Figge Art Museum

225 West Second Street

Davenport, Iowa 52801

t (563) 326-7804

f (563) 326-7876

www.figgeartmuseum.org

Contact: Linda Cook

(563) 326-7804/7890

Warm up with tours, film, games, and cocoa at the Figge Art Museum

Creative activities, theater, film, tours of special exhibitions and a family game night provide a sure cure for cabin fever at the Figge Museum of Art, 225 W. 2^nd St., Davenport.

Here’s a look at the activities, presentations, tours and workshops scheduled for January.

Saturday, Jan. 6

• “Cocoa, Cookies and Quilters,” 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; free with paid admission or membership. Area quilters will demonstrate quilting in the galleries. A hands-on pillow-making activity related to the exhibition “Accidentally on Purpose: Improvisation in African Textiles and African-American Quilts” will be offered in the studio. Participants also will enjoy hot cocoa and cookies.

Saturday, Jan. 6

• “Highlights Tour,” 1 p.m.; free with paid admission or membership. Enjoy a docent-guided tour of the Figge's special exhibitions “Accidentally on Purpose: Improvisation in African Textiles and African-American Quilts” and “Adventures in a Temperate Climate: A Retrospective of Paintings by Martin Mull.”

Saturday, Jan. 13

• “Highlights Tour,” 1 p.m.; free with paid admission or membership. Enjoy a docent-guided tour of the Figge's special exhibitions “Accidentally on Purpose: Improvisation in African Textiles and African-American Quilts” and “Adventures in a Temperate Climate: A Retrospective of Paintings by Martin Mull.”

Saturday, Jan. 13

• “Cabin Fever Cure,” 1-3 p.m.; free with paid admission or membership. The studios will be open for children and families to draw, paint and create!
• "Game Night," 6-9 p.m.; free to members; non-members pay $15 per family. Bring your favorite board game to the Figge! You also can enjoy other popular activities from the 1950s. The family film “Zathura” will be shown at 7 p.m. Light refreshments will be available. This program is offered in conjunction with the exhibition “Adventures in a Temperate Climate: A Retrospective of Paintings by Martin Mull.”
  
  

Friday, Jan. 19

• “Flowers on Silk,” 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; $35 members; $40 on-members. Instructor Sally Rasmussen will help participants capture the colors of spring while they paint on silk with colorful dyes to make beautiful silk scarves and other wearable art. Participants may bring a sack lunch. An additional $18 materials fee is payable to the instructor at the beginning of the class. Registration is due Jan. 12. Call (563) 326-7804, extension 2045.

Saturday, Jan. 20

• “Highlights Tour,” 1 p.m.; free with paid admission or membership. Enjoy a docent-guided tour of the Figge's special exhibitions “Accidentally on Purpose: Improvisation in African Textiles and African-American Quilts” and “Adventures in a Temperate Climate: A Retrospective of Paintings by Martin Mull.”

Saturday, Jan. 20

• In a “Classics at the Figge” presentation, actor Tom Dugan will appear as Robert E. Lee in the drama “Robert E. Lee: Shades of Gray,”  2 p.m.; free in the John Deere Auditorium in conjunction with the Quad-City Arts Visiting Artist Series. This original one-man show, written by Dugan, delves into the mind of the Civil War’s greatest general and uses gripping photographs and popular music of the era. The drama reflects Lee’s thoughts on April 9, 1865 before his historic meeting with General Grant.

Tuesday, Jan. 23

• “Introduction to Fiber Mosaics,” 10 a.m.-1 p.m.; $30 members; $35 non-members. Instructor Lori Miller will help participants discover an alternative method of mosaic art by working with a wide assortment of fabrics to create a colorful and textural fiber piece. Fiber mosaics can be matted and framed. Participants may bring a sack lunch. An additional $5 materials fee is payable to the instructor at the beginning of class. Registration is due Jan. 16. Call (563) 326-7804, extension 2045.

Saturday, Jan. 27

• “Highlights Tour,” 1 p.m.; free with paid admission or membership. Enjoy a docent-guided tour of the Figge's special exhibitions “Accidentally on Purpose: Improvisation in African Textiles and African-American Quilts.”
  
  

Saturday, Jan. 27

• “Wool Needle-Felting,” 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; $30 members; $35 non-members. Instructor Bonnie Grebner will lead participants in wool needle-felting techniques to make a small purse or handbag to keep or to give as a gift to someone special. Participants can add embroidery stitches to their designs for a signature style. Those attending can bring a sack lunch. An additional $15 materials fee is payable to the instructor at the beginning of class. Registration is due Jan. 19. Call (563) 326-7804, extension 2045.

Saturday, Jan. 27

• “Figure Drawing Marathon,” 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; $30 members and high school students; $40 non-members. Roxanne Westphal will facilitate the class. Bring your favorite drawing materials and spend the day drawing from the unclothed figure with other artists who share your interests. No instruction is given. All ability levels are welcome. Registration is due Jan. 19. Call (563) 326-7804, extension 2045.

Saturday, Jan. 27

• “Young Artists at the Figge” exhibit, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Features 75 framed works by elementary students from Muscatine Community Schools. The exhibit continues through Feb. 11. 

Tuesday, Jan. 30

• “Passport to Pastels,” 6-8:30 p.m.; $15 members; $20 non-members. Instructor Jane Koski will help participants learn to apply “painterly approaches” to drawings made with traditional soft pastels. Bring personal photographs and sketches to inspire new pastel works of art. Registration is due Jan. 23. Call (563) 326-7804, extension 2045, for registration and supply list information.

Current exhibitions include:

• “Adventures in a Temperate Climate: A Retrospective of Paintings by Martin Mull,” through Jan. 21, 2007. Characters that often mimic members of Mull's family are shown as cartoon figures interacting with other figures dressed in 1950s styles. Menacing figures sometimes are shown against suburban homes nestled amongst perfectly manicured greenery to reflect an underlying tension between what was perceived and what really existed in 1950s suburbia.
• “Accidentally on Purpose: Improvisation in African Textiles and African-American Quilts,” now through Feb 11, 2007. These textiles are distinguishable from the familiar European-American quilts because of their irregular patterns that sometimes have been misperceived as mistakes. This exhibition explores the relationship between African-American quilting, piecing, use of design and color and the cultural influences that link with textile making in Central and West Africa. The exhibition consists of 100 quilts and African textiles drawn from Eli Leon’s private collection.

Thank you,

Lynn Gingras-Taylor

Youth and Family Programs Coordinator

Figge Art Museum

(563) 326-7804 xt2006

lgtaylor@figgeartmuseum.org