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Hands-On Activities

Family Festival: My Favorite Things

Sunday, August 7,
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. EST

What museum objects capture your imagination? Feed your curiosities and dive into ideas of collecting with artist demonstrations, art making, and performances.

Artist Takeover: Emilia Brintnall

10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.

Williams Forum, ground floor

Discover what kind of objects surprise and delight local artist Emilia Brintnall. Collaborate with families to create a larger-than-life art installation.

Art Kids Studio

10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.

South Vaulted Walkway, ground floor

Combine objects and textures to create your own out-of-this-world still life stories.

Musical Performance: Snacktime

11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.

Great Stair Hall, second floor

Join us for a dance party. Bring your best moves as Snacktime shares some of their favorite tunes.

Workshop: Sweet Things in Life

11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.

Toll Terrace, first floor

With teaching artist Sue Liedke, help bring one of our favorite things to life and decorate a larger-than-life birthday cake.

Sketching in the Galleries

11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.

Gallery 216, second floor

Create a still life arrangement with whimsical props and sketch a fantasy bouquet.

This event is part of the Art Kids program series.

Main Building

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