It's All About Appreciation

We have spent the week learning how to create all sorts of art so it seems only fitting that we spend the last day of 4-H Creativity Day Camp learning how to appreciate it.  For our first lesson we headed straight to Raleigh to visit the North Carolina Museum of Art.  There we broke into three groups and toured the museum.  We viewed early American Art, great paintings and sculptures from Europe, and even a bit of modern art.  Our youth had the opportunity to view a variety of arts and pick out what excited them.  Some were more into impressionists and landscapes, while others were enthralled with the European artists ways of telling the stories they recognized from the Bible.  Of course the shiny and sparkly, bold colors of some of the modern pieces caught the attentions of our young artists.
After getting an eye full we headed over to NC State for lunch.  There we had our choice of foods and of course great ice cream that is made right there on campus.  Our youth were quite impressed with eating on a real college campus and enjoyed being able to experience real college students all around them.
Once we left lunch we headed to CAM the Modern Art Museum that had a special exhibit on the Durham Bulls.  We learned a lot about the differences between Modern Art and other art forms.  We got a chance to see some really neat things and a movie about the artists and how they came to document the different visions concerning the Bulls.  By the time we got done with our tour it was time to head back to the office for pick up from our parents and final goodbyes to all of our friends.  We had a great week and we are looking forward to seeing everyone again when they pick up their ceramic and pottery creations.