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In response to the collages featured in the David Driskell: Icons of Nature and History exhibition, artist Rachel Gloria Adams designed an all-ages art-making activity for home or anywhere you like to create.

In this activity, consider how Village of Monhegan, Maine by Emil Bisttram uses a limited color palette to create a mood and use this knowledge to create a collage using common materials found at home.

Inspired by Ghetto Wall #2 by David Driskell, generate ideas with a poetry brainstorming activity and a visual symbolism exercise to create a found material mixed media collage that reflects your personal experiences.

Several artists in the PMA’s collection depict windows in their artworks as a symbol of openness, hope, and to bring together two different perspectives. For this activity, we will draw inspiration from the window views in our own homes to create a drawing.

Robert Indiana used words as a central theme in his artwork to express the power of language. For this activity, we will choose a single word as the main focus of our artwork to inspire comfort and hope.

Justin Richel creates sculptures by stacking objects on top of each other to build tall, playful columns that tell a story. In this activity, we will use books to create a stacked sculpture with words.

Learn how to stage self-portraits at home and how artists have long used self-portraits as various forms of self-expression.

Best for ages 8 and up.

In this activity, we'll be folding small boxes and then filling them with images, ideas, or words that relate to the things we hold dear to us. All that is required is knowing what you love, a little creativity, and a few basic materials!.

Explore Carrie Moyer’s "Intergalactic Emoji Factory" using movement as a way to connect with the lines and expressive paint layers in this artwork. Movement helps us look at artwork in new and different ways.

Recommended for ages 2-8, and the young at heart.

Use your senses to examine Monet's The Seine at Vétheuil and come up with a list of descriptive words. Then, use these words to create a haiku poem meant to be shared with someone.

Recommended for ages 6 and up.

Carrie Moyer and Sheila Pepe talk about collaboration as being fun, playful, and experimental. In this activity, you will work with another artist to create two collaborative drawings. You will use a window in your home as a way to observe and frame life outside.

Ages 5 and up.

Dahlov Ipcar’s Blue Savanna is full of animals! Each of these creatures is doing something; some are running, some are jumping, and some are making animal sounds. Take some time to look at this amazing painting, and see if you can answer the questions below.

Best for ages 3-8

Try three different writing activities based on Jeffrey Gibson’s PEOPLE LIKE US.

Best for ages 6 and up

Try this activity inspired by Fernand Léger’s painting, Untitled.

Amy Johnson, Associate Educator for Interpretation at the PMA, walks you through how to make a mini-monument.

This video is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Carrie Moyer and Sheila Pepe: Tabernacles for Trying Times.

Businesses are currently closed, but did you know that your own home or backyard can be an art supply store?

The perfect all-ages activity to relax, have fun, and take your mind off the crisis for a few.

YAM is an annual exhibition showcasing the incredible talent in Maine’s art education programs.

Our educational experiences for pre-K to 12th grade students use authentic works of art to inspire and encourage critical thinking and to make real-world connections.