Corcoran Family Day: Lights, Camera, Action!
Date(s): Apr 11, 2010 - Apr 11, 2010
Time: TDB
Location: The Corcoran Gallery of Art - 500 17th Street NW
Description: A day of Family fun at the Corcoran featuring ukiyo-e workshop and “Blossoms in Bloom” photo contest.
Family Workshop: What a Relief! (all ages)
Visit the Corcora and take part in this free workshop for the whole family. Inspired by ukiyo-e, or Japanese woodblock prints, families will create bold, colorful relief prints using inks, tools and a variety of surfaces.
Blossoms in Bloom Photo Contest (ages 8-16)
Do you have an award-winning photo of this year’ cherry blossoms in bloom? The Corcoran invites you to in its Blossoms in Bloom Photo Contest. Submit one digital image (300 dpi) to education@corcoran.org by April 12, 2010.
The winner receives a free Family Membership to the Corcoran ($100 value) and his/her image will beposted to the Corcoran’s Youth and Family homepage by April 15. Limit one entry per person.
Getting There:
Metro:
Rail: Smithsonian (Blue and Orange Lines)
Bus: V7 V9 52 53 13A 13G 13B 13F
Use the Metro Trip Planner -- www.wmata.com -- with (Jefferson Memorial) as your destination
Circulator: 12th and Independence Avenue stop on the Smithsonian/National Gallery of Art Loop
To view Circulator Route Maps visit
http://www.dccirculator.com
Parking: Free parking is available on Hains Point in East Potomac Park. Parking is located along Ohio Drive SW. A free shuttle bus will run from 10:00am to 7:00pm daily during the festival to transport visitors to the Tidal Basin. Copy and paste the following web address for a map of Hains Point with parking and shuttle services: http://www.nps.gov/nama/planyourvisit/upload/Festival%20Services%20(shuttle).pdf
Taxi: As of June 1, 2008, District of Columbia taxis are required to use time and distance based meters. For more information, please go to http://dctaxi.dc.gov.
Related Information
http://www.corcoran.org
