Open Studio: Artistic Reflections

Discover fresh opportunities for artistic expression every weekend in December at Open Studio. Explore how artists use light, reflection, and shadow. Collaborate or craft your own artwork to take home. Each week will introduce new ideas and creative challenges! 

This week, we’ll take inspiration from Olafur Eliasson’s Your oceanic feeling to create our own suspended sculptures. Join us and Boolean Girl to use LED lights and circuits to play with reflections of light and color! 

Meet in the Art School on the Lower Level.

Do this at home! Design your own glittering mosaic of geometric shapes inspired by artist Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian. Instructions here.

A mosaic with tin foil cut into a pentagon shape at the center surrounded by neon pink triangles, translucent trapezoids, sky blue triangles, and metallic squares, circles, and diamonds on a dark blue background.

ABOUT OPEN STUDIO 

Let your creativity run wild at Open Studio! Drop in and explore modern and contemporary art through interactive, hands-on activities inspired by the Hirshhorn collection and remarkable artworks on view. Open Studio helps you transform your ideas into reality.

Every session introduces a new theme and a fresh perspective on artmaking. Activities are designed to captivate everyone—from budding young artists to seasoned creators—allowing you to craft, create, and learn. 

No reservations or tickets required. Stroller parking is available in the Hirshhorn Lobby and on the Lower Level.

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; 1–2 week’s advance notice is recommended but not required. For a group of ten or more, please contact hmsgeducation@si.edu to reserve a program in advance.

Storytime Studio: Reflect the Rainbow

Join us in December to light up your life! This week, we’ll explore the magic of reflections inspired by artist Olafur Eliasson’s light sculpture Your oceanic feeling. Young artists will explore the artwork, read together, and experiment with making their own reflective suspended sculptures. 

Featured Book: Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister 

Program Schedule: 

Meet in the Art School on the Lower Level.

Do this at home! Make your own rainbow using the power of prisms inspired by artist Olafur Eliasson. Instructions here.

The view from a makeshift kaleidoscope.

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 access services or accommodations that can make your experience more inclusive (e.g., ASL interpretation, live captioning, etc.), please contact hmsgeducation@si.edu; 1–2 week’s advance notice is recommended but not required.