The Ross Art Museum supports an array of campus events celebrating the creativity and scholarship of our community. We are always free and accessible to all!
Coming up yet this year, the Ross is planning the following Sunday family events:
● 2-4 p.m. Nov. 10: Sticker Making. (Open to all ages.) Museum guests are invited to turn their drawings and doodles into stickers to take home using the Ross's magic sticker-making machine!
● 2-3 p.m. Nov. 17: Native American Story Time and Coloring. (Recommended for children pre-kindergarten through 3rd grade.) At 2 p.m., guests will enjoy a reading of "Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story," written by Kevin Noble Maillard. Afterward, children will enjoy a native-food-themed coloring activity.
● 2-3 p.m. Nov. 24: A Colorful Adventure. (Pre-K through third grade.) At 2 p.m., guests will hear "Mouse Paint" by Ellen Walsh, "The Day the Crayons Quit" by Drew Daywalt, and "Mixed: A Colorful Story" by Arree Chung. Afterward, children will continue their adventures by coloring their own creations.
● 1-5 p.m. Dec. 8: Candy Cane Reindeer. (Pre-K through fifth grade.) Families are invited to come warm up at the museum between the day's skating and parade-watching during Main Street Delaware's Home for the Holidays celebration. Children are sure to have a sweet time creating make-and-take candy cane reindeer.
In January, the Ross Art Museum's family and community events are scheduled to include:
● 6-8 p.m. Jan. 16: Opening reception for "Caribbean Transformers: Becoming and Being in the New World." (Open to all.) Join the Ross for this Thursday night event to celebrate an exhibit by Jamaican contemporary figurative artist Alicia Brown, MFA. Brown's work investigates colonial histories and legacies through portraiture. Guests will enjoy Caribbean-themed refreshments.
● 2-3 p.m. Jan. 19: MLK Day Celebration. (Pre-K through third grade.) Starting at 2 p.m., learn who Martin Luther King Jr. was and why he was important. After the reading, children will complete a related coloring activity.
● 2-3 p.m. Jan. 26: Words and Pictures! (Pre-K through third grade.) Starting at 2 p.m., children will enjoy an art-themed story and then enjoy making some art of their own to take home.