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Helen Meyrowitz, Morning Glory Seed, 2005 Joseph Solmon, Red Hair, 1960 Roy Thomas, Staying Focus, 1993, Ojibway/Ashnisabae hand silk-screen print, Courtesy of Damon Beale Charles Sprague Pearce, A Villiage Funeral in Brittany, 1891 (detail)

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›› May 2008
›› June 2008
›› July 2008

›› August 2008
›› September 2008

May 2008

 2 Friday

First Friday Boston Gallery Visit with Danforth Museum Director Katherine French, 4 - 6 p.m.
Beaded Jewelry Workshop with Andrea Alyse, 12:45 - 2:45 p.m.
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 3 & 4 Saturday and Sunday

FREE Museum Admission for Bank of America card holders through Museums on Us™ - Learn more.

 4 Sunday


First Sunday Drop Into Art, 2 - 4 p.m.
    Special Guests: Woodrow Wilson Elementary School,
        Framingham, MA
    FREE Museum Admission
    FREE Children's Art Activities
    FREE Family Tours by Teen Docents
Sponsored by Framingham Co-operative Bank Charitable Foundation

11 Sunday

Danforth Museum of Art Mother's Day Tea and Sale noon - 5 p.m.
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14 Wednesday

Volunteer Open House, Wednesday, May 14, 2008, 11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Call ahead or just drop in! For more information contact Julia Brucker at 508.620.0050 x23 or jbrucker @ danforthmuseum.org.

18 Sunday

Public Tour of Museum (free with museum admission) 12:15 p.m.
Gallery Talk and Reception Katherine Gulla, 3 p.m.
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28 Wednesday

Gallery Talk Dana Clancy and curator Rachel Arauz, noon

31 Saturday

Click to download the Off the Wall invitation
Off the Wall Patron's Preview
Danforth Museum of Art
Saturday, May 31, 2008
5:30-7:30 p.m.
Tickets $50 per person

Join us for a special Patron's Preview champagne reception.

Meet the 2008 Annual Members' Juried Exhibition artists!
     get a first look at this year's exhibition and take advantage of the special patron's preview
     10% discount on exhibited member works.

Bid on one-of-a-kind packages in our live auction
     including custom portraits by photographer Andrew Kessler and artist Robert Collins,
     Boston Symphony Orchestra tickets, Red Sox tickets/ memorabilia, and more!

Sample
     tarts, truffles, tea sandwiches and delicious sweets provided by Savory to Sweet Catering.

Enjoy
      from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. — fine wines and elegant hors d'oeuvres
     beginning at 6:30 p.m.— auction of select items

TICKETS: The Patron's Preview is a ticketed event, which will be held prior to the public reception for the Members' Show. Tickets for the Off the Wall Patron's Preview must be purchased prior to the event.  Please contact Jenn Harris in the Development office to purchase tickets, 508-620-0050 x16.

All proceeds support exhibitions and educational programming at the Danforth Museum of Art. $25 from each ticket is tax deductible.

Opening Receptions
      2008 Annual Members'' Juried Exhibition, 6 - 8 p.m.
      Dana Clancy : Viewing Space, 6 - 8 p.m.

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June 2008

 1 Sunday


Family Day and First Sunday Drop Into Art
    FREE Museum Admission all day (noon - 5 p.m.)
    FREE Children's Art Activities (2 - 4 p.m.)
    FREE Family Tours by Teen Docents
    Special Guests: McCarthy Elementary School, Framingham, MA

Drop Into Art sponsored by Framingham Co-operative Bank Charitable Foundation


Family Day sponsored by Fidelity Investments

 7 & 8 Saturday and Sunday

FREE Museum Admission for Bank of America card holders through Museums on Us™ - Learn more.
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16 - 18 Monday - Wednesday

Painting Intensive with Bob Collins, 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

19 - 20 Thursday - Friday

Figure Drawing Intensive with Bob Collins, 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
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23 Monday

Summer Classes begin in the Danforth Museum School. Learn more.

23 - 27 Monday - Friday

Summer Session #1 for Children and Teens in the Danforth Museum School. Learn more.
Professional Development Week for Teachers in the Danforth Museum School.
Workshop: Foundation Drawing 12:30 - 3 p.m.

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July 2008

 5 & 6 Saturday and Sunday

FREE Museum Admission for Bank of America card holders through Museums on Us™ - Learn more.

 7 - 11 Monday - Friday

Summer Session #2 for Children and Teens in the Danforth Museum School. Learn more.
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14 - 18 Monday - Friday

Summer Session #3 for Children and Teens in the Danforth Museum School. Learn more.
Figure Drawing Intensive with Bob Collins, 9 a.m. - noon
Portrait Drawing Intensive with Bob Collins, 1 - 4 p.m.
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21- 25 Monday - Friday

Summer Session #4 for Children and Teens in the Danforth Museum School. Learn more.
Workshop: Foundation Drawing 9:30 a.m. - noon
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28 - August 1  Monday - Friday

Summer Session #5 for Children and Teens in the Danforth Museum School. Learn more.
Professional Development Week for Teachers in the Danforth Museum School.

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August 2008

 2 & 3 Saturday and Sunday

FREE Museum Admission for Bank of America card holders through Museums on Us™ - Learn more.

 3 Sunday

Danforth Museum of Art closes at 5 p.m. for Summer. Reopens September 7, 2008.

 4 - 8 Monday - Friday

Summer Session #6 for Children and Teens in the Danforth Museum School. Learn more.

 4 Monday

Workshop: Still Life Drawing Intensive with Bob Collins, 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

 5 Tuesday

Workshop: Portrait Drawing Intensive with Bob Collins, 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

 6 - 8 Wednesday - Friday

Workshop: Figure Drawing Intensive with Bob Collins, 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
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11 - 15 Monday - Friday

Summer Session #7 for Children and Teens in the Danforth Museum School. Learn more.
Workshop: Experimental Watercolor with Nan Rumpf, 12:30 - 3 p.m.

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September 2008

 7 Sunday

Museum Reopens Visit the Museum and Museum School Open House.
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16 Tuesday

Fall Classes begin in the Danforth Museum School.

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