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Upcoming Events
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Oct
1
Saturday Afternoon Studio1:30pm
Saturday Afternoon Studio
Saturday, October 1st, 2022
01:30 PM - 03:00 PM
Storrs Campus The William Benton Museum of Art
RAINBOW DRIP PUMPKINS
Roll up your sleeves and get ready for hands-on art adventures this fall and winter! Designed for children ages 7-11, the Benton’s Saturday Afternoon Studio sessions feature guided tours of current exhibitions and hands-on art making fun.
Celebrate the spooky season ahead with rainbow drip pumpkins! Using acrylic paint, glitter, and more, participants will draw inspiration from artwork on view and then try their hand at designing their own colorful creation.
To ensure the highest quality instruction, all sessions are limited to twelve participants. Register early to secure your preferred dates; please contact Curator of Education, Mollie Sixsmith: mollie.sixsmith@uconn.edu.
$15 per student (includes all materials, instruction, and guided tour) -
Oct
4
Homeschool Program: Splatter Paint Pumpkins10:30am
Homeschool Program: Splatter Paint Pumpkins
Tuesday, October 4th, 2022
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Storrs Campus The William Benton Museum of Art
The Museum’s homeschool programs, designed for aspiring artists ages 5-12, are the perfect opportunity to tour exhibitions, try new art techniques, and explore creative writing activities.
After viewing examples of still life painting in the galleries, students will get messy as they design their own pumpkin still life picture, complete with splatter paint details.
$10 per student (includes all materials, instruction, and guided tour)
Register by phone to 860-486-1711 or email to mollie.sixsmith@uconn.edu -
Oct
6
FIRST THURSDAY Open House4:30pm
FIRST THURSDAY Open House
Thursday, October 6th, 2022
04:30 PM - 07:00 PM
Storrs Campus The William Benton Museum of Art
FREE and FUN for everyone!
Open house in partnership SHaW, WHUS & The Beanery Cafe
For details: https://benton.uconn.edu/first-thursday-at-the-benton/ -
Oct
13
Film Screening of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)4:00pm
Film Screening of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Thursday, October 13th, 2022
04:00 PM - 06:30 PM
Storrs Campus Benton Museum
Discover the conflict between good and evil in the electrifying Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980). After the destruction of the Death Star, Imperial forces continue to pursue the Rebels. After the Rebellion’s defeat on the ice planet Hoth, Luke journeys to the planet Dagobah to train with Jedi Master Yoda, who has lived in hiding since the fall of the Republic. In an attempt to convert Luke to the dark side, Darth Vader lures young Skywalker into a trap in the Cloud City of Bespin.
Learn more about this classic film’s roots in pulp fiction with Alison Paul, co-curator of Ray Guns, Dames, and the Guilty Gaze: Feminism and the Golden Age of Science Fiction Pulps at the William Benton Museum of Art. The screening will be followed by a Q+A.
Alison Paul is an Associate Professor of Art in the Department of Art and Art History at the University of Connecticut. She is the Area Coordinator for the Illustration/Animation concentration and specializes in visual narratives.
The exhibition and related public programs are supported by the University of Connecticut Humanities Institute, Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program, the School of Fine Arts, and the Office of the Vice President for Research.
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[Promo image: Yoda and Luke Skywalker]
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