Art Adventures
Art Adventures are guided art activities that children and their caregivers can create together, take with them, and replicate at home.
These activities take place in the Adventures in Art exhibit:
- Tue – Sat: 9 AM to noon and 1 to 3 PM
- Sun & Mon: 9 AM to noon
Jul 1 - Jul 28:
Clay Creations
Dive into the world of clay as we explore techniques like slab rolling, hand building, and even throwing on the wheel!
Jul 29 - Aug 25:
Play with Yarn
Wrap, twist, weave, and create as you transform simple strands into colorful works of art. Let your imagination lead the way!
Aug 26 - Sep 29:
Birds of a Feather!
Paint, sculpt and collage with feathers to create colorful, textured artworks inspired by our feathered friends. Let your creativity soar!
Sep 30 - Oct 27:
Let’s Create with Cardboard
Build, stack, and shape endless possibilities using this versatile material. Let your creativity turn cardboard into anything you can imagine.
Lesson Plans:
- Clay, Coffee, and Creativity Lesson: Use your senses to explore the different properties of natural materials as you paint with coffee, mud, and clay!
- Red Fish, Blue Fish Lesson: Explore colors and shapes, while learning the art of Japanese Gyotaku painting.
- Tangible Tech Lesson: Have you ever thought of where this stuff ends up when it breaks or you don’t want it anymore? Reuse pieces of technology to create upcycled art.
- Papermaking Lesson: What can we do with all our paper scraps? Let’s turn them into new paper using the papermaking pour method!
- Frosty Fabric Lesson: Jack Frost nipping at your nose? Design some cold weather clothes. Be inspired by the variety and textures of colors of fabrics to create art.
