This month in Open Studio, artist Andy Gouveia created a story sequence on six large wood panels on the front porch of The Walt Disney Family Museum. The panels featured a series of line work illustrations telling an adapted version of the fairy tale Jack and the Beanstalk.
Storyboard’s Unusual Suspects series oft-focuses on a character considered by many to be secondary. A minor role, if you will. This month as we focus on Walt Disney's classic Alice in Wonderland, we decided to shake things up a bit and talk about a rather primary character, who still manages to fall under the realm of an unusual suspect.
Famed author and illustrator Maurice Sendak claimed to have been inspired at age 12 by Disney’s film Fantasia (1940). He would go on to influence a new generation of readers as well as illustrators.
This summer we are offering a variety of workshops and talks led by master practitioners and creative professionals, in conjunction with the special exhibition Maurice Sendak: 50 Years, 50 Works, 50 Reasons.
Join us this Saturday and Sunday in Open Studio for activities focusing on how to tell stories using illustration. See demonstrations of visual storytelling throughout the program as artist Andy Gouveia paints a series of large wood panels and creates a striking visual narrative. Participants will be invited to create their own short visual narratives.
Chris Chua's journey as an animator began when he first saw Pinocchio as a kid, eventually leading to his enrollment at CalArts, where he studied 4 years of classical 2D animation. Find out more about this animator as he shares with us what he loves about animation and how he got where he is today.
We’re celebrating a day of STEAM-powered education at The Walt Disney Family Museum on Saturday, April 20! By adding the arts (A) to STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math), we want to help teachers show students that STEM can be creative and fun. After all, combining STEM and the arts business-as-usual for those who follow in Walt’s footsteps.
Each month, we ask a museum staff member to answer five questions about their position at The Walt Disney Family Museum, their fondest Disney memories, and other personal tidbits. So today, we're asking Billy Hayes... what do YOU do??
Join us for Open Studio this Saturday and Sunday as two artists from the California Watercolor Association perform demonstrations and provide helpful tips on the use of water media. No experience necessary, participation is free with museum admission.
During the weekend of April 13-14, The Walt Disney Family Museum is offering an unprecedented array of programming to celebrate the end of our first major exhibition, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: The Creation of a Classic. Artists from the California Watercolor Association have been invited to demonstrate their craft in various places throughout our museum on Saturday, the 13th.
Our thoughts and condolences go out to the family, friends, and fans of Annette Funicello.