Family and Kids Art Making

Past Events:

Art Factory

Saturday, June 15th from 11am-2pm

ZAM is for kids too! The classroom and lobby will be set up with fun art making stations. We are very grateful to WBRC for making this event possible.

February – Painting with Soft Pastels & Ink

Saturday, February 24th

11am to 2pm

Please stop by the ZAM classroom for some fun painting with soft pastels and ink. This is a free event. All ages are welcome!

Supported [in part] by a grant from the

December – Winter Art Factory

Please join us on Saturday December 2nd for ZAM’s Annual Winter Art Factory. We will have various arts and crafts for families to enjoy!

November – Stamp Making

November 18th from 11am to 2pm

Please drop-in to the ZAM Classroom for some fun making and printing with stamps. This is a free event sponsored [in part] by a grant from the Onion Foundation. All ages welcome.

Spectacular Saturday – ARTober

Join us at the Zillman as we celebrate ARTober!

Saturday, October 21st from 11am to 2pm.

This is a free art-making event for all ages.

Spectacular Saturday Family Art Making

Join us in the tented garden for an art making extravaganza! From 12-4pm on June 24 we will be making arts and crafts, we will have face painting and mask making. There will be music and refreshments. All ages welcome!

Supported [in part] by a grant from the

May Art Factory

Please join us for a fun time making arts and crafts on May 27th from 11am to 2pm. We will have stations in place for collage, painting, and paper craft. Our new summer exhibits will be open so stay and see some fabulous art! Sponsored by our friends at WBRC

April – Relief Printing

Join us in the classroom Saturday, April 1st, from 11am to 2pm. We will be experimenting with two types of printmaking. Lino-cut and Scratchfoam. The tools used for cutting linoleum are rather sharp and better for artists with a little more experience. Scratchfoam Relief Printing is great for all ages! This workshop is free and open to all ages.

Supported [in part] by a grant from the

March – Inkwash Painting

March 18th – Saturday, 11am-2pm

We will have a drop-in session inspired by the Japanese art of ink painting. Sumi means black ink in Japanese. This workshop will explore painting simple objects or scenes with black ink as a way of becoming familiar with an unfamiliar art form.

Supported [in part] by the

Winter Art Factory

Come celebrate the season with us at ZAM on Saturday December 3rd from 11am to 3pm. In conjunction with Downtown Bangor’s Tree Lighting Event and Parade, ZAM and WBRC Architects & Engineers are sponsoring a Family Drop-in Art Making Event. There will be a variety of art and craft making stations for fun, seasonal projects.

Printing with Leaves in November

Family Drop-in Art Session on Saturday November 5th from 11am to 2pm. We will be celebrating the beauty of Fall by printing with leaves. This drop-in session is for all ages and all supplies are provided by ZAM.

Inktober in October

Have you heard of Inktober? It’s where folks challenge themselves to do 31 ink drawings in 31 days and post their drawings on social media using the hashtag #inktober. We will have a drop in studio at the Zillman Art Museum on October 15th from 11am to 2 pm where you can practice your drawing skills with high quality micron pens or try some different nibs with pen and ink drawing. There will be a still life set up in the classroom for folks to draw. Feeling less confident about your drawing skills, try the doodling style Zentangle. We will have square paper and sharpies for doodling. This drop-in event is for all ages but older kids and adults may have more fun! All supplies provided by ZAM.

February – Scratch Foam Printmaking

February 4th – Saturday, 11am-2pm

Join us in the classroom anytime from 11am to 2pm – we will be using a very fun technique for printmaking. It’s easy and for all ages. Drop in and learn a new way to make cool and colorful prints!

Supported [in part] by the