ARTventures
Looking for fun and creative projects for you and your family? Take your family on an ARTventure with a variety of art-making experiences.
Program Update: ARTventures is now ARTventures … at Home! Check out the downloadable projects below and visit our Digital Resources page for additional creative projects for the whole family to make at home. Check back for updates about in-person programs and workshops.
This program is perfect for all ages and all levels of artistic ability. If you have an artistic preschooler, be sure to also check out our PNC Tiny Thursdays program!
Check back often for new projects!
Recent ARTventures … at Home! Projects
Cardboard Tube Sculpture
Create an abstract sculpture!
Watercolor Pop Art Portrait
Create colorful portraits!
Assemblage Sculptures
Create a work of 3D art!
African-inspired Masks
Create an African-inspired mask!
Ink Wash Painting: Abstract Landscape
Paint an abstract landscape!
Playful Stage Diorama
Design a playful diorama!
South American Jewelry
Create pendants inspired by ancient South American artworks, using metal embossing techniques.
Leaf Texture Collage
Create a monochrome leaf texture collage using tree leaves and collagraph printmaking techniques.
Shaping Peace Together: Collaborative Chalk Mural
Create a collaborative chalk mural.
Japanese Cherry Tree Painting
Paint moonlit cherry trees inspired by the woodblock prints of Yoshitoshi’s One Hundred Aspects of the Moon.
Native American-Inspired Clay Bowls
Sculpt a clay bowl utilizing Native American pueblo pottery techniques and designs.
Surrealist Scene
create a dream-like world filled with unusual creatures and other imaginary elements