Smith College Museum of Art,
Northampton
4–6 pm Hands-on! Art making for ages 4+ with adult (while supplies last)
6 pm Open Eyes An informal, guided conversation about an art object
Light Refreshments by Tryon Common
Museum Shop open 10–...
Springfield museums events
Free Second Friday
Friday, Nov 14
4:00p
Homeschool Days: Sculpture Safari
Monday, May 18
9:00a
New Britain Museum of American Art,
New Britain
Grab a pair of binoculars and look out for a bucking bronco, beguiling bear, bedazzled buck, and meditative monkey...
Nelson Augustus Moore: The Makings of a Connecticut Artist presented by great-grandson of the artist Charles H. Rathbone
Thursday, Nov 13
5:30p
New Britain Museum of American Art,
New Britain
Charles H. Rathbone is a great-grandson of the artist, N. A. Moore and was a longtime trustee of the Moore Picture Trust...
Community Day: Holiday Party with The Nutcracker Ballet
Sunday, Dec 14
12:00p
New Britain Museum of American Art,
New Britain
Get yourself into the holiday spirit with a fun, festive, and FREE Community Day! The Museum has partnered with the Ballet Theatre Company of West Hartford to offer performances and activities for ...
Homeschool Days: The Art of Inspiration
Monday, Nov 17
9:00a
New Britain Museum of American Art,
New Britain
The NBMAA is home to a unique series of artworks that reimagine historical works of art into new and fresh canvases...
Homeschool Days : Heroes Among Us
Monday, Jan 19
12:00p
New Britain Museum of American Art,
New Britain
Celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with a tour that features bold and brave figures in the history of American art, then create your own heroic self-portrait...
Homeschool Days : Colorful Quilts
Monday, Dec 15
9:00a
New Britain Museum of American Art,
New Britain
This program is all about color, as you explore the special exhibit, Let Me Quilt One More Day...
Music by Seizure Jazz
Friday, Dec 5
5:30p
New Britain Museum of American Art,
New Britain
The Seizure Jazz Experience was formed 10 years ago by a group of UCONN Health Center faculty and administrators...
Homeschool Days: Deception Detection
Monday, Mar 16
9:00a
New Britain Museum of American Art,
New Britain
Art can inspire, soothe, excite, delight … and even fool you! Meet masters of illusion—artists who have perfected the technique of trompe l’oeil, or “deceive the eye”—and decode symbols and riddles...
Homeschool Days : See ‘Scapes!
Monday, Apr 20
9:00a
New Britain Museum of American Art,
New Britain
Traverse space and time in a matter of steps as you delve into landscapes, cityscapes, and seascapes that NBMAA artists have captured in wildly varying styles over centuries...
Lend a Hand! Community Quilting with the Greater Hartford Quilt Guild
Monday, Dec 29
1:00p
New Britain Museum of American Art,
New Britain
This December Vacation Week, fire up your whole family’s creativity for a great cause! In this drop-in workshop, children and an accompanying adult can make and decorate two fabric squares using ap...
Homeschool Days : Family Day with Arts for Learning CT
Monday, Feb 16
12:00p
New Britain Museum of American Art,
New Britain
In lieu of the regular program today, celebrate Presidents Day with a stellar lineup of workshops, activities, and performances provided by Arts for Learning CT...
The Vesper Project presented by NEW/NOW artist Titus Kaphar
Thursday, Dec 11
5:30p
New Britain Museum of American Art,
New Britain
Join NEW/NOW artist Titus Kaphar as he discusses his encompassing installation The Vesper Project.
Complimentary light refreshments will be served from 5:30-6 p.m. followed by a program from 6-7 p.m.
All About Quilts! Gallery Activities and Encaustic Quilt Workshop with Leslie Giuliani
Tuesday, Nov 11
11:00a
New Britain Museum of American Art,
New Britain
This Veteran’s Day, explore modern quilts through interactive gallery activities led by Museum educators, and join multimedia artist Leslie Giuliani for an encaustic quilt workshop in the Art Studi...
Youth Drawing 101: Seeing Like an Artist: Negative Space | Ages 11-13
Wednesday, Nov 12
4:00p
New Britain Museum of American Art,
New Britain
This month, students will study the work of NEW/NOW artist Titus Kaphar, and how he incorporates the idea of negative and positive space into his work...
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