SVMoA Voices

Engage with Ideas, Connect with Community

We are dedicated to providing arts access for our community. All of us at SVMoA are channeling our innermost creativity to bring the arts to YOU! Following are fun online tools, ideas, and inspiration for you to engage and stay connected.

Connecting Through the Arts

The Sun Valley Museum of Art has a deep history of working with visionary artists, thought-leaders, and members of our community who have contributed to—and experienced—the arts with SVMoA.

Through "SVMoA Voices," we engage with members of our community to explore the power of the arts in their lives, and their answers are anything but ordinary.

Look here for periodic posts with personal insights, inspirations, and memories—all stemming from the impact and importance of the arts in our lives.

Visual Art Insights: Camas Prairie Intro with Anthony Hernandez

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Our Summer, BIG IDEA project, Camas Prairie looks at exploring the landscapes and history of Idaho’s Camas Prairie which has been an important food for the Shoshone and Bannock people for centuries.

April 29, 2020

Doodle & Drink (Tuama & Alarcon)

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Doodle & Drink

Enjoy a glass of wine, a cup of tea or a glass of milk while you join us in a fun doodling exercise using the following quote and poem to inspire a drawing!

For all ages—adults and children—for anyone!

April 28, 2020

Doodle & Drink (Frost & Yolan)

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Doodle & Drink

April 21, 2020

Doodle & Drink (Ryan & Noyes)

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Doodle & Drink

April 14, 2020

Doodle & Drink (Williams & Potter)

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Doodle & Drink

April 14, 2020

Visual Art Insights: Painted Wooden Toys by Joaquin Torres-Garcia

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The internationally famous modernist artist Joaquin Torres-Garcia ,whose work is featured in our spring BIG IDEA project, Free Play, was also a toy designer who marketed his toys under the brand name Aladdin Toys.

April 2, 2020

Visual Art Insights: Free Play Intro with Isamu Noguchi

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Our spring BIG IDEA project, Free Play, looks at open-ended play as an important tool for creativity, self-expression and building community. The project was inspired in part by the work of the internationally known sculptor and designer Isamu Noguchi.

April 1, 2020

Doodle & Drink with Sun Valley Museum of Art

Doodle & Drink (Berry & Milne)

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Doodle & Drink

March 31, 2020

Art Challenge: Trash to Treasure

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Art Challenge

We know these are challenging times for parents. Here is an idea to inspire creative play for you and your children.

Many items that typically end up in the trash can be upcycled into supplies for fun art projects!

March 31, 2020

Art Challenge: Toy Box Color Wheel

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Art Challenge

Today’s art challenge is to create a color wheel using found objects in your toy box and around your home.

Find objects around your house that are these colors. Put them together in groups on a table or floor and make a giant color wheel!

March 30, 2020

Video Library

Art Activities For Families & Students

AFTERNOON ART:
Name Critters

This project is inspired by the artist Joaquín Torres-García, whose painted wooden toys are part of the current exhibition Free Play.

For this project you will need: copy paper, markers and scissors.

Recommended for ages 6 and up.

AFTERNOON ART:
Boomtown Boxes

This project is inspired by the interactive sculpture Boomtown by the artist Tucker Nichols. Boomtown encourages visitors to build their own sculptural cities using wooden blocks and other materials.

For this project you will be using a variety of empty paperboard boxes to create a cityscape.

Recommended for ages 6 and up—adult supervision advised when using hot glue.

AFTERNOON ART:
A-Mazing Art

This project is inspired by the artist Matt Sellars’s art, Ruta Alternativa (Alternative Route). For this project you will be using a variety of empty paperboard boxes to create your own mini maze.

To create this you will need: Empty Paper board boxes, hot glue, masking tape scissors, acrylic paint, found objects and small ball or marble Optional: hole punch reinforcements and other stickers or markers.

Recommended for ages 7 and up.

AFTERNOON ART:
Paper Amusement Parks

This project is inspired by the sculptor Isamu Noguchi’s drawings and models for playgrounds, play equipment and toys. To create this you will need glue, paper and scissors.

Recommended for ages 6 and up.

AFTERNOON ART:
Spread Sunshine with Chalk

This video encourages families to spread positive messages through art. Learn how to make homemade chalk paint using a few simple ingredients from your kitchen.

Recommended for families of all ages.

ART GAME:
Expanding on an Image

Join us for a fun art game. Enjoy this art game alone, or play with as many people as you like.

Recommended for families of all ages.

AFTERNOON ART:
Flowers for Friends

The artist Tucker Nichols project, Flowers for Sick People
www.flowersforsickpeople.org, is an inspiring act of kindness and the inspiration for this project.

For this project you will need: Office supply stickers, markers and paper

Recommended for people of all ages.

AFTERNOON ART:
Flowers and Love Bugs

Love Bugs and Flowers an Up-cycled Bouquet for Mother’s Day With Mother’s Day is right around the corner is video provides directions to create a fun and simple gift for that special person.

