Your life is already artful, waiting, just waiting, to make it art.
Toni Morrison

Author

hands-on components

Use fine arts materials and real tools to explore and discover your creative voice.

Art Studio activities and themes rotate throughout the year.  Some activities you may find in the Art Studio during your visit include:

  • Printmaking
  • Painting
  • Mixed Media
  • Fiber
  • Clay
  • Multimedia

For the latest activities and visiting artist schedule, please check our Calendar of Events.

Explore our Principles of Practice  and find out more about what drives our creative process

the art

  • more light by Dick Esterle
  • Sketchy Faces by Greg Witt
Mini Mosaics - Art Studio
Grace drop in - Art Studio
Two young children lean over a piece of paper. One child writes on the paper with a pencil.

tips for before and after your visit

Get dirty.

Being fully involved in your art making may get messy. We have smocks to protect your clothes and sinks to wash up when you’re done.

Focus on the process.

The learning and fun is in making the art. What tools did you use? How could you use them differently? Art is a language. What are you trying to say?

Try new things.

Think of new ways to explore your favorite art activities. Mix colors, use new tools or materials and add a design or pattern into your piece.

Being fully involved in your art making may get messy. We have smocks to protect your clothes and sinks to wash up when you’re done.

The learning and fun is in making the art. What tools did you use? How could you use them differently? Art is a language. What are you trying to say?

Think of new ways to explore your favorite art activities. Mix colors, use new tools or materials and add a design or pattern into your piece.

design matters

The design of the Studio incorporates many sustainable features, including:

  • Original wood and terrazzo floor
  • Natural light
  • Historic stained glass windows