Be an art explorer and download a Family Friday project to do at home. Learn new techniques and skills as you investigate the Chazen’s permanent collection of artwork. Show us your artwork by posting it on Facebook or Instagram and tagging us @ChazenArtUW.
February 5: Tunnel Books
Join us for Family Friday as we take a deep dive into an imaginary place and learn to build our own unique spaces in tunnel book form!
January 8: Symmetrical Snowflakes
This week’s Family Friday activity is snow much fun!
December 11: Pop-Up Cards
Is there someone special that you’re really missing this time of year? Watch this video and learn a fun way to send them some cheer!
November 13: Weaving
As winter approaches and cold weather looms, art brings us joy. Tune in to Family Friday and learn how to make a weaving using materials from your recycling bins inspired by one of the Chazen’s most beloved objects, Danu by El Anatsui.
October 30: Papier-Mache Pumpkins
Orange you glad it’s Friday? Tune in to Family Friday as our Curator of Education gives you pumpkin to talk about!
October 16: Anwar-Floyd Pruitt
We have a special guest star for today’s Family Friday video! Space cadets feature prominently in Anwar Floyd-Pruitt’s show, SUPERNOVA: Charlotte and Gene’s Radical Imagination Station, which opened last week at the Chazen. Today he shows you how to make your very own!
October 2: “Bossy Creations”
Fall is in full swing which means yard work is underway! Tune in as our Curator of Education shows you how to turn those fallen leaves into vibrant works of art.
September 18: Zippy Art
Sandwich bags aren’t just for snacks! Tune in to learn how to turn those Ziplocs into wonderful works of art!
September 4: Salt Dough Sculpture
Grab an apron and head to the kitchen as this week’s Family Friday project looks a lot like baking!
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August 21: How to Make a Book
As Dr. Seuss once said, “you can find magic wherever you look” so join us for Family Friday and learn how to make a book!
As Dr. Seuss once said, "you can find magic wherever you look" so join us for Family Friday and learn how to make a book!
Posted by Chazen Museum of Art on Friday, August 21, 2020
August 7: Sgrafitto for the Family
“Venerdi’ della famiglia” is Italian for Family Friday! Join us this week as we explore an ancient Italian technique for making art.
Exploring Sgrafitto for Family Friday
Venerdi' della famiglia is Italian for Family Friday! Join us this week as we explore an ancient Italian technique for making art.
Posted by Chazen Museum of Art on Friday, August 7, 2020
July 24: Marker Monoprints
Grab your washable markers and settle in as our curator of education shows you a new way to “color!”
Family Friday: Marker Monoprints
Grab your washable markers and settle in as our curator of education shows you a new way to "color!" #familyFriday #chazenartuw #ChazenAtHome
Posted by Chazen Museum of Art on Friday, July 24, 2020
July 17: Drip it Like Dali
Our curator of education shows you an unusual way to “play” with drinking straws!
July 10: Get Groovy with Tie-Dye
Ready to get groovy with our curator of education, who walks you through how to make tie-dye today in our Family Friday video? And stay tuned for a purrfectly adorable guest appearance at the end of the video!
Time to Tie-Dye With Family Friday
Ready to get groovy with our curator of education, who walks you through how to make tie-dye today in our Family Friday video? And stay tuned for a purrfectly adorable guest appearance at the end of the video!
Posted by Chazen Museum of Art on Thursday, July 9, 2020
July 3: Learn How to Block Print
You say potato, we say potahto—no matter how you say it, you’ll enjoy our latest Family Friday with the curator of education, who’ll show you how to make art with a potato (and corn!).
You say potato, we say potahto—no matter how you say it, you'll enjoy our latest Family Friday with the curator of education, who'll show you how to make art with a potato (and corn!).
Posted by Chazen Museum of Art on Friday, July 3, 2020
June 26: Make Stickers at Home
It’s Family Friday! Grab some packing tape and a magazine and follow along as our Curator of Education shows you how to make DIY stickers from the comfort of your home.
It's Family Friday! Grab some packing tape and a magazine and follow along as our Curator of Education shows you how to make DIY stickers from the comfort of your home.
Posted by Chazen Museum of Art on Friday, June 26, 2020
May 29: Make Paper at Home
Tune in for the first in a series of videos on Facebook featuring fun at-home art projects you can try—usually with common household items you likely have on hand.
Curator of Education Candie Waterloo is walking us through the steps to make gorgeous marbled paper from home (with common household items). She’s using a work from our collection — Pink Flutter by Sam Gilliam — as her inspiration.
Make Paper at Home With the Chazen
We're trying something a little different for Family Friday today! Curator of Education Candie Waterloo is walking us through the steps to make gorgeous marbled paper from home (with common household items). She's using a work from our collection — Pink Flutter by Sam Gilliam — as her inspiration. She says, "This is one of my favorite paintings at the Chazen because the surface is incredibly rich in its simple color palette. The first time I saw it, I found myself enthralled at trying to figure out how this was made. And while he didn’t marble his surface, there are overlaps between the ways the colors mix and dance together in his work and this process." Follow along and share your creations from home in the comments below!
Posted by Chazen Museum of Art on Friday, May 29, 2020
May 22: Animals in Art
This Family Friday we invite you to try your own hand at coloring some popular images from the Chazen collection. Click on the images to learn more about the originals; download line drawings of the images to color at home.
- Download a line drawing of the two cats (pdf).
- Download a line drawing of the bull (pdf).
- Download a line drawing of the dachshund (png).
- Download a line drawing of the tiger (png).
May 15: Let’s Talk Climate
Take a look at the photograph below and tell us what you see. Download a Let’s Talk Climate activity packet (pdf) to complete at home.
May 8: Touching Textures
How does an artist make a picture that looks bumpy or furry or scratchy or soft? Learn more with this Touching Textures activity (pdf).
April 30: The Value of Art
Find the shadows and highlights that help our eyes see three dimensions where there are only two. Learn more with this Value of Art activity (pdf).
April 24: Shaping Form
Shapes are flat; forms are fat. Look at the two artworks and then experiment with shapes and forms using our Shaping Form activity (pdf).
April 10: Explore with Shapes
Look around for common shapes that artists use. Examine works from the Chazen collection and then experiment with shapes on your own with this Explore with Shapes activity (pdf).
April 3: Fun with Lines
A line is a dot that went for a walk: check out these works from the Chazen collection and then experiment with lines on your own with this Fun with Lines activity (pdf).
