Events

Family 
Kids drawing in the modern and contemporary galleries
In the Museum  Free  Art-Making  Family

Drawing in the Galleries

  • Fri, May 3 , 2019
  • 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Detroit Institute of Arts - Modern Galleries

Create a pencil drawing to take home while taking a closer look at the collection.

Sandpaper Monoprints
In the Museum  Free  Art-Making  Family

Drop-In Workshop: Sandpaper Monoprints

  • Fri, May 3 , 2019
  • 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Detroit Institute of Arts - Art-Making Studio

A monoprint is a single impression of an image made from a reprintable block. Try your hand at this unusual form of printing using sandpaper and crayons.

A man working on wood furniture in the Great Hall
In the Museum  Free  Art-Making  Family

Society of American Period Furniture Makers

  • 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Sat, May 4 & Sun, May 5, 2019
  • Detroit Institute of Arts - Great Hall

Acquire an appreciation for eighteenth-century American furniture with members of the Society of American Furniture Makers.

Sandpaper Monoprints
In the Museum  Free  Art-Making  Family

Drop-In Workshop: Sandpaper Monoprints

  • 12 - 4 p.m. Sat, May 4 & Sun, May 5, 2019
  • Detroit Institute of Arts - Art-Making Studio

A monoprint is a single impression of an image made from a reprintable block. Try your hand at this unusual form of printing using sandpaper and crayons.

Dad and Young Daughter Drawing in the Galleries at the DIA
In the Museum  Free  Art-Making  Family

Drawing in the Galleries

  • Sat, May 4 , 2019
  • 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Detroit Institute of Arts - Arts of Africa (1st Floor)

Create a pencil drawing to take home while taking a closer look at the collection.

A person hunched over a bench and drawing in the Native American galleries
In the Museum  Free  Art-Making  Family

Drawing in the Galleries

  • Sun, May 5 , 2019
  • 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Detroit Institute of Arts - Native American (1st Floor)

Create a pencil drawing to take home while taking a closer look at the collection.

Stabiles
In the Museum  Free  Art-Making  Family

Drop-In Workshop: Stabiles

  • Fri, May 10 , 2019
  • 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Detroit Institute of Arts - Art-Making Studio

Using scissors and colorful cardstock, make a unique freestanding geometric sculpture.

A man displaying his sketch
In the Museum  Free  Art-Making  Family

Drawing in the Galleries

  • Fri, May 10 , 2019
  • 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Detroit Institute of Arts - Dutch: Golden Age

Create a pencil drawing to take home while taking a closer look at the collection.

Stabiles
In the Museum  Free  Art-Making  Family

Drop-In Workshop: Stabiles

  • 12 - 4 p.m. Sat, May 11 & Sun, May 12, 2019
  • Detroit Institute of Arts - Art-Making Studio

Using scissors and colorful cardstock, make a unique freestanding geometric sculpture.

Two patrons drawing in front of an abstract piece
In the Museum  Free  Art-Making  Family

Drawing in the Galleries

  • Sat, May 11 , 2019
  • 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Detroit Institute of Arts - Modern & Contemporary

Create a pencil drawing to take home while taking a closer look at the collection.

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