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Artists Who Teach
#WeekofGratitude continues today with our special tribute to Artists Who Teach! The Grace Museum has a special connection to our regional Art Teachers and our permanent art collection includes several important Texas Art Educators. Join us today in thanking and…
Illustrated Happy Hour – The Sunshine Special and Midnight Train Cocktail
We are inspired by passenger trains for today’s special HISTORY focused Illustrated Happy Hour. Make yourself one of these Midnight Train cocktails and settle in for a discussion about the Sunshine Special passenger train from the T&P fleet – and…
All Things Art – Teacher Workshop
MONDAY Principles of Design Project with Canon Cavazos Homemade Geli Plates Cut Canvas Project TUESDAY Geli Plate Printing Cardboard Loom Weaving with Heather Henderson WEDNESDAY Found Object Collage with Mary K Kiel Huff Pop-Up Basics
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Railcar Relics
PLANES, TRAINS, AND AUTOMOBILES WEEK It’s Planes, Trains, and Automobiles Week and we are diving into our Texas & Pacific Railway Collection for inspiration. Today we showcase railcars! The Sunshine Special, The Texan, The Louisiana Limited, and the Texas Eagle…
1-Point Perspective Drawing
We are moving down the tracks for Planes, Trains, & Automobiles week with a step-by-step Perspective Drawing activity. Learn about vanishing point and how to draw train tracks from a unique perspective. #GraceTrainWeek
Collection Connection – Abilene Shakespeare Club
View fullsize CLICK TO VIEW LARGER Our final Collection Pet Takeover includes all of our remaining staff pets — posing as members of the Abilene Shakespeare Club circa 1900-1910. A sizable collection within the Grace Museum History Collection documents the…
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Film Friday: Robert Langham III
It’s #FilmFriday and we are talking about MOVEMENT! Take a look at the beautiful and magical photographs of Robert Langham III whose work was not only featured in his solo exhibition at the Grace, Magic & Logic, but who is…
Way Back Wednesday: West Texas Clubwoman
In the late nineteenth and early twentieth century many women did not have access to higher education nor were they permitted to participate publicly in leadership roles. The solution was to band together in a socially accepted format to educate…
How To: Wax Resist Cityscape + Oceanscape
Get out your watercolors and crayons for this fun double feature art activity! For #ArchitectureWeek you will learn how to create a city using a wax resist technique as well as a bonus oceanscape activity using your same materials. SUPPLIESWatercolorscrayonswatercolor…
Way Back Wednesday: David S. Castle, Skyline Maker
View fullsize View fullsize As one of the most significant and prominent architects in Abilene and the Big Country in the early to mid-1900s, David S. Castle designed and built hundreds of schools, residential buildings, hotels, medical buildings, municipal buildings,…