| June 5, 2008
MAKE ART LIKE AN EGYPTIAN
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. - Scavenger hunts, pottery and clay sculpting, jewelrymaking and puzzles are just a
sampling of the fun activities fifth- and sixth-grade children will enjoy during the annual Egyptian Art Workshop for Kids at Cal State San Bernardino.
Held July 28-31, the workshop will run in two sessions, from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and from 3-6 p.m.
Children ages 11-13 will be hosted by the Robert V. Fullerton Art Museum at Cal State San Bernardino’s Visual Arts Center. The cost is $50 for general workshop admission or $40 for discounted workshop admission to CSUSB Alumni Association and Friends of the Museum members. The price includes snacks and drinks.
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Children make Clay Shabti’s in the 2007 Summer Egyptian Art Workshop for Kids.
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During their day, students also will be given workbooks and will have a chance to win prizes, go on a mock archeological dig, make art and learn more about Egyptian culture and history while enjoying the best permanent display of Ancient Egyptian antiquities on the West Coast.
Billie Sessions, a CSUSB art professor, will run the workshop, and Keith Brockie will give a guest lecture and demonstration.
To register, go to the art museum Web site at http://rvf-artmuseum.csusb.edu. Children may be registered right up to the day the workshop opens on July 28 as long as space is available.
For more information, call (909) 537-3374.
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