New: Tours in French!
January 20, 2023 | Posted in Uncategorized | By Alexandria Searls
Beginning March 21, we will be offering school tours in French by reservation, focusing on the French connections to the Lewis and Clark Expedition, including the Louisiana Purchase, St. Louis culture and French architecture, the translators of French and indigenous parentage aboard the pirogues, and the impact of French fur traders along the Missouri. French maps of exploration, Lafayette’s 1824 visit to Charlottesville, and Jefferson’s relationship to France will also be discussed. We do not offer perfect accents, but we will give students the opportunity to use French outside of the classroom and to learn more about the French presence in North America. We’ll have two levels of our tour: a fully French tour for B1 and B2 level students, and an English tour with a French vocabulary lesson and simple phrases for students at the A1 and A2 levels. Please email us at lcecvirginia@gmail.com for more information. Adult learners interested in the program are also welcome to contact us!
Our YouTube Channel
August 8, 2022 | Posted in Uncategorized | By Alexandria Searls
We’ve activated our YouTube channel to show you our assignments from our “In the Water” filmmaking workshop! Check out the new videos and subscribe!
Our Spring/Summer Newsletter
July 27, 2022 | Posted in Uncategorized | By Alexandria Searls
Our seasonal newsletter has just come out! We have info and photos about what we’ve accomplished this spring and early summer! It’s also a fundraising appeal to help us fund upcoming programs like the ones you’ll read about. We need your support to keep offering our programs to area children!
May 14th Artists’ Reception
May 10, 2022 | Posted in Uncategorized | By Alexandria Searls
You are invited to an artists’ reception at the Exploratory Center on May 14th from 2 to 4:30 PM! We will be showcasing the plein air paintings from our Paint Me a River event, and we will be offering light refreshments courtesy of painter Karyn Gunther Smith. Many of the paintings will be for sale, with sales partially benefiting our children’s nature exploration programs.
The event is free but to help us know how many people are coming, we suggest that you sign up on eventbrite.com We look forward to seeing you there!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/plein-air-painting-reception-tickets-335368414957
Arts Festival at Center
April 21, 2022 | Posted in Uncategorized | By Alexandria Searls
On May 1st, the Lewis & Clark Exploratory Center is hosting Flowralia, this year’s spring celebration of FLOW, the Rivanna River Arts Festival! Events are free and take place from 11 AM to 3:30 PM. For more information, see our eventbrite page https://flowraliarivannariverartsfestival.eventbrite.com
Painters are invited to bring paint and canvases for our plein air event. There will also be a plein air children’s table so kids can participate. Dancers, sculptors, and sound and installation artists will have works to explore along the trails. The art allows us to experience nature in new ways. Please join us to see and make art!
