Spread the Joy!

Due to the current state of affairs, many feel isolated in hospitals and care facilities with limited or no visitors, including children. Dayton Children’s hospital is encouraging community members to send patients e-cards through their website, as a way to spread joy during this difficult time. Visit their website to choose from 3 different rainbow designs and include a special message for a patient!

Click here to access the patient cards »

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The Way Things Go

If you need a creativity booster, check out this cool art video by Swiss artists Peter Fischli and David Weiss! They use everyday objects to create a chain reaction that ultimately results in the completion of a simple task.

https://youtu.be/fXo7YUP-J3w

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Ms. Wise’s Artatory

We read about Ms. Wise’s Artatory in the Springfield News-Sun and were so excited to hear about the work she’s doing!

This Possum elementary school teacher is sharing creative ideas and projects with her students while school is unexpectedly out of session. Art can be very cathartic during difficult times, and is needed now more than ever.

Explore her Facebook page for some creative activities you can work on at home!

Visit here Facebook page here »

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Step-by Step for Making a Linoleum Relief Print

In relief printmaking, an image is printed and raised from the surface. Artists remove pieces of the surface using gouges, leaving what’s left to be printed on paper – similar to a stamp. You may also hear this referred to as “block printing” and you can use a variety of materials as your “block” such as linoleum, wood, rubber, or even styrofoam. Once the image is carved, ink is applied using a roller (or brayer) and then paper is placed over the top of the image and run through a printing press, or hand-pressed. The result is a mirror image of the design on your block.

Download a pdf step-by-step guide here »

If you do create your own piece, we would love to see them! Leave your print in the comments and/or make sure to tag us using #MomentsforJoy #smoa

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Flowers for Friends

We’re so happy to see other museums supporting each other during these tough times, and we want to jump on the #MuseumBouquet train! Sending these lovely Edna Boies Hopkins flowers to our neighboring institutions, The Dayton Art Institute and Columbus Museum of Art. We will all get through this together! Check out the #MuseumBouquet hashtag to see prints and paintings of flowers art museums have been sharing to brighten everyone’s day.

Zinnias and Sweet William by Edna Boies Hopkins, watercolor on paper, c. 1914-1915.

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Cards for Everyone!

With several artists on staff, we realize that art is an effective coping mechanism during rocky times. We wanted to make handmade cards to send out to local area nursing homes along with exhibit posters and postcards. Kelley, Casey, and Elizabeth created relief prints by carving into a piece of linoleum, and then hand-pressing it onto cardstock. Watch out for a step-by-step guide to create your own relief print at home!

While we are temporarily closed, we commit to a “Moments for Joy” online campaign. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram where we will regularly present posts that we hope bring joy, wonder, and a moment to de-stress. Please join us!

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Show Us Your pet!

“There’s no need for a piece of sculpture in a home that has a cat.” –Wesley Bates

It appears that someone is benefiting from this social distancing while we stay home: our pets! During this challenging time, they provide some much needed joy. How are your pets spending their quarantine? Comment a photo of your beloved companions below, or tag us using #momentsforjoy

While we are temporarily closed, we commit to a “Moments for Joy” online campaign. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram where we will regularly present posts that we hope bring joy, wonder, and a moment to de-stress. Please join us!

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« Charley Harper | BIRDWATCHER | serigraph on paper | 13 x 10″ | 1975 | Gift of Mr. Kenneth C. Tregilus

Signs of Spring

Our deer friends came back for a visit, the daffodils are in bloom…. We’re taking the joyful moments wherever we can find them.

Happy Sunday, everyone!

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Online Scavenger Hunt from the Permanent Collection

Click on the Collection tab above to complete this scavenger hunt. You may need to use some close-looking skills to find some of the items. Let us know on our social media when you have found all of the objects and which object was your favorite.

Red balloons (Randolph H. Deer | “CAROUSEL” THE MUSICAL)
A black cat (Mary Francis Merrill | LADY WITH CATS)
Sheets hanging on a clothes line (James Roy Hopkins | LAUNDRY ON THE LINE)
Baby in a cradle (Elizabeth Nourse | INTERIEUR BRETON A PENMARCH)
A tornado (John Steuart Curry | JOHN BROWN)
A child’s coloring book (Alice Schille | PORTRAIT OF LUCIA MOUAT |)
A peeled banana (Henry Church, Jr. | STILL LIFE)
Beach umbrellas (Beatrice Whitney Van Ness | OGUNQUIT BEACH SCENE)
Sunflowers (Tamara Jaeger | LADY IN THE GARDEN )
Tape dispenser (Jason Morgan | PINS AND NEEDLES)
Man in a barber chair (Elijah Pierce | THE BARBER SHOP AND THE FIGHT AGAINST EVIL)
A black and white dog (Frances Hynes | ROUND AND ROUND)
Man in red suspenders (Ron Anderson | RED’S ROOM)
Sherwin Williams sign (Berenice Abbott | THE FLATIRON BUILDING, NEW YORK CITY)
Man in a red hat and red shirt (Jack Earl | SOMETIMES)
The number 5 (Tom Bartel | FIFTY FIVE)

Go Galactic with the Harvard-Smithsonian Micro-observatory!

Looking for some colorful inspiration at home? Check out the Harvard-Smithsonian Micro-observatory telescope to take your own pictures of the cosmos!

During the school year, our Curator of Education, Annette Eshelman, works with Clark Shawnee middle school students to capture images of space through a STEAM education program called “Youth Capture the Colorful Cosmos.” Students use the Smithsonian program to develop their science, technology, engineering, art, and math skills by using remote access to the Harvard-Smithsonian Micro-observatory telescopes.

Astronomers are making new discoveries every day, and you can too! Just click the link below to navigate to their webpage, then open the “tools and training tab” to learn how to access the robotic telescopes and process your images. This is a great project to do with kids while our community practices social distancing. Make sure to share your pictures in the comments or tag us using #momentsforjoy and #smoa!

While we are temporarily closed, we commit to a “Moments for Joy” online campaign. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram where we will regularly present posts that we hope bring joy, wonder, and a moment to de-stress. Please join us!

#momentsforjoy #SpringfieldMuseumofArt #smoa #springfieldohio

https://mo-www.cfa.harvard.edu/OWN/training.html