Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation Hands ON! Second Saturdays offers monthly free admission, hands-on art activities, storytelling, a docent-guided tour, live performances, and community collaborations.  “Art Expeditions” provides children the opportunity to engage with Museum staff and take a closer look at current work on view. New exhibitions, community collaborations, guest performances and monthly themes rotate in this engaging series of monthly programs. 

This month’s “Rooted in Art” theme is inspired by a discrete thematic section, “This Vital Earth” in the Into the Time Horizon exhibition.

SCHEDULE 

10 am – 6 pm | Free Admission for all Visitors 
10 am – 4 pm | Hands-on Art Projects
10:30 am & 1 pm | Art Expeditions with Bonnie
11 am | Public Tour (adult focus)
11 am & 12:30 pm | Storytelling 
11:30 am | To Burn, Forest Fire Performance 
12 pm & 1:30 pm | Performance
2 pm & 3 pm | Storytelling 

Title sponsorship for Hands ON! Second Saturdays is provided by the Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation.

Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation Hands ON! Second Saturdays offers monthly free admission, hands-on art activities, storytelling, a docent-guided tour, live performances, and community collaborations.  “Art Expeditions” provides children the opportunity to engage with Museum staff and take a closer look at current work on view. New exhibitions, community collaborations, guest performances and monthly themes rotate in this engaging series of monthly programs. 

This month’s theme “Fruitful Summer” is inspired by Fallen Fruit’s Monument to Sharing.

SCHEDULE 

10 am – 6 pm | Free Admission for all Visitors 
10 am – 4 pm | Hands-on Art Projects
10:30 am & 1 pm | Art Expeditions with Bonnie
11 am | Public Tour (adult focus)
11 am & 12:30 pm | Storytelling 
11:30 am | To Burn, Forest Fire Performance 
12 pm & 1:30 pm | Performance
2 pm & 3 pm | Storytelling 

Title sponsorship for Hands ON! Second Saturdays is provided by the Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation.

Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation Hands ON! Second Saturdays offers monthly free admission, hands-on art activities, storytelling, a docent-guided tour, live performances, and community collaborations. “Art Expeditions” provides children the opportunity to engage with Museum staff and take a closer look at current work on view. New exhibitions, community collaborations, guest performances and monthly themes rotate in this engaging series of monthly programs. 

This month’s “Picture This” theme is inspired by Dorthea Lange: Seeing People and her photography work that captured the 20th century.

SCHEDULE 

10 am – 6 pm | Free Admission for All Visitors 
10 am – 2:25 pm | Free Raffle Ticket with Admission for All Visitors
10 am – 12 pm | Film Photo Opportunity: Dorthea Lange played by Riley McKinney
10 am – 4 pm | Mosaic Frame Decoration
10 am – 4 pm | Imaginative Oil Pastel Collage
10:30 am & 1 pm | Art Expeditions in Deep Time Sea Dragons of Nevada
11 am | Public Tour (Adult Focus)
11:45 am | First Raffle – Winner Announced 
11 am & 12:30 pm | Storytelling 
12 pm & 1:30 pm | Performance by Brandon Greathouse
2 pm & 3 pm | Storytelling 
2:30 pm | Last Raffle – Winner Announced 

Important Raffle Information:
One ticket per person upon arrival
Winners announced by phone at 11:45 am & 2:30 pm
*Must be on premises to redeem*

Title sponsorship for Hands ON! Second Saturdays is provided by the Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation.

Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation Hands ON! Second Saturdays offers monthly free admission, hands-on art activities, storytelling, a docent-guided tour, live performances, and community collaborations.  “Art Expeditions” provides children the opportunity to engage with Museum staff and take a closer look at current work on view. New exhibitions, community collaborations, guest performances and monthly themes rotate in this engaging series of monthly programs. 

This month’s “Love in the Lunar New Year” theme is inspired by the performance by Little Swan Dancers, highlighting the Lunar New Year. 

SCHEDULE 

10 am – 6 pm | Free Admission for all Visitors
10 am – 4 pm | Conversation Heart: Box Painting
10 am – 4 pm | Lunar New Year Lantern Making
10 am – 4 pm | “Wall of Love” – Collaborative Art Project 
11 am | Public Tour (Adult Focus)
11 am & 12:30 pm | Storytelling
12 pm & 1:30 pm | Performances by Little Swan Dancers
2 pm & 3 pm | Storytelling 

Title sponsorship for Hands ON! Second Saturdays is provided by the Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation.

Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation Hands ON! Second Saturdays offers monthly free admission, hands-on art activities, storytelling, a docent-guided tour, live performances, and community collaborations. “Art Expeditions” provides children the opportunity to engage with Museum staff and take a closer look at current work on view. New exhibitions, community collaborations, guest performances and monthly themes rotate in this engaging series of monthly programs. 

This month’s theme “The Art of Time” is inspired by the Centuries of the Bristlecone clock on view. 

SCHEDULE 

10 am – 6 pm | Free Admission for all Visitors 
10 am – 4 pm | Hands-on Art Projects
10:30 am & 1 pm | Art Expeditions with Bonnie
11 am | Public Tour (adult focus)
11 am & 12:30 pm | Storytelling
11:30 am | To Burn, Forest Fire Performance 
2 pm & 3 pm | Storytelling 

Title sponsorship for Hands ON! Second Saturdays is provided by the Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation.

Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation Hands ON! Second Saturdays offers monthly free admission, hands-on art activities, storytelling, a docent-guided tour, live performances, and community collaborations.  “Art Expeditions” provides children the opportunity to engage with Museum staff and take a closer look at current work on view. New exhibitions, community collaborations, guest performances and monthly themes rotate in this engaging series of monthly programs. 

Join us for our Dia de Los Muertos Hands ON! program!

SCHEDULE 

10 am – 6 pm | Free Admission for all Visitors 
10 am – 4 pm | Hands-on Art Projects
10:30 am & 1 pm | Art Expeditions with Bonnie
11 am | Public Tour (adult focus)
11 am & 12:30 pm | Storytelling 
11:30 am | To Burn, Forest Fire Performance 
12 pm & 1:30 pm | Performance 
2 pm & 3 pm | Storytelling 

Title sponsorship for Hands ON! Second Saturdays is provided by the Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation.

Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation Hands ON! Second Saturdays offers monthly free admission, hands-on art activities, storytelling, a docent-guided tour, live performances, and community collaborations.  “Art Expeditions” provides children the opportunity to engage with Museum staff and take a closer look at current work on view. New exhibitions, community collaborations, guest performances and monthly themes rotate in this engaging series of monthly programs. 

Join us for this month’s “Fall H-ART-vest” for fall festivities and more!

SCHEDULE 

10 am – 6 pm | Free Admission for all Visitors 
10 am – 4 pm | Hands-on Art Projects
10:30 am & 1 pm | Art Expeditions with Bonnie
11 am | Public Tour (adult focus)
11 am & 12:30 pm | Storytelling 
11:30 am | To Burn, Forest Fire Performance
12 pm & 1:30 pm | Performance 
2 pm & 3 pm | Storytelling 

Title sponsorship for Hands ON! Second Saturdays is provided by the Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation.

Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation Hands ON! Second Saturdays offers monthly free admission, hands-on art activities, storytelling, a docent-guided tour, live performances, and community collaborations.  “Art Expeditions” provides children the opportunity to engage with Museum staff and take a closer look at current work on view. New exhibitions, community collaborations, guest performances and monthly themes rotate in this engaging series of monthly programs. 

This month’s “Coexist with Art” theme is inspired by a discrete thematic section, “Circularity” in the Into the Time Horizon exhibition.

SCHEDULE 

10 am – 6 pm | Free Admission for all Visitors 
10 am – 4 pm | Hands-on Art Projects
10:30 am & 1 pm | Art Expeditions with Bonnie
11 am | Public Tour (Adult Focus)
11 am & 12:30 pm | Storytelling
11:30 am | To Burn, Forest Fire Performance 
12 pm & 1:30 pm | Performances by Last Night’s Folly 
2 pm & 3 pm | Storytelling 

Title sponsorship for Hands ON! Second Saturdays is provided by the Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation.

Join Museum volunteer docents for a discussion of Life on a Little-Known Planet: Dispatches from a Changing World by Elizabeth Kolbert, making connections to current exhibitions and artists featured at the Museum. Participants should have completed the book prior to meeting. Register online for guiding questions that will be discussed at the book club. Arrive early to place a lunch order with Perenn! Space is limited, advanced reservations are recommended.

Join Museum volunteer docents for a discussion of Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy making connections to current exhibitions and artists featured at the Museum. Participants should have completed the book prior to meeting. Register online for guiding questions that will be discussed at the book club. Arrive early to place a lunch order with the Café! Space is limited, advanced reservations are recommended.