Culture Collective Events

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.

Learn principles of design while playing and experimenting with collage materials and techniques. Make collages with torn and cut shapes from paper and fabric, and create collage materials using ink, paint, and texture rubbings.

Explore how plants, minerals, and other natural materials can be used to dye fabric with rich, layered, and often unexpected results. Learn foundational dyeing techniques and experiment with color, pattern, and texture as you create a series of dyed textile samples.

Learn to capture the dynamic energy of the human figure in charcoal. Draw from mannequins and live models, finding the essence of a pose, and build initial sketches into developed figure drawings with form and weight.

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

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

Learn to paint from life while looking at the museum’s collection for inspiration. Participants with an intermediate-level skill set will develop their artistic styles as they explore a variety of painting techniques including underpainting, sgraffito, and glazing.

Learn to paint from life while looking at the museum’s collection for inspiration. Participants with an intermediate-level skill set will develop their artistic styles as they explore a variety of painting techniques including underpainting, sgraffito, and glazing.

Learn new ways to create paintings while experimenting with color systems and texture. Work from observation, memory, and imagination as you begin mixing colors using warm and cool color palettes. Explore brushstrokes, mark making, and value, and study color hue and saturation using a primary color wheel. Create a painting by combining methods for color mixing, color application, and texture learned throughout the class.

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.

Join us for a hands-on afternoon of coaster making fun. Led by instructors from Glad & Young Studio, participants will learn the art of hand embossing leather with a variety of shapes, motifs, and fonts.