My Southbound Exhibit
Curators are responsible for creating many of the museum exhibitions that you know and love. Put on your curator hat and try to design your own exhibit using three artworks from the Southbound website and this worksheet. Exhibition Theme:...
Make-at-Home-Playdough
MATERIALS 2 cups all-purpose flour 3/4 cup salt 4 tsp cream of tartar 2 cups lukewarm water 2 tbsp vegetable oil (coconut oil works too) Food coloring (optional) Gallon and quart-sized resealable bags Wax paper INSTRUCTIONS Stir together the flour, salt and cream of...
Portrait Postcard
Have you ever wondered what a person in a painting was thinking or what they were planning to do that day? Well, now you can imagine! After looking at this portrait by William James Glackens, write a postcard from the perspective of Ms. Olga D. using the template...
Nature Prints
Nature Prints MATERIALS Paint Paper Paintbrush Leaf INSTRUCTIONS Do you love all things nature? You are not alone. The artist Charles E. Burchfield loved nature and often looked there for artistic inspiration. He even painted outside, surrounded by beautiful...
Underwater Light Show
MATERIALS Large Clear Container (a vase or pitcher works well) Water Oil Food coloring Small bowl Fork INSTRUCTIONS Fill the container 3/4 full with water. In a small bowl, add enough oil to make up the other 1/4 ofspace. Add 3-4 drops of each color of food coloring...
Cool Cubism
Cubist artists like George L.K. Morris loved to make art in a new and unusual way. Instead of drawing objects realistically, cubist artists painted objects as different shapes, all mixed up to make something new. They even included different angles in their artworks,...
Charles Burchfield
One of the most innovative American landscape artists of the 20th century, Charles Burchfield (1893- 1967) developed a unique stylized form that displayed a powerful bond with nature and the land. Burchfield took day-long solitary rambles throughout the woods,...
Year of Female Artists
The Hunter Museum is kicking off Through Her Eyes: A Year of Female Artists (YOFA)! Often underrepresented in the art world, women are taking center stage at the Hunter in 2020, through special exhibitions, site specific installations, and events. For the Hunter,...
