Family Day: Re-Re-Re-Recycle!

Fairfield University Art Museum Join us on Saturday, March 23 in the Walsh Gallery in the Quick Center for the Arts for a Family Day inspired by the exhibition Streaming: Sculpture by Christy Rupp (Walsh Gallery, January 19–April 27)! Each Session will begin promptly at 12:30 p.m. and again at 2:30 p.m. Artist Christy Rupp makes all of her work from discarded common household items and single-use plastics. During this Family Day event, kids ages 4-10 will get to challenge…

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March 23, 2024 @ 12:30 pm - 4:00 pm

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200 Barlow Rd
Fairfield, CT 06824 United States

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Fairfield University Art Museum

Join us on Saturday, March 23 in the Walsh Gallery in the Quick Center for the Arts for a Family Day inspired by the exhibition Streaming: Sculpture by Christy Rupp (Walsh Gallery, January 19–April 27)!
Each Session will begin promptly at 12:30 p.m. and again at 2:30 p.m.
Artist Christy Rupp makes all of her work from discarded common household items and single-use plastics. During this Family Day event, kids ages 4-10 will get to challenge their creativity as they make collages, prints, and mini-sculptures from unlikely objects!
For more information about the exhibition, visit our website here<https://fairfield.edu/museum/christy-rupp/>.
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