Teen Program
Come check out the Gallery’s teen program on Wednesday afternoons from 3:00–4:30 pm. Bring your friends, explore the museum’s diverse collection, and make art. Recent sessions have focused on drawing, painting, and photography. Snacks and bus passes are provided. For teens ages 13–19.
No registration required; please meet by the couches in the Gallery lobby.
Come check out the Gallery’s teen program on Wednesday afternoons from 3:00–4:30 pm. Bring your friends, explore the museum’s diverse collection, and make art. Recent sessions have focused on drawing, painting, and photography. Snacks and bus passes are provided. For teens ages 13–19.
No registration required; please meet by the couches in the Gallery lobby.
Put your brushes down! Learn how to use string and paint as an alternative method to creating paintings.
Enjoy an evening of painting paired with wine, light hors d’oeuvres, and music in this exciting iteration of Painting Uncorkedled by certified art therapist and Aldrich Educator, Holly Lapine. Experience the works on view with a tour that pairs music with works of art. Then, get creative in The Studio and make paintings inspired by the sights, sounds, smells, and tastes you’ve experienced this evening.
Whether you are an aspiring artist, or just looking to explore your artistic side, please join us for a night of creativity! Art materials, wine, and refreshments are included. Must be 21 or older.
Learn more about the Park’s historic stone walls during special guided hikes throughout the 2019 season. Join Park Ranger Tom Barberi on a ramble through the fields of Weir Farm National Historic Site to examine the three different types of stone walls on the property and learn about their rich history. The stone walls not only provide an opportunity to explore New England’s geologic and cultural past, but they have also served as a source of inspiration to the artists that have lived and visited here for over 135 years.
No registration is required, but parking is limited, so please carpool if possible.
Drop-Off: Saturday, August 24; 5:30 pm
Pick-Up: Sunday, August 25; 9 am
Ages 8 to 12
$80; $72 member
Registration required at shop.aldrichart.org
It’s still summer at The Aldrich! Bring a friend and your sleeping bag and join us for a nighttime adventure filled with art, fun, and games. Museum Educators will host a night of art-making, flashlight gallery tours, s’more making, movie watching, and more! Pizza dinner and light breakfast included. Spots are limited for this exciting program, so register early to secure your place.
Questions? Please contact Sierra Van Ryck deGroot, Education Assistant, at svanryckdegroot@aldrichart.org, or 203.438.4519, extension 138.
Drop the brushes! We will be making summer-themed paintings with sand to keep as souvenirs of the season.
Hill-Stead’s new Story Time is on the last Wednesday of every month at 9 am. Your child will be introduced to stories related to art, museums, nature and more (with music and movement) in the historic setting of Hill-Stead. Create an art project to bring home. Then, romp around Hill-Stead’s natural playground of walking trails, gardens and sheep farm.$8 per child or FREE with museum membership. Ages 2-6.
Come check out the Gallery’s teen program on Wednesday afternoons from 3:00–4:30 pm. Bring your friends, explore the museum’s diverse collection, and make art. Recent sessions have focused on drawing, painting, and photography. Snacks and bus passes are provided. For teens ages 13–19.
No registration required; please meet by the couches in the Gallery lobby.
Explore the art-making technique that’s spot-on fun! Use household items to create artworks that use careful dot-work to create an image.