For Immediate
Release
September 8, 2009
Media Contact:
Amy Mannarino
410-547-9000, ext. 277
amannarino@thewalters.org
Family Programs and Walk-In Tours Complement the Special Exhibition Heroes: Mortals and Myths In Ancient Greece
Baltimore—The Walters Art Museum is pleased to present a full slate of programming related to the special exhibition Heroes: Mortals and Myths in Ancient Greece on view Oct. 11, 2009-Jan. 3, 2010.
Children & Family Programs
To register for family programs, visit www.thewalters.org, call 410-547-9000, ext. 300 or email familyprograms@thewalters.org (unless otherwise noted).
Free Family Festival of Champions
Date: Saturday, October 24, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Price: Free
Ages: All ages
Victory call! Heroes and heroines unite during this epic family festival. Plenty
of entertaining fun for kids of all ages!
Drop-In Art Activities
Date: Every Saturday & Sunday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Price: Free
Ages: All ages
Location:Family Art Center
Drop-in for thematic art-making experiences in the Walters' art studios.
Artkids Preschool Programs
These 90-minute, hands-on programs combine a story, a short tour and an art activity.
Price:Free, online pre-registration required
Age:For ages 3-5 and their favorite adult
Location:Family Art Center
Little Stone Buddha by K.T. Hao
Dates: November 3, 4, 7 or 14, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
Superdog: The Heart of a Hero by Caralyn Buehner
Dates: December 1, 2, 5 or 12, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
Walk, Wonder & Create Family Tours
Price: Free, online pre-registration required
Age: For ages 6-8 and their favorite adult
Location: Meet in Family Art Center
Date: Saturday, November 21, 11-11:45 a.m., Hackerman Hike
Date: Saturday, December 19, 11-11:45 a.m., Hunt for Heroes
Art Tots Programs
Price:Free, online pre-registration required
Age:For ages 2-3 and their favorite adult
Location:Family Art Center
Each class will introduce toddlers to art and the museum through age-appropriate activities.
Date: Tuesday, November 24, 10-11 a.m., Counting Koi
Date: Tuesday, December 22, 10-11 a.m., Strong Stuff
Scout Museum Days
Girl scouts, cub scouts and brownies can earn badges while traveling back in time to ancient Greece.
Price:$10 per scout, online pre-registration
required
Age:For 1st-6th grade scouts
Location:Meet at Charles Street Entrance, Sculpture Court
Dates: Saturdays, November 7 and 14; Sunday, November 8, 1-3 p.m.
Visit www.thewalters.org for more information.
Adult Programs
To register for adult programs, visit www.thewalters.org, call 410-547-9000, ext. 238 or email adultprograms@thewalters.org (unless otherwise noted).
Lectures
Opening Day Talk—Heroes: Mortals and Myths in Ancient Greece
Date: Sunday, October 11, 2 p.m.
Price: Free
Location: Graham Auditorium
Sabine Albersmeier, Former Associate Curator of
Ancient Art, at The Walters Art Museum examines the role of heroes in ancient
Greek society and today.
That Sweet (Camp) Serenity of the Trojan War, or How Not to Launch a Thousand Ships
Date: Thursday, October 15, 7 p.m.
Price:Free to members and college community members
with a school ID; non-members $5
James
I. Deutsch, Program Curator, Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural
Heritage Explore "camp" thoughts about the 1956 epic film, Helen of Troy.
Medusa's Daughter: Today's Heroine in Graphic Novels
Date: Sunday, November 1, 3 p.m.
Price: Members free; non-members $10; students $5
Location: Graham Auditorium
Author Jonathon Scott Fuqua; artist/graphic
novel illustrator Steven Parke
Don't miss this lecture, reception and book-signing featuring Jonathon Scott Fuqua
and Steven Parke
Lunch & Learn: Heroes Lost and Found�The Funding of a Major Exhibition
Date: Thursday, November 5, 12:15-1:15 p.m.
Price: Free
Location:Graham Auditorium
Up, Up and Oy Vey: How Jewish History, Culture, and Values Shaped the Comic Book Superhero
Date: Sunday, November 8, 2 p.m.
Price:Members free; non-members and students $10
Location:Graham Auditorium
Rabbi Simcha Weinstein,
author
Author of Up, Up and
Oy Vey: How Jewish History, Culture, and Values Shaped the Comic Book Superhero (2006), Rabbi Simcha Weinstein will discuss
the relevance of a hero in film and life as created by co-authors Jerome Siegel and Joseph Shuster during the rise of
fascism in 1930s Europe. A reception follows the book signing.
Heroes: Mortals and Myths in Ancient Greece
Date: Wednesday, November 11, 1 p.m.
Price:Free
Location:The Pikesville Library, 1301 Reisterstown
Rd., Pikesville, MD 21208
Molly Edgar, Senior Lecturer, The Walters Art Museum
Come learn about warriors, demigods, athletes and ordinary people
transfigured by art and literature
into cult figures and role models for contemporary societies. Sponsored by
The Friends of the Pikesville Library
The 29th Annual Theodore L. Low Lecture: "I'm Having an Art Attack!"
