Afternoon Art
Drop in Saturdays between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. to create all kinds of art and science
projects.
$6/child, $10 for an adult and child together. Kids under 8 must be with a paying,
participating adult.
Members of the Randall Museum Friends and Arts Card holders receive a 2-for-1 discount.
Sign up at the museum's front desk to participate; the last sign-ups are taken at 3:30.
February 4: Dip into the art of printmaking with bold and instantly gratifying monoprints.
February 11: Join us and make a Valentine’s Day Heart Art
sculpture to give to the one you love.
February 18: Collage an owl image on wood from our
luscious leather scrap collection.
February 25: SF Science Fair- No SAS.
March 3: Transform a shallow box into a decorated sevice
tray and create a place setting, complete with napkin, plate, and
silverware.
March 10: Use rubber fish to dive into the art of gyotaku, Japanese for fish printing.
March 17: Make a pirate-themed treasure map, Matie.
Collage big tall mountains, avoid the sharks, walk the plank and survive
the desert on your way to hidden treasure!
March 24: Reinvent a shoe! Transform it into an animal, person, or let a theme
inspire you (add flapper fringe or Herme’s wings).
Bring a shoe of your own or use one of ours.
March 28: Reshape your point of view! Use cardboard to change the shape
of eye glasses and decorate with wire, beads, glitter and other eye
opening stuff.
April 7 - “In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt.”
Margaret Atwood. Paint a pot then get your hands full of dirt as you
then planting a seedling in it.
April 14 - Create and embellish a tube-shaped box with a strap.
Discover a cool technique for attaching a lid that slides on and off.
April 21 - Bug Day. No SAS.
April 28 - Mandala is Sanskrit for
“circle” or “completion” and has long been recognized for its deep spiritual
meaning and representation of wholeness. Create your own mandala
using a variety of satisfying materials.
May 5 - It’s Cinco de Mayo! Get ready! Use beads, beans
and foil design to make your own bracelet inspired by Mexican jewelry.
May 12 - Sculpt your own clay bird with feather wings and beaded
eyes.
May 19 - Create a clay bird’s nests with twigs and fill it
with eggs.
May 26 - Pound out and collage bottle caps to make some cool refrigerator
magnets.
June 2 - Diorama meets miniature stage set. Collage your favorite
season into a 3D tunnel book.
June 9 - Flag day is June 14th. Celebrate by cfreating a
personal fabric flag in a myriad of textures and colors.
June 16 - Observe one of the museum’s snakes, then draw and print it with
a rainbow printing technique.
June 23 - Using an easy and inventive method, cut and loop together a
leather chain necklace or bracelet.
June 30 - Make and decorate a miniature Trojan horse.