Barnetimen

Hey preschoolers—join Lea Lovelace from ArtHaus for Seasons of Change!

Vesterheim and ArtHaus invite all pre-school-aged children and their parents or caregivers to Barnetimen (Children's Hour) the second Wednesday of each month from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Barnetimen is free thanks to sponsors Keith and Amy Bruening of Decorah and Walmart Foundation's Local Community Contribution Grant Program.

The theme for Barnetimen this year is “Seasons of Change.” Barnetimen meets from September through April. Each session, led by ArtHaus co-founder and instructor Lea Lovelace, includes tours of Vesterheim’s galleries and collections and various hands-on activities, like visual art projects, musical experiences, and storytelling. A snack is provided.

“Come every month or when you can,” invited Jennifer Kovarik, Vesterheim’s Youth Educator. “We’re excited to team up with ArtHaus again this year—it’s a wonderful program for kids and caregivers alike and the activities are new and fun each time,” she added.

Participants will first meet at ArtHaus Studio at 516 W. Water St., then venture over to the museum for an exploratory journey to discover how immigrants from Norway and other countries came to the United States and what their experiences were throughout the seasons of the year. The September session will include a visit to buildings in the museum’s Open Air Division.

A Decorah native and a Luther College graduate, Lovelace has worked in the field of Art Education for over a decade and has her Master of Arts Degree in Art Education from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has taught art with diverse populations of varied ages, directed programs for a not-for-profit community art school, and managed teacher programs at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago. She co-founded ArtHaus in Decorah in 2008 with theater professional Kristen Underwood and teaches art classes there each year.

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For information about Barnetimen, please contact Jennifer Kovarik, Vesterheim Youth Educator, at 563-382-9681 or . More information about ArtHaus can be found at www.arthausdecorah.org.