lost City; learn some Spanish language and practice your math
skill while you’re at it! Read The Pot that Juan Built by author Nancy
Andrews-Goebel and illustrator David Diaz. This Caldecott winner tells the
engrossing biography of Mexican potter Juan Quezada, both at work and seeking
inspiration in the scrubby foothills of his native land. Sway to Latin sounds
brought to you by Putamayo and dig into the music basket to pick out your
favorite percussion instrument and play along. Celebrate Hispanic heritage by
trying on a serape, hat, rebozos or poncho. Who said you couldn’t play with your
food? Find the tamale, enchilada, taco, quesadilla, empanada, rice, beans and
flan. On special Saturdays, receive sample packages of 505 Southwestern Chile
and Salsa, plus tasty recipe cards for more down New Mexico way treats. Play
“Loteria” — a traditional game of chance —with vocabulary cards instead of
numbers. Learn the language of the fan, a language that can become an extension
of one-self and is a fun way of communicating without having to speak.
Sorprendido, contento, confundido. Recreate dynamite expressions on our magnetic
board or make a silly face with the window special effects markers.
El Cine
Movie anyone? Join us in the Magic Carpet Theater to learn about the history,
culture, landscape, life and heritage of Mexican Americans. Reconnect with Dora
Explorer. Laugh and learn with this animated program about multi-cultural
friends.
¡Olé! Saturdays
Join the fiesta as the Arts Center celebrates Mexico on the following Saturdays
with artist demonstrations featuring instructors from our School of Arts. Each
will have an art activity for you to try from noon to 2 p.m. in the Regional
Gallery. On Jan. 13, enjoy the grand opening of Play Down Mexico Way as artist
Reveille Kennedy will demonstrate acrylic painted Mexican hats and watercolor
technique. Create your own Mexican hat! Tammy Verderaime will show her talent in
felting. Join the fun by constructing a fabulous felt and leather keychain.
Sparky the Art Dog will also be making an appearance.
Admission to the Arts Center, including the Buell Children’s Museum and Helen T.
White Galleries, is $4 for adults and $3 for children. Members of the Arts
Center receive free admission. Hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4
p.m. For more information, please call 719-295-7200 or stop by the Arts Center
located at 210 N. Santa Fe Ave., just off of I-25, exit 98b.
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