Family Festival Celebrating
The Alchemy of Color in Medieval Manuscripts

Admission: Free; no ticket required.

Dive into the wonderful world of color in this daylong family festival. Immerse yourself in red, blue and gold through multi-dimensional workshops and demonstrations. Experience the rainbow with our DJs spinning colorful tunes, enjoy evocative theater featuring life-sized puppets, conduct science experiments, and a grab a commemorative mini coloring book. This Getty-wide event takes you “under-color” for a day of learning and fun! Complements the exhibitions The Art of Alchemy, The Alchemy of Color in Medieval Manuscripts, and The Shimmer of Gold: Giovanni di Paolo in Renaissance Siena.

WORKSHOPS AND DEMONSTRATIONS
10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Shades of Red with Sandy Rodriguez

Exquisite Scarlet Creatures
Work in teams of two or three to create a fantastic creature using many shades of red at our drop-in workshop. Fun for all ages and artistic abilities!

Red Pigment Demonstration
11:15 a.m.; 12:15; 2:15 and 3:15 p.m.

During the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, the manufacture of pigments and colored inks used for painting and writing manuscripts was part of the science of alchemy, a precursor of modern chemistry concerned with the transformation of matter. The current exhibitions examine colorants made from plants, minerals, and metals, as well as medieval recipes for pigments and imitation. Join artist Sandy Rodriguez for a demonstration and explore three types of organic red materials from insects, flowers, and tree bark.

Golden Letters with Marianne Sadowski
Inspired by medieval manuscripts? Create your own golden initial! Draw or trace your favorite letter onto provided parchment paper, fill in with gold and then decorate with entwined animals, flowers, or whatever your heart desires.

Coloring Corner
Bring your Festival program to the Coloring Corner and find an array of shades of blue, red and gold just waiting to be used on the coloring pages in your program. Illustrations by Claire McCracken.

In-di-GO! with Niki Livingston
Get familiar with this very special type of blue in a hands-on natural dye workshop. Indigo isn’t just a shade of blue, it’s also a leafy plant that has been used to dye fabric for thousands of years. Artist Niki Livingston will guide you through the magical and alchemical process of dipping white fabric into a green dye bath. Then, watch the fabric turn indigo before your very eyes!

Color-Vision! with Nate Larson
Since ancient times, people have used colors to affect their emotions and well-being. Learn how to create your own color-tinted glasses, so you can choose which color suits your mood and color your world!

COURTYARD STAGE

DUBLAB DJs on the Main Stage
DJs will provide the perfect soundtrack for our COLORFUL Getty Family Festival, with DJ sets focusing on specific colors, exploring the intensity of red, the mystery of purple, or the vibrancy of yellow. Regardless of your color preference, each hour will be filled with curated sets that will turn you onto new sounds or get you moving along with familiar tunes. Check out the schedule below:
10 a.m.: Teebs (Green)
11 a.m.: Frosty (Gold)
12 p.m.: Hoseh (Yellow)
1 p.m.: DJ Lady C (Purple)
2 p.m.: Bianca Lexis (Red)
3 p.m.: Jimi Hey (Blue)
4 p.m.: Rani deLeon (Black)

Dance on the Main Stage with the MOVEMENT movement/Mecca Vazie Andrews
Every hour on the hour

Choreographer Mecca Vazie Andrews’ dances evolve throughout the day depending upon the position of the sun and inspired by the color chosen by the DJ of the hour. Each piece will be developed in direct relation to time, sonic inspiration, and the light spectrum of color.

Easy Alchemy with P.S. Science
Join P.S. Science Instructor Gigi Castello as she dazzles us with the science of color. From pH chemistry to capillary action rainbows, this family friendly demonstration will be a colorful reminder of why science is so fun!

P.S. Science is a non-profit organization bringing engaging science lessons to low-income elementary school classrooms in the Los Angeles area.

LECTURE HALL

Rogue Artists Ensemble–The Story of Frog Belly Rat Bone
11:30 a.m.–12:10 p.m. and 2:30–3:10 p.m.

In a dull, gray, endless place called Cement Land, there lived a very special boy with a singular wish to uncover the mystery of the “specks”! Based on the book The Story of Frog Belly Rat Bone by Timothy Basil Ering, and featuring giant puppets, video projections, and original songs, this performance sweeps you into an adventure to bring color into the world.

Rogue Artists Ensemble is a collective of multi-disciplinary artists who create Hyper-theater, an innovative hybrid of theater traditions, puppetry, mask work, dance, music, and modern technology.

The Family Festival is produced for the J. Paul Getty Museum by Community Arts Resources.