Sticks, Stones, & Mud: an Art Exhibition of Children's Friendship with Nature

Sticks, Stones, & Mud: An Art Exhibition of Children's Friendship with Nature These art pieces were created outside in the lower Hudson Valley by the students and teaching artists of Strawtown Studio. The exhibition will be displayed for a month in the Art Gallery at Rockefeller Sate Park Preserve from June 24 until July 22! Join us for the Opening Reception & Art Workshop!  When: Sunday, June 24th, 2018 Art Workshop: 11am - 1pm Opening Reception: 1pm - 3pm Where: The Art Gallery at Rockefeller Park Preserve 125 Phelps Way Pleasantville, NY, 10570 (Next to the park office) Free and open to all ages The Art Gallery at Rockefeller State Park Preserve is fully accessible to all. Parking is $6 per car from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. Free parking with current NYS Empire Park Pass and NYS resident senior citizens, age 62 or older Monday – Friday, except holidays. Call or visit the office for full detais regarding your parking options: 914-631-1470 x0. Event Details and Artistry At Strawtown Studio children make art while immersed in nature, with the seasons, local plants and animals as inspiration. Our artistry combines curated studio materials, with found objects in nature in variety of methods: sculpture, mobiles, printing, painting, collage, sketching and mixed media. Strawtown also emphasizes respect for nature and all its beings, stewardship and having a very light touch on the earth and environment. Strawtown's outdoor classes are cross curricular, combining ecology, science, and fine art. This provides new lenses and ways to learn from and interact with local parks. Strawtown Studio, a local non profit, has been running children and family Earth Art programs for 15 years, and this collection spans over that time. We are always making new discoveries outside and inventing new curriculum.  These art pieces are talismans, symbols and charms of special times children spent connecting closely to our natural world. We hope this art exhibit can inspire you to create outside this summer, with nature as your muse.