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.
Guided by a museum educator, each ARTventure explores the artistic processes of a highlighted artwork in the museum’s collection. Each month is a different experience for the whole family to enjoy!
This in-person program is perfect for all ages and all levels of artistic ability. Individual creativity and self-expression is encouraged! Drop-ins welcome.
Dates: Every 2nd Saturday
Time: 1-3p.m.
May 13— Use your imagination to create a colorful, illustrative painting!
June 17 (note: ARTventures is on 3rd Saturday this month)– Create a sculpture with clay and wire!
July 8— Using paper folding processes to create a paper relief sculpture!
August 12— Use clay pottery techniques to explore and create a unique sculpture.
September 9— Work together to create a colorful world of butterflies and jellybeans!
October 14— Create a 3D poster of your personal hero or someone you admire.
November 11— Using oil pastels, create a drawing of an imaginary world made of food!
December 9— Transform words, letters, and symbols into an illustrative self-portrait that best describes you!
Cost: Free, advanced registration encouraged
Recent ARTventures … at Home! Projects
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
Watercolor Still Life Collage
Create a watercolor painting inspired by two still life artworks in the museum’s collection.