Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina presents
DEFYING GRAVITY: CONTEMPORARY ART AND FLIGHT
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Exhibition Related Events | Into the Blue Celebration | Teacher Resources
Defying Gravity: Contemporary Art and Flight
November 2, 2003–March 7, 2004
Exhibition Related Events
Reduced Fare Fridays!
Extended Museum Hours: 5–9 p.m.
On February 20, and March 5
$3 Admission from 5–9 p.m.
Blue Ridge, the Museum Restaurant, will be open for dinner. Make your reservations now! (919) 833-3548
David Solow One night Installation!
During Defying Gravity: Reduced Fare Friday Nights on March 5
5109 p.m., $3 (Members Free)
Exhibition tours at 6:30 and 7 p.m. with $3 exhibition ticket
About the one-night installation
David Solow of Rougemont, North Carolina, will create a temporary installation, runway, that will be on view only on Friday, March 5 from 5 – 9 pm. His installation of luminaries will replicate a runway across the grounds of the Museum with several hundred candles. The lights will sweep across the driveway up to the front of the entrance of the Museum and then continue across the lawn behind the Museum, up the hill, and through the pasture. This glowing, ephemeral landing strip or runway is based on a grid of nine perfectly straight lines, leading from point to point, "as the crow flies."
Airline Tickets Giveaway
Those attending Defying Gravity may enter a drawing for two U.S. Airways tickets to be held after the show closes in March. At the Flight Store, you will see a special area where you can register to win. The lucky winner will be notified after March 8, 2004. The NCMA gratefully acknowledges U.S. Airways for their support and for this donation of tickets to any city served by the airline in the continental United States.
Daily Activities
Earn Your Wings Wonder Tour: A Kid’s-Eye View of Defying Gravity
Kids 12 and under may go on a self-guided treasure hunt through the exhibition and win a free gift from the Museum Store. Pick up the Wonder Tour at the Information Desk. Wednesday–Sunday.
Guided Tours
Book your guided tour early. Docent-led guided tours are offered for groups of 10 or more, Wednesday through Friday, by contacting the Museum’s tour coordinator at (919) 839-6262, ext. 2144, three weeks in advance. Guided tours for school groups are free with reservations four weeks in advance. Self-guided school groups are free with reservations two weeks in advance.
Flight Lounge
The Museum’s Collection Connection, the Progress Energy Learning Center, transforms into a flight lounge for families during Defying Gravity. Drop-in activities include flight costumes, children’s videos, and storytelling. Quick-crafts, such as origami birds and butterflies and paper airplane construction, will be offered during Museum hours. For more details call (919) 839-6262, ext. 2400, or visit www.ncartmuseum.org.
Into the Blue Celebration
The theme of flight offered the Museum the dramatic opportunity to integrate visitors of all ages into the Museum experience. Presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, Into the Blue commemorates flight through concerts, films, family events, workshops, lectures and more. Click here for Into the Blue Activities.
Teacher Resources
The Education Department has created "Flight Plans" to help schools and families get the most out of Defying Gravity and Into the Blue. Flight Plans include biographies of selected artists from the exhibition, ideas for fun and educational activities in classrooms and homes, a series of lesson plans for school courses, reading lists, exhibition information and links to additional resources. The lesson plans are available in other media for classrooms across the state. Prepared by Sharon Hill, an art educator at Meredith College, the lesson plans include three different units for 4th and 8th graders, as well as high-school students. Materials, including slide programs, are distributed without charge to any school in North Carolina through the Education Department's lending service at (919) 839-6262, ext. 2144. Click here for Flight Plans
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