Each ARTS FIRST festival is a unique annual celebration of the Harvard community's artistic creativity. We invite you to join us for the coming ARTS FIRST. We look forward to welcoming you as we showcase the creativity of the Harvard arts community through performances, art exhibitions and art-making activities. The festival is a public event for Harvard and community members of all ages.

"Light Awash in Watercolor" Learn about the materials and qualities of watercolor paint with experts from the Harvard Art Museums Materials Lab. Try your hand at some of the painting tricks used by artists whose works will be in the upcoming exhibition of American Watercolors, 1880-1990: Into the Light.

"Spineless Artists:Invertebrate Creativity" From webs to cocoons, invertebrates create some of nature's most delicate and beautiful designs. Join Javier Marin from the Harvard Museum of Natural History to learn how insects and other invertebrates dance, inspire fashion and create art, while making your own spineless artists out of craft materials.

"Wheel Throwing" Join instructors from the Ceramics Program and great potters from Quincy, Cabot and Mather Houses for demonstrations using the potter's wheel. Then create your own masterpiece!

"Knitting and Pom-Pom Making" Join the Harvard Undergraduate Knitting Circle to make pom-poms and tassels out of thread, or pick up a pair of needles and learn to knit .

Questions:
question_stem: What do we know about ARTS FIRST?
choices: tag: A
text: It is an exhibition of oil paintings.

tag: B
text: It offers art courses for all ages.

tag: C
text: It presents recreational activities.

tag: D
text: It is a major tourist attraction.
answer_key: C

question_stem: Which program will you join if you're interested in drawing pictures?
choices: tag: A
text: Light Awash in Watercolor.

tag: B
text: Spineless Artists: Invertebrate Creativity.

tag: C
text: Wheel Throwing.

tag: D
text: Knitting and Pom-Pom Making.
answer_key: A

question_stem: What can you do together with Javier Marin?
choices: tag: A
text: Practice a traditional dance.

tag: B
text: Make handcrafts.

tag: C
text: Visit a local museum

tag: D
text: Feed invertebrates.
answer_key: B