Free First Saturdays
Come ready for fun artful learning (be sure to dress for mess!).
Time: 11 AM – 1 PM in the art studio
Cost: Free admission all day!
- January 7: Egyptian Prints
- Egyptian Prints: Inspired by the works on view in Chromatopia: Stories of Color in Art, make a colorful print of an ancient Egyptian symbol.
- February 4: Heroes in History
- Celebrate Black History Month by making “stained glass” portraits of important heroes from history.
- March 4: In Like a Lion
- Join us for landscape painting connected to the March proverb “in like a lion, out like a lamb.”
- April 1: April Fools Surprise Cards
- Celebrate April Fool’s Day by making pop-up cards. Hide a surprise for someone and see if you can make them jump!
- May 6: Spring Wings
- See the exhibition Small Wonders: Insects in Focus and create your own creature with interesting wings.
- June 3: Super Style
- Take inspiration from the special exhibition about artist Barkley Hendricks and create mixed media paper dolls. Be inspired by the interesting fashion featured in the exhibition.
Free First Saturdays are made possible by Peoples United Bank and the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority (CHEFA).
Science Saturdays
This fun drop-in program, designed for children ages 7-11, encourages participants to explore the intersections between art and science.
Time: 11 AM – 1 PM in the art studio
Cost: Free with Museum admission
- January 21: Beautiful Banjos
- TWANG! Learn about musical resonance and the different way banjo and guitar shapes affect how they sound. Make your own banjo pin (that makes sound!).
- February 18: Natural Pigments
- Learn about the different materials used to make colorful pigments.
- March 18: In my perspective…
- Learn about one-point linear perspective while being inspired by the photography exhibition Where Children Sleep. Use measuring tools to translate your three-dimensional life into a spatially accurate two-dimensional drawing.
- April 15: For the Birds
- Celebrate Spring by making a bird feeder. Learn about what birds live in this geographic area and what is nutritious for their bodies.
- May 20: Bugging Out
- Legs, and wings, and pincers, oh my! Inspired by the exhibition Small Wonders: Insects in Focus, investigate the beauty of bugs while learning about different insect exoskeletons. Use pastels to design your own insect pattern.
- June 17: Sun Prints
- Celebrate the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year, and harness the power of the sun! Learn about how the earth’s rotation makes some days “longer” and some “shorter” while making prints in the sun.
Science Saturdays are made possible by Pfizer Inc. and Groton Laboratories.