Kennedy Museum of Art Open Studio

We welcome families into our physical studio space on the second floor of the Museum for art-making activities inspired by our exhibitions and collections. 

KMA Open Studio is a FREE program for families and visitors of all ages to engage in shared creative activities. Open Studio programs are from 2 - 3:30 pm on select Sundays. Space is limited and we are currently requiring pre-registration to attend. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

FAMILY OPEN STUDIO OCTOBER 22, 2023 
2 PM - 3:30 PM
REGISTER HERE: https://ohio.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_021gkmH1kD5WTyu

Our October Family Open Studio features Nicole Seisler’s public art project which invites participants to join together on a local walk around the Ridges campus with blocks of wet clay in hand. This clay will be used to make impressions of built or natural details that visually “define” this place. The raw clay acts as a material to enhance our sense of touch and our physical connection to our surroundings. One side of each ceramic object captures the textures lifted from the surface that the participant presses their clay into, while the other side is marked by the hand that once held it. The resulting “souvenirs” will become records of particular moments in time and place. They will be kept and put on display in the current exhibition,  In Hand: Contemporary Material Engagements with the Built World.

Participants are welcomed and encouraged to come back to the Kennedy Museum of Art at a later date to see how the gallery transforms! As the Athens collection of Hand Pressed Souvenirs grows throughout the duration of the exhibition, so too does the evidence of our community’s relationship to place.  

Walk Leaders: Hannah Moulen- Graduate Student in Printmaking, Emily Van Meter- HTC Student in Studio Art & Art History, & Maia Leclair- Journalism