Brooklyn Museum: Calendar: Art-Making

A print featuring six images of a person’s head in various colors — Elizabeth Catlett. *Angela Libre*, 1972. Color lithograph on silver foil. Private collection. © 2024 Mora-Catlett Family / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY. (Photo: Neil Boyd)

Teacher Workshop: Revolutions on Paper

Thursday, January 9, 2025
4:30–7:30 pm

Education Center, 1st Floor

Explore the radical artistic and political possibilities of printmaking in this educator workshop, hosted in collaboration with Art21.

A child drawing — Sunday Art Hang at the Brooklyn Museum, 2024. (Photo: Elena Olivo)

Weekend Art: Saturday Sketch Club

Saturday, January 11, 2025
1–4 pm

Great Hall, 1st Floor

Draw inspiration from works in The Brooklyn Artists Exhibition at these all-ages, drop-in programs.

A linocut of a man wearing a wide-brimmed hat — Elizabeth Catlett. *Sharecropper (Male)*, 1945. Linocut on paper. Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MA, Museum purchase, Kathryn Hurd Fund (M.2011.13). © 2024 Mora-Catlett Family / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY

Studio Workshop: Printmaking and Elizabeth Catlett

Saturday, January 11, 2025
2–6 pm

Tour Elizabeth Catlett: A Black Revolutionary Artist and All That It Implies with the exhibition curator. Then, head to the studio to create your own linocut print.

Kids making art, one wearing a crown — Sunday Art Hang at the Brooklyn Museum. (Photo: Elena Olivo)

Weekend Art: Sunday Art Hang

Sunday, January 12, 2025
2–4 pm

Check at Admissions for Locations

Bring the family to these free drop-in programs to explore the galleries, look closely at an object, and create art inspired by the work.

Weekend Art: Saturday Sketch Club

Saturday, January 18, 2025
1–4 pm

Great Hall, 1st Floor

Draw inspiration from works in The Brooklyn Artists Exhibition at these all-ages, drop-in programs.

Weekend Art: Sunday Art Hang

Sunday, January 19, 2025
2–4 pm

Check at Admissions for Locations

Bring the family to these free drop-in programs to explore the galleries, look closely at an object, and create art inspired by the work.

Beam Camp at the Brooklyn Museum

Sunday, January 26, 2025
11 am–5 pm

Education Studios, 1st Floor

Join the educators of Beam Camp for a day of art-making at the Brooklyn Museum.

Sunday Art: Lunar New Year, 2022. (Photo: Elena Olivo)

Weekend Art: Sunday Art Hang

Sunday, January 26, 2025
2–4 pm

Beaux-Arts Court, 3rd Floor

Bring the family to a special edition of this free drop-in program, celebrating Lunar New Year.

A gold snake pendant — Ebrié or Baule artist. *Snake Pendant*, 19th century. Gold. Brooklyn Museum, Frank L. Babbott Fund, 54.16. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Studio Workshop: Solid Gold Foil

Saturday, February 8, 2025
11 am–4:30 pm

Education Studios, 1st Floor; Brooklyn Metal Works

Take a curator-led tour of Solid Gold, grab lunch, and then head to Brooklyn Metal Works to discover metalsmithing techniques and create your own gilded pendant.