4700 Grand Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50312
USA
Bring the whole family and join us in the studio for a special series of summer art classes! Explore a variety of activities for all ages and work at your own pace. Take a family-friendly tour of the museum at 6 pm or 6:30 pm. Register in advance for a discounted rate.
6/20 – ZOO + ME
Create art inspired by animals from around the world. Visit the museum to find animals in our collection, and meet some friendly animals from the Blank Park Zoo!
7/18 – SUMMER OF SHAPES
Explore abstract art in the museum and create a variety of abstract artworks of your own using shapes, colors, patterns, and lines and exploring movement, emotion, and pattern.
8/15 – ACTIVE ART
Act out your art through art games, energetic art stations, and whole body art exercises. Visit the museum to see action in art.
9/28 – EXPERIMENTAL PAINTING
Create a unique collaborative canvas while learning fun techniques in painting. Create a stencil to cover part of your canvas, then get messy painting with nontraditional tools, splash and splatter paint, and explore gravity while painting with a pendulum.