Free Family Art Kits

gallupARTS’ Free Family Art Kits are designed to be structured as well as open-ended. Learn a new skill and then run with your own ideas!
Round 1: July – December 2020
1,350 distributed to 450+ families.
Funding provided by the WESTAF CARES Relief Fund for Organizations and supported by the National Endowment for the Arts through the CARES Act of 2020.
Round 2: April – June 2021
The second round of Free Family Art Kits will feature projects designed by local artists. Distributions will be on last Saturdays from 12 – 4pm at ART123 Gallery. First come first served. Children do not need to be present. (Masks required.)
- April 24 – Guest Artist Tasha N.
- May 29 – Guest Artist Dana Aldis
- June 26 – Guest Artist Mackenzie Cheama
Funding provided by New Mexico Arts.
Find download-able written instructions (including materials lists) and links to YouTube video tutorials below for current and past Kits!
July 2020: Salt Painting Kit
Learn how to create a sandpainting-esque artwork using glue, salt and watercolor paint. Then, let your creativity shine! Create landscapes, abstracts, still lifes—whatever you can imagine.
August 2020: Spin a Yarn Kit
Create turtles, butterflies or animals of your own invention from colorful yarn and popsicle sticks.
September 2020: Harvest Time Kit
Make jumbo paper flowers and rain-sticks from recycled materials, tissue paper, and beads.
October 2020: Happy Halloween Kit
What creature can you turn a paper plate into with just scissors, markers and glue? A lion, an alien, a ladybug, a cow? Make your own mask and also sculpt and paint a silly or scary clay monster.
November 2020: Pipe Cleaner Magic Kit
Discover the magic of pipe cleaners. Twist them into beautiful beaded ears of corn and flower rings.
December 2020: Winter Fun Kit
Celebrate the season with miniature hot air balloons (in honor of the Red Rock Balloon Rally) and pop-up and picture wheel holiday cards!