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Storytime Studio: Color Outside the Lines
March 26, 2025 | 10:00 am–12:00 pm
Bring your littlest artists to the Hirshhorn for a March filled with joyful opportunities to express your best self! Join us as we explore colorful paintings on view in Revolutions: Art from the Hirshhorn Collection (1860–1960). This week, we will play with the possibilities of primary colors. Artists will mix and play with colors using light, paint, and other materials.
Featured Book: Mouse Paint by Ellen Walsh
Program Schedule:
Storytime Studio is a flexible drop-in experience.
- 10 AM–Noon: Open Play and Artmaking
- 10:15 & 11:15 AM: Read-alouds in Art School
- 10:30 AM & 11:30 AM: Gallery Tours
Meet in the Art School on the Lower Level.
Do this at home! Painting with a budding artist? Keep it wonderfully simple—and get maximum results—by using a limited color palette to explore color mixing. Instructions here.
ABOUT STORYTIME STUDIO
Join us at the Hirshhorn Art School for Storytime Studio—a captivating blend of play, educator-led read-alouds, and art exploration designed for kids from birth to age 8 as well as their caregivers. Every Wednesday morning, step into our studio where art comes alive, and enjoy a special Storytime adventure that is a free, flexible, drop-in experience. Stop in anytime to experiment with play and artmaking, immerse yourself in interactive read-alouds, or join a gallery tour to explore art on view!
No reservations or tickets required. Nursing caregivers are welcome. Stroller parking is available in the Hirshhorn Lobby and on the Lower Level.
If there are services or accommodations that can improve your experience (e.g., ASL interpretation, live captioning, etc.), please contact hmsgeducation@si.edu; 1–2 week’s advance notice is recommended but not required. For a group of ten or more, please contact mcgettigant@si.edu to reserve a program in advance.
