Every second Saturday the MCA invites families to learn about the art of our time through hands-on art activities, scavenger hunts, Look & Learn stations, and more. Admission is FREE For families with children 12 and under. Activities are appropriate for all ages.

Children 12 and under eat FREE at Puck’s on Family Day with purchase of one adult entrée per child.

NOTE: From June through August, please join us for Summer Studios every Tuesday.

Schedule

Family Day: Fold/Unfold
October 13, 2012, 11:00 am

Inspired by Jimmy Robert’s process, create wearable sculptures and other exciting forms as you fold, unfold, tear, and arrange materials of all sorts.

Family Day: Design Decisions
November 10, 2012, 11:00 am

Work through design decisions and experiment with materials as you create spaces and furniture inspired by the artwork of Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec.

Family Day: High Contrast
December 8, 2012, 11:00 am

Inspired by the exhibition, Color Bind: The MCA Collection in Black and White, think about complements and contrasts as you create your own inventive artwork and experience a drumming performance by Tsukasa Taiko.

Family Day: Experimentation
January 12, 2013, 11:00 am

Inspired by avant-garde artist and composer John Cage, experiment with sound and movement as you creatively test ways to make installations and other interactive artworks.

Family Day: I Heart Art
February 9, 2013, 11:00 am

Join together to celebrate our love of art. Explore emotions through hands-on projects and enjoy the MCA’s beloved collection.

Family Day: Memories
March 9, 2013, 11:00 am

With William Kentridge’s artwork as inspiration, create drawings and sculptures about memories from your life and from your imagination.

Family Day: Deconstruction
April 13, 2013, 11:00 am

Inspired by artists in the exhibition Destroy the Picture: Painting the Void, deconstruct objects and materials of all sorts as you build new creations.

Family Day: Community
May 11, 2013, 11:00 am

Inspired by Chicago artist Theaster Gates and his focus on how artwork can build community, design structures, furniture, and other interventions that creatively bring people together.