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Children’s Workshop—Exhibition Series

Children ages 6–12 and their adult companions will enjoy thematic gallery explorations and studio activities inspired by the special exhibition Balenciaga in Black.

Art Start

Bring your kids ages 3–5 to Plano’s Haggard Library for stories followed by a different activity each week. Smocks and materials provided.

Art Start

Bring your kids ages 3–5 to Plano’s Parr Library for stories followed by a different activity each week. Smocks and materials provided.

Art Start

Bring your kids ages 3–5 to Plano’s Schimelpfenig Library for stories followed by a different activity each week. Smocks and materials provided.

Studio Workshop—Start with Art

Start your morning with some scribbles and wiggles in the Pearl Art Studio at the Crow Museum of Asian Art designed for children ages 2–5 and their parents.

Studio Workshop—Start with Art

Start your morning with some scribbles and wiggles in the Pearl Art Studio at the Crow Museum of Asian Art designed for children ages 2–5 and their parents.

Let’s Go (Make and) Fly A Kite!

Inspired by Japanese kites, artist Jacob Hashimoto has been using simplified kite forms in his art installations since the mid-90s. Make and decorate a Japanese-style kite and get flying.

After Dark—Up in the Clouds

Enjoy an evening up in the clouds by seeing the new exhibition, Jacob Hashimoto–Clouds and Chaos, and doing papermaking, woodblock printing, and Japanese kite construction.

After Dark—Kites at Night

Enjoy Japanese kite making and printmaking and see the new installation, Nuvole, part of the exhibition Jacob Hashimoto—Clouds and Chaos, comprised of woodblock-printed kite-like discs hung overhead like a looming cloud.

Back to School Glass Paperweights

Come help glass artists make a Back to School Glass Paperweights using the 2,000 degree furnace at Vetro Glassblowing Studio & Gallery in Grapevine.

Hispanic Heritage Month

During Hispanic Heritage Month, free docent-guided tours in Spanish explore Spanish and Ancient American masterpieces in the Kimbell’s permanent collection.

Frisco Arts Walk and Run

Bring your picnic blanket and enjoy the best jazz in town with UNT’s award-winning Jazz Lab Bands at the amphitheater, guided tours of the indoor art, local artist booths, an interactive children’s area, gourmet food trucks, and more.

Autism Awareness Family Celebration

The Dallas Museum of Art will be open early for children with autism and their families to enjoy art together in a fun environment. Participants can participate in staff-led gallery experiences and art-making activities in the studio.

Arts & Autos Extravaganza

Festival-goers enjoy an array of activities throughout the day, including a car show, fine arts/crafts vendors, hands-on arts/crafts and games, Chalk Fest and live music.

Wonderful Wednesday—Visiting the Work of Takashi Murakami

Wonderful Wednesdays is a program for families with young children led by a docent. A gallery project designed by the education department is included. The tour and project focus on the exhibition, Takashi Murakami: The Octopus Eats Its Own Leg.

Children’s Workshops at the MADI Museum

Enjoy art activities and refreshments in the galleries at the The Museum of Geometric and MADI Art. Children’s morning workshops offered each Saturday in August from 10am–12pm. Reservations are limited. For ages 6-12.

Sensory Craft Social

On Saturday, August 4, join the Keller Parks and Recreation Department for its third quarter sensory needs event, a Sensory Craft Social with rock painting, coloring and more crafts.

Shadow Wall Play

Date/Time August 09, 2018 12:00 AM Location Patterson-Appleton Arts Center View map Description Thursday, August 9 from 5:30–8:30pm A special…