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Emma’s Special Sunday: Collaging Animal Portraits

May 23rd, 2018

Recently an Art Studio Intern, Emma Tavolieri, designed and led a Special Sunday activity for our Museum guests with the theme "Inspired by Animals." The following is Emma’s report on her process and the day. READ MORE

Sunset to Sunrise: Watercolors of the Night Sky

May 16th, 2018

It is springtime in the Art Studio and recently we found ourselves thinking about the changing sunrise and sunset times around the vernal, or the northern hemisphere spring, equinox. Inspired by The Art of Eric Carle: Night exhibition, we wanted to explore images of night as well as all those transition times of day: sunset, sunrise, dusk, dawn, and twilight. READ MORE

Helen's Special Sunday: Box Art

May 9th, 2018

Recently an Art Studio Work Study Student, Helen Austin, designed and led a Special Sunday activity for our Museum guests inspired by the theme “Box Art.” The following is Helen’s report on her process and the day. READ MORE

Storytelling and Drawing with Light

April 16th, 2018

Ryan Murray from Guest Services at The Carle has been noticing guests create in the galleries this spring and wrote a blog post to share with us. Read more to see what has been happening in the galleries!

March 20th, 2018

We love exploring the textures and possibilities of everyday objects! At one of our recent toddler and preschool programs, we experimented with a pleasantly tactile, yet unconventional material: shaving cream. READ MORE