October 8, 2008
For Immediate Release
Contact: Amelia Wiggins
Educator, Public Programs, Stark Museum of Art
409.886.ARTS (2787)
ORANGE, Texas, October 8, 2008 – The Stark Museum of Art has rescheduled its Fall Family Day for Saturday, November 8, 2008, after two previous date changes due to Hurricane Ike. Fun, games and enrichment are in store for families who attend Fall Family Day, between the hours of 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the Museum.
The November 8 event will follow the public reopening of the Stark Museum of Art on Tuesday, November 4. The Family Day on Saturday, November 8, includes family tours of the Thirtieth Anniversary Treasures exhibition, a mural painting activity, a scavenger hunt with prizes, refreshments and more fun activities that are as educational as they are entertaining. Guests should meet at the Stark Museum Education Center, located at 812 Green Avenue in Orange, Texas, across 7th Street from the museum. Admission is free.
Amelia Wiggins, educator, remarked, “We hope families will enjoy a break from dealing with the effects of the hurricane upon our community. We see this as an event that promises some fun and opportunity for interaction. We encourage parents to bring their children, or this might be an opportunity for grandparents or godparents to have quality time with children.” She noted that children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.
The Stark Museum of Art is located at 712 Green Avenue in Orange, Texas. For updates and more information, please call 409.886.ARTS (2787) or visit www.starkmuseum.org.
About the Stark Museum of Art
The Stark Museum of Art focuses on the stunning land, the dramatic people and the diverse wildlife of the American West. Paintings, sculpture and prints interpret the West from nineteenth century frontier artists to the twentieth century artistic colonies in New Mexico. Artists include John James Audubon, Frederic Remington, and Charles Marion Russell.
The Museum also features a significant collection of American Indian objects, including baskets, pottery, clothing and weavings. Other permanent collections in the Museum include the complete porcelain American Bird Series by Dorothy Doughty and the only complete series of The United States in Crystal, a collection of crystal urns produced by Steuben Glass to depict the 50 states and the Union.
Located at 712 Green Avenue in Orange, Texas, the Stark Museum of Art is a program of the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation, a non-profit organization. Group tours are available by appointment. Admission is free. For more information call 409.886.ARTS (2787) or visit www.starkmuseum.org.
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