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School's Out/Art's In

A Drop - In Spring Break Program for All Young Artists

By Dana Belin, Macaroni Kid Westchester North April 9, 2019

The Katonah Museum of Art is pleased to welcome its members and the public to its galleries and grounds. The KMA is committed to keeping you healthy and safe. To help prepare for your visit, please review the policies and other useful information below to help ensure your safety, the quality of your visit and the security of the art on display. Masks are recommended for all visitors (age 2+) regardless of vaccination status.  For updates, please see katonahmuseum.org before coming to the Museum.


Visitor Code of Conduct

By reserving your timed ticket, you agree to adhere to the Visitor Code of Conduct and to play your part in keeping the Museum safe for both visitors and staff. In order for your purchase to go through, you must check the Terms and Conditions box in the checkout window. 

Health and Safety

  • Indoors, masks are recommended for everyone over age 2, regardless of vaccination status.
  • Outdoors, masks are optional for all.
  • Hand sanitizer is available for your use when you enter the Museum and in the public areas.
  • If you are not feeling well or have been in close proximity to someone with COVID, please do not come to the Museum. (If you become ill after purchasing a ticket, please contact the Museum to reschedule your visit.)
  • The contact information you provided when purchasing your ticket will be used if we need to notify you of any COVID-19 exposure.  Likewise, should you become ill with COVID-19 following your visit, please notify the Museum as soon as possible. 

Social Distancing 

  • Please maintain six feet between yourself, other visitors, and Museum staff.

Liability

By reserving tickets, you confirm that you are aware that visiting the Katonah Museum of Art includes risks arising from possible exposure to communicable diseases, including COVID-19.  You knowingly and voluntarily accept this risk and assume full responsibility for any injury, illness or other loss that you may sustain as a result. 

Visitor Etiquette

Our members and frequent visitors to the Katonah Museum of Art will be familiar with the following rules, designed to make your visit enjoyable and to protect the artwork, as well as our guests. Please help us by following these guidelines.

  • Please keep a distance of at least three feet from the artwork. Do not touch any artwork at any time
  • For the current exhibition, informal photography for your personal use is permitted in the galleries. Flash is not permitted.
  • Please silence your phone and, if you must take a call, exit the gallery and do so in the Sculpture Garden.
  • Food, drink, chewing gum, and tobacco products are not allowed in the galleries.
  • Please leave large bags or backpacks in your car, as we cannot accommodate them in the galleries now.
  • Do not carry children on your shoulders.
  • Strollers are allowed in the galleries, but they must be pushed by adults at all times.
  • We ask that children younger than 12 be supervised by an adult at all times.

School's Out/Art's In Spring 2023


Tuesday, April 4  – Friday, April 7
Workshops at 10:00 AM, 11:30 AM, and 1:00 PM

Join teaching artists for unique collage and assemblage activities during spring break. New art materials, projects, and techniques are introduced each day.

April 4: Kusama-Inspired Aviary Collage. Collaged patterns, ink drawings, and collected bird images come together in this unique Kusama-inspired, mixed-media project. 

April 5: Correspondence Collaging. A wide assortment of vintage paper materials will be on hand to create a correspondence collage that mixes words with images, like the work of artist Ray Johnson. 

April 6: Shadow Box Assemblage. Like artist Joseph Cornell, make you’re your own miniature, dream-like world with found materials thoughtfully arranged within a box. 

April 7: Polka Dot Take Over! Inspired by the work of Yayoi Kusama, create artworks that use mixed-media circles and dots in many surprising ways.


Registration recommended. Ages 3-8 with an adult; ages 9-12 can be dropped off. KMA Members: Child $6.00, Adult Free. Non-Members: Child $12.00, Adult $12. Seniors and non-participating Students 13 and over $6.00.


Katonah Museum of Art is located at: 134 Jay Street, Katonah, NY 10536

http://www.katonahmuseum.org/