Storytime Studio: Spin and Sway
May 21, 2025 | 10:00 am–12:00 pm
Creativity is vibrant on Wednesdays at Storytime Studio. Celebrate spring with your littlest artist. Every week offers a new adventure.
This week: We’re teaming up with an educator from the Washington Ballet to find joyful opportunities to express your best self! This week, we’ll explore the painting Mis Cuatro Gracias (Brendan, Camilo, Carlos, Jorge) (2018) by artist Aliza Nisenbaum. Adult and child artists will explore how the body moves and create their own group portraits with photos and colorfully painted patterns.
Featured Book: Giraffes Can’t Dance by Giles Andreae
Program Schedule
Storytime Studio is a one-hour experience, with entry times at 10 AM and 11 AM. No registration is required. Visitors receive their entry time upon arrival. Depending on availability, you may be asked to enjoy the galleries prior to your start time.
- 10 AM–noon: Open play (felt, blocks, sketching)
- 10:20 AM: Read-aloud #1 in Art School
- 10:30 AM: Art-making begins
- 10:50 AM: Gallery tour #1
- 11:20 AM: Read-aloud #2 in Art School
- 11:30 AM: Art-making begins
- 11:50 AM: Gallery tour #2
Meet in the Hirshhorn Art School on the Lower Level.
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, to enjoy a special Storytime adventure.
No reservations or tickets are 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; one to two weeks’ advance notice is recommended but not required.
