Celebrate the creative spirit with the whole family at EAM!
EAM Artivity
May 4-August 17
Inspired by EAM’s newest exhibition Fragment: Sampling the Modern, Artivity welcomes families to design a collage on EAM’s windows. Taking a new spin on the popular mid-century toy “colorforms” guests can create original designs by layering images of popular toys and household items directly on the windows of the museum. Use decals of cars and tools to design a house that will overlook the adjacent park or rearrange the decals of toy animals to tell a story. See it all illuminated by the summer’s sun. Fun for all ages.
Art on the Run
Saturdays 10 am -2 pm
Swing by EAM this fall for a free, fun and educational arts project for you and your kids. Check out our gallery exhibitions before you share a free creative experience with your children led by EAM's art instructors. Projects change bi-weekly, so come back again to create something new.
Art in the Park
Saturday, May 4 and Sunday, May 5, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
EAM will be free to the public from 10 am to 5 pm all weekend long. Bring the entire family to enjoy the artists, food and other activities! Visit EAM’s ArtTent to try a fun art activity.
Museum Day
Sunday, May 19, 1:00 – 5:00 pm
Hop aboard the trolley to celebrate International Museum Day with all four Elmhurst museums: Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst Historical Museum, Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art, and the Theatre Historical Society of America. Enjoy a fun and educational day in Elmhurst recognizing the cultural contributions of museums. Park at one museum and ride a complimentary trolley to each location for free exhibit admission, special activities, and more. Visit all four museums for a chance to earn a great raffle prize.
Modernist Textiles with Diana Guerrero-Maciá
Saturday, June 8, 2013 at 10:30 am
Ages 3-10 accompanied by adult.
Create your own Modern Art Masterpiece! In this workshop exhibiting artist and School of the Art Institute of Chicago professor Diana Guerrero-Maciá will show you how to create textile collages using simple techniques like line drawing, cutting shapes, ironing, and stitching. Please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to register.
Collaborative Collage with Leslie Baum
Saturday, August 3, 2013 at 10:30 am
Family Program, Ages 5 and up
Explore the galleries at the Elmhurst Art Museum like never before. Based on her process of painting from the work of other artists, exhibiting artist Leslie Baum will take you into the galleries to draw directly from works in the exhibition Fragment. You and your family will return to the studio to cut up your drawings, editing out favorite fragments and recombining these sampled pieces to make a wholly unexpected family collage. Please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to register.