Activities

This spring, we are opening up our “Put Your Art On It!” t-shirt design competition to ALL ages. There will be one youth (ages 4-18) design chosen, and one adult design. We are also asking participants to submit designs that express their answer to WHAT DOES ART MEAN TO YOU? The two selected designs will be printed on t-shirts at the Prairie Arts Center printmaking studio. The winners will receive three complimentary t-shirts and the chance to see their artwork walking around Stillwater! The proceeds from the sale of the t-shirts will go to our scholarship fund, helping students in need attend classes and camps at a discounted rate. See submission details below.

Sundaes on Sunday Fundraiser will be the afternoon of Sunday, April 18th from 1pm - 3pm. We will be selling handmade ceramic bowls donated from local artists. This year we are unable to fill them up with a Sundae, but we will have $1.00 off coupons to Marble Slab available. All proceeds will go to art programming at the Prairie Arts Center.

Join us on Sunday, April 18th from 1pm - 3pm for a fun, free, and family-friendly art-making activity. Take a break from shopping at our Sundae's on Sunday fundraiser and be an artist yourself! We will have all the supplies set up and a staff member on hand to help you make a delicious ice cream cone balloon print to take home with your sundae bowl. If you're curious about the process, check out this Creative Classroom video: 

Join us on Saturday, March 27th for a fun, free, and family friendly sun printing activity! Take a break from shopping our fabulous artist Pop Up shops to be an artist yourself. Choose from a variety of pressed botanicals and other artful, small forms to make your unique and interesting compositions. We've never met anyone, young or old, that isn't at least a little in love with this process and the heavenly blue results. All supplies are provided and there will be an instructor on hand to demonstrate and answer any questions.

The OSU Museum of Art and Prairie Arts Center are partnering to construct ready-to-go art kits that will be distributed to community members through various local non-profit centers. This outreach program is generously funded by the OSU Museum Art Advocates. Beginning in August of 2020, Community Art Kits will be given out at Our Daily Bread Food and Resource Center every 3rd Saturday of the month. Each bag will include written instructions and all the materials needed for one person to do the activity.  It is our hope these kits will make it easier, safer, and more enjoyable for caregivers to make art and spend quality time with their kids. 

Prairie Arts Center is proud to be in partnership with the OSU Museum of Art to provide high quality, inquiry based programming for our community schools. The museum's PreK-12 tour program encourages students of all abilities to engage with art and each other by looking deeply and thinking creatively and critically. This level of engagement is continued at Prairie Arts Center for a hands-on making project directly related to the exhibition. Supplies are included and instruction and facilitation is provided by the Prairie Arts Center and museum staff.