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
Nov 19 - Jan 13:
Frosty Fashion Fabric Art
Warm up by designing fabric art! Get inspired by the diverse textures and colors of fabric to create your unique masterpiece.
Jan 14 - Feb 3:
Let’s celebrate every noise!
Explore sound by experimenting with materials to create your own unique symphony using tin foil, paper, clay then tune in to creativity
Feb 4 - Mar 3:
Explore light and shadow!
Experiment with drawing shadows and adding color using transparent objects and shapes.
Mar 4 - Mar 31:
Experience Magnificent Moving Things!
Watch as items twirl, spin, and make unique marks through movement, blending art with motion.
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.
