Event Calendar - Communities Create LA

At this hands-on workshop, you'll learn about the ancient tradition of honoring loved ones and ancestors on Día de los Muertos, then create a colorful calavera (skull) sculpture using markers, vibrant paper, and modeling material.

At this hands-on workshop, you'll find inspiration in the work of portrait artists like Bisa Butler and Judithe Hernández and learn simple techniques to create your own colorful, powerful portrait. 

At this hands-on workshop, make unique, abstract works of art that capture the spirit of Alexander Calder’s iconic sculpture Three Quintains (Hello Girls).

Look closely—birds are all around you! Find inspiration from several Japanese wood block prints featuring birds in LACMA’s permanent collection and your own neighborhood to create your own colorful bird at this workshop.

Look up at the night sky: what do you see? Create your own version of the cosmos with transparent paper and markers at this workshop. 

Find inspiration in Frida Kahlo’s painting Weeping Coconuts (Cocos gimientes) in LACMA’s collection, then use painting, mixed-media techniques, and storytelling to create your own unique three-dimensional shadow box at this workshop.

At this workshop, find inspiration from artists in LACMA’s collection who create the illusion of three dimensions in their work. You will learn how to take your own 2D images and transform them into 3D pop-up cards.