Culture Collective Events

April 3, 2026 | 1:30 - 4 p.m.

Studio Workshop: Paper Marbling

Discover the ancient art of Suminagashi (or “floating ink”) as you create elegant, one-of-a-kind marbled patterns on water. Learn how to guide pigment rings across the water’s surface before transferring your designs onto absorbent Japanese paper. Explore this meditative practice that celebrates chance, breath, and the beauty of flowing color. Leave with a paper or fabric bearing your printed designs
Two rectangular sheets of marbled paper, one with pink and white swirls, the other with black and white marbling, are placed on a table next to a metal tray.

April 3, 2026 | 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Studio Workshop: Paper Marbling

Discover the ancient art of Suminagashi (or “floating ink”) as you create elegant, one-of-a-kind marbled patterns on water. Learn how to guide pigment rings across the water’s surface before transferring your designs onto absorbent Japanese paper. Explore this meditative practice that celebrates chance, breath, and the beauty of flowing color. Leave with a paper or fabric bearing your printed designs
Two rectangular sheets of marbled paper, one with pink and white swirls, the other with black and white marbling, are placed on a table next to a metal tray.

April 4, 2026 | 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Studio Workshop: Paper Marbling

Discover the ancient art of Suminagashi (or “floating ink”) as you create elegant, one-of-a-kind marbled patterns on water. Learn how to guide pigment rings across the water’s surface before transferring your designs onto absorbent Japanese paper. Explore this meditative practice that celebrates chance, breath, and the beauty of flowing color. Leave with a paper or fabric bearing your printed designs
Two rectangular sheets of marbled paper, one with pink and white swirls, the other with black and white marbling, are placed on a table next to a metal tray.

April 8, 2026 | 1:30 - 3 p.m.

Musing Together

Musing Together is a monthly art conversation program designed for individuals with early-stage Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia and their care partners.
Three women stand in an art gallery, closely viewing framed paintings on a white wall. Sunlight filters through large windows in the background, and sculptures are displayed around the room.

April 8, 2026 | 12 - 12:30 p.m.

April Conversation Pieces

Look closely and see more: one artwork, thirty minutes, new discoveries.

Simone Leigh

April 15, 2026 | 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.
A museum guide gestures toward a large artwork on the wall while a group of attentive visitors stands and listens in a bright, modern gallery space with wooden floors and high ceilings.

April 14 - May 5, 2026 | 1:30 - 4 p.m.

Introduction to Collage

Learn principles of design while playing and experimenting with collage materials and techniques.
A person smiles while holding patterned paper at a table, surrounded by others engaged in creative craft activities in a brightly lit room.

May 5, 2026 | 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Photo Walk: Framing Narratives in Midtown

Engage the world through your camera! Looking to Blazing Light: Photographs by Mimi Plumb for inspiration, we will discuss relationships between photography and narrative.
Three people stand on a sidewalk near a grassy area, holding up smartphones to take photos. A brick building and leafy trees are visible in the background on a sunny day.

May 9, 2026 | 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Photo Walk: Framing Narratives in Midtown

Engage the world through your camera! Looking to Blazing Light: Photographs by Mimi Plumb for inspiration, we will discuss relationships between photography and narrative.
Three people stand on a sidewalk near a grassy area, holding up smartphones to take photos. A brick building and leafy trees are visible in the background on a sunny day.

May 13, 2026 | 1:30 - 3 p.m.

Musing Together

Musing Together is a monthly art conversation program designed for individuals with early-stage Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia and their care partners.
A group of women sit closely together, attentively listening to something out of frame. The focus is on two women in front, one in a colorful patterned dress and glasses, the other in a black and red jacket, both looking engaged.

April 14 - May 19, 2026 | 1:30 - 4 p.m.

Mixed Media Portraiture

Learn to capture character as you create portraits using a variety of media. Through guided lessons, develop your skills in facial anatomy, proportion, and expression while exploring pastel sticks, charcoal, gouache, and graphite.
A man with curly hair and glasses sits at a table, pointing to a drawing in front of him, while another person with gray hair sits across from him. Bright red cabinets and chairs are visible in the background.

April 14 - May 19, 2026 | 6 - 8:30 p.m.

Mixed Media Portraiture

Learn to capture character as you create portraits using a variety of media. Through guided lessons, develop your skills in facial anatomy, proportion, and expression while exploring pastel sticks, charcoal, gouache, and graphite.
A person with short hair and glasses, wearing a blue plaid shirt, smiles while sitting at a table with papers and art supplies. Another person in purple sits across from them. Red cabinets and chairs are in the background.