Art Cart: Light Your Fire

Sculpt your own symbol at this week’s Art Cart. Young artists will look closely at Double Candle by Sterling Ruby and build their own massive messages. 

Find the Art Cart on the Plaza and pick up your symbolic materials. In case of inclement weather, check in the Museum Lobby for our indoor location. 

Do this at home! What do you want to change? Assemble a collage inspired by Loïs Mailou Jones’s Challenge—America. Instructions here.

A large, horizontally oriented collage has been created atop a rectangular piece of yellow construction paper.

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 Saturday between 10am and1pm.

Storytime: Shine Your Light

Explore the possibilities at this week’s Storytime. We will look closely at Double Candle by Sterling Ruby, read Not a Box by Antoinette Portis, and use our imaginations to think outside the box. Get ready to fire up your creativity to build, play, and explore!

Meet in the Museum Lobby.

Do this at home! What makes you who you are? Collage a self-portrait with some paper, small objects and scissors! Instructions here. 

Three black and white photos printed onto regular printer paper sit fanned out on a wooden surface.

ABOUT STORYTIME

Join Hirshhorn Kids on Wednesdays for a one-of-a-kind storytime experience! Each week offers a fun and fresh theme for our youngest artists and their adults. Get a fun and hands-on introduction to a new artwork each week, and participate in a joyful read-aloud filled with music, stories, and movement. Then, stay and play while your little artist creates. No reservations or tickets required. Nursing caregivers are welcome. Stroller parking is available in the Hirshhorn Lobby. An ASL Interpreter may be requested for this program; two weeks advance notice is appreciated. For a group of ten or more, please contact mcgettigant@si.edu to reserve a program in advance.