Dripped watercolor paint creating pools of color
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Making Art Together

The Art Studio facilitates creative projects for all ages. Join us as we share materials, ideas, and reflections.

A young guest explores glue and its sticky qualities.
White glue lines on brown paper
Drawing

Paper and Glue Rubbing Plates

Make your own rubbing plate tools to create patterned papers.

Colorful paper scraps being cut
Collage

Inspired by the Small Things

Even the smallest scrap becomes inspiration for art-making. 
Assorted paper and cardboard found materials
At Home Art Studio Sculpture

Creative Musical Instruments

Make musical instruments with materials available at home.
Mat board frame with watercolors, paintbrushes, and collage papers
At Home Art Studio Painting Sculpture

My Imagination Window

Create artwork inspired by the real or imagined views out your window.
Rubbing plate made with keys, two crayons, and paper with textured rubbing
At Home Art Studio Drawing

Textural Story Creations

Tell stories using textures found around your home.
assorted collage papers and paper loops
At Home Art Studio Collage Sculpture

What is YOUR Armor?

Create your own wearable art that promotes confidence and kindness.
Yellow and orange maple leaves on twigs
At Home Art Studio Collage Nature

Leaping into Leaves

Explore the outdoors, collect leaves, and be inspired by nature to make beautiful works of art. 
painted paper textured with lines
Painting Printmaking

Painting with Found Materials

Explore color-mixing and painting with found objects.
palette with paint being mixed
Painting

In Celebration of Paint

Explore how the set-up and selection of materials can give children the opportunity to explore paint in a self-directed and manageable way.
tray filled with multi-colored paper scraps
Collage

Collage Storytime

How we can continue to explore stories and materials when we aren’t in-person? We share how we developed a multi-sensory, virtual story time that inspires art-making.
Hexagon collages on a wall with signage
Collage Theory and Resources

Reopening and a Collaborative Collage Mural

The process of re-opening the Art Studio during a pandemic challenged us to look at our project design, space, and materials closely. We share what we changed, and what remains unchanged.
Several hexagon shaped collages displayed together, one central collage includes the letters BLM
Theory and Resources

Returning, Re-Evaluating, and Reflecting

As educators we are taking time to reflect on our own gaps in knowledge and research anti-racist teaching practices and approaches.