family friendly

Young At Art Goes Online – Fables


Online Event
Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at 2 PM CST
Price: Free

On the second Tuesday of the month Young At Art goes online! Preschool-aged kiddos can join-in with a parent/caregiver for a reading of a Caldecott Award-winning picture book and related art project using materials found around the home. This month the featured book will be “Fables” by Arnold Lobel.

This is a pre-recorded 15 to 20 minute free video series for 3-6 year olds is posted on the DuMA YouTube and Facebook profile at 2 pm the day of the event

Second Saturdays – Turnt Kidz TK

Online Event
Saturday, March 13, 2021 at 1 PM CST
Price: Free
Join us for a vibrant hip hop dance performance by the Turnt Kidz TK.

Turnt Kidz TK, are a non for profit hip hop dance group for young youth in Dubuque Iowa directed by Renee Dunn.
Second Saturdays is a free and family-oriented programming that occurs every second Saturday of the month at 1 PM. Second Saturdays feature culturally-diverse performing arts, acts, and suggested hands-on art activities that the entire family will enjoy.

This pre-recorded program will be posted on the DuMA Facebook profile and YouTube channel.

Generously sponsored by Mediacom

2021 Winter Arts Snow Sculpting Competition

 

Washington Park
Feb 10 at 8 AM CST – Feb 13 at 4 PM CST
Price: Free · Duration: 3 days

This free, family-friendly event is brought to you by the Dubuque Museum of Art, in partnership with the City of Dubuque’s Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs and Winterfun, Inc. This event is also made possible by the generous support of our corporate sponsor, Barton Wealth Management.

Sculpting will take place Wednesday through noon on Saturday, with teams working day and night to turn blocks of 288 cubic feet of snow into masterful works of art. The winning team will have the opportunity to represent the state at the 2022 U.S. National Snow Sculpting Competition in Lake Geneva, WI.

Sculptors begin their work on Wednesday, February 10 and have through noon on Saturday to transform their 288 cubic feet block of snow into a work of art. The public is invited to visit the park to view the progress throughout the week.

Due to COVID-19 concerns, the Saturday afternoon family-event will shift to safer, socially distanced or home-based opportunities including alternate methods for people’s choice voting, sharing of suggested at-home snow sculpting activities, and promotion of drive-by or socially distanced on foot viewing of the completed pieces.
For additional event information please go to https://www.cityofdubuque.org/…/Winter-Arts-Snow… and
https://dbqart.org/winterarts

WINTER ARTS – 2020 Snow Sculpting Competition

Saturday, February 8th
12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Washington Park (Across from the Museum)
FREE

The Dubuque Museum of Art and the City of Dubuque Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs are pleased to partner to present the 2020 Winter Arts Snow Sculpting Festival, a free community event.

The public will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite sculpture for a People’s Choice Award. A State of Iowa award winner will be selected by a local jury and will advance to the US National Snow Sculpting Competition in Lake Geneva, Wis. Both winners will be announced at the event at 3:45 p.m.

The community snow sculpting portion of the event offers the public an opportunity to sculpt as well, either as a team or individually. Community teams or individuals of any age interested in creating snow sculptures of their own will have access to a number of designated blocks. Tools will be provided. Those interested in carving snow should wear clothing appropriate for the weather.

The Dubuque Museum of Art will offer free admission and tours of the current exhibits during the event. The Glab Family Art Studio will be open with lots of hands-on activities for all ages.

Hot beverages and food will be available for purchase on site, courtesy of Frosted N’ Filled and Happi Hibachi

The event is supported through in-kind contributions from Sundown Mountain Resort, Jamar Pattern., and Truck Country and is a sanctioned Winterfun, Inc. contest.

For additional information, or questions on event schedule changes, visit www.cityofdubuque.org/winterarts or contact the Dubuque Museum of Art at 563.557.1851.

Pumpkin Prints

Pumpkin Prints, Instructor: Hana Velde

Thurs, Nov 21, 4:00 -4:50pm

Ages 10-14

Cost: $10 Members and $15 Guests

Materials included

After a tour of Arthur Geisert’s Pumpkin Island etchings, we will head down to the classroom to create our own unique pumpkin prints using monotype and glue line printing processes.

DuMA Family Art Carnival

Step right up for a creative community event for all ages! Free outdoor art activities, gallery tours, family art studio adventures and ice cream treats. Hy-Vee Grill available for purchase. Guaranteed to put smiles on the faces of the young and young at heart.

Sponsored By: U.S. Bank and Mediacom

Dubuquefest: DuMA Art Tent

DuMA will be hosting an art activity area during Dubuquefest in Washington park, Saturday, May 18 from 10 am – 5 pm and Sunday, May 19 from 10 am – 4 pm.

Visitors to the Dubuque Museum of Art’s kids’ art tent will have a chance to upcycle cardboard into several imaginative, unique, and useful projects.  From marionette puppets to cardboard cityscapes, treasure boxes to miniature pirate ships, come explore how recycled materials have unlimited creative potential!

In addition, the Museum will be open extended hours on Saturday, May 18th, from 10 AM – 4 PM.

 

Community/Family Day

This free event will also feature live performances by two Dubuque arts and cultural organizations, along with guided tours of the exhibition, refreshments, and hands-on art activities. The lineup and schedule includes:

-Performance by Dubuque’s Dreaming Allegiance: 1 p.m.

–Junior Famous Dead Artist Matinee: Renee Tyler performing as artist Elizabeth Catlett, 2:15 p.m. A glimpse into the life of African American artist Elizabeth Catlett who explored themes relating to race and social activism in her sculpture, paintings, and prints. Catlett was a student of Grant Wood and among the first MFA graduates from the University of Iowa, which recently named a dormitory hall in her honor.

-Performance by the Dubuque Dream Center Gospel Choir & Dance Troupe: 3 pm

The exhibition and Free Community Day are sponsored by American Trust & Savings Bank and their Junior Banker program. Additional support was provided by Runde Auto Group, which is sponsoring free admission to the DuMA on Saturday mornings during the Dubuque Winter Farmers’ Market.

African American Art in the 20th Century continues at DuMA through April 21, 2019.

Loïs Mailou Jones, Moon Masque, 1971, oil and collage on canvas. Smithsonian American Art Museum, bequest of the artist.

K-8 Student Art Opening

Celebrate the work of young Dubuque artists in kindergarten through 8th grade.
Art work will be displayed March 25 – April 14.

Family and guardians of the young artists may see the student work without purchasing museum admission, simply mention you are here to see the K-8 exhibit to the front desk attendant.