FAMILY ART MAKING DAY: Family Art Making Day by Artworks will be held this Saturday, May 7, at two locations from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. The event is free and children can make art to hang at Art All Night on June 18-19. 

Family Art Making Day will take place this Saturday, May 7, at two locations from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.: the Boys & Girls Clubs’ Spruce Street Community Center at 1040 Spruce Street in Lawrenceville and the New Jersey State Museum at 205 West State Street in Trenton. In addition to Artworks partners Boys & Girls Clubs of Mercer County and the New Jersey State Museum, Art Making Day is a partnership with the I Am Trenton Community Foundation and Jerry’s Artarama of Lawrenceville.

Candle art, printmaking, collage, drawing, and painting are some of the activities taking place. Children can make art to hang at the 10th anniversary Art All Night on June 18-19, or just participate in fun and creative activities. All materials and activities are free.

“For years Art Making Day has given kids the ability to create a piece of art for free, to hang at our wildly popular Art All Night event,” said Artworks Executive Director Lauren Otis. “Last year, we had over 500 children at Artworks for Art Making Day, so this year we’ve expanded to two new partner locations on a second Saturday. This gives families the maximum opportunity to take advantage of this great, free program,” he said.

For more information on activities at each location, contact Jesse Vincent at Artworks — education@artworkstrenton.org, Kelly Watts at the Boys & Girls Club — kwatts@bgcmercer.org, or Melissa Kelly at the NJ State Museum — melissa.kelly@sos.state.nj.us.

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