Art Cart: Coming Full Circle
Join us for a morning of play and poetry inspired by Jessica Diamond: Wheel Of Life and the Museum’s round galleries. Look closely at Diamond’s work and stick around to write magnetic poems, create unique books in the shape of a circle, and do more inspired by Diamond’s work.
Find the Art Cart on Second Level inside Jessica Diamond: Wheel Of Life.
Do this at home! Repurpose old comics into works of art inspired by artist Tony Lewis. 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 art-making 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 Saturday between 10 AM and 1 PM.
Nursing caregivers are welcome. Stroller parking is available in the Hirshhorn Lobby. If there are access services or accommodations that can make your experience more inclusive (e.g., ASL interpretation, live captioning, etc.), please contact hmsgeducation@si.edu. One to two weeks’ advance notice is recommended but not required.
Build Day
Calling all budding architects: Let’s build! Build Day is an all-ages family program, ideal for ages 12 and under. Elementary school artists will be featured. Join Hirshhorn Kids, District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) Arts, and Boolean Girl for a hands-on exploration of design and building.
Find us on the Hirshhorn Plaza. In the event of inclement weather, this event will move indoors.
Stroller parking is available in the Lobby and Lower Level.
WHAT’S HAPPENING
- Tour a City Design Exhibition featuring artwork and Build Day projects by DCPS elementary students citywide.
- Make an LED sculpture inspired by Olafur Eliasson: Create a suspended sculpture from paper, string, LEDs and other materials with Boolean Girl
- Explore student-made 3D-printed building replicas with George Washington University’s Fab Lab.
- Take a cue from Alexander Calder: Construct 3D structures from blocks, bricks, and more, at our hands-on maker stations.
- Building and play zones for artists of all ages.
Want to explore architecture before or after this event? Try these activities in the classroom or at home!
