Embossed Metal Ornament Workshop (SOLD OUT)

Get crafty this holiday season by creating a handmade ornament or other dangling art piece from silver-colored tooling metal in this one-day workshop for adults. After embossing your design using hand tools, you will finish it off with a hook for hanging and, if you wish, sparkly bead accents. All skill levels welcome. All materials […]

Event Series ArtStart

ArtStart

ArtStart is an early reader program that pairs children’s books with art activities, inviting toddlers and preschool students to learn through reading, imaginative play, and art-making. This free program welcomes parents, grandparents, caregivers, and our youngest patrons to drop in and explore with us - no reservations required! In this session, we're reading Corduroy by Don […]

Event Series Bright Nights

Bright Nights

Light up the holiday season with a midweek evening of elegance and enjoyment at AMFA! Enjoy the melodies of a live jazz musician while indulging at a champagne bar, offering a selection of bubbly libations and snack pairings. The ambiance extends into the galleries, where a docent-led tour will elevate your experience with an illuminating […]

Hand-Stamped Holiday Cards Workshop

Get into the holiday spirit by making thoughtful holiday cards by hand in this one-day workshop for adults. Learn the proper cutting techniques to make stamps and play with ways to apply it to your paper, then create colorful compositions you can gift to friends and family. This fun workshop utilizes a printmaking technique that […]

Lydia Martin Trunk Show

Lydia Martin’s exclusive jewelry trunk show opens in the Museum Store with a special event showcasing the designer’s latest work. Martin is a local contemporary jeweler who uses traditional metalsmithing techniques to create pieces that become investigations of intentions and consequences. Enjoy a glass of Prosecco (21+) and sample sweet treats while Martin helps you […]

Making Together: Clay Ornaments Workshop (SOLD OUT)

Get into the holiday spirit with your little one during this festive ornament-making workshop! Learn how to make simple clay ornaments together by rolling slabs, adding texture, and cutting shapes with winter or holiday themes. After your clay ornaments have been fired in the kiln, you will be contacted to return to AMFA and pick […]

Event Series Creative Saturdays

Creative Saturdays: Holiday Edition

The holiday season is a special time to make memories with family and friends, so why not get together and have fun creating or discovering something new at AMFA? Art is meant to be shared, and this Creative Saturdays welcomes guests to explore shape, line, pattern, and color to create stylized holiday cards and envelopes […]

Event Series Corduroy

Corduroy

Late at night while the world sleeps, a curious bear named Corduroy searches every inch of a department store in pursuit of his missing button. Leaving behind delightful messes, a […]

Lydia Martin Trunk Show

Lydia Martin is a local contemporary jeweler whose designs explore surface, line, and movement. Using traditional metalsmithing techniques, she creates pieces that become investigations of intentions and consequences. Shop her latest designs at the AMFA Museum Store during this exclusive trunk show, where Martin will be on hand to help you pick out the perfect […]

Making Together: Hot Chocolate Mugs Workshop (SOLD OUT)

Unlock your creativity and fill your home with warmth and cheer this holiday season by making a hot chocolate mug with your little one! In this one-day workshop, learn how to use rolled slabs, add textures and shapes, and apply underglazes to add colorful details to a handmade clay mug. After your hot chocolate mugs […]

Event Series Corduroy

Corduroy

Late at night while the world sleeps, a curious bear named Corduroy searches every inch of a department store in pursuit of his missing button. Leaving behind delightful messes, a […]

Event Series Movies at the Museum

Movies at the Museum: White Christmas Sing-Along

Get dressed in your holiday best and enjoy a festive sing-along to the remastered soundtrack of White Christmas at a special holiday showing of this classic family film presented with lyrics on screen. Irving Berlin's 1954 musical White Christmas follows the talented song-and-dance team of Bob Wallace (Bing Crosby) and Phil Davis (Danny Kaye) who […]