Visit the Currier on May 30 from 1-5pm for a campus-wide day of family fun. Participate in hands-on art-making in the Art Center and Museum all afternoon. Learn how to create your own pottery, silk-screen a t-shirt to take home, participate in community weaving, add your artistic touch to a mural, get your face painted, or draw monster cartoons with Boston Herald's editorial cartoonist Jerry Holbert.

As a special highlight of the day, award-winning artist David Macaulay will demonstrate how he illustrates his books in the auditorium at 2pm (reserved seating required). After the demonstration, Macaulay will be available to sign his books.

While at the museum you can walk through the galleries and view the Macaulay exhibition, dance with your kids to the sounds of the "Toe Jam Puppet Band" at 3:30pm, and view and bid on special silent auction items in the lobby. The silent auction includes original works of art, international travel, local shows and restaurants, tickets to the Red Sox and other local sporting events, and a number of unique experiences. All proceeds benefit the programs of the Currier Art Center. The auction concludes at the museum on Thursday, June 4 at 7:30pm.

The day wraps up at the Art Center Gallery at 4:30pm with a celebration of the Art Center's 70th birthday. Enjoy some birthday cake and take your chance at a raffle for two seats to a Red Sox/ Tampa Bay Devil Rays game.

Family Day to Play Admission fee is $15 for all adults, $5 children (under 18). For an additional $2/person see David Macaulay demonstrate how he illustrates his books at 2pm in the auditorium. Space is limited for this special Macaulay program to support the Art Center Fundraiser, so purchase your tickets early.

All ticket proceeds fund the programs of the Currier Art Center.

About the Currier:
The Currier Museum of Art (http://www.currier.org) is home to an internationally respected collection of European and American paintings, decorative arts, photographs and sculpture. New galleries showcase the collection of over 11,000 objects, including works by Picasso, Matisse, Monet, O'Keeffe, and Warhol. Visitors of all ages will enjoy the engaging traveling exhibitions, a series of dynamic programs ranging from music to lectures to hands-on art-making, an expanded gift shop and an airy café filled with light and equipped with Wi-Fi. The associated Art Center offers studio classes, art camps and intensive workshops for all ages. 

The Currier is located at 150 Ash Street, Manchester, New Hampshire and is wheelchair accessible. Museum hours are: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday, 11-5; Saturday, 10-5. Closed Tuesday. Open 11-8 the first Thursday of each month. Museum admission: adults $10; seniors $9; students $8; children under 18 free. Free to all on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. To get more information, visit http://www.currier.org or call 603.669.6144, x 108.