Date: Sunday, November 15, 2 p.m.
Price:Free;
pre-registration highly recommended
Location:Graham Auditorium
Lee Sandstead, art historian
and host of the Travel Channel's Art Attack with Lee Sandstead
During his illustrated presentation, Sandstead will discuss the Heroes exhibition with the same drama and excitement seen in his show Art Attack.
The Annual Theodore L. Low Lecture honors the memory of Theodore Low, director of education and public programs at the Walters for more than thirty years. He was one of the first art educators to advocate for the importance of audiences and community in the life and mission of the museum.
Lunch & Learn: Heroes "Pecha Kucha" Style
Date: Thursday, December 3, 12:15-1:15 p.m.
Price:Free
Location:Graham Auditorium
Hear unique presentations from speakers from all walks of life, each exploring the precise ingredients that exemplify what it means to be a hero. Pecha Kucha provides speakers with a public platform to share their thoughts by projecting 20 images, shown for 20 seconds each. Vote for your favorite speakers online, who will then be invited to speak at the Walters.
Heroic Measures: The Role of an Exhibition Team
Date: Sunday, December 6, 12 p.m.
Price:Free; pre-registration recommended
Location:Graham Auditorium
Helene Coccagna, Walters Curatorial Assistant, Walters Senior Conservator
of Objects Conservation; Laura Yoder, Walters Assistant Exhibitions Designer
What does it take to research, select, restore and showcase ancient objects? Panelists will explain their roles in making the Heroes exhibition possible.
Entertainment
College Night: Bods, Bop and Brigitte Bardot
Date: Thursday, October 15, 6-10 p.m.Price: Free, pre-registration is recommended; open to college students and faculty with valid ID
Expect a lively night that won't disappoint!� Visit www.thewalters.org for details.
First Fridays at the Walters—Heroes: Mortals and Myths in Ancient Greece
Date: Friday, November 6, 5:30-8:30 p.m.
Price: Free
Enjoy a dynamic evening of Greek culture, music and performance.
The Art of Reading Book Club
Date:Sunday, November 15, 3 p.m.
Price:Members free; non-members $5
Location: Parlor, 5 West Mount Vernon Place
Helen of Troy: A Novel by Margaret George, Penguin Group USA (2007)
Tours
Special Heroes Exhibition Tour: I'm having a Heroes Art Attack!
Date: Saturday, November 14, 5 p.m.�
Price:Members
$20; non-members $30
Location:Meet at the Centre Street inner lobby at 4:50 p.m.
Lee Sandstead, art historian and host of the
Travel Channel's Art Attack with Lee Sandstead
This "limited enrollment" gallery talk will offer participants the rare opportunity of a personal tour of Heroes. Register early… this unique tour with celebrity host Lee Sandstead will only happen once!
Heroes Weekend Walk-In Tours
Dates: Sunday, October 25, 2 p.m. and Saturday, October 31, 11 a.m.
Price: Free
Location: Meet at the Centre Street lobby
Workshop
Traditional Artists Methods Workshop
Date: Wednesday, October 21, 6-9 p.m.
Price:Members $30; non-members $60; pre-registration
required
Location: Studios A and B
Elissa O'Loughlin, Senior
Paper Conservator, The Walters Art Museum
Learn to prepare your own scratchboard, an ancient drawing technique, and explore motifs used in the creation of the Greek masterpiece.
Community Events
Contact Art on Purpose at 410-243-4750 for more information.
A Thousand Ships
Date: Sunday, October 25, 2-5 p.m.
Price: Free
Location: Centre Street, 4th floor, 2-3 p.m.; Auditorium 3-4 p.m.; Renaissance Court 4-5 p.m.
Join community arts group Art on Purpose in celebration of an exhibition honoring twelve "heroes" of Baltimore City public schools. Listen to presentations by Andres Alonso, CEO of Baltimore City Public Schools, and Helene Coccagna, curatorial assistant for Heroes, the Walters' special exhibition that inspired A Thousand Ships.
Twenty Years of Wandering
Date: Sunday, December 6 and 13, 2-5 p.m.
Price: Free
Location: Centre Street, 4th floor, 2-3 p.m.; Auditorium 3-4 p.m.; Renaissance Court 4-5 p.m.
Join community arts group Art on Purpose in celebration of an exhibition relating to the Odysseus-like journeys of immigrants and the homeless. Listen to presentations by Gustavo Torres, founding director of CASA de Maryland, Jeff Singer, director of Healthcare for the Homeless and Helene Coccagna, curatorial assistant for the Walters' special exhibition that inspired Twenty Years of Wandering.
Please note: All programs are subject to change. Please consult the museum's Web site at http://thewalters.org prior to the date of the program to confirm.
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