Art Cart: Construct with Kruger
What matters to you? Build your own world in a box inspired by artist Barbara Kruger. Young artists will look closely at her work Belief+Doubt, read stories about building, and create their own wordy works of art.
Find the Art Cart on the Lower Level to pick up your constructing materials.
Do this at home! What do you want to change? Assemble a collage inspired by Loïs Mailou Jones’s Challenge—America. Choose a cause that you care about, and then arrange and rearrange images to create a collage that inspires change in your community! Instructions here.
ABOUT THE ART CART
Want to make art inspired by your favorite Hirshhorn works on view? The Art Cart offers young artists a hands-on maker experience during their visit to the Hirshhorn. Each week’s Art Cart offers a fresh and fun theme featuring an artwork on view, an artmaking activity to do at the Museum, and kids’ projects to extend the fun at home!
The Art Cart is free; no registration required. Drop in any Thursday between 10am–Noon.
Maker Morning: Installation Creation
For kids (and adults!) of all ages
Think inside and outside the box with us in this Maker Morning exploring installation! Have you ever seen an artwork that covers an entire room (sometimes including the floors!)? Large artworks, often with many different parts that are set up in a place, are called installations. Join us for Maker Morning: Installation Creation to check out the many installations on view at the museum, collaborate and create our own larger than life artwork!
Find us throughout the Museum.
Stroller parking is available in the Lobby and Lower Level.
WHAT’S HAPPENING
Hands-on maker stations throughout the Museum including collaborative building, an installation scavenger hunt, building with blocks, and more!
10 am–1 pm | Museum
Do this at home! Transform a box into a unique space inspired by Siah Armajani! Create.
Do this at home! Have you ever wished you could blend in like a chameleon? Design your own wearable work of art inspired by Kusama’s Flowers—Overcoat and disappear into your surroundings! Create.
Join us again next month! Maker Morning is the Hirshhorn’s free series held on a select Saturday of each month that invites kids of all ages to experience contemporary art through interactive hands-on making activities. Each month, we’ll introduce you to new activities and ideas, focused on this year’s theme of Be Transformed. Drop in and explore the Museum through engaging interactives, kids tours, and more. Activities take place throughout the Museum and Sculpture Garden.
Maker Morning: Build It Your Way
For kids (and adults!) of all ages
What do you see when you imagine a sculpture? Most people imagine a quiet unmoving object, but a sculpture can be soft, make sound, or move! Join us for Maker Morning: Build It Your Way to explore innovations in sculpture. Get inspired by multiple artists on view in the Put It This Way exhibit and experiment with many kinds of sculptures.
Find us throughout the Museum.
Stroller parking is available in the Lobby and Lower Level.
WHAT’S HAPPENING
Hands-on maker stations throughout the Museum including toddler building zone, soft sculpting, sound sculpture design and suspension experiments.
10 am–1 pm | Museum
Do this at home! Stretch, sway, and dance with your own soft sculpture inspired by artist Senga Nengudi. Create.
Do this at home! Build and suspend your own sculpture inspired by Eva Hesse! Create.
Join us again next month! Maker Morning is the Hirshhorn’s free series held on a select Saturday of each month that invites kids of all ages to experience contemporary art through interactive hands-on making activities. Each month, we’ll introduce you to new activities and ideas, focused on this year’s theme of Be Transformed. Drop in and explore the Museum through engaging interactives, kids tours, and more. Activities take place throughout the Museum and Sculpture Garden.
Art Cart: Construct with Kruger
What matters to you? Build a massive message inspired by artist Barbara Kruger. Young artists will look closely at her work Belief+Doubt, read stories about building, and create their own wordy works of art.
Find the Art Cart on the Lower Level to pick up your constructing materials.
Do this at home! What do you want to change? Assemble a collage inspired by Loïs Mailou Jones’s Challenge—America. Choose a cause that you care about, and then arrange and rearrange images to create a collage that inspires change in your community! Instructions here.
ABOUT THE ART CART
Want to make art inspired by your favorite Hirshhorn works on view? The Art Cart offers young artists a hands-on maker experience during their visit to the Hirshhorn. Each week’s Art Cart offers a fresh and fun theme featuring an artwork on view, an artmaking activity to do at the Museum, and kids projects to extend the fun at home!
The Art Cart is free; no registration required. Drop in any Thursday between 10am-12pm.
Stroller Parking is available in the Lobby and the Lower Level.
