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Free First Thursday Night at Montclair Art Center
May 5, 2016 @ 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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Vance Wall Art Education Center Ribbon Cutting! Please join us for an expanded Free First Thursday Night celebration honoring the opening of the Vance Wall Art Education Center. A ribbon cutting ceremony will start the celebration at 5 p.m. followed by art activities and education programs throughout the evening, including:
- Tours of the new center and current exhibitions
- Art Talk: Noah Klersfeld – See his Party in the Bathroom video series on MAM’s outdoor video monitors!
- Draw Along Workshop expands into Leir Hall in partnership with Studio Montclair! Come and try your hand at drawing from a clothed model or still-life!
- Live music with L. E. McCullough, Amy Beshara, and Max Carmichael and special performances by community partners including senior groups and Montclair Community Pre-K, and Rob Jennings
- Take home Minute Miniatures by Diane Israel, on-demand miniature floral watercolors inspired by the forthcoming MAM: The Flowering: Art in Bloom 2016
- Family art activities in the NEW! Helen & Bill Geyer Art Studio and Family Learning Lab
- Grand reopening of The Store at MAM
- Student and partnership exhibitions highlighting the MAM Art Truck, New Jersey Regional Day School, and Immaculate Conception High School
- Green screen special effects activity in the Media Lab
- Join the Inaugural Vance Wall Art Education Center Family Membership, supporting the Art Start pre-K program in collaboration with Montclair Child Development Center, and receive an exclusive coloring book of works from MAM’s permanent collection for your gift!
- Meet the African American Cultural Committee at MAM
- Food Trucks: Me Casa and Empanada Guy