Youth & Families
Events
Creative Saturdays
Create a festive miniature garland by combining paper stars with colorful fabric materials. This hands-on activity is hosted in partnership with the MidSouth Make-A-Wish Foundation.…
10:00AM - 1:00PM
Free
Art Start
Nurture your early learner’s creativity through art, music, movement, and play! Art Start invites toddlers and preschoolers to explore in a welcoming environment that encourages…
10:30AM - 11:30AM
Free
Youth Theatre Auditions
AMFA is casting community youth actors aged 10 and up for our upcoming season of Children's Theatre productions! Register now and come prepared to sing,…
10:00AM - 12:00PM
Creative Saturdays
Design and build your own movable figure sculpture using colorful pipe cleaners and beads. Inspired by the expressive movement of Ballet Arkansas dancers, this project…
10:00AM - 1:00PM
Free
Making Together: Paper Weaving
Inspired by AMFA's installation Nathalie Miebach: Under a Restless Sky, this workshop invites families to explore rhythm, structure, and storytelling through 3-D paper weaving. Participants…
2:00PM - 5:00PM
$75 ($60 for Members)
Cost of admission covers one adult and one child 8+.
Art Start
Nurture your early learner’s creativity through art, music, movement, and play! Art Start invites toddlers and preschoolers to explore in a welcoming environment that encourages…
10:30AM - 11:30AM
Free
Creative Saturdays
Create a nature-inspired artwork using plants as stencils in celebration of Earth Day. At Creative Saturdays, guests of all ages and abilities are welcome. Just…
10:00AM - 1:00PM
Free
Art Start
Nurture your early learner’s creativity through art, music, movement, and play! Art Start invites toddlers and preschoolers to explore in a welcoming environment that encourages…
10:30AM - 11:30AM
Free
Creative Saturdays: All Day! with Laura Tanner
Draw a food-inspired still life using a variety of drawing materials, inspired by Laura Tanner, AMFA’s visiting artist-in-residence. Tanner will work on her own artwork…
10:00AM - 5:00PM
Free
Making Together: Clay Birdhouses
Inspired by the colors and textures of spring, this clay birdhouse workshop invites families to explore form, pattern, and playful design through clay hand-building. Participants…
2:00PM - 5:00PM
$75 ($60 for Members)
Cost of admission covers one adult and one child 8+.
Art Start
Nurture your early learner’s creativity through art, music, movement, and play! Art Start invites toddlers and preschoolers to explore in a welcoming environment that encourages…
10:30AM - 11:30AM
Free
Creative Saturdays
Create a pocket-sized diorama inside a small container inspired by AMFA's exhibition A Month of Sundays: Art and the Persistence of Time. Guests can design…
10:00AM - 1:00PM
Free