Resources for Kids and Families

Virtual Open Studios for Kids

• Design Quilt Portraits like Faith Ringgold
  Kids will follow along with teaching artist Dara Goodman to create an art project that uses colors, lines, geometric patterns, nature images, and faces to create a quilt portrait inspired by the work of Faith Ringgold.
  
  

• Create Color Fields like Mark Rothko
  Teaching artist Dara Goodman will introduce kids to Mark Rothko, the abstract artist who wanted to paint human emotions. See examples of his art then follow along to create your own color fields inspired by Rothko.
  

NEU Projects

• Create a Collage Using Found Materials
  Inspired by the work of Anne Ryan
  
  
• Create a Playful Universe
  Inspired by the work of Ignacio Iturria
  
  
• Create a Cardboard Sculpture
  Inspired by the assemblage artworks of Louise Nevelson
  
  
• Storytelling
  Inspired by the work of Samuel “Wood” Gaylor
  
  
• Create Still Life Photographs
  Inspired by the work of Patrick Henry Bruce
  
  
• Create a Monochromatic Digital Photo Project
  Inspired by the work of Ansel Adams
  
  
• Create a Collage
  Inspired by the work of Romare Bearden
  
  
• Create Shadow Art Using Biomorphic Forms 
  Inspired by the surrealism and abstract expressionist work of William Baziotes
  
  
• Create Ekphrastic Poetry
  Inspired by works in the Neuberger’s collection
  
  
• Create a Plein Air Landscape
  Inspired by the work of Georgia O’Keeffe
  
  
• Create Pop Art using the Hard-edge Painting Technique
  Inspired by the work of artist Robert Indiana
  
  
• Create A Reflective Sculpture
  Inspired by the work of John Chamberlain 
  
  
• Pop Art Scavenger Hunt 
  Inspired by the work of Robert Rauschenberg
  
  
• Create Negative and Positive Shape Drawings
  Inspired by the work of Lee Krasner
  
  
• Create Abstract Sculpture with Recycled Cardboard
  Inspired by the work of Alexander Calder
  
  
•  Create Pop Art Prints Using Leaves and Vegetables
  Inspired by the work of Andy Warhol
  
  
•  Create Abstract Paintings Using Puffy Paint
  Inspired by the work of Jackson Pollock

Print & Play One-Page Activity Worksheets

• Go on a Scavenger Hunt with Georgia O’Keeffe
• Draw a Memory with Romare Bearden
• Express Yourself with Adolph Gottlieb
• Find Words in Art with Les Levine
• Explore Color with Joseph Albers

NEU Activity Worksheets

• What if you could hear art
  
• An Introduction to the Seven Principles of Art
• Balance (Principles of Art)
• Contrast (Principles of Art)
• Emphasis (Principles of Art)
• Movement (Principles of Art)
  
• Pattern (Principles of Art)
• Rhythm (Principles of Art)
• Unity/Variety (Principles of Art)
  
  
• The Elements of Art Word Search (All ages)
• All About Color (Elements of Art)
• Exploring Form (Elements of Art)
• Let’s Learn About Lines (Elements of Art)
• Fun with Shapes (Elements of Art)
• Exploring Space (Elements of Art)
• Talking About Texture (Elements of Art)
• Value - Using light to create art (Elements of Art)
  
  
• Neuberger Museum of Art Word Search (All ages)

Books

• Art Books and e-Books for Kids
  The Neuberger Museum of Art education team has compiled a list of books that will help introduce your kids to art and well known artists.

• Storyline Online
  The SAG-AFTRA Foundation hosts this award-winning children’s literacy website streaming videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations.
  
  
• Stories for Kids from Audible Books
  For as long as schools are closed, kids everywhere can instantly stream an incredible collection of stories, including titles across six different languages, that will help them continue dreaming, learning, and just being kids.
  All stories are free to stream on a desktop, laptop, phone or tablet.
  
  

More Art Projects from our friends

• MoMA: Louise Lawler’s Tracings for You
• Hudson River Museum
• Color Our Collections Initiative
  
  

More links you might like

• Metropolitan Museum of Art: #MetKids
  Explore 5,000 years around the World of Art, Hop in a Time Machine, and watch videos made just for kids.

• Whitney Museum of American Art: Audio Guides for Kids
  Explore select exhibitions with Audio Guides made especially for 6-10 year olds.
  
  
• Virtual activities to promote playful learning at home from Children’s Museums around the world
  
  
• The Genius of Play (coloring and activity sets)