Creative Kids

Art Activity: Social Justice Bus   Recently, The Trout Gallery had the chance to talk to the artist Steve Prince.  Prince believes that art can play an important part in bringing people together to support important causes.  That’s why his art pictures often focus on things like taking care of the environment, treating people equally …

  Recommended Materials: A rectangular piece of paper at least 3.5 inches high x 5 inches long, but no more than 6 inches high x 11.5 inches long Scissors Ruler Watercolors or watercolor pencils Paintbrushes Pencil Water and paper towels Calligraphy or ballpoint pens and markers (markers are optional) Envelope and stamp (if you plan to …

The inspiration for this project is a print by Pablo Picasso entitled Dove of Peace with Rainbow (Colombe Volant). This 1952 color lithograph shows Picasso’s famous peace dove in front of an arching rainbow.   Initially, a live white dove was given to Picasso as a gift from the artist, Matisse. Picasso used the dove …

Here’s how our staff members used this prompt from Luci Creative to make an at-home exhibition with his son! Collections Manager, James Bowman offers his thoughts on the project: What’s an exhibition designer/registrar to do when he is separated from his collection, can’t work in galleries on his next show, but is responsible for the education …