Category Archives: kids

Weekender: Aug. 4-5

•Squallis Puppeteers’ ‘Elephant’s Child’ Saturday, Aug. 4 770 Eastern Pkwy. • 636-1974 squallispuppeteers.com $5; 1 p.m. Masters of imagination Squallis Puppeteers are going back to basics with their take on Rudyard Kipling’s classic “The Elephant’s Child,” the story of a baby elephant whose insatiable curiosity leads to a run-in with a crocodile (and, ultimately, an extra-long [...]

Animecon @ Louisville Free Public Library

Aug. 3-4 Louisville Free Public Library 301 York St. lfpl.org Free; 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (Fri.), 2-4 p.m. (Sat.) Tired of dropping off your teens at the pool or the mall? Sure, school is just around the corner, but before then, the Louisville Free Public Library is offering up Animecon 9 — the annual Japanese-style animation [...]

“Working Together” community art project

Art therapist Jennifer Leach has organized a community art project with the children from the Shelby Park Community Center. They have created a 100-link decorative chain entitled “Working Together.” Small portions of the chain are being displayed this week through Saturday, July 21 at 11 local businesses and organizations. By the end of next week, the [...]

Family Fun Workshop at Carnegie

Pre-registration is required. The Carnegie Center for Art and History, 201 E. Spring St. in New Albany, 812-944-7336, is hosting a “Free Family Fun Workshop: Hanging Glass Sculptures” on Saturday, July 14 from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. They will be making Hanging Glass Sculptures using colored glass and several types of wire (please bring two wire [...]

Where’s Waldo? @ Various locations

Through July 29 Various locations 896-6950 For a man who is so tall and wears bright colors, it’s amazing how many times Waldo gets lost. But people have been searching for Waldo since 1987 — when Martin Handford debuted the “Where’s Waldo?” children’s book that challenged readers to find Waldo in various street scenes. Since [...]

LVAA’s “Art Buffet” at Louisville Free Public Library

The Louisville Visual Art Association, 896-2146, and the Louisville Free Public Library, 574-1611, are presenting “Art Buffet,” a series of free family drop-in art workshop for all ages. They’re celebrating the 83rd birthday of author and illustrator Eric Carle (known for The Very Hungry Caterpillar; Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?) on Saturday, [...]

K.A.S. Gallery Camp

Register your child for 1/2 a day or a full day of camp at K.A.S. Gallery, Mellwood Arts & Entertainment Center, 614-5733. Your child will start his or her day at 8:30 a.m. with a 30-minute yoga class by a registered yoga instructor. At 9:15 a.m., we will get your child moving with a dance [...]

Father’s Day workshop for kids at KMAC

Registration required. The Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, 715 W. Main St., 589-0102, has planned a workshop called “Wooden Boats and Floats” on Saturday, June 16 from 1-3 p.m. The workshop is suitable for parents and children ages 4 and up, and cost is $28 for KMAC Members/$33 for non-members.

Weekend visual art events

The Mellwood Art and Entertainment Center, 1860 Mellwood Ave.,  is holding its Second Saturday Demo Day at Mellwood on Saturday, June 9 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Mellwood shops are open from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and the restaurant from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. K.A.S Gallery will also be featuring art in the courtyard.  At 9 am parents [...]

Family Fun Workshop at Carnegie

Reservations required. The Carnegie Center for Art and History’s next “Family Fun Workshop” is on Saturday, June 9, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Participants will be making Apple Paperweights for Father’s Day using red and brown felt, silk flower leaves, beans, hot glue, and regular glue. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Suggested ages 2-12. Please [...]

LVAA’s children’s classes are finalist in national competition

The Louisville Visual Art Association’s Children’s Fine Art Classes has been chosen as a finalist for National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award for the second year in a row. NAHYPA is the Nation’s highest honor for out-of-school arts and humanities programs that celebrate the creativity of America’s young people, particularly those from underserved communities. [...]

“Free Family Fun Workshop: Mother’s Day Braided Fabric Rugs” at Carnegie

Pre-registration is required. The Carnegie Center for Art and History, 201 E. Spring St. in New Albany, 812-944-7336, is hosting “Free Family Fun Workshop: Mother’s Day Braided Fabric Rugs” on Saturday, May 12 from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Please bring a sewing needle for each child. They will provide the fabric, but families can bring any interesting [...]

Free Family Fun Workshop at Carnegie

Pre-registration is required. The next Free Family Fun Workshop on Saturday April 14 from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. is at the Carnegie Center for Art and History, 201 E. Spring St. in New Albany, 812-944-7336 is making recycled CD fish for Earth Day. Please bring 2 old CD’s or CD-ROM’s for each child. Children must be accompanied by [...]

KMAC has drop-in workshops for kids during Spring Break

The Education Department at the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, 715 W. Main St., 589-0102, will host a series of drop-in workshops for children during Spring Break week from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. each day. The whole family is invited to drop in and spend 20-30 minutes creating a unique piece of art. The workshop [...]

Spring (for Art) Break at LVAA

Pre-registration required. The Louisville Visual Art Association, 3005 River Rd., is hosting classes for students off during spring break. All classes are April 9-13. 4-6 grades: Mixed Media Arts, 6-8 grades: Art Through the Ages, 9-12 grades: Experimenting with Cyanotypes.

Faberge Easter Egg Gourd workshop at KMAC

Registration required. The Education Department at the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, 715 W. Main St., 589-0102, has planned a workshop for all skill levels to make a Faberge Easter Egg Gourd on Saturday, April 7 from 1-3 p.m. Led by instructor Patrice Will, participants will learn to create beautiful Faberge-inspired ornaments from gourds. [...]

“Embroidery Fun” at Carnegie

Pre-registration required. The Carnegie Center, 201 E. Spring St. in New Albany, is hosting “Embroidery Fun” (for ages 9-12) from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. on Saturdays April 7, 14, 21 and 28. Taught by Jonna Frakes, students will learn and practice four beginning embroidery stitches to create a design on fabric, which will be transformed into a hand-crafted pillow [...]

Dinosaurs! @ Louisville Zoo

March 31-July 31 Louisville Zoo 1100 Trevilian Way · 459-2181 louisvillezoo.org $5; 10 a.m.-7 p.m. The hisses, chirps, snorts and growls you usually hear at the Louisville Zoo will be drowned out this summer by the roars of creatures that have long been deceased. Don’t start imagining that tiger zombies from another dimension will overrun [...]

Weekend visual art events

PYRO Gallery, 624 W. Main St., is hosting a SWAN Day Celebration on Saturday, March 31 at 2 p.m. SWAN (Support Women Artists Now) features female artists ranging in age from teens to 60s presenting a wide range of work in the visual arts, poetry, narrative, dance, music and theater. The Louisville Visual Art Association, [...]

Summer Studio Art Camps at the Speed

The Speed Art Museum, 634-2974, 2035 S. Third St., will have Summer Studio Art Camps for children ages 6-13. Members can now enroll, with non-member registration beginning on April 2. Visit their website for more information on the summer camps.