Join us at the Main Street Branch Library and Huntington Beach Art Center for a brand new collaborative program series: Art on Main Street!

In this exciting partnership program, children ages 4-10 will learn about the world of art through books and hands-on projects at the HB Art Center. The program will begin at the Main Street Branch Library with an elementary-age storytime and book tasting, followed by a docent-led tour of the HB Art Center's newest exhibit, Surreal 100: celebrating the centennial of surrealism, marked by the publication of the "First Surrealist Manifesto" by Andre Breton in 1924," and selected surrealist artwork.  

Registration for this exciting program is limited and must be completed online.  There are 2 events:  One at 11am and one at 1pm.  Please check the 1pm link to reqister for that time if this 11am event is full.   
When registering, please only register the child who will be participating in the program activities.
Adult(s) will still need to accompany participating children, but are not included in the registration count.

More about Surrealism:

This year marks the centennial of the birth of Surrealism with the publication of the Surrealist Manifesto in October 1924. Andre Breton defined Surrealism as a way to "resolve the previously contradictory conditions of dream and reality into an absolute reality, a super-reality, and yet an absurd reality." With his 1928 publication Surrealism and Painting, he recast it as an artistic enterprise. 

World War 1 was the event that signaled the end of romanticism and the beginning of modernism. Stylistically, Surrealism ranged from the dream-like imagery of Joan Miro to the challenging but provocative work of Rene Magritte. Initially centered in Paris, it became global in scope and affected multiple art forms. Sigmund Freud’s belief that the mind could be unlocked through psychoanalytical methods, such as the interpretation of dreams, made a significant impact on the surrealist movement.  For more about Surrealism please visit the Hunting Beach Art Center at Huntington Beach Art Center - Huntington Beach Art Center.