FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Liza Blair, 423-648-6069, llb@cdmfun.org or
Libby Raiford, 423-648-6096, lfr@cdmfun.org
Portrait Days at Creative Discovery Museum
Have your portrait painted at Creative Discovery Museum
by Charlie Newton, Saturday, May 30, 2009
Local artist Charlie Newton will be painting child portraits at Creative Discovery Museum Saturday, May 30 from 1-3pm. This event is free with paid admission to the Museum.
“Sitting to have a self-portrait sketched is such a fun, learning experience for a child,” said Liza Blair, Arts Manager for Creative Discovery Museum. “It allows children not only the chance to see a professional artist in action, but understand how it feels to be a part of the artistic process. And Charlie’s ability to sketch a realistic image of a child in a short amount of time is very impressive.”
The Museum will be presenting Portrait Days with Charlie Newton through summer: Saturday, May 30 from 1-3pm; Saturday, June 27 from 1-3pm; and Saturday, August 29 from 1-3pm.
Spring hours 2009, beginning March 1 -- open Monday through Saturday (including Wednesday) 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday noon to 5 p.m. Summer hours subject to change.
Tickets for 2009 are $9.95 for children and adults. Creative Discovery Museum is located at 321 Chestnut Street in downtown Chattanooga. For more information, call (423) 756-2738.
Creative Discovery Museum is recognized as one of the top children’s museums in the nation. It is a non-profit educational organization dedicated to educational enrichment for children age’s 4-months to 12-years-old through interactive, hands-on experiences that foster creative and critical thinking. The Museum focuses on a broad range of areas encompassed by Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Technology and the Sciences. In addition to its exhibits, Creative Discovery Museum provides local residents and visitors with special events, educational programming, teacher resources for the classroom, field trips, after school programming, early childhood education classes, artist residencies, camps, art lessons, science demonstrations, and a branch of the local library. Creative Discovery Museum is a funded agency of Allied Arts and Tennessee Arts Commission.
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