Drop-in & CREATE

Drop-In & CREATE Saturdays: Pumpkin Patch Still Life! Be inspired by The Ponchin Legacy: Two Generations of Masterful Art exhibition. Create a fun fall masterpiece of pumpkins and gourds using oil pastel!  Time: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.  Where: Stender Family Interactive Education Galleries  What to Expect:  Engaging and interactive art-making activities for families.  Spark your creativity [...]

Drop-In & CREATE Saturdays: Shape & Form Discover the Clearly Indigenous: Native Visions Reimagined in Glass exhibition. Produce a glass-like three-dimensional work of art using a plastic form and Scratch-LiteÒ paper.  Time: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.  Where: Stender Family Interactive Education Galleries  What to Expect:  Engaging and interactive art-making activities for families.  Spark your creativity [...]

Drop-In & CREATE Saturdays: Ships Ahoy! Explore the Shaping American Art exhibition and look for paintings with ships and harbor life. Create a work of art using a variety of materials (art papers, glue, and marker) inspired by the American Impressionists to depict nautical life in America.  Time: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.  Where: Stender Family Interactive [...]

Drop-In & CREATE Saturdays: Egyptian Jewelry Masterpieces   January 4: Egyptian Jewelry Masterpieces  Design an Egyptian wesekh collar (a shoulder length necklace) worn by Kings and Queens in Ancient Egypt. Journey to Egypt in Stender Family Interactive Education Galleries – A Walk Through Time!  Time: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.  Where: Stender Family Interactive Education Galleries [...]

Drop-In & CREATE Saturdays: Bunny with a HeART!   February 8: Bunny with a HeART! Inspired by the Gracelyn Rose sculpture by Josh Coté in front of the Museum. Produce animal-themed sculpture using found objects, construction paper, Sharpie pen and glue.  Time: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.  Where: Stender Family Interactive Education Galleries  What to Expect: [...]

Drop-In & CREATE Saturdays: Fishing for Art! June 14: Fishing for Art! Inspired by the koi fish in the pond at Big Spring Park, create an artful underwater painting of fish using tempera paint and stamps on canvas paper.   Who: Appropriate for the entire family! What: A hands-on art activity (no [...]

Drop-In & CREATE Saturdays: Cave Art July 12: Cave Art Discover the Lascaux cave paintings through photo references. Produce a drawing of bison and other animals combining pattern, tone and form using chalk pastel on paper.   Who: Appropriate for the entire family! What: A hands-on art activity (no reservations necessary)   When: [...]