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Madison Museum of Contemporary Art

While the Art Cart is fun and games, it is not just fun and games. This partnership between MMoCA and Madison School & Community Recreation brings out-of-the-ordinary art projects to parks and beaches across Madison and Dane County all summer long. This year, the cart will distribute kits for kids to take home. Instructors give additional ideas, inspiration and guidance through videos on YouTube and Vimeo. Even adults might want to try this scrapbook project inspired by Ray Yoshida or this drawing project that explores symmetry as an art concept, inspired by Karl Wirsum. The projects are easy to do but the inspiration is not simplistic. Chicago artists both, Yoshida and Wirsum are innovators who should appeal to children's innate sense of color and design. This is a smart program that's more than coloring and friendship bracelets. Dates continue through 8/14; for the complete schedule, see below or visit mmoca.org.

press release: The colorful Art Cart van will be rolling again this month to provide a summer full of fun art activities across Dane County!  

Now in its 45th year, MMoCA and Madison School & Community Recreation have provided hands-on art experiences to thousands of children in Madison through the Art Cart program. Organized solely by MMoCA, Art Cart EXTRA! was launched 22 years ago to extend the program throughout Dane County. Together, the programs offer free outdoor art experiences at nearly 60 locations through the summer, making stops at parks, playgrounds, and beaches.  

In response to current health guidelines, this summer MMoCA and MSCR will offer Art Cart ArtKits for families to take home to complete. Supplies will be limited and will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis.  

Art Cart EXTRA! makes its first stop on Saturday, June 20, in Windsor.  Art Cart occurs on weekdays in Madison from July 6 to August 14 and is a project of MMoCA and MSCR. Stay tuned to the MMoCA website and on social media for more details on Art Cart stops in Madison.

Saturday Art Cart EXTRA! 10 am, 6/20, Sun Prairie Public Library; 2 pm, 6/20, Windsor Community Park; 10 am, 6/27, Schluter Beach, Monona; 2 pm, 6/27, Fitchburg Community Center; 10 am, 7/11, Discovery Garden, McFarland; 2 pm, 7/11, Waunakee Village Center; 10 am, 7/18, Grundahl Park, Mount Horeb; 2 pm, 7/18, Stoughton City Hall; 10 am, 7/25, Fireman's Park, DeForest; 2 pm, 7/25, Veteran's Park, Verona; 10 am, 8/1, Oregon Library; 2 pm, 8/1, Northlawn Park, Cottage Grove.

Weekday Art Cart: 9 am-noon, 7/10, Warner Beach; 1-4 pm, 7/13, Belmar Hills; 5-7:30 pm, 7/15, Kennedy Park; 1-4 pm, 7/20, Lussier Community Education Center; 5-7:30 pm, 7/22, Worthington Park; 9 am-noon, 7/24, Westmorland Park; 1-4 pm, 7/27, Acewood Park; 5-7:30 pm, 7/29, Cypress Spray Park; 9 am-noon, 7/30, BB Clarke Beach; 1-4 pm, 8/3, Shorewood; 5-7:30 pm, 8/5, Elvehjem Park; 9 am-noon, 8/7, Tenney Beach; 1-4 pm, 8/10, Wexford Park; 5-7:30 pm, 8/12, Lake Edge Park; 9 am-noon, 8/14, Elmside Circle Park.