Tuesday, July 18 – Thursday, July 20 | 10am – 12pm | $60 ($48 members) Anyone can be an artist, all you have to do is create! Learn about different forms of art and unleash your creativity! Register for Ages 5 – 6 | Register for Ages 7 – 10
Saturdays, July 22 – August 12 | 10:30am – 12:30pm | Instructor: Kathy Laybourn | $76 ($95 non-members) | Register Here Be enchanted with texture and color in acrylic paint. Students will learn how to construct a painting by determining basic composition, blocking in the underlying dark, middle, and light values, and layering color. Students […]
Join a painter represented in the Transparent Watercolor Society of America and see the annual exhibition, now in its 47th year, through the eyes of an artist. earn techniques, discuss composition, and ask any questions you have about the art form.
Tuesday, August 1 – Thursday, August 3 | 10am – 12pm | $60 ($48 members) Catch the Hogwarts Express from Platform 9 3/4 straight to the Kenosha Public Museum where we’ll be hosting all your favorite wizarding classes and exploring topics like biology, chemistry, art, and sports! Register for Ages 5 – 6 | Register for Ages […]
Tuesday, August 8 – Thursday, August 10 | 10am – 12pm | $60 ($48 members) Our backyards are amazing ecosystems filled with all sorts of wildlife! From the birds in the trees to all the creepy, crawly insects on the ground, come explore the amazing world of your backyard and beyond! Register for Ages 5 […]
Saturday, August 12 | 10:00am – 4:00pm | Instructor: Sandy Bulgrin | $76 ($95 non-members) | Register Here This slope-sided basket is woven with natural reed for the base and dyed reed is woven for the sloped sides, separated with twined rows. A beautifully wrapped handle finishes off this basket. Several color choices will be available. […]
Saturday, August 12 | 1:00pm – 3:00pm | Instructor: Tiffany Knopow | $44 ($55 non-members) | Register Here Use the beauty of nature to make these special prints. Hapazomes are prints made directly from the natural pigments in the flowers and leaves. Students will create at least 2 prints that will be ready to frame using […]
Wednesday, August 16 – Friday, August 18 | 10am – 4pm Register for all three days: $180 ($144 members) | Register for Days 2 & 3 (experienced players only): $125 ($100 members) Day 1 – Making a character, learning the basics Days 2 & 3 – Running an adventure, miniature painting Storytelling is an integral part of every […]
Opening day for the Kenosha Public Museum's "Planet or Plastic?" exhibit, running through January 14, 2023. "Planet or Plastic?" shines a spotlight on the fragility of the natural environment due to the global plastic waste crisis. The exhibition endeavors to raise awareness of society's dependence on plastic by visually depicting the crisis through 70 photographs […]
Sunday, August 20 | 1:00pm – 4:00pm | Free Have you ever wished you could dig for dino fossils, hunt a Woolly Mammoth, create your own unique art, and compete in a potato sack race all at one location? Well, at the Kenosha Public Museums Museum Mash Up, you can do all that and more. […]
Tuesday, August 22 – Thursday, August 24 | 10am – 12pm | $95 ($76 members) Register Here Explore a variety of fun and experimental printmaking techniques: Gelli plate, relief carving, and monotype. Children will become familiar with the printmaking press, layering images, and color techniques and leave with a finished series of artwork.
“Saving the planet” can sound like such a big task, but there are things we can all do every day to make a difference. Join the Kenosha Public Museum and Blue House Books as we learn about Great Lakes conservation through family-friendly, hands-on activities, readings by local authors for kids and adults, and discover how […]
