ArtQuest at the Frist

This past Wednesday, our MOPS group headed downtown to the Frist Center for the Visual Arts to ArtQuest. We weren't sure what to expect, but ended up having so much fun! ArtQuest consists of 30 "stations" with different art mediums for preschoolers-senior adults to explore. Stations consisted of: collage making w/ tissue paper, drawing with pencils/chalk on easels, print making, watercolors, texture rubbing, pattern making, stained glass blocks, magnets, and much more! Although Cole is young, he really enjoyed many of the things ArtQuest has to offer. I also took some friends of mine so Michael went with me to help keep track of Cole. What a generous spirit...going downtown with a bunch of women and kids! He did say that he had a lot of fun too :-)

Just a note...ArtQuest is FREE to anyone ages 18 and under. It is open to the public daily, but you must make a reservation when coming with a group. The fee for adults is $8.00. That covers ArtQuest and access to the museum gallery. We got a glimpse of the gallery and the exhibits are BEAUTIFUL! The theme right now is Field of Color...all the artwork was so vibrant! Michael and I want to go back by ourselves so that we can enjoy all the museum has to offer (and play in ArtQuest again, lol). Maybe soon...!

Michael and Cole building dinosaurs

Caleb making pictures with the magnet board

Madison drawing...such an artist!

Amanda and Thomas drawing...so focused!

Cole playing at the block station

Ansley, Becca, Carson, Will, and Brandee enjoying the collage station

Caleb making a football print