Art Activities

Art Activities are back at the Blanton Museum of Art on Tuesday, November 10, as part of the museum's ongoing programming around its galleries and grounds. The day is built on a few different activations scattered across the site: face painting, crafts, and a scavenger hunt. It's the kind of afternoon that works just as well if you're bringing kids as if you're just hanging out with friends and want something to do between galleries.

These activities fall under the museum's Family Art Adventures, which is the family-focused side of their calendar. It pairs hands-on artmaking with outdoor games and scavenger hunts, along with storytime sessions and Creative Encounters—short performances that introduce an art form followed by hands-on instruction. The Blanton keeps a full schedule of programming like this running throughout the year, with a particular focus on accessibility and all-age audiences.

If you're looking for other things to do there, the museum has a few other regulars. Blanton Live: Conversations for Now brings artists and creative thinkers together to discuss current ideas. Sound Break features live performances by Austin choirs and instrumental ensembles. Senior Social pairs light refreshments with an art-making workshop, Blanton Bingo and an Art with Expert talk. And B Scene is an art party held three times a year with live music, food, drinks, art tours and dancing. There's also Blanton All Day, which they bill as Austin's biggest all-day art event, with live music, picnicking, tours and talks on the Moody Patio.

Admission is $15 for adults, $12 for seniors, and $8 for youth ages 6 to 17. It's free for Blanton members, UT-Austin ID holders, K-12 teachers with ID, and kids 5 and under.