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Tag Archives: clay

#5WomenArtists – Elizabeth Catlett

by , in Art, Behind the Scenes

Mar

21

Elizabeth Catlett (1915 – 2012) was a teacher and a successful artist. She graduated cum laude from Howard University in 1935. Catlett had not originally planned on going to Howard because she won a scholarship to the Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh. After the college found out she was black, however, the university denied her…

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Inside the Women of Vision Program

by , Director of Art Education in Behind the Scenes, Education

Oct

05

The Museum’s Art Beyond Sight programs provide specially designed art education and art-making experiences for individuals who are visually impaired: including touch tours of the Museum, classroom outreach to the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind, and Women of Vision, a group which has made the Museum their meeting place for the past 18 years. This program represents…

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Gardener’s Corner- How to Care for Plumbago

by , Director of Art Education in Gardens

Sep

11

The plumbago, with its vivid, sky blue flowers, is an excellent shrub to include in any garden. Being a South African native makes this shrub ideal for areas…

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Middle School Camp: July 29 – August 2

by , Director of Art Education in Education

Jul

08

At Middle School Camp, students will learn printmaking, drawing, painting, and clay techniques while being inspired by masterworks in the galleries and the…

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We are having a blast this summer at Camp Cummer!

by , Director of Art Education in Education

Jul

01

Fun, creativity, and imagination are running wild at the Museum this summer! Don’t miss out on the excitement, there is still space left! Enroll your child today in up to two weeks of camp!

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VSA Projects & Impacts on Students

by , Marketing Manager in Education, Programs

May

06

Each year thousands of students visit the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens during it’s week long VSA Festival. Not only do our student visitors enjoy the rare experience of being in a museum and…

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