Family Workshops

CREATE ART TOGETHER

Gather your family and join us in the studios for a morning of hands-on learning and fun! Each of our samplers is focused on a different grouping of media – one on drawing, bookmaking, and painting, and the other on sculpture and ceramics. Exercise your creativity as you explore a variety of processes, materials, and ideas as a family. Projects and instruction are adapted to individual age and skill levels. These samplers are best suited for families with children between the ages of 4 and 12.

DRAWING, BOOKMAKING, AND PAINTING SAMPLER

ID: YA2141 Jul 10 • 9 am - Noon Members: $20 • Non-Members: $25 Working individually and collaboratively, families spend the morning together in two mini classes focused on drawing, bookmaking, and painting techniques. One class introduces tunnel books, a threedimensional artist book with a stagelike window showing different layers to create an image. Learn how to plan, construct, and finish a tunnel book based on a scene special to your family. In the mini class, explore the life and work of artist Yayoi Kusama as you practice color mixing and create a series of finished abstract paintings. This sampler is designed for families with children between ages four and twelve. Prices are per person.

SCULPTURE AND CERAMICS SAMPLER

ID: YA2142 Aug 14 • 9 am - Noon Family Members: $20 • Non-Members: $25 As a family, spend the morning together exploring sculpture and ceramic techniques in two mini classes. In one, learn how to create a marionette puppet using simple materials, including paper, cardboard, string, dowels, and markers. Family members create a cast of characters for at-home play. In the other class, practice clay construction techniques, such as rolling coils, attaching pieces together, and adding texture with simple tools, before making your own self-portrait bobble heads out of self-hardening clay. This sampler is designed for families with children between ages four and twelve. Prices are per person.

Exhibitions & Events

COMMUNITY EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS FOR APPRECIATORS OF ALL AGES

Our public programs provide a necessary thread in our tapestry of fine art education programs. Interwoven with workshops, PenArt exhibitions, community programs and special events offer new perspectives on selected artistic themes. For instance, you’ll find workshops that correspond with media and themes highlighted in our exhibitions, which in turn bring inspiration for projects in our community programming. Special events, like the Door County Plein Air Festival, are the celebratory pieces in our programming, giving students and visitors an opportunity to engage with artists and the creative process.