Public Art Program
The Art Studio at The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art is open to visitors of all ages during regular Museum hours and supports the aims of the Museum by encouraging making, appreciating, and thinking about art. Activities and materials change regularly and are inspired by the Museum’s exhibitions.

The Public Art Program is Free with Museum Admission.

Generous support for the Art Studio has been provided by Penguin Group (USA), Inc.

In The Art Studio
Discovering Design
April 15 - May 19, 2009
Free with Museum Admission
Be inspired by Virginia Lee Burton and the Folly Cove Designers as you play with repetition, shape, and scale in creating your own design. Special collaborative activity during the April school vacation week.

In The Art Studio
Build, Shape, Create!
May 20 - June 16, 2009
Free with Museum Admission
Find inspiration in Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel. Construct a 3-D form using a selection of fun materials.

In The Art Studio
Celebrating Collage
June 13 - July 21, 2009
Free with Museum Admission
Join in celebrating Eric Carle's 80th birthday and The Very Hungry Caterpillar's 40th anniversary by creating a tissue paper collage.

In The Art Studio
Pigment, Patterns, and Paint
July 22 - September 1, 2009
Be inspired by dePaola’s vibrant colors and patterns or by your own artistic inclinations. Use brushes, tempera paint, and paper to create your own masterpiece.

In The Art Studio
Mapping Imaginary Worlds
September 2 - October 13, 2009
Using the Hundred Acre Wood as inspiration, transform a map into your own enchanted place.