For this project you need: Egg carton, scissors, paint or markers, glue, sticks, box and jar.

Recommended for people ages 6 and up - adult supervision advised if using hot glue

AFTERNOON ART:
Art Kit

Sun Valley Museum of Art is proud to have been able to provide Art Kits for the elementary students in the Blaine County School District. This video reviews simple tips for using and taking care of the colored pencils, watercolor paint pans and white school glue included in the kit.

Recommended for elementary school students and parents.

The Student Art Kits were is provided by Sun Valley Museum of Art and made possible through the generous support of Kay Hardy and Gregory Kaslo.

AFTERNOON ART:
We the People

In honor of Memorial Day, this video revisits the past BIG IDEA exhibition, We the People, Protest and Patriotism.

The drawing project in this video provides an opportunity for families to discuss national US symbols and then draw their own national symbol.

Recommended for people ages 6 and up.

La Videoteca

Actividades de Arte para Familias y Estudiantes

ARTE POR LA TARDE:
Cajas en Boomtown

Este proyecto está inspirado por la escultura interactiva creada por el artista Tucker Nichols. Boomtown alienta a los visitantes a crear su propia ciudad escultural, utilizando bloques de madera y otros materiales. Para este proyecto utilizaras una variedad de cajas de cartón vacías para crear tu paisaje urbano.

Recomendado para personas de edades de 6 en adelante.

Se recomienda la supervisión de un adulto al utilizar pegamento caliente.

ARTE POR LA TARDE:
Creando Bichos con tu nombre!

Este proyecto está inspirado en el artista Joaquín Torres-García, cuyos juguetes de madera pintados son parte de la exposición actual Juego Libre. Para este proyecto necesitarás: papel de copia, marcadores y tijeras.

Recomendado para personas de 6 años en adelante.

ARTE POR LA TARDE:
Arte Asombrosa

Este proyecto está inspirado en la obra de arte titulada “Ruta Alternativa” del artista Matt Sellars. Para este proyecto, utilizará una variedad de cajas de cartón vacías para crear su propio mini laberinto. Para crear esto, necesitará: Cajas de cartón vacías, pegamento caliente, tijeras y cinta adhesiva, pintura acrílica y una pelota pequeña o canica.

Opcional: Etiquetas adhesivas y marcadores.

Recomendado para personas de 7 años en adelante.

ARTE POR LA TARDE:
Parques de atracciones elaborado con papel

Este proyecto está inspirado por los dibujos y modelos para parques de juego y juguetes del esculptor Isamu Noguchi. Para crear esto necesitarás pegamento, papel y tijeras.

Recomendado para personas de 6 años en adelante.

ARTE POR LA TARDE:
Esparciendo un rayito de sol

Esparciendo un rayito de sol utilizando pintura de gis. Este video alienta a las familias a compartir un mensaje positivo a través del arte. Aprende como hacer pintura de gis casera utilizando unos simples ingredientes de tu cocina.

Recommendado para familias de todas edades.

JUEGO DE ARTE:
Expandiéndose en una imagen

Únete a nosotros para un divertido juego de arte. Disfruta de este juego solo o juega con tantas personas como quieras.

Recomendado para familias de todas las edades.

ARTE POR LA TARDE:
Flores Para Las Amistades

El proyecto del artista Tucker Nichols, Flowers for Sick People www.flowersforsickpeople.org, es un acto inspirador de amabilidad y la inspiración para este proyecto.

Para este proyecto necesitará: calcomanías, marcadores y hojas de máquina.

Recomendado para personas de todas las edades.

ARTE POR LA TARDE:
Insectos Amorosos

Flores y bichos amorosos, un ramo reciclado para el día de las madres! Con el Día de la Madres a la vuelta de la esquina, el video brinda instrucciones para crear un regalo divertido y sencillo para esa persona especial.

Para este proyecto necesita: cartón de huevos, tijeras, pintura o marcadores, pegamento, palillos de madera, una caja vacía y un frasco.

Recomendado para personas de 6 años en adelante: se recomienda la supervisión de un adulto si utiliza pegamento caliente.

ARTE POR LA TARDE:
Kit de Arte

Sun Valley Museum of Art está orgulloso de poder proporcionar kits de arte para los estudiantes de educación primaria, en el distrito escolar del condado de Blaine.

Este video nos muestra algunos trucos y recomendaciones para cuidar y utilizar tus lápices de colores, acuarelas y pegamento liquido incluidos en este kit.

Estos kits de arte estudiantiles fueron proporcionados por el Sun Valley Museum of Art y hechos realidad gracias al generoso apoyo de Anita Kay y Gregory Kaslo.

ARTE POR LA TARDE:
Nosotros la Gente, Protesta y Patriotismo

Para este proyecto necesitarás: Periódico, crayolas, un lápiz y un marcador negro.

Recomendado para niños de edades de 6 en adelante.

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Connecting Through the Arts