IMAS

We are currently seeking to fill three positions at IMAS. For more information on these positions please go to www.imasonline.org. Should you know anyone who may be interested in any one of these positions please pass the word along.Thank you!

IMAS

There is still room for a two and a half day workshop for beginner and intermediate oil painters with award-winning area artist, Berry Fritz. The workshop will begin on Friday, March 20th and continue on Saturday, March 21st and Sunday, March 22nd. The workshop times will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday and Saturday with an hour break for lunch and concludes on Sunday, March 22nd from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Artwork: “Sonata for Violin and Flute.” - Berry Fritz

This basic oil painting class for beginning and intermediate level painters will maximize practice in drawing, mixing colors, and applying paint. The workshop include will hand-outs, set up demonstration, step-by-step painting demonstration, individual attention, and a final critique.

The cost of the class is $175 for non-members of IMAS and $150 for members. The camp is for adults and high school students over the age of 16 and is limited to 14 students no fewer than 8. Supply list is available at the museum. Must register by March 13, 2009.

For more information and to register for the Oil Painting Class, please call IMAS at 956-682-0123.

Don’t forget to join us for our first Grossology Camp at IMAS, during Spring Break from Tuesday, March 17th to Friday, March 20th. Each afternoon from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., students will experiment, learn, discover and create things that are, well… GROSS! Using the “Grossology” Exhibit* now on display in the Discovery Pavilion through April 26th) as inspiration, campers will explore the disgusting and impolite moments of humans, animals, nature, and chemistry.The cost of the 4-day camp will be $45 for the members of IMAS and $55 for non-members. The camp is desgined for children, ages 8-12 and is limited to 25 participants.

For more information and to register for Grossology Spring Break Camp, please call IMAS at 956-682-0123.

*Grossology: The (Impolite) Science of the Human Body beginning Saturday, January 24, 2009 till April 26th, 2009 at IMAS. Based on the best-selling book Grossology, this exhibition uses sophisticated animatronics and imaginative exhibits to tell you the good the bad and the downright ugly about runny noses, body odor and much more. **Grossology exhibition produced by Advanced Exhibits, a division of Advanced Animations LLC, in collaboration with Science World British Columbia. Grossology is a registered trademark of Penguin Group (USA) Inc.