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Winter Break Wonders

Class/Workshop
Museum-wide
FREE
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Make memories at the museum over the holiday break as you create with artists, make cozy collages and projects in the studios, and watch performances together as a family.
Join us for special activities each afternoon, including artmaking, creative play, movement activities, in-gallery experiences, visits by nature experts and local artists, and more.

Check out the schedule below for a full list of activities by day. See you there!

Free, no tickets required. Drop by anytime.

a mom enjoys making paper crowns with four children outside on walker landing
Photo by Ironside Photography / Stephen Ironside.
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icicles hang off the roof of the momentary's contemporary art gallery on the left; people walking through the modern art gallery on the right with a frozen pond in the foreground Two kids and an adult making art at a family event A young girl smiles while sitting at a table

Activities by Day

Saturday, December 21

11 AM – 4 PM
  • Durand & Estes Studios | Artmaking: Beaded Snowflakes
  • Garrison Lobby | Winter Bingo
1 – 4 PM
  • Lower Lobby | NWA Caricatures  
  • Garrison Lobby | Ambivert Books Pop–Up  

Sunday, December 22

11 AM – 4 PM
  • Durand & Estes Studios | Artmaking: Snowflake Quilt
  • Garrison Lobby | Winter Bingo
1 – 4 PM
  • Bellows & Cassatt Classrooms | Pinecone Bird feeders with Trails & Grounds Team
  • Garrison Lobby | Nature Demo: ONSC

Monday, December 23

11 AM – 4 PM
  • Durand & Estes Studios | Artmaking: Snow Globes 
  • Garrison Lobby | Winter Bingo
1 – 4 PM
    • Garrison Lobby | Amy Eichler Painting Demo  
1 PM, 2 PM. & 3 PM
  • Great Hall | Arts Live Theatre Presents That Other Wizarding School

Tuesday, December 24

  • Museum Closed

Wednesday, December 25

  • Museum Closed for Christmas Day

Thursday, December 26

11 AM – 4 PM
  • Durand & Estes Studios | Artmaking: Beaded Snowflakes 
  • Garrison Lobby | Winter Bingo
1 – 4 PM
  • Great Hall |Art of Fun Puppet Shows : 1 – 1:45 PM & 2:30 – 3:15 PM

Friday, December 27

11 AM – 4 PM
  • Durand & Estes Studios | Artmaking: Snow Globes 
  • Garrison Lobby | Winter Bingo
1 – 4 PM
  • Great Hall | NWA Ballet Theatre: Performance and Movement Class at 2 PM & 3 PM

Saturday, December 28

11 AM – 4 PM
  • Durand & Estes Studios | Artmaking: Icicle Twirler
  • Garrison Lobby | Winter Bingo
1 – 4 PM
  • Garrison Lobby | Live Music: Arkansas Philharmonic Youth Orchestra
  • Great Hall | Magic Show with George Reader:  2 – 2:40 PM

Sunday, December 29

11 AM – 4 PM
  • Durand & Estes Studios | Artmaking: Snowflake Quilt
  • Garrison Lobby | Winter Bingo
1 – 4 PM
  • Lower Lobby | Jolly Bugs Face Painting 
  • Modern Art Gallery  | Ra-Ve Cultural Foundation Performances at 1 PM,  2 PM, 3 PM 

Monday, December 30

10 AM – 3 PM

Tuesday, December 31

  • Museum Closed

Wednesday, January 1

11 AM – 4 PM
  • Durand & Estes Studios | Artmaking: Beaded Snowflakes 
  • Garrison Lobby | Winter Bingo
1 – 4 PM
  • Bellows & Cassatt Classrooms | Artmaking: Icicle Twirler

Thursday, January 2

11 AM – 4 PM
  • Durand & Estes Studios | Artmaking: Beaded Snowflakes 
  • Garrison Lobby | Winter Bingo
1 – 4 PM
  • Bellows & Cassatt Classrooms | Artmaking: Icicle Twirler

Friday, January 3

11 AM – 4 PM
  • Durand & Estes Studios | Artmaking: Snowglobes
  • Garrison Lobby | Winter Bingo
2– 3 PM
  • Modern Art Gallery | Sundar Yoga Session from 2 – 3 PM

Saturday, January 4

11 AM – 4 PM
  • Bellows & Cassatt Classrooms | Artmaking: Snowflake Quilt
  • Garrison Lobby | Winter Bingo
1– 4 PM
  • Durand & Estes Studios | Winter Arrangements with Althea Wiles: Drop-in Workshop from 1:30 – 3 PM
  • Modern Art Gallery | Live Music: Candy Lee

Sunday, January 5

11 AM – 4 PM
  • Durand & Estes Studios | Artmaking: Beaded Snowflakes
  • Garrison Lobby | Winter Bingo
1– 4 PM
  • The Studio | Nature Demo: University of Arkansas Museum