Families Connect

The Boston Center for the Arts invites parents and children ages five and older to participate in Families Connect at the BCA, an afternoon of workshops that foster creativity, self-expression and artistic development in a fun and nurturing environment.

For more information contact Cynthia Woo This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 617-426-1119

This month’s workshops will be based on Artadia, an exhibition featuring seven Boston-area artists. Together, families will explore concepts such as portraiture, identity and storytelling through art-looking and art-making activities inspired by these artists’ videos, photographs, paintings and drawings. Each participant will create piece of original artwork to take home with them!

April 3, 2010
1–2:30 PM, repeats at 3–4:30 PM
Workshops held at the Mills Gallery
551 Tremont St., Boston, MA 02116

Workshops are free, though space is limited. Pre-register by contacting Cynthia Woo at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 617.426.1119. Please leave your name, the name(s) and age(s) of the participating child(ren) and contact information.

Photos from the December 5th Families Connect

Visual Arts Activity:
Participants will further explore the concept of the never ending loop by creating their own mobius strips. In addition, they will decorate these mobius strips, curious surfaces with only only edge and one singular surface, and transform them into their own works of art.

Theater Activities:
After identifying the concept of a loop or a circle in the exhibit students will be presented with theater activities that illustrate how loops can also be made with their own bodies and voices both individually and as a group. We will explore a number of activities, one of which is creating a human cats cradle with the giant loop of caution tape.