Our final Collection Pet Takeover includes all of our remaining staff pets — posing as members of the Abilene Shakespeare Club circa 1900-1910. A sizable collection within the Grace Museum History Collection documents the many and impactful women’s clubs active in Abilene through the years through photographs, programs, and various ephemera.

We are moving down the tracks for Planes, Trains, & Automobiles week with a step-by-step Perspective Drawing activity.

It’s Planes, Trains, and Automobiles Week and we are diving into our Texas & Pacific Railway Collection for inspiration. Today we showcase railcars! The Sunshine Special, The Texan, The Louisiana Limited, and the Texas Eagle were some of the passenger locomotives owned by the Texas & Pacific (T&P) Railway Company.

It’s Film Friday and we are learning about Cyanotype! This vintage film process created some of the most interesting photographs and we are inspired to show you how to make your own cyanotype-inspired works of art – on paper, fabric, and more! #MadeItAtTheGrace

Meet Rebecca Bridges, Programming & Interpretation for The Grace and learn about her favorite painting in the Grace permanent collection by artist Sarah Williams – then – meet Sarah!

Create your own layered paper sculpture inspired by the work of artist, Terry Hays, whose exhibition “Cosmic Garden” was on-view at The Grace Museum in 2019 and is now in the Grace permanent collection.

Head to the kitchen to make these fun and artful Easter themed food activities!

Collect these simple materials around your home to make all of these Easter themed art activities for your family!

Looking for fun and creative ways to decorate your eggs for Easter? Check out this collection of activities to make your Easter Egg hunt more beautiful!

Children’s Programming Coordinator, Annemarie Holder tours the new exhibition, David McManaway’s Studio Revisited with you and your little ones. After the tour you are guided to create your own assemblage made from materials you have at home.

Learn to make an agate slice using watercolor. Follow along with the step-by-step instruction by Rebecca Bridges, programming and interpretation for The Grace Museum. Materials Needed: watercolor paint, watercolor paper, water, salt (non-iodized), brushes in varying sizes, board, tape, paint pens (optional)

Allison V. Smith is a freelance photographer for the New York Times, The Guardian, and Texas Monthly. Her fine art projects, featured in this solo exhibition, are focused on exploring the landscape and personality of West Texas and Marfa.

Learn about the artist, Pablo Picasso and follow these step-by-step directions to draw a face in the style of the artist in this 30 minute lesson.

Follow these step-by-step instructions to create your own maze. Learn about the Art Element: Line as well as positive and negative space.

Take a virtual tour of the new exhibition, David McManaway: Cult of the Commonplace with guided explanation and introduction by The Grace Museum Chief Curator, Judy Tedford Deaton!

Follow the step-by-step instructions to create your own Matisse Bigger Burger – presented by Kathryn Mitchell, Director of Education at The Grace Museum in Abilene, Texas.