YOUTH AND TEEN PROGRAMS
Families
Grades K-5
Grades 6-8
Grades 9-12
FAMILY EVENT
Fall Harvest Family FREE Day!
1-3 pm Saturday, September 18
Free admission from 12:30-3 pm
Come to this celebration of the special exhibition, Global Currents: The John Deere Art Collection.
Enjoy story time, great studio art activities, sharpen your detective skills by following clues in a gallery art hunt, snack on tasty fall fare and much more. Welcome the fall season and spend quality time with your family in a special afternoon at the Figge. Learn more.
GRADES K-5
Get Animated
3rd Annual Teen Anime Day
12-4 pm Saturday, October 23
$5 per student
Teen manga artists and anime enthusiasts, ages 12 and older, will enjoy cos-play and People’s Choice awards for best costume; a library anime club art show with Artists’ Pick awards; a comic/art swap; refreshments; and much more. For details, call the Figge at 563.326.7804 x2006 or the Scott Country Library System (Eldridge) at 563.285.4794 x222. Registration forms for the manga art show are available at www.scottcountylibrary.org. This event was planned with Libraries Together.
GRADES 9-11
Teen Docent Program
Do you enjoy meeting new people? Would you like to learn more about modern and contemporary art? If so, consider becoming a docent at the museum. In this volunteer position you will learn about about art in order to engage visitors in conversations regarding works in the galleries. This is also a community service opportunity to add to your college application.
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Download an application
Brand Boeshaar Scholarship Program
Congratulations to the 2010 Brand Boeshaar Scholarship Program recipients! These talented art students will receive a $12,000 scholarship to study art or art education at the college or university of their choice. The awards will be presented at 7 pm Thursday, May 6. Admission to the museum is free for this event.
The Isabelle M. Brand Scholarship
Cody Hawley, Davenport Central High School
Nominating art teachers: Clint Balsar and Kit Sayles
The Lillian L. Brand Scholarship
Jenna Kinyon, Bettendorf High School
Nominating art teachers: Tim Solbrig and Ralph Iaccarino
The Lucille Brand Boeshaar Scholarship
Yvette Mayorga, Moline High School
Nominating art teachers: Nick DiGioia and Tauwon Taylor
The William Brand Boeshaar Scholarship
Caleb J. Spiegel, Moline High School
Nominating art teachers: Nick DiGioia and Joel Ryser
Honorable Mention
Karie Rauch, Bettendorf High School
Nominating art teachers: Hilary Puglisi and Tim Solbrig
Honorable Mention
Christopher Cervantes, Bettendorf High School
Nominating art teachers: Hilary Puglisi and Tim Solbrig
The Brand Boeshaar Scholarship program is funded by the Brand Boeshaar Foundation Fund, managed by the Figge Art Museum Education Department, and administered by the Community Foundation of the Great River Bend. For more information, please contact Ann Marie Hayes-Hawkinson at 563.326.7804 x7887 or ahayeshawkinson@figgeartmuseum.org
BIRTHDAYS
Celebrate your birthday at the Figge!
Have a fun, creative birthday party! The Figge is equipped to make any birthday celebration a memorable one for your child. Multiple options are available and are geared to specific age groups.
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