Coinciding with the Feast Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe, Día de la Familia is sponsored by a grant from the Oregon Arts Commission
EUGENE, Ore. -- (November 19, 2014) – The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art invites families to spend a fun-filled day at the museum enjoying free family-friendly activities at Día de la Familia on Saturday, December 13, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Supported by a grant from the Oregon Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency, Día de la Familia coincides with the Feast Day of the Virgin Guadalupe.
Art activities include creating pre-Columbian pendants with artist Sam Becerra, musical instrument making, ex-voto painting, and holiday card printmaking.
Performances, scheduled throughout the day, include music by Springfield High School's Mariachi del Sol, story time with the Eugene Public Library in English and Spanish and the JSMA’s Dragon Puppet Theatre will perform “El Tigre y El Padre.” Family-friendly museums tours will be offered in English and Spanish.
“Our free family days provide visitors with family-centered activities where they can make art, explore the galleries and enjoy watching performances together,” says Lisa Abia-Smith, JSMA Director of Education. “Thanks to a grant from the Oregon Arts Commission, we are delighted to be able to bring today’s event to the community in Spanish and English.”
Schedule of Events
11 am – 3 pm Free Art Activities
Pre-Colombian pendants with Sam Becerra
Musical instrument making and ex-voto paintings
Holiday card printmaking and murals
11:30 am Museum Tour - Tours available in Spanish and English
12:20 pm JSMA Dragon Puppet Theatre will perform El Tigre y El Padre
1:00 pm Eugene Public Library Story Time
2:00 and 2:30 pm Springfield High School’s Mariachi del Sol
About the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art
The University of Oregon's Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art is a premier Pacific Northwest museum for exhibitions and collections of historic and contemporary art based in a major university setting. The mission of the museum is to enhance the University of Oregon’s academic mission and to further the appreciation and enjoyment of the visual arts for the general public. The JSMA features significant collections galleries devoted to art from China, Korea, Japan, America, Europe and elsewhere as well as changing special exhibition galleries. The JSMA is one of six museums in the state of Oregon—and the only university museum--accredited by the American Alliance of Museums.
The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art is located on the University of Oregon campus at 1430 Johnson Lane. Museum hours are 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesdays, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays through Sundays. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for senior citizens. Free admission is given to ages 18 and under, JSMA members, college students with ID, and University of Oregon faculty, staff and students. For information, contact the JSMA, 541-346-3027.
About the University of Oregon
The University of Oregon is among the 108 institutions chosen from 4,633 U.S. universities for top-tier designation of "Very High Research Activity" in the 2010 Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. The UO also is one of two Pacific Northwest members of the Association of American Universities.
Contact: Debbie Williamson Smith, 541-346-0942, debbiews@uoregon.edu
Links: Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, http://jsma.uoregon.edu
