Adventures in Art

Our art studio is designed to provide inspiration for children to explore their inner creativity with programs that change twice a month. Daily Discoveries, led by Museum staff, provide children with opportunities to learn about math, science and social studies. The self-guided Art Adventures program encourages children to be creative using unique tools and art media.

Adventures in Art Hours
Sunday: 12-4 p.m.
Monday: 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Tuesday-Saturday: 10 a.m.-12 p.m. and 1-4 p.m.

Underwritten by the Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Foundation

Activities in Adventures in Art

  • Art Adventure: Invent an Animal
    Monday, March 1, 2010 - Sunday, March 14, 2010

    Use your imagination to create a collage of a creature that can fly, hop, crawl, or all three and more.

  • Daily Discovery: Chick Observation
    Monday, March 15, 2010 - Sunday, April 4, 2010

    Investigate java chicks and document behaviors by graphing and making observational drawings.

  • Art Adventure: Wind Sculptures
    Monday, April 5, 2010 - Sunday, April 18, 2010

    Create a colorful wind sculpture made from different types of materials to explore the movement of the wind.

  • Daily Discovery: What Will The Wind Blow?
    Monday, April 19, 2010 - Sunday, May 2, 2010

    Use your skills of prediction while investigating the power of the wind.

  • Art Adventure: Wheel Painting
    Monday, May 3, 2010 - Sunday, May 16, 2010

    Use bike wheels as a painting tool to explore color mixing.

  • Daily Discovery: Bicycle Drawings
    Monday, May 17, 2010 - Sunday, May 30, 2010

    Investigate a variety of parts from a bicycle through observational drawing.

  • Art Adventure: Recycled Sculptures
    Monday, May 31, 2010 - Sunday, June 13, 2010

    Be inventive and creative while making a sculpture from recycled materials.

  • Daily Discovery: Paper Pot Planters
    Monday, June 14, 2010 - Sunday, June 27, 2010

    Make and decorate a pot made out of paper that you can plant in the ground at home.

  • Daily Discovery: Gardening Play
    Monday, June 28, 2010 - Sunday, July 18, 2010

    Dig in the dirt and explore the different tools we use to garden.

  • Art Adventure: Insect Making
    Monday, July 19, 2010 - Sunday, August 1, 2010

    Discover color, symmetry and iridescence while creating an insect.