This Sunday, November 14, 2010, make festive block-printed table runners at Fowler Museum after Hammer Museum's family movie, The Black Stallion

UCLA Fowler Museum hosts a free family art event in its courtyard each month.  Last month, we made glow-in-the-dark paintings about the moon and moonbeams based on a Indonesian weaver's legend.  From the same informative exhibit about Indonesian weavers, this Sunday, you can block-print a table runner in time for November's Thanksgiving festive feast.

If this is your first visit to UCLA's Fowler Museum, please note admission is free and check out campus parking and public transportation options here:  http://www.fowler.ucla.edu/visit

Fowler Museum's permanent anthropological and silver exhibits and the frequently changing exhibits make a monthly visit to coincide with its family art workshops on a Sunday worthwhile.  Next month, on Dec 12, the family gets to make Korean kimchi and decorate a jar in conjunction with its Korean food exhibit which opens this Sunday.

We plan to go to this event after seeing Hammer Museum's free monthly family movie starting at 11am - this Sunday, it is the Black Stallion - see details below. While there, don't miss entering Hulian Hoeber's gravity-defying house installation on its upper floor terrace. It reminds us of Confusion Hill in Huell Howser's roadside attraction show.  Pretend to be superman or see a ball roll upwards .  http://hammer.ucla.edu/exhibitions/detail/exhibition_id/189

To enjoy Hammer Museum free, go on Thursday and it is open from 11am to evening.

11:00am November 14, 2010

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Family Flicks: The Black Stallion

The Black Stallion

Family Flicks: The Black Stallion

Carroll Ballard (Duma) made his feature debut with this gorgeous adaptation of Walter Farley’s classic novel about a boy and a majestic stallion who meet during an ocean voyage and bond while stranded on a picturesque desert island. Ballard balances action with subtle characterization, convincingly detailed art direction, and breathtaking cinematography by Caleb Deschanel. (1979, 117 min. Dir: Carroll Ballard 35mm, color)

ALL HAMMER PUBLIC PROGRAMS ARE FREE. Seating is on a first come, first served basis. Hammer members receive priority seating, subject to availability. Reservations not accepted, RSVPs not required.

Parking is available under the museum for $3 for 3 hours.

Kids in the Courtyard: Textiles for the Table

Kids in the Courtyard: Textiles for the Table
Get ready for Thanksgiving by making festive block-printed table runners for your feast, inspired by the textiles in Weavers’ Stories from Island Southeast Asia.

EVENT DETAILS

Kids in the Courtyard: Textiles for the Table
Sunday, November 14, 2010
1:00 - 4:00 pm
Fowler Museum Courtyard
http://www.fowler.ucla.edu/events/101114KidsinCourtyard