Take advantage of a week of Lunar New Year Activities at the Holter Museum and ExplorationWorks!  Families, teens, and interested community members are invited to the Holter Jan 23 – 26 from 3:30-5:45 to take part in constructing a Giant Dragon Puppet to be paraded in celebration of 2012 as part of The Year of the Dragon Family Day at the Holter Museum on Saturday, January 28 and ExplorationWorks on Sunday, January 29.  Beginning at 10:30 am on January 24^th – January 27^th, families of young children can gather in Little Sky Country at ExplorationWorks for a variety of activities designed for the creative, young mind.  Activities will include creating hand-held dragon puppets, paper lanterns, coins inspired by those of the Orient and a tabletop fireworks display—no explosives necessary!  Chinese tradition believes Dragons bring good luck to people, and they reflect qualities that include great power, dignity, wisdom, and good fortune.  The Holter Museum’s Dragon Building Experience is sponsored by North Fork Technical Service and is free to all, materials are provided, including snacks for all who help.  Please call the Holter to let us know you’re coming.  406-442-6400  x115.  All activities at ExplorationWorks are free to members or with paid general admission, $8 for adults, $5.50 for kids.

Ages 3–7 • 10:30–11:45am

Holter Museum docents (volunteer museum educators) teach these popular workshops for children ages 3 to 7 and accompanying adults. The workshops are fun and challenging—and include viewing art, stories, movement, music, and hands-on art activities.

Cost: $5 members per child; $7 non-members per child

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Celebrate 2012, the Year of the Dragon, by creating a cloth mache dragon with Helena’s own dragon artist and teacher, Tim Speyer. Each student will create a single, fully-developed creature using a mix of materials in just six classes. The dragon project will be a challenging, fun experience for middle and high school students.

Tuition: $70 members; $80 non-members

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Begin to see endless possibilities for the stuff that surrounds you. Transform ordinary materials into extraordinary works of 3-D art! Sculpt with newspaper pulp or weave with trash and discover mixed media sculpture. We’ll promote sustainable art-making by exploring ways to turn disposable materials into works of art.

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Help us Celebrate Chinese New Year. It’s the Year of the Dragon! Make art alongside artist-in-residence Wanxin Zhang, create a dragon-inspired work of art and taste New Year’s Dumplings, and more while learning a little about Chinese New Year traditions.
Year of the Dragon Family Day is generously sponsored by Eliza Frazer and Barry Hood.

Join us for a day of celebrating this mythic western icon, the Horse. Create art inspired by the Holter’s exhibition Wings of Man: The Art of the Horse. Walk, trot, and gallop to this fun family event and celebrate the magnificence of this amazing animal.
The Horse in Art Family Day is generously sponsored by Northrop Grumman.