The Museum is open late on the Third Thursday of each month to increase access for all! Stop in to see our newest special exhibitions or wander the American galleries. There is always art making on tap, with different projects and themes each month. Bring a friend or make one! Hours on Third Thursdays are 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., with art making for all beginning at 5 p.m. in Art Ways. As always, admission is FREE and open to all ages and abilities, and there is free parking in the Museum’s lot at Linden Street.
In addition to open art making for all ages, there are free monthly workshops for teens and adults led by local artists. These workshops run from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. unless noted differently below. Workshops have limited space, so sign up in advance to make sure you can participate. For more information contact Genesis at grodriguez@allentownartmuseum.org.
MAY 15, 2025
Artist Kylee Tirado will be leading a Gelli Plate monoprinting workshop, where you’ll learn this interesting technique. Kylee will provide you with template sheets of illustrations that you can place under your Gelli Plate and trace with paint pens to create an artwork. By layering and using different colors, you’ll learn to work backward and until you unveil your final masterpiece by pulling a print!
Reserve your place in this workshop on May 15 HERE.
JUNE 19, 2025
Celebrate Pride Month with us tonight! A self-guided tour of works in the galleries by LGBTQ+ artists will be available at our Welcome Desk. You also can sign up below for a workshop with artist Daniel Djuro-Goiricelaya, running from 4 until 7 p.m., where you will create wearable works of art using recycled materials and fabrics. This workshop is inspired by Ballroom culture, a queer subculture founded by Black and Latino communities in New York City that created spaces for authentic self-expression, community, and protection for LGBTQ+ communities of color. Then at 7:15 p.m. everyone’s invited to enjoy a performance by Queer Quoir, led by singer and songwriter Khalid Taylor, and a runway fashion show presenting the garments created in the workshop.
Reserve your place in this workshop on June 19 HERE.
JULY 17, 2025
Join local artist Brandon Dominguez for a collaborative evening of art making. You’ll be given a section of canvas with a graphic and encouraged to fill in blank areas with their own creative ideas. The final mural will bring together all the works into a cohesive whole while also maintaining each artist’s own artistic touch. The mural will then be sewn together after the workshop and unveiled at a later date.
Reserve your place in this workshop on July 17 HERE.
AUGUST 21, 2025
Kim Hogan will be leading a mosaics workshop using imagery inspired by our Tiffany windows. You’ll take various sheets/colors of glass to create small stained glass artworks that can be hung up. Kim will assist by cutting your glass.
Reserve your place in this workshop on August 21 HERE.
