January 5th – February 20th
OMAM Artists: Pam Griesinger & Denis Deegan
Pam Griesinger is an artist working in a variety of media including oil, graphite and printing. Denis Deegan is a ceramic artist. The artists reside in Florida and have work in corporate, public and private collections throughout the United States.
VanGo Presents:
Hold Still: Art from Observation
VanGo explores the natural world and the artist’s interaction and reaction to nature through observation and representation in world art and culture.
VanGo’s Hold Still: Art from Observation program emphasizes:
• Describing, analyzing and composing with shapes in space (Mathematics)
• Collecting, processing and presenting information (Language Arts)
• Making observations of living things and the environment using the five senses. (Science)
• Understanding of cultural and historical beliefs reflected in art forms (Social Studies)
• Viewing and discussing art from different periods of time and culture (Fine Art)
February 23rd – May 1st
OMAM Artists: Biennial College Challenge
Central Florida Colleges and Universities showcase the diverse styles and mediums of Fine Arts students.
VanGo Presents:
Color: It’s a Small World After All
VanGo looks at color from a scientific, symbolic and cultural perspective.
VanGo’s Color: It’s a Small World After All program emphasizes:
• Composing with geometric shapes (Mathematics)
• Utilizing multiple strategies to develop grade appropriate vocabulary (Language Arts)
• Recognizing and explaining the differences between personal opinion and verified observation and investigation (Science)
• Understanding methods of communication and developments that facilitate visual communication (Social Studies)
• Identifying and utilizing the elements and principles of art (Fine Art)
May 4th – June 12th
OMAM Artists: Estella Fransbergen, Nancy Hamlin-Vogler
& Jan Tomlinson Master
Estella Fransbergen is a ceramic artist concentrating on figurative work with organic mixed media accents. Nancy Hamlin-Vogler is an artist working with water-based media and silkscreen printing. Jan Tomlinson-Master is a sculpture artist that creates organic free-standing sculptures and wall installations.
VanGo Presents:
Art & the Environment: What Goes Around, Comes Around
VanGo features the earth’s changing environment and art made from re-used and found materials.
VanGo’s Art & the Environment: What Goes Around, Comes Around emphasizes:
• Composing with 2D and 3D shapes (Mathematics)
• Collecting, processing and presenting information (Language Arts)
• Recognizing that both human activities and natural events can have major impacts on the environment (Science)
• Understanding how ideas, decisions and events shape art, history and culture (Social Studies)
• Understanding that artists create their work based on art and cultural experiences (Fine Art)
June 15th – August 14th
Summer schedule: Monday-Wednesday 8-12 a.m. (Final visit start time 11:00 a.m.)
VanGo Presents:
Play It Again, Pattern: Nature and Art Make Design
VanGo explores pattern and design in nature and in world art and culture.
VanGo’s Play It Again, Pattern: Nature and Art Make Design emphasizes:
• Describing and analyzing shapes and space (Mathematics)
• Collecting, processing and presenting information (Language Arts)
• Making observations of the environment and livimg things using the five senses (Science)
• Understanding that cultural and historical beliefs are reflected in art forms (Social Studies)
• Identifying and utilizing the elements and principles of art. (Fine Art)
2009/10 schedule will be announced July 6.
