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Crystal Bridges programs family-friendly events, workshops, tours, concerts, and more throughout the year. Stay tuned to this page for recommendations of opportunities for your family to engage with Crystal Bridges!

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Upcoming Family-Friendly Programs

There are currently no related events. Check out our Calendar for a full list of upcoming events.

Featured Family-Oriented Programs

The Studio - families making artwork
The Studio is Temporarily Closed

January 3-March 17, 2023
Please pardon our closure as we renovate the space. We’re excited to bring you more artmaking activities later this spring!

The Studio is sponsored by Jack and Melba Shewmaker Family.
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A Crystal Bridges Tour in progress
Classes and Workshops

There’s always something fun and engaging to do at Crystal Bridges! We offer both virtual and in-person tours as well as weekend artmaking activities.

Art Educator demonstrates a technique to a group of children
Summer Camps

Kids’ summer camps are back! Make the most of your family’s summer break with weeklong day camps designed for kids ages 4 to 18.

Art Activity Blogs

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Activity: Make a Springtime Artwork with Pressed Flowers

Activity: Make a Springtime Artwork with Pressed Flowers

Activities & Education
Activity: Create a Colorful Kaleidoscope

Activity: Create a Colorful Kaleidoscope

Activities & Education
Crystal Bridges in the Classroom: Listen to a Guided Student Tour and Read a Q&A with Mr. Hoggatt
Children viewing the artwork We the People

Crystal Bridges in the Classroom: Listen to a Guided Student Tour and Read a Q&A with Mr. Hoggatt

Activities & Education At the Museum
Activity: Create an Artwork about Friendship
Finished artwork about friendship

Activity: Create an Artwork about Friendship

Activities & Education

Learn more about Delita Martin’s work Sisters and make your own mixed media piece inspired by friendship.

Art Activities at Home

Studio at Home

Stuck at home? Join our Museum Educators in their home studios to learn creative artmaking inspired by artwork at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.

Bridging the Gap

These brief, interactive videos connect works of art from the Crystal Bridges collection to a variety of subjects and are intended for use in online classrooms to enhance the teaching and learning.

Create Together

Join Crystal Bridges educators to make collaborative art projects inspired by our collection and meet with local artists to further explore a medium or theme!

Teen Council

Teen Council
Join Teen Council!

The Crystal Bridges Teen Council is a teen-led group of creators/advocates with an interest in art and community engagement. We learn about art and the museum, plan events, collaborate with artists, work toward social justice, and create new ways for the Northwest Arkansas community to experience Crystal Bridges.

Learn about Teen Council

Looking for programs for educators or adults?

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