Whitney Kids Summer Family Day
Aug 21, 2017
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Dancers teach families some Samba moves, July 2017. Photograph by Filip Wolak
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Playing in a pile of capes, July 2017. Photograph by Filip Wolak
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C’mon, let’s dance!, July 2017. Photograph by Filip Wolak
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Sporting Oiticica-inspired capes, July 2017. Photograph by Filip Wolak
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A kid mirrors a dancer’s movement, July 2017. Photograph by Filip Wolak
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Harlem Samba, July 2017. Photograph by Filip Wolak
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Is it the tallest sculpture?, July 2017. Photograph by Filip Wolak
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Putting it together, July 2017. Photograph by Filip Wolak
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Showing off a scratch drawing, July 2017. Photograph by Filip Wolak
The Museum was bustling with activity at our Whitney Kids Summer Family Day on July 15 as kids and adults immersed themselves in artmaking, music, and dance. Inspired by the Hélio Oiticica: To Organize Delirium exhibition, participants wore colorful capes and learned some steps from Harlem Samba dancers. For calder: Hypermobility, families were challenged to build the tallest structures possible, and in the Where We Are exhibition, kids made scratch drawings, sketches, and sculptures. Take a peek at the activities in the slideshow above. All photographs by Filip Wolak.
Billie Rae Vinson, Senior Coordinator of Family Programs, commented: “Movement is important in Oiticica’s work, so it was amazing to see families dancing to the Samba beats and experimenting with the colorful swirls of the fabrics. It really connected to the idea of art as experience. Many kids (and parents and grandparents for that matter!) could barely control their excitement or their feet! I love to see people of all ages being creative and celebrating art together.”
By Biviana Sanchez, Family Programs Intern