Go back into history at the Leffingwell House Museum with the Arrowhead Paranormal Investigation team. Look for signs of specters at the historic home, and learn about and use the tools and techniques of the Arrowhead team. Time slots open 6 - 7:30 p.m., 8 - 9:30 p.m., and 10 - 11:30 p.m. on Friday, […]
Museum After Dark's annual Halloween Bash—Connecticut’s hottest Halloween party—returns for its 15th year where we haunt the galleries of the NBMAA with spook-tacular dancing, dining, and drinks! Hit the dance floor to tracks spun by DJ Will Ortiz, and peek into your distant future with a tarot card reading by Johanna Adams. Enjoy samples of […]
Explore print processes using safe water-soluble inks and novel plate supports. Develop personal imagery utilizing woodcut, linocut, etching, drypoint, monotype, monoprint, trace monotype, collagraph, embossment, Chine-collé, Solar Plates, and multiple inking and printing techniques. Experiment with innovative plate supports, mark-making tools, archival rag and Japanese papers, non-traditional inking procedures, and other approaches to image-making. All inks, […]
Ages 3-5 Saturdays, 11-11:45 a.m. Art Start is back this October! This program helps caregivers and young children discover art together in the Museum. Listen to a story and then explore line, shape, color, and other elements of art with teaching artist Kathy Lotko. Kathy holds a B.S. in Elementary Education and an M.S. in […]
Dive into highlights of the NBMAA's permanent collection on this hour-long Docent-led tour. Saturdays at 1 p.m.
New and experienced students will focus on making pottery on the wheel. Start by using methods of wedging, centering, hand and finger positioning for raising a vessel, and positioning one’s body for dealing with a mass of clay on the wheel. Demonstrations will cover the importance of trimming techniques and various forming processes. Wear clothes […]
Join artist Mary Smeallie in a weekly watercolor class. Do you pale at the sight of a clean sheet of watercolor paper? Do you mix colors and wonder why it looks like mud? This class will demystify the somewhat intimidating medium of watercolor. We’ll start from scratch. We’ll discuss types of paper, pigments, color mixing, […]
EXHIBIT RECEPTION | Material World: Design for a Healthful and Equitable Future Wednesday, November 1, 2023 3-5pm Gant Science Complex Light Court The design industry is responsible for excessive amounts of waste... But what if there was an alternative? The Connecticut State Museum of Natural History invites you to join UConn undergraduate […]
Studio@4 exposes kids ages 9-12 to various art-making processes and techniques. Join us on Thursdays from 4-5:30 p.m. each month to work with different guest artists and master a new medium! This month will take inspiration from Anila Agha’s hanging sculpture installations to make patterned crafts and hanging lights. Led by Marcy LaBella, students will […]
