Art Making Events

February 25 - April 1, 2025 | 1:30 - 4 p.m.

Painting as Process

Learn to paint from life and from imagination while looking to the museum’s collection for inspiration.
A person wearing a red apron and blue gloves is focused on painting on a canvas, using a detail brush in a well-lit room.

April 2, 2025 | 1 - 3:30 p.m.

Studio Workshop: Indigo Dyeing 

Work with indigo to dye fabric! Looking to the work Adire Cloth for inspiration, we will use a pre-prepared dye, learn to treat fabric for absorption, and work with wax to design a variety of patterns ahead of the dyeing process. Each participant will create and take home their own hand-dyed indigo fabric pieces.
Traditional Isan Thai Cotton Indigo Weaving. The Hand Holding The Indigo Dyeing Cloth And Natural Dyes Or Bark.

March 13 - April 3, 2025 | 1:30 - 4 p.m.

Painterly Printmaking

Explore the spontaneous and expressive potential of monotype printing. Using an approach similar to painting, make unique impressions by creating images through reductive and additive methods, in addition to experimenting with a combination of techniques on plexiglass plates.
A teaching instructor discussing an artwork with a student.

March 13 - April 3, 2025 | 1:30 - 4 p.m.

Introduction to Quilting

Explore quilts in the High’s collection while gathering design ideas to enhance your own creative vision. Learn traditional quilting processes like hand quilting, machine piecing, and appliqué before experimenting with forms of embellishment such as stamping, beading, and embroidery.
A person is sewing on a piece of cloth decorated with a tree and colorful designs. Their hands are visible as they stitch, surrounded by a blue tablecloth and art supplies such as buttons and a stencil.

April 4, 2025 | 1 - 3:30 p.m.

Studio Workshop: Indigo Dyeing

Work with indigo to dye fabric! Looking to the work Adire Cloth for inspiration, we will use a pre-prepared dye, learn to treat fabric for absorption, and work with wax to design a variety of patterns ahead of the dyeing process. Each participant will create and take home their own hand-dyed indigo fabric pieces.
Traditional Isan Thai Cotton Indigo Weaving. The Hand Holding The Indigo Dyeing Cloth And Natural Dyes Or Bark.

April 5, 2025 | 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Studio Workshop: Indigo Dyeing

Work with indigo to dye fabric! Looking to the work Adire Cloth for inspiration, we will use a pre-prepared dye, learn to treat fabric for absorption, and work with wax to design a variety of patterns ahead of the dyeing process. Each participant will create and take home their own hand-dyed indigo fabric pieces.
Traditional Isan Thai Cotton Indigo Weaving. The Hand Holding The Indigo Dyeing Cloth And Natural Dyes Or Bark.

April 5, 2025 | 1 - 3 p.m.

Drawing from Experience

Each session focuses on a different way of seeing and capturing the world around us while allowing participants to explore their own personal expression and develop their drawing skills.
High Museum Shoot, Various Activities 11.4.23.

April 16, 2025 | 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Access for All

Join us for a day of free admission and drop-in programming for adults of all ages! Whether you like to explore on your own, join a conversation, or create art, there is something for you. Come as you are and stay as long as you like.
Two individuals looking at art in a display case.

April 19, 2025 | 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Oasis

Discover tranquility and connection at Oasis, a mindfulness-centered experience held on the third Saturday of each month.
Two individuals having a conversation in a gallery in front of an audience.

April 30, 2025 | 1 - 3:30 p.m.

Studio Workshop: 3D Painting 

Drawing inspiration from the exhibition Kim Chong Hak, Painter of Seoraksan, learn to paint in three dimensions! Experiment with different textures and paint applications under expert guidance, incorporating acrylic mediums and collaged materials to create paintings that rise off the canvas.
A young woman with short dark hair is painting on a canvas. She holds a palette in her left hand and a brush in her right, creating a colorful landscape with green and yellow mountains. She wears a dark apron and focuses intently on her work.

May 2, 2025 | 1 - 3:30 p.m.

Studio Workshop: 3D Painting

Drawing inspiration from the exhibition Kim Chong Hak, Painter of Seoraksan, learn to paint in three dimensions! Experiment with different textures and paint applications under expert guidance, incorporating acrylic mediums and collaged materials to create paintings that rise off the canvas.
A young woman with short dark hair is painting on a canvas. She holds a palette in her left hand and a brush in her right, creating a colorful landscape with green and yellow mountains. She wears a dark apron and focuses intently on her work.

May 3, 2025 | 1 - 3 p.m.

Drawing from Experience

Each session focuses on a different way of seeing and capturing the world around us while allowing participants to explore their own personal expression and develop their drawing skills.
A woman concentrates while sketching three toy animals in front of her.