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A Day of Homespun Fun

Textile Arts Featured at Creative Discovery Museum September 18

(August 23, 2010) - - Local textile artists will be choosing a spectrum of colors, threading needles, counting rows, and revealing how to create fun fabric art at Creative Discovery Museum on September 18 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.  Rug hooking, crochet dresses, cross-stitched pillow cases, and decorative table tops are just a few of the hand-made needle crafts to be demonstrated for Museum guests.

“Having an appreciation for items that are hand-crafted is important in developing a deeper understanding and respect for all art forms,” stated Liza Blair, the Museum’s Arts Manager.  “Watching as someone creates something is very powerful, and having artists on-site creating textile art is a great way for kids to see the process behind the art.”

This program is part of Creative Discovery Museum’s Artist in Residency which is funded by Allied Arts of Greater Chattanooga and Tennessee Arts Commission.


About Creative Discovery Museum
Creative Discovery Museum is open Mon-Sat: 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun: noon-5 p.m. Closed on Wednesdays September – March.  321 Chestnut Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402. Creative Discovery Museum is recognized as one of the top children’s museums in the nation. It is a non-profit 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. Creative Discovery 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 and the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
          
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