Art Cart
Madison Museum of Contemporary Art
press release: Madison Museum of Contemporary Art's free outdoor art programs are on the road again! Art Cart and Art Cart EXTRA! travel to parks, playgrounds, and beaches across Dane County this summer. As always, the programs bring expert instruction and a relaxed attitude to portable art projects.
Both programs offer projects for children ages three and above. All children should be accompanied by an adult. Families are invited to drop in with no pre-registration necessary; organized summer camps and other childcare programs must pre-register for Madison Art Cart sites at 608.204.3021. Download the full schedule at mmoca.org/learn/for-kids or see below.
“This year we are making a strong effort to incorporate aspects of the Jeffrey Gibson exhibition into the program. The Art Cart teachers will hear directly from the artist about his work and processes, and will draw on this knowledge to develop hands-on art projects inspired by Gibson’s work,” said Sheri Castelnuovo, curator of education at MMoCA.
One such project will give children the opportunity to make a keepsake container inspired by the parfleche, a strikingly decorated object made by Native Americans of the Great Plains to hold and transport belongings.
“By studying how Jeffrey Gibson has incorporated the concept of the parfleche into his sculpture, we will use this as a model for a project where children design and construct their own personal containers,” said Castelnuovo.
JUNE: 13, 1-4 pm, Leopold School; 5-7:30 pm, pm, Meadowood Park; 14, 9 am-noon, BB Clarke Beach, 1-4 pm, Elmside Circle Park; 15, 10 am-noon, Blankenheim Park, Sun Prairie; 2-4 pm, Fireman’s Park, Windsor
17, 1-4 pm, Westmorland Park; 5-7:30 pm, Wexford Park; 18, 9 am-noon, Shorewood School; 1-4 pm, Junction Ridge Park; 19, 1-4 pm, Reger Park; 5-7:30 pm, Capitol View Farmers Market; 20, 9 am-noon, Country Grove Park; 1-4 pm, Segoe Park; 21, 9 am-noon, Warner Beach; 1-4 pm, Elvehjem Park; 22, 10 am-noon, Shulter Beach, Monona, 2-4 pm, Kids Crossing, Fitchburg
24, 1-4 pm, Nakoma Park, 5-7:30 pm, Cypress Spray Park; 25, 9 am-noon, Eken Park; 1-4 pm, Door Creek Park; 26, 1-4 pm, Westmorland Park, 5-7:30 pm, Tenney Beach; 27, 9 am-noon, Willy St Park, 1-4 pm, Windom Way Park; 28, 9 am-noon, Olbrich Beach, 1-4 pm, Spring Harbor Park; 29, 10 am-noon, Fireman’s Park, DeForest, 2-4 pm, Veterans’ Park, Verona
JULY: 1, 1-4 pm, Acewood Park, 5-7:30 pm, Elmside Circle Park; 2, 9 am-noon, Rennebohm Park, 1-4 pm, Eagle Heights Comm Center; 3, 9 am-noon, Yahara Place Park, 1-4 pm, Sandburg Woods Park
8, 9 am-noon, Lindbergh Elementary, 1-4 pm, Bordner Park; 9, 1-4 pm, Wexford Park, 5-7:30 pm, Eastside Farmers Market; 10, 9 am-noon, Lucia Crest Park, 1-4 pm, Southside Farmers Market; 11, 1-4 pm, Kennedy Park, 5-7:30 pm, Meadowood Park; 12, 9 am-noon, Warner Beach, 1-4 pm, Owl Creek Park; 13, 10 am-noon, Discovery Garden, McFarland, 2-4 pm, Nordic Ridge Park,Stoughton
16, 9 am-noon, and 1-4 pm, Vilas Park Shoe; 17, 1-4 pm, and 5-7:30 pm, Vilas Park Shoe; 18, 9 am-noon, Vilas Park Shoe; 19, 9 am-noon, Tenney Beach, 1-4 pm, Zook Park; 20, 10 am-noon, Grundahl Park, Mount Horeb, 2-4 pm, Centennial Park, Waunakee
22, 1-4 pm, Willy St Park, 5-7:30 pm, Kennedy Park; 23, 9 am-noon, Belmar Hills Park, 1-4 pm, Lussier Comm Educ Center; 24, 1-4 pm, Reger Park, 5-7:30 pm, Elvehjem Park; 25, 9 am-noon, Lake Edge Park, 1-4 pm, Shorewood School; 26, 9 am-noon, Bernie’s Beach, 1-4 pm, Glendale School; 27, 10 am-noon, Madsen Memorial (Triangle) Park, Oregon, 2-4 pm, Northlawn Park, Cottage Grove
29, 1-4 pm, Acewood Park, 5-7:30 pm, Warner Park; 30, 9 am-noon, Northland Manor Park, 1-4 pm, Eagle Heights Comm Center; 31, 1-4 pm, Belmar Hills Park, 5-7:30 pm, Owl Creek Park; AUGUST: 1, 9 am-noon, Westmorland Park, 1-4 pm, Wirth Court Park; 2, 9 am-noon, BB Clarke Beach, 1-4 pm, Rennebohm Park
5, 9 am-noon, Hoyt Park, 1-4 pm, Southside Farmers Market; 6, 1-4 pm, Kennedy Park, 5-7:30 pm, Eastside Farmers Market; 7, 9 am-noon, Nakoma Park, 1-4 pm, Huegel Park;, 8, 1-4 pm, Segoe Park, 5-7:30 pm, Meadowood Park; 9, 9 am-noon, Tenney Beach, 1-4 pm, Lucia Crest Park
12, 1-4 pm, Lussier Comm Educ Center, 5-7:30 pm, Elver Park; 13, 9 am-noon, Sandburg Woods Park, 1-4 pm, Elvehjem Park; 14, 1-4 pm, Glendale School, 5-7:30 pm, Capitol View Farmers Market
