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Outreach Presentations
Let the Museum Come to You
Can't get to the Museum? Explore the objects, ideas and insights of
Fuller Craft Museum’s most popular exhibitions through interactive
Outreach Presentations. Museum Educators can come to your school, community
organization or business and lead an interactive presentation that
can be supplemented with a related hands-on craft activity. Call Karin
Goodfellow at 508.588.6000 x112 for more information.
Choose from 3 presentations!
- Pulp Function - Paper art! Discover the history of paper
art while exploring myriad ways paper can lend itself as medium
for art making. You will create your own paper art inspired by
the show.
- Trashformations - From trash to art! Learn how 17 artists
use their imaginations to reconfigure ordinary objects into inventive
masterpieces. Hands-on activities allow you to make your own recycled
art.
- Quilts and Symmetry - Math in art! Learn how quilters use
patterns and symmetry in their creations. A no-sew mini “quilt” activity
lets you make your own creative design.
45-minute presentation, $100 (up to 25 people, $3 for each additional
person).
75-minute presentation with hands-on craft activity, $150 (up to 25
people, $5 for each additional person)
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Outreach Presentations
Artist Outreach Programs
Art ASPIRE
Free Guided Tours
[SENSE]ation Day
Meet the Maker Weekends
OBJECTively Speaking
Fuller Craft Ambassadors
Letterboxing
Scout Badge Workshops
Volunteer Opportunities
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Artist Outreach Workshops
Touch the art in Artist Outreach Workshops
Invite a Fuller Craft artist into your school, community organization
to lead a professional artist workshop tailored to your group. Choose
from Jewelry + Metal, Ceramics, Paper Craft, Mosaics and more. Call
Karin Goodfellow at 508.588.6000 x112 for more information.
2-hour workshop, $500 (12 person limit)
3-hour workshop, $700 (12 person limit)
All materials included. |
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Art ASPIRE
Art ASPIRE (After-School Programs Integrating Residencies and Education)
has offered high quality art programming to Fuller Craft Museum’s extensive
and diverse community by putting children in direct contact with professional
artists currently creating and showing work in New England. Call Karin
Goodfellow at 508.588.6000 x112 for more information.
Artist Residency
- Artists work with a consistent group
of up to fifteen youth over the course of the residency
to provide sequential art instruction in a particular
medium.
- Participating youth receive attentive
instruction and a hands-on learning experience that includes
exposure to professional materials, techniques and processes.
- Youth hone important life-skills such
as self-expression, discipline, collaborative working
and problem solving as they develop their work from inspiration
to reality.
Museum Visits
- Youth are invited, with the teaching
artist, to visit the Museum and tour the galleries
with Museum Educators.
Annual Exhibition
- The young artists’ experiences culminate
and are celebrated in an annual three-month exhibition
of their work at the Fuller Craft Museum.
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Free
Guided Tours
Saturdays, 2pm
Wednesdays, 5pm
Each Saturday at 2pm and Wednesday
at 5pm, explore our galleries with our knowledgeable Museum
Educators. Or if you would like to reserve a guided tour for
your group, please RSVP at least two weeks in advance. Special
fees do apply. Please call 508.588.6000 x125 or email registrations@fullercraft.org for
more information.
Request a Tour
Teachers, request a tour for your school or organization. Click here
to dowload the Tour Request Form, fill it out and mail or fax the form
to the Museum.
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[SENSE]ation Days
Fuller Craft celebrates three [SENSE]ation Day
family festivals each year which are focused on current exhibitions
at the Museum. Activities are developed to appeal to a variety
of ages. Children can create art projects, meet artists, view
performances and take kid-oriented tours of the exhibitions.
Look for more information on the Family
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Meet the
Maker Weekends
Get up close and personal
with the artists featured in Fuller Craft exhibitions. Meet
the Maker weekends feature lectures, studio visits, workshops
and demonstrations where you can learn more about the artist's
creative process. The next Meet the Maker
weekend will be in the spring. Visit the Family Events page
for updates.
image: Metalsmith Boris Bally
demonstrates raising a bowl from a street sign as part
of a Meet the Maker Weekend of events. |
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Fuller Craft
Ambassadors
The Fuller Craft Ambassadors
are a group of volunteers and Museum Educators who spread the
word about Fuller Craft Museum to community groups and organizations.
The Ambassadors take the Museum on the road, giving presentations
about the exciting exhibitions and events at Fuller Craft.
They bring along works of art from the Museum and let attendees
touch the art while wearing one of Fuller Craft's signature
white gloves.
To bring the Ambassadors to your group please call 508.588.6000 x118
or email communications@fullercraft.org.
Presentations from 20 minutes to 1 hour can be tailored to the interests
of your knitting group, rotary club, senior center or other community
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OBJECTively Speaking Series
The first Sunday of every
month at 2pm enjoy a lecture by an artist currently on exhibit
at Fuller Craft. OBJECTively Speaking is free with paid museum
admission. For a current schedule of OBJECTively Speaking topics
please visit the Lectures page.
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Letterboxing
Letterboxing
is a fun outdoor activity for the whole family. Download these
clues to help you search for six hidden "treasure" boxes on
the Fuller Craft Campus.
Fuller Craft Letterbox Clues (pdf)
Letterboxing 101 (pdf) |
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Scout Badge Workshops
Scouts
can have a tour and earn a badge! The Fuller Craft Museum offers
tours and workshops to provide an opportunity for scouts to
earn badges in art, metalwork, textile, woodwork, and more.
Please call 508.588.6000 x 125 or email registrations
@fullercraft.org for more information.
Scout Workshop prices
Tour + 1 hour workshop: $75 + $6 per scout for up to 12 scouts
Tour + 2 hour workshop: $150 + $10 per scout up to 12 scouts
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Volunteer Opportunities
There are a variety
of volunteer opportunities available at Fuller Craft. In
the Shop, Museum departments, or at special events, Fuller
Craft Museum has something for everyone. Internship opportunities
are available. For more information, please call 508.588.6000
x100 or email guestservices@fullercraft.org. |
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