12th Annual Art Exhibit for Children | June 7 – July 21, 2013

In conjunction with Summer Reading and with support from the Sabatini Family Foundation, the Alice C. Sabatini Gallery presents

HEY, KIDS—Get ready to be BUGGED OUT! We’ve got art made BY BUGS. We’ve got art made WITH BUGS. We’ve got art made ABOUT BUGS. Seven artists are here this summer with creepy-crawly artworks that are sure to get you thinking about the wonderful world of insects and the art they inspire.

DRAW THE MISSING HALF

Butterflies are symmetrical. That means if you divide them in half, top to bottom, both sides are equal. Help these butterflies get their symmetry back by drawing and coloring the missing half—HINT: It looks just like the other side.

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My name is Papilio ulysses.

First Friday Art Walk Friday | June 7 | 5:30 - 8:30 PM | Sabatini Gallery Friday | July 5 | 5:30 - 8:30 PM | Sabatini Gallery Nibble on food during opening night and enjoy a first look at the new art exhibit, Unearthed! Look for eye-popping bug art. Keep in mind in July some galleries won’t be open, but we will! All ages welcome. Close Up: Insects Saturday | June 8 | 10:30 - 11:30 AM | Marvin 101C Chum up to some insect specimens from Washburn University. Dr. Rodrigo Mercader, assistant professor of biology, talks about insects and shows their patterning, mimicry and colors. Age: 5–12/families. Bugged! Saturday | June 15 | 10:30 - 11:30 AM | Sabatini Gallery Make your own unique bug to take home and creep out your mom and younger siblings! Patterns and colors provided. Just bring your imagination. Registration required. Call 580-4515. Age 5–10. Bugging You with Artist Patrick Vincent Monday | June 17 | 2 - 3 PM | Marvin Auditorium Learn about the fascinating art of printmaking and make your own bug print t-shirt. T-shirt and supplies provided. Vincent shares how he creates his art, which combines human and insect components to create new creatures. Age: Teens. World, Art & You—Pastels Friday | June 21 | 10 - 11:45 AM | Marvin 101 A Artist Daska teaches the basics of drawing with pastels. Learn how to use this bright, easy-flowing art medium to create artworks. Free, but registration required: 580-4515. Joan Danziger Artist Talk Friday | July 12 | 7 - 8:30 PM | Marvin 101C Unearthed features Joan’s phenomenal glass and wire bugs. Hear about her other projects, where she gets her ideas, and how she makes her delightful sculptures. Ages 12 and up.

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Joan Danziger joandanziger.com

This artist makes

colorful insects from wire and glass! Magnus Muhr

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This photographer makes cartoons using fly bodies doing things

only people do! Jennifer Angus jenniferangus.com

This artist pins real

bugs on the wall to create designs inspired by Victorian wallpaper. Patrick Vincent

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This printmaker combines portraits of

people with the bug of their choice! Leroy Mize

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This Kansas artist makes “grasshoppers” by

welding pipe wrenches and steel together! Dr. Barrett Klein

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A University of Wisconsin biology professor who

combines scientific study, drawing, and video!

Steven Kutcher bugsaremybusiness.com

This Hollywood go-to guy for insect training

adds paint to bugs’ feet and has them

walk on paper!

Help these ants find their way in and out of this colony!

Meet the ARTISTS!

HEY, PARENTS! Summer reading improves kids’ reading scores when they return to school. The library is where it’s at to keep kids reading and learning all summer long. Sign up for summer reading now at:

www.summerfest.tscpl.org

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We’re lost! Can you help me and my ant

buddies find our colony? Follow our trail to the maze

on back.

“OOPS—I spilled my specimen box!” Memory Game

You’re an entomologist (that’s fancy talk for a bug scientist). You just knocked over your collection trying to catch a butterfly. Can you put everything back together? With scissors, cut out the bug trays above, place “bug side” down, and try matching pairs from memory.

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STEP 1 Draw the head

STEP 2 Add the body

STEP 3 Add two wings

STEP 4 Add body details

STEP 5 Add wing details

STEP 6 Draw six legs and you’re done!

Insects 595.7 FAR

Insects: Biggest! Littlest! 595.7 MAR

What to Expect When You’re Expecting Larvae

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Insectos 595.7 ZIM

Bugz: From a Bug’s Eye View

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Show Me Science: Insects and Spiders DVD—595.7 SHO

There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly STORIES—TAB

Why Mosquitoes Buzz In People’s Ears

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Draw your fly here.

Keep up on your reading skills this summer!

Learn to draw a housefly in six easy steps

Follow STEPS 1–6 to draw a common housefly. Start by drawing Step 1. Next, gradually add lines and shapes to your drawing (the parts in red).