First Fridays Returns

Erie, PA, May 29, 2008 --(PR.com)-- The Erie Art Museum will see the return of First Fridays, a preschool program offered to children 3 to 6 years old and their families. Children and their families will be able to participate in the program on June 6, 2008 from 10 to 11 a.m.; the cost is $5 per child.

This program, directed by Museum staff, leads adults and children through exploring one of the exhibits using story, song and art making. In order to reserve a space in advance contact the Erie Art Museum 814-459-5477.

June 6, 2008- Sculpture by Brian Pardini
Adults will try their hand at gesture drawing while little ones explore the movement and rhythm of Brian Pardini's dynamic drift wood sculptures.

About the Erie Art Museum
The Erie Art Museum anchors downtown Erie’s cultural and economic revitalization, occupying a group of restored mid-19th century commercial buildings, including an outstanding 1839 Greek Revival Bank. It maintains an ambitious program of 15 to 18 changing exhibitions annually, embracing a wide range of subjects, both historical and contemporary and including folk art, contemporary craft, multi-disciplinary installations, community-based work, as well at traditional media.

The Erie Art Museum also holds a collection of over 6,000 objects, which includes significant works in American ceramics, Tibetan painting, Indian bronzes, contemporary baskets, and a variety of other categories.

The Museum offers a wide range of education programs and artists’ services including interdisciplinary and interactive school tours and a wide variety of classes for the community. Performing arts are showcased in the 24-year-old Contemporary Music Series, which represents national and international performers of serious music with an emphasis on composer/performers, and a popular annual two-day Blues & Jazz Festival.

The Erie Art Museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. Admission is free for members, free on Wednesdays, $4 for adults, $3 for senior citizens and students and $2 for children under 12.

For additional information on the Erie Art Museum, visit online at http://www.erieartmuseum.org/ or call (814) 459-5477.

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Erie Art Museum
Tammy Roche
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