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[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"40014","attributes":{"class":"media-image","typeof":"foaf:Image","style":"","alt":"Art Studio"}}]]We're highlighting Playscape's top ten features as we prepare for the gallery's grand opening on August 31! But what makes the new Playscape different? Check out the Introduction to Playscape blog post to learn how the re-envisioned space will be just what you’ve been waiting for. Then read on to see what makes the new Art Studio so special!
Toddlers and preschoolers love creating, and the environment in the Art Studio will inspire this creativity with a changing array of materials and visual prompts. Your family will be able to use the materials to explore the process of creating art, using hands-on activity tables. It's the perfect environment to watch as children approach art-making in different ways—expressing their ideas through painting, sculpting, cutting, crafting with clay, and more.
Beyond exploring the art materials, your family will be surrounded by beautiful art and material displays in the studio, allowing you to talk with your child about their thoughts about a work of art or object. Be inspired by the colors in the Color Array, a display of various shapes, colors, authentic art materials, and natural objects that are arranged in glass and ceramic vases.
There are two guided art programs every day that allow children to explore authentic materials and be inspired by objects in nature and the artwork in the studio. Whether or not you take part in a planned program, there will always be materials on hand for you to experiment with artistic processes.
For even more Playscape fun, check out the photos and videos in the Behind the Scenes Playscape Construction blog post!
Playscape is made possible through lead gift support of PNC Foundation, with additional support provided by The Efroymson Family Fund, a CICF Fund, W.B. Fortune, the Joseph F. and G. Marlyne Sexton Family, The Children’s Museum Guild, the Harlan Family Foundation, the Ruth Lilly Philanthropic Foundation, Jane and Steve Marmon, Jerry and Elsie Martin, Randall and Deborah Tobias, and Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital at St.Vincent.
