Check out the works on view in Tamarind Touchstones: Fabulous at 50 – Celebrating Excellence in Fine Art Lithography, and then make prints of your own. Tools and materials will be sharp at this session.

Sculptures by Jean Woodham on view in the exhibition Full Circle will inspire us as we create small scale pewter castings. Tools and materials will be sharp and/or hot at this session with open flames.

Drawing is an essential skill for every artist, and only gets better with practice. This session provides a wide range of materials and papers to work with to explore the different drawing media artists use.

Papercraft has become increasingly popular in the past couple of years. Using templates and instructions we’ll make intricate folded paper sculptures, and for the real challenge, invent our own. Tools will be sharp at this session.

Positive and negative space are the name of the game today. Using a chemical etchant, we’ll frost glass with intricate patterns and designs. Bring your own glass item (cup size or smaller), or use the votive candle holders available. Caustic materials at this session.

Form a team with friends to create a large-scale mural on paper at this session. We’ll be working big, and making a statement with our work.

Some might call it cheating, but there are a lot of tricks that artists have used to make their work look really good. From the camera obscura to grid transfers, we’ll check out the techniques that make realism easier.

Let’s spend some time painting. This fun session with canvas, acrylic paint, and all sorts of brushes will let you explore the most popular art medium.

Designing print media is a huge undertaking. At this session, we’ll hand-design text, create folded brochures, posters, CD covers, and all sorts of cool stuff.

Using fabrics, yarns, and non-traditional weaving materials, we’ll make wall hangings and usable woven items today.

Photography has quickly become an accessible and fun activity. In this session, we’ll talk about the rule of thirds, contrast, lighting, and some of the neat manipulations of photography create really cool shots. Bring your camera if you can, or borrow one from the museum (limited quantities).

With the opening of Tamarind Touchstones: Fabulous at 50 – Celebrating Excellence in Fine Art Lithography, your child can see prints on view in the gallery, and then create a print of their own using Styrofoam, rubber fish (for gyotaku prints).

Using what look like cardboard boxes, children will make all sorts of things that are most certainly not a box. Rocket ships, animals, castles, sculptures and more, all made out of not boxes.

Working with drawing materials, students will learn about the ways that artists can make marks on paper.

Let’s hope for wind today, we’re making kites! Using sticks, paper, and string, we’ll make flying creations complete with designs created by your child.

Using waxy white crayons, student learn about creating resists to watercolor paints.

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Collage is a great tool that artists use to make images with symbols, textures, and interesting meanings.

Today is all about making books, sketch books, picture books, story books, whatever your child can come up with.

Weaving with yarn on looms, students will learn about pattern, color, and the basic techniques of weaving.

Taking pictures can be so much fun, especially when you’ve got paper that captures shadows, and a camera that allows children to draw with light.

With the opening of Tamarind Touchstones: Fabulous at 50 – Celebrating Excellence in Fine Art Lithography, your child can see prints on view in the gallery, and then create a print of their own using Styrofoam, rubber fish (for gyotaku prints).

Sculpture is a really cool medium that we’ll explore in this session with mixed media. Cardboard, clay, and wood can all be used individually, or combined, to make works of art.

Working with drawing materials, students will learn about the ways that artists can make marks on paper.

Let’s hope for wind today, we’re making kites! Using sticks, paper, and string, we’ll make flying creations complete with designs created by your child.

Using waxy white crayons, students learn about creating resists to watercolor paints.

Positive and negative space are the name of the game today. Students will create a mask layer on glass with stickers and contact paper, and staff will apply a chemical to etch the surface. Bring a glass item (cup size or smaller), or use the votive candle holders available. Caustic materials at this session.

Creating a new character is just a mask away. Children today will design masks and tell stories about the creatures they make.

Collage is a great tool that artists use to make images with symbols, textures, and interesting meanings.

Today is all about making books, sketch books, picture books, story books, whatever your child can come up with.

Weaving with yarn on looms, students will learn about pattern, color, and the basic techniques of weaving.

Taking pictures can be so much fun, especially when you’ve got paper that captures shadows, and a camera that allows children to draw with light.