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. 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. and have limited space, so sign up in advance to make sure you can participate. For more information contact Genesis at grodriguez@allentownartmuseum.org.
MARCH 20, 2025
Learn about block printing from Victoria Beck. Following a demonstration by the artist, participants will learn how to carve, ink, and put to paper a linoleum print of their design. Victoria Beck is a Lehigh Valley-based artist who received her BFA from Kutztown University.
Reserve your place in the free block-printing workshop on March 20 HERE.
APRIL 17, 2025
Print maker Rhonda Babb will lead a screen-print workshop that allows participants to pull a screen print that can be used as a poster. Participants will leave with one to three prints. Rhonda is local to Pennsylvania and primarily focuses on subject matter that reflects current events such as climate change, sustainability, human rights, and more. Her work can be found at https://www.thehopesymbol.com/
Reserve your place in the free screen-print workshop on April 17 HERE.
MAY 15, 2025
Kylee Tirado is a visual artist who will be leading a Gelli Plate mono-printing workshop, where they will teach the techniques that they use in their daily art practice. Kylee will provide template sheets of illustrations that visitors can place under their Gelli Plate and trace with paint pens to create their artworks. By layering and using different colors, visitors will learn to work backwards and will unveil their final masterpiece by pulling their print!
Reserve your place in this workshop on May 15 HERE.
JUNE 19, 2025
Join us for an interactive workshop with artist, educator, and arts activist Daniel Djuro-Goiricelaya. In this special workshop, Daniel will guide participants in creating wearable works of art using no-sew techniques and recycled materials. Blending art, sustainability, and personal expression, this session invites you to rethink fashion as a form of storytelling and activism.
Reserve your place in this workshop on June 19 HERE.
JULY 17, 2025
Join local artist Brandon Dominguez for a collaborative art-making. Participants will be given a section of canvas with a graphic, and will be encouraged to fill in any blank areas with their own creative ideas. The visitors will be working with a limited color palette that allows the final mural to look cohesive while also maintaining their own artistic touch. The mural will then be sewn together after the workshop, where it will be unveiled at a later date.
Reserve your place in this workshop on July 17 HERE.
