Family Saturday: Collages in Bloom

Event details

April 25, 2 PM

Location: Whitman Classroom

This event is free and open to the public

Suitable for children age 5 and older, accompanied by their adult companions. No registration required; supplies provided on a first-come, first-served basis

For information on planning your visit and accessibility, please see our Visit page

Student staff

Mia Etkin

Education Intern, Student Advisory Council

Norah Cullers

Education Intern, Student Advisory Council, past: 2025 Education Studies Intern, Tang Guide

Ruth Wilson

Education Intern, Student Advisory Council, past: 2025-26 Meg Reitman Jacobs ’63 Endowed Intern

A drawing of a light-skinned figure wearing a bright yellow flower-shaped hat and a green fringe dress. The figure stands barefoot with outstretched arms. Handwritten notes label the outfit, including “inflatable hat with plastic petals.”

Detail of Frank Moore’s drawing for “Beehive,” a film and ballet by Frank Moore and Jim Self, (Joker), probably early 1980s, pencil, gouache on paper, 17 ¼ x 12 ½ inches, Tang Museum collection, gift of the Gesso Foundation, 2016.20.196

Join us Saturday, April 25, at 2 pm, for Family Saturday: Collages in Bloom. Participants are invited to create their own collages using dried flowers and greenery after viewing a selection of sketches by artist Frank Moore for the film and ballet Beehive, developed by Moore, a painter/designer, and Jim Self, a choreographer/dancer, from 1981 to 1987.

This event is developed by Ruth Wilson ‘27, the 2025-26 Meg Reitman Jacobs ’63 Endowed Intern.

Family Saturday programs foster multigenerational creative cooperation through looking at artwork, discussing it, and engaging in a hands-on art-making activity. Programs run from 2-3:30 pm and include a tour of selected works. All programs are free and open to the public, and suitable for children age 5 and older, accompanied by their adult companions. No registration required; supplies provided on a first-come, first-served basis.