• Book Buzz

    Ellen Noel Art Museum 4909 E. University, Odessa, TX, United States
    Humanities

    Ellen Noel Art Museum at 6:00 p.m. Free! Join penguin Random House Book Representative Liz Sullivan at 6:00 p.m. for a lively discussion about new releases and interesting reads.  We'll also be searching for a future Book Talk selection.

  • Wearable Art Workshop

    Ellen Noel Art Museum 4909 E. University, Odessa, TX, United States
    Visual Arts

    Ellen Noel Art Museum from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. $50.00 registration in advance only. Create an original piece of art that will later be made into jewelry!

  • Community Art Day

    Ellen Noel Art Museum 4909 E. University, Odessa, TX, United States
    Humanities

    Ellen Noel Art Museum from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.  Free! Bring the whole family to help us celebrate spring and find out about upcoming summer programs such as Tarp and Summer Art Camps.  Enjoy fun art stations and visits from our community partners the Odessa High School Harp Ensemble and Basin PBS.  Free for all ages!

  • Destination Moon: A Celebration of JFK and the Apollo 11 Moon Landing – Exhibition closes

    Ellen Noel Art Museum 4909 E. University, Odessa, TX, United States
    Visual Arts

    March 16 through April 13. Closing Event:  April 13 PBS Video:  8 Days; To the Moon and Back - 5:30 p.m. Free On July 20, 1969, a decade of unprecedented change and technological innovation brought humanity farther than ever before.  Neil Armstrong's first steps on the Moon could only have been possible with the unprecedented leadership of John F. Kennedy and the following residents who saw his vision through. This exhibit showcases the Smithsonian Institution's traveling exhibition Destination Moon: The Apollo 11 Mission along with historic items and artworks from the Presidential Archives' collection as well as items on loan from other institutions.

  • Knit & Stitch

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    Ellen Noel Art Museum 4909 E. University, Odessa, TX, United States
    Visual Arts

    Ellen Noel Art Museum at 6:00 p.m. Free. Help us create a post-modern sewing circle.  Knitters, Quilters, Stitchers-or those who would like to be!  All are invited to bring current projects to work on while we share techniques and ideas.

  • Adventures in Art

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    Ellen Noel Art Museum 4909 E. University, Odessa, TX, United States
    Visual Arts

    Ellen Noel Art Museum from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and cost is $20.00 April 2nd - Drawing.  Tour the Thomas Hart Benton exhibit and try your hand at drawing a submarine. May 7th - Printmaking.  Learn to create original prints using stamps and "gadgets". Register for studio classes that takes place on selected Sundays from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. for students ages 6-12.  Students can tour current exhibitions and do a related studio art project.  $20.00 per class by advance registration only (by noon the previous Thursday).  Class size is limited, so sign up now! Contact Annie Stanley at 432-550-9696 X 213 to register.

  • Book Making Workshop

    Ellen Noel Art Museum 4909 E. University, Odessa, TX, United States
    Humanities

    Ellen Noel Art Museum from 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and cost is $50.00. Register now for our latest book making workshop; Japanese Stab Binding.  Create a unique book that can be used for a variety of purposes including a travel journal, baby book or a special gift.  The instructor is Kate Mahoney and all supplies will be provided.  Limited spaces available, sign up soon!

  • Book Talk – Boom or Bust: Narrative, Life, and the Culture from the West Texas Oil Patch

    Ellen Noel Art Museum 4909 E. University, Odessa, TX, United States
    Humanities

    Ellen Noel Art Museum at 6:00 p.m.  Free! Join local authors Christ Bartlett, Danielia Garcia, and Edith Vandervoort for a discussion centered around their contributions to the book, "Boom or Bust:  Narrative, Life, and the Culture from the West Texas Oil Patch" edited by Sheena Stief, Kristen Figgins and Rebecca Day Babcock.   Free!

  • Art Tales

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    Ellen Noel Art Museum 4909 E. University, Odessa, TX, United States
    Visual Arts

    2:00pm • Ages 3-5 • FREE -  Ellen Noel Art Museum Art-loving preschoolers ages 3-5 and their grown-ups are invited to visit every other Wednesday for a beautifully illustrated story and art activity. Free! 03-22-23 Wonder Walkers 04-05-23 The Secret Circus 04-19-23 Ada Twist, Scientist 05-03-23 Hot Dog 05-17-23 Monkey Not Ready for Kindergarten

  • Destination Moon: A Celebration of JFK and the Apollo 11 Moon Landing – Exhibition opens

    Ellen Noel Art Museum 4909 E. University, Odessa, TX, United States
    Visual Arts

    March 16 through April 13. Closing Event:  April 13 PBS Video:  8 Days; To the Moon and Back - 5:30 p.m. Free On July 20, 1969, a decade of unprecedented change and technological innovation brought humanity farther than ever before.  Neil Armstrong's first steps on the Moon could only have been possible with the unprecedented leadership of John F. Kennedy and the following residents who saw his vision through. This exhibit showcases the Smithsonian Institution's traveling exhibition Destination Moon: The Apollo 11 Mission along with historic items and artworks from the Presidential Archives' collection as well as items on loan from other institutions.

  • Art Talk: Discussion of Artwork with Visual Literacy Techniques

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    Ellen Noel Art Museum 4909 E. University, Odessa, TX, United States
    Public Art

    Spend the evening getting lost in discussion of a selected work from the Ellen Noël Art Museum’s permanent collection. Get the chance to view an artwork from our permanent collection that we will bring out for this evening and we’ll discuss and analyze what we see and feel.  Free.