Youth Classes & Workshops
Art and Nature for Families | Hummingbirds and More
Sunday, May 26, 1 to 3 pm
Explore the grounds to learn about some of the birds that call Crystal Bridges home and how to attract hummingbirds to your yard. Visit the Gems of Brazil, the stunning paintings by Martin Johnson Heade featuring hummingbirds of South America, and create your own hummingbird feeder in the studio. Recommended for children ages 5 and up with an adult. $20 per family.
Register online or at Guest Services.
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Paper Arts
Children’s Workshop
Saturday, June 8, 1 to 5 pm
Join us for a fun afternoon of paper pleasures! You’ll fold, cut, decorate, and even make some beautiful paper.
Two concurrent workshops are offered, one for ages 6 to 9 and one for ages 10 to 12.
$40, register online or at Guest Services.
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Land Art
Teen Workshop
Saturday, June 8, 1 to 5 pm
Land art is an art movement in which landscape and art are intimately linked; the work is site-specific and created from natural materials. Learn about this art form’s artists and their work, and create land art in the Museum’s outdoor environment. Since land art is ephemeral, you’ll also document the work through photography. Explore your relationship to nature in this collaborative workshop.
$40, register online or at Guest Services.
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East Terrace Arts
Sunday, June 16, 1 to 3 pm
Enjoy making artistic sun prints outdoors on the East Terrace while you enjoy the ambient musical sounds of Sun Boxes, an installation of sound art created by Artosphere artist Craig Colorusso. For more information on Sun Boxes, visit http://www.sun-boxes.com.
Free. No registration required.
Art and Nature for Families | Butterflies & Bugs
Sunday, July 28, 1 to 3 pm
Discover some of the tiniest creatures both inside and outside the Museum, meet an “insect expert,” and visit the art studios to create a fun project based on your trail time! Recommended for children ages 5 and up with an adult.
$20 per family. Register online or at Guest Services.
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Registration information coming soon.
Clay Creations
Children’s Workshop
Saturday, August 17, 1 to 5 pm
Learn basic handbuilding techniques to create a functional and sculptural object out of clay. Get your hands ready to pinch, coil, and get dirty! Student work will be fired, and available to pick up at a later date.
Two concurrent workshops are offered, one for ages 6 to 9, and one for ages 10 to 12.
$40, register online or at guest services.
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East Terrace Arts
Sunday, August 18, 1 to 3 pm
Enjoy making art outdoors on the East Terrace, paired with a family-friendly musical performance.
Free. No registration required.
Instagram— as an Art Form
Teen Workshop
Saturday, August 31, 1 to 5 pm
Push the boundaries of the Instagram application and other social media tools to a whole new level in this active one-day workshop. Use your cell phone’s camera lens as a tool to explore and artistically document Crystal Bridges—its exhibitions, architecture, and grounds—and create your own “online exhibition” based on your photography, experimentation with effects, and selection of images.
$40, register online or at Guest Services.
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