In response to the emergency situation regarding COVID-19, the museum is temporarily closed. All public programs and tours have been canceled through the end of May. Please check back for updates.
Meanwhile, stay engaged with us through our at-home art activities, listed below and on our social media pages (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter).
Please Note:
– Our Pearls of Art Gala, originally scheduled for March 21st, has been postponed to June 27, 2020. Read more by clicking here. –
– The annual Student Art Contest has been canceled for 2020. –
Meanwhile, stay engaged with us through our at-home art activities, listed below and on our social media pages (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter).
Please Note:
– Our Pearls of Art Gala, originally scheduled for March 21st, has been postponed to June 27, 2020. Read more by clicking here. –
– The annual Student Art Contest has been canceled for 2020. –
PEARL AT HOME
When one door closes, another door opens! The Pearl Fincher Museum’s newest door, Pearl at Home, is a virtual gateway for you and your family to interact with each other through art! Our "Pearl at Home" art projects are designed for ages 5 and up, and can be completed with easily-accessible art materials or items found around the home. Look for new projects to be released each Tuesday and Thursday. Click the button below to learn more!
HOME ART CHALLENGE
We invite you to take part in our Home Art Challenge this week:
Have fun drawing with pencil and creating portraits of those in your household in this week's Pearl Home Art Challenge! Experiment with pencil techniques. Play with incorporating more or less details for a realistic, minimalist, or abstract composition. Enjoy the process of having your subject sit for you or of working from a photograph you have taken.
Need a tip or two for this challenge? Study the distinctive shapes of the features before starting to draw them, and take note of the proportions for their placement. You may find it helpful to consider the following approximate proportions: eyes are located halfway down the head, and they are separated by the length of one eye; the head is five eye-lengths wide; and the face is three times the length of the nose.
To determine the nose and mouth shape and placement, look to see where the outer edges of the nostrils and of the lips line up with your subject's eyes. Of course for an abstract composition, you can always create your own proportions. Make the experience more fun by having members of the household draw each other!
The Pearl Home Art Challenge is for all ages and skill levels. Share your results on our Facebook page, or on Instagram or Twitter using #pearlartchallenge.
Have fun drawing with pencil and creating portraits of those in your household in this week's Pearl Home Art Challenge! Experiment with pencil techniques. Play with incorporating more or less details for a realistic, minimalist, or abstract composition. Enjoy the process of having your subject sit for you or of working from a photograph you have taken.
Need a tip or two for this challenge? Study the distinctive shapes of the features before starting to draw them, and take note of the proportions for their placement. You may find it helpful to consider the following approximate proportions: eyes are located halfway down the head, and they are separated by the length of one eye; the head is five eye-lengths wide; and the face is three times the length of the nose.
To determine the nose and mouth shape and placement, look to see where the outer edges of the nostrils and of the lips line up with your subject's eyes. Of course for an abstract composition, you can always create your own proportions. Make the experience more fun by having members of the household draw each other!
The Pearl Home Art Challenge is for all ages and skill levels. Share your results on our Facebook page, or on Instagram or Twitter using #pearlartchallenge.
A portrait by Hans Schwarz (German), ca. 1516, 9 x 7 inches, Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Click the button below to see a list of all Pearl Home Art Challenges:
HIGHLIGHTS FROM OUR CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
Click the button below to explore works highlighted on our online tour of the Pearl's current exhibitions:
VIRTUAL TOUR VIDEOS
Take a stroll through our galleries from the comfort of your own home!
Click below to take one of our Pearl Virtual Tours, and stay tuned for new ones coming soon:
Virtual Tour Video – The John Cooper School: Fused Glass Fish
Virtual Tour Videos – Stitched: Contemporary Quilt Art from the International Quilt Festival Collection
Part 1 • Part 2 • Part 3
Virtual Tour Video – Lesley Humphrey: Saved by a Horse
Click below to take one of our Pearl Virtual Tours, and stay tuned for new ones coming soon:
Virtual Tour Video – The John Cooper School: Fused Glass Fish
Virtual Tour Videos – Stitched: Contemporary Quilt Art from the International Quilt Festival Collection
Part 1 • Part 2 • Part 3
Virtual Tour Video – Lesley Humphrey: Saved by a Horse
We are committed to the well-being of those we serve and ask that you continue your generous support of our organization through this difficult period.
Now enrolling for Summer Art Camp 2020: Arctic Explorations!
Click HERE for details and to register
Click HERE for details and to register
Upcoming Events
Pearls of Art Gala:
Une fête dans le Jardin de Monet
Saturday, March 21, 2020 - Postponed to June 27, 2020
Read the full announcement by clicking HERE
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The Revaire
Click HERE to learn more and to purchase tickets, tables, and sponsorships
Une fête dans le Jardin de Monet
Saturday, March 21, 2020 - Postponed to June 27, 2020
Read the full announcement by clicking HERE
at
The Revaire
Click HERE to learn more and to purchase tickets, tables, and sponsorships