This summer, visit the Rollins Museum of Art and you’ll not only get free admission to view engaging exhibitions, you’ll also get to create art of your own based on works from the Rollins Museum of Art collection! Designed by artist Kris Finn, an arts educator with 20+ years of K-8 classroom experience, each activity dives deep into both the art making process and how to examine and engage with works of art.
How it Works
- Visit Rollins Museum of Art Tuesday-Sunday between June 7-July 26, 2025 (admission is free!)
- Stop at the front gallery for written instructions about the week’s art making activity.
- Visit the exhibitions, paying close attention to the artwork related to the week’s activity.
- Return to the front gallery to make your art – ALL supplies are provided!
- Return each week for a new activity!
Tag @rollinsmuseum on Instagram and Facebook when you share your artwork!
Weekly Art Making Activities
(open Tuesday-Sunday with Free Admission)
The Power of a Series
June 7-13
What do artists do to make a point? They create a SERIES. Explore works by artists Roger Fry in Portrait of a Movement: A New Approach to the Bloomsbury Group and Andy Warhol in Masks and Mirrors: Reflections of Femininity in Photography then design a series of your own.
Create your own Gallery Wall
June 14-20 (closed June 19)
How do art spaces influence the way we see artwork? Create your own GALLERY WALL inspired by Art Spaces / Vital Places
Getting Inspired: Pipe Cleaner Sculptures
June 21-27
What does it mean to be inspired? Explore Rollins Museum of Art’s Summer Season of exhibitions and choose an artwork that inspires your sculpture.
What Happens Next?
June 28-July 3 (closed July 4)
What stories do we imagine when we view art? Follow the prompts to write a story inspired by a photograph by Margaret Bourke-White in Masks and Mirrors: Reflections of Femininity in Photography
Make a Mini Stacked Sculpture
July 5-11
How do artists overlap layers and textures to build a stacked sculpture? Explore artwork by artist Lynn Aldrich in What’s New? Recent Acquisitions then make your own MINI STACKED SCULPTURE.
Creating Community: Identity Puzzle
July 12-18
How do artists collaborate? Choose a subject and create a portrait inspired by Masks and Mirrors: Reflections of Femininity in Photography on a large puzzle piece. Add your piece to the community puzzle.
New Art Spaces: Sculpture Garden
July 19-26
How do you design new art spaces? Rollins Museum of Art will soon be in a new space! Design a SCULPTURE GARDEN, an outdoor space for works of art that you imagine for the new facility.
More FREE Art Making at Rollins Museum of Art
Gallery Guide
Grab a pencil and our free Gallery Activity Guide to engage with artwork at Rollins Museum of Art.
Family Studio
July 12, August 2 | 10–11:30am
Ages 5-10 and Accompanying Adult Registration Required
RMA @ Maitland & Winter Park Public Libraries
June 12, 14, & 29 and July 14
Grades 5 + Registration Required
Learn more about exhibitions and programs at Rollins Museum of Art where admission is always FREE!
