Drop-In Art Activities
No registration required – drop-in, make, and take a fantastic piece of art home with you!
Pick your favorite weekend day—because we now have drop-in activities on Saturdays AND Sundays! Join museum educators as they help families create artful projects related to the collection, special exhibitions, and family tours. Check out our monthly themes!
Every Saturday!
Drop-in to Studio A in our Family Art Center for a different activity every week. Click below on each month’s theme to see a list of the weekly activities.
Every Sunday!
Drop by the 2nd level lobby to participate in a special gallery drawing activity with a different focus for each month. Click below to see the special Sunday drawing activity for each month.
Drop-In Art Activities schedule
| Drop-in Art Activities: Stars of Japan July 05, 2009 - July 26, 2009 10:00 AM - 03:00 PM It's time for Tanabata! |
| Drop-in Art Activities: Painting Inside and Out August 01, 2009 - August 31, 2009 10:00 AM - 03:00 PM Explore vibrant colors, lines, and shapes through painting techniques that use watercolor, paper tearing, oil pastels, and other fun tools! |
| Drop-in Art Activities: Amazing Mayans and more! September 01, 2009 - September 30, 2009 10:00 AM - 03:00 PM Turn ordinary objects into golden treasures, create animal vessels, and piece together glittering shell mosaics! |
| Drop-in Art Activities: Bump in the Night October 01, 2009 - October 31, 2009 10:00 AM - 03:00 PM Create illustrated Poe stories, nighttime creature sculptures, moonlit silhouette shadow boxes, and some of the creepy, crawly, critters that you might find in the Walters? collection! |
| Drop-in Art Activities: Heroes in Hackerman November 01, 2009 - November 30, 2009 10:00 AM - 03:00 PM Build nature-inspired armor, paint your own legendary scroll, create hybrid creatures that can perform incredible tasks, and more! |
| Drop-in Art Activities: Hurray for Heroes! December 01, 2009 - December 31, 2009 10:00 AM - 03:00 PM Use ancient-inspired methods to create magnificent amphorae, story shrines, and mosaics that celebrate family, community, and even imaginary champions of courage! |
| Winter Break Activities December 26, 2009 - January 01, 2010 10:00 AM - 03:00 PM Warm up with family time at the Walters and experience a special week of art activities! |
| Drop-in Art Activities: Oh, Ethiopia! January 01, 2010 - January 31, 2010 10:00 AM - 03:00 PM Create treasures both small and large when you sculpt personal wire adornments, paint giant parade banners, and collage Ethiopian food-inspired works of art! |