Virtual Junior Curators: Animals in Art


November 2021's theme was Animals in Art!

 

Hand holding a paintbrush, painting a landscape showing seals.

UAMN photo by Gail Priday.

Explore the diversity of animal-themed art!

Create ancient and modern animal art, discover how artists use materials from animals, see art from the collections, and more.

 

At Home Activities:

The links are all PDF documents. 

                                    Model fish skin basket, made with paper, with paper fins attached to the sides and back.               Black and white drawing of two seal plushies.                  Drawing of an ammonite in an ocean habitat, made up of tissue paper, foam pieces, and yarm.

Left to Right: Model Fish Skin Basket, Stuffed Animal Portraits, and Make Prehistorical Animal Art examples.

 


 

Museum Minute: Animals in Art

 

 Explore animal art from museum collections and get inspired to make your own!

 

Activity Sheets:

 


 

For activities designed for kids ages 5 and under, go to our Virtual Early Explorers page.

 

 

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