Introduce your child to foundational art concepts through paint, collage, and clay. Gallery visits teach students about art appreciation and spark group discussions. 

Register: 10:30am – 12:00pm

Students develop fundamental skills in drawing by exploring galleries, observing and discussing artwork, and experimenting in the studio classroom.   

Register: 10:30am – 12:00pm 

Discover the patterns and prints in the museum collection. Unleash your imagination through hands-on explorations of collage, texture, and the printmaking process.  

Register: 10:30am – 12:00pm 

Be inspired by the colorful works of Impressionist artists, then head back to the classroom to create bold artwork using composition, expressive brushstrokes, and limited color palettes.  

Register: 10:30am – 12:00pm 

Explore the museum for sculpture inspiration, then return to the classroom to create an imaginative artwork.  

Register: 10:30am – 12:00pm

Explore expressive painting techniques with local contemporary artist Harold Smith. Learn to use a palette knife to build texture, movement, and depth while creating richly layered paintings. 

Register: 10:30am – 12:00pm 

Participants gather ideas from the people and art in the galleries, then return to the classrooms to develop drawing and portraiture skills in a variety of styles. 

Register: 10:30am – 12:00pm 

Be inspired by vessels in the museum’s collection to develop skills and experiment with gesture drawing, line quality, exaggerative-form composition, and mark making.  

Register- 1:30pm – 3:30pm

Inspired by works in Women’s World, explore soft pastels with local artist Jill Tichenor. Use floral, vegetable, and foliage compositions to refine layering, expressive mark making, and blending techniques.  

Register 1:30pm – 3:30pm

Learn to create a basic monoprint using a Gelli Plate and acrylic paints by building layers within a print, developing registration techniques, creating image transfer prints, and using additive and subtractive approaches. 

Register 1:30pm – 3:30pm

Inspired by the exhibition Women’s World, join local artist Anita Easterwood to create mixed media portraits that incorporate fabric and texture. Techniques focus on the foundations of figure drawing, layering fabrics, and compositional layouts.  

Register- 10:30am-12:30pm

Explore the galleries for artwork that uses wood as a medium, then head to the classroom to develop mixed-media pyrography (wood burning) skills and create your own nature-themed piece by combining wood-burned designs with added layers of stain, watercolor, or acrylic paint. 

Register- 10:30am – 12:30pm 

Explore bookbinding techniques to create a keepsake journal using collage, paint, and paper. Bring photographs, letters, ticket stubs, maps, or other meaningful keepsakes to incorporate into your book.  

Register 6-8pm 

Inspired by animal paintings in the European, Asian, and American galleries, participants will learn watercolor techniques for illustrating animals through composition, form, and texture. 

Register 1:30pm – 3:30pm

Explore bookbinding techniques to create a keepsake journal using collage, paint, and paper. Bring photographs, letters, ticket stubs, maps, or other meaningful keepsakes to incorporate into your book.  

Register 6-8pm