Art and Artists

Ages 4 to 6+: Build creativity, explore collage as a medium, and sneak in some fine motor cutting skills by drawing with scissors, just like Henri Matisse

Ages 4 to 6+: Learn about Wassily Kandinsky and explore how to use shapes, lines, and color to show emotion in a piece of art

Ages 4 to 6+: Learn about concentric circles, play with color, and practice fine motor tracing and cutting skills by creating art inspired by Wasilly Kandinsky

Ages 4 to 6+: Create a blind contour line drawing inspired by Alexander Calder's continuous wire sculptures

Ages 4 to 6+: Create a mobile inspired by Alexander Calder, a pioneer of kinetic art

Ages 4 to 6+: Discover the unique style of Andy Warhol who used repetition, bold colors, and solid outlines in his work

Ages 4 to 6+: Explore the colorful, bold, and playful world of Pop Art by creating a self-portrait inspired by Andy Warhol

Ages 4 to 6+: Learn about sculptor Alberto Giacometti and experiment with the human form by sketching stick figures

Ages 4 to 6+: Make a sculpture of the human form by bending an armature made of wire and then covering it in aluminum foil

Ages 4 to 6+: Meet Mexican artist Frida Kahlo and draw a self-portrait that captures emotion and feeling

Ages 4 to 6+: Create a mixed-media self portrait, Frida style, using a variety of art materials and loose parts

Ages 4 to 6+: Learn about Jackson Pollock, an Abstract Expressionist, and experiment with a technique called action painting

Ages 4 to 6+: Gather up a few art materials and headoutside to create a Pollock inspired drip painting

Ages 4 to 6+: Explore the art of Yayoi Kusama before layering a collection of dot stickers (or hand-drawn dots) on top of an all white room

Ages 4 to 6+: Create a Kusama-inspired Infinity Room using black paper and an assortment of reflective material

Ages 4 to 6+: Explore the life of Georgia O'Keefe and practice the art of observation and perspective

Ages 4 to 6+: Observe a fresh cut flower up close and then create an O'Keeffe-inspired still life painting

Ages 4 to 6+: Meet contemporary artist Aminah Robinson and create a collage which includes colors, patterns, and textiles inspired by her work

Ages 4 to 6+: Create a beautiful piece of art, inspired by Aminah Robinson, using burlap, an embroidery hoop, and a collection of interesting objects

Ages 4 to 6+: Meet fiber artist Lenore Tawney and explore patterning by learning how to weave on paper