Celebrate Art Inspired by Food!
Edible Art Weekend Festival
From October 09, 2010 to October 10, 2010
Celebrate art inspired by food!
Delicious design, edible harmonies, traditional recipes and more await you during our weekend festival. Marvel at chocolate architecture created by local chef and Food Network star Jorg Amsler, experience the story of Hansel and Gretel as performed by Tanglewood Marionettes, try your hand at our food art drop-in activities or take a walk to discover wild edible plants with botanist Russ Cohen.
All programs included with museum admission
Made possible by the Lowell Institute and ECHO
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Walking Tour
Edible Plants Exploration | 9:30–11:30 am | Salem Woods at Highland Park, Salem For ages 10 and up | Space is limited, reservations by October 7
Join botanist and wild-edibles expert Russ Cohen, author of Wild Plants I Have Known ... And Eaten, on a foraging tour of Salem Woods. Discover what seasonal edible species grow locally, and gather a few for yourself! Held rain or shine; please dress accordingly. Not handicapped accessible. Directions sent upon registration. Don't miss Cohen's dessert-tasting activity, from 1 to 3:30 pm!
Walking Tour is Sold Out.
Film
Ratatouille | 10:15 am–12:10 pm | Morse Auditorium | Reservations by October 7
Remy the rat knows there's more to life than eating garbage. Will his partnership with a new human friend make their dreams of gourmet cooking stardom come true? 2007, 111 minutes, directed by Brad Bird and Jan Pinkava. Rated G.
Tour
Family Gallery Exploration: Visual Feast | 10:30 am–11 am | Meet at the information desk | Reservations by October 7
Food influences art everywhere! Explore a banquet for the eyes in PEM's galleries.
Drop-in Art Activity
Scratch-and-Sniff Painting | 10:30 am–noon | Art Studios
Create your own fragrant masterpiece with our special food-scented paints.
Workshop
Gourd Shekeres | 11 am–12:30 pm | Art Studios | Reservations by October 6
Gourds are the basis for many kinds of musical instruments. Create your own rhythm section with these gourd shakerees designed by musician and arts educator Paul Sedgwick. Recommended for children ages 8 and up with accompanying adult.
Artist Demonstration
Chocolate Architecture with Jorg Amsler | 11 am–3 pm | Atrium
Jorg Amsler, contestant and champion on the Food Network's Chocolate Landmarks Challenge and proprietor of Truly Jorg's Patisserie in Saugus, Mass., uses chocolate to sculpt incredible edible creations. Try out a few chocolate-shaping techniques yourself!
Drop-in Art Activity
Still Life Drawing | Noon–3 pm | Atrium
Still lives can be symbolic, realistic or surprising combinations of foods and other objects. Take a closer look at artworks based on still life arrangements, and then sketch your own with guidance from artist and teacher Jim Chisholm.
Demonstration
Wild Edibles | 1–3:30 pm | Atrium
Did you know the New England woods feature a bounty of dessert ingredients? Discover tasty recipes using foraged plants, with botanist Russ Cohen.
Drop-in Art Activity
Food Printing | 1–4 pm | Art Studios
Spaghetti stripes, pepper flowers, and lemon wheels — stamp your own design and explore patterns in food.
Performance
The Banjo Lesson | 1:30–2 pm | Atrium
Join musician and arts educator Paul Sedgwick for a theatrical exploration of the history of the banjo as he plays on a gourd banjo he made himself! After the performance, explore Sedgwick's array of gourd instruments.
Tour
Three Centuries of Cooking and Dining | 2–2:45 pm | Meet at the information desk Reservations by October 7
How does meal preparation today differ from the way settlers and colonists prepared for meals? What can we learn about earlier timese by thinking about the food they served? Recommended for adults and children ages 10 and up.
Story Time
Heckedy Peg | 3–3:30 pm | Meet at the information desk
Reservations by October 7
Mother returns from the market to find her seven children transformed by a witch in Heckedy Peg, by Audrey Wood! Can she solve the riddle of which child is bread and which is the Sunday roast? Recommended for children ages 3 and up with accompanying adult.
Performance
Gourd Didgeridoo | 3:30–4 pm | Atrium
Traditional Australian didgeridoos are made from the eucalyptus trees, but can also be made from gourds. Paul Sedgqick's method produces intruments that equal traditional didgeridoos in tone, playability and artistic beauty.
Tour
Family Gallery Exploration: Visual Feast | 11–11:30 am | Meet at the information desk | Reservations by October 7
Food influences art everywhere! Explore a banquet for the eyes in PEM's galleries.
Drop-in Art Activity
Scratch-and-Sniff Painting | 11 am–1 pm | Art Studios
Create your own fragrant masterpiece with our special food-scented paints.
Artist Demonstration
Chocolate Architecture with Jorg Amsler | 11 am–3 pm | Atrium
Jorg Amsler, contestant and champion on the Food Network's Chocolate Landmarks Challenge and proprietor of Truly Jorg's Patisserie in Saugus, Mass., uses chocolate to sculpt incredible edible creations. Try out a few chocolate-shaping techniques yourself!
Drop-in Art Activity
Still Life Drawing | Noon–3 pm | Atrium
Still lives can be symbolic, realistic or surprising combinations of foods and other objects. Take a closer look at artworks based on still life arrangements, and then sketch your own with guidance from artist and teacher Jim Chisholm.
Performance
Hansel and Gretel with the Tanglewood Marionettes | 1–2 pm and 3:30–4:30 pm
Atrium
Tanglewood Marionettes return to PEM! The storybook comes alive in this performance based on the classic fairytale by the Brothers Grimm, featuring melodies from the Humperdinck opera.
Drop-in Art Activity
Food Printing | 1–4 pm | Art Studios
Spaghetti stripes, pepper flowers, and lemon wheels — stamp your own design and explore patterns in food.
Tour
Three Centuries of Cooking and Dining | 2–2:45 pm | Meet at the information desk Reservations by October 7
How does meal preparation today differ from the way settlers and colonists prepared for meals? What can we learn about earlier timese by thinking about the food they served? Recommended for adults and children ages 10 and up.
Story Time
Perfect Pancakes If You Please! | 3–3:30 pm | Meet at the information desk
Reservations by October 8
A hungry king has promised his daughter to whoever can cook a perfect pancake, and the princess is not pleased! Will the kingdom be buried in pancakes, in this story by William Wise? Recommended for children ages 3 and up with accompanying adult.
