Annual Family Arts Festival Returns to MOA June 14

Families can enjoy an afternoon of educational activities celebrating the many cultures that have helped shape our great United States, Friday, June 14 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the MOA during the museum's Family Arts Festival. A popular annual event at the museum, the festival is free of charge and open to the general public. Offerings this year will include Latin American music and dance demonstrations, pioneer storytelling, art making, Native American basket weaving, a photo booth and other activities related to

Shaping America: Selected Works from the Permanent Collection of American Art

, an five-year exhibition featuring works from the museum's own collection currently on view at the museum. The related exhibition illustrates how America is shaped by outside and inside influences over a period of 250 years. Pieces include furniture, paintings, Native American art and other works that convey the dichotomous variety in American artwork. The Family Arts Festival will invite visitors to explore similar ideas and educational topics. The MOA Cafe will also offer special lunch rates for children from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. during the festival. SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

Lied Gallery 10 a.m. - Noon | Cowboy Poetry Readings Noon - 2 p.m. | Latin American Music and Dance Demonstration 2 - 3 p.m. | Native American Drum Circle

Shaping America Exhibition Space 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. | Exhibition Activities

MOA Auditorum 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m. | Story Telling

Lower Level 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. | Photo Booth

Sculpture Garden 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. | Famous American Caricature Drawings

Art Studio 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. | American Flag Collage Art Activity

Main Floor Lecture Room 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. | American History Hat Art Activity