Join us in July to create your own medieval beast at the pop-up print lab Build-a-Beast, with artists Peter Foucault and Chris Treggiari from Mobile Arts Platform. Explore screen and block printing to make real or imaginary animals roam and soar across the page. This summer program complements the exhibition Book of Beats: The Bestiary in the Medieval World.
Build-a-Beast
Sunday, July 14 from 11:00am–2:30pm
Tuesday, July 16 from 11:00am–2:30pm
Saturday, July 20 from 11:00am–2:30pm
Sunday, August 11 from 11:00am–2:30pm
Tuesday, August 13 from 11:00am–2:30pm
Saturday, August 17, from 11:00am–2:30pm
This August, the Central Garden fills with music on the weekends with Garden Concerts for Kids, a free outdoor music series for kids and their families featuring some of the best children’s musical artists from across the nation. This season’s line-up features the folk sounds of Elena Moon Park and Friends on August 3 and 4, GRAMMY Award-winning group the Okee Dokee Brothers on August 10 and 11, and the whimsical beats of The Lucky Band on August 17 and 18. All concerts begin at 4:00pm, and take place in the Central Garden.
Harness the power of the sun at the Fun in the Sun: Photography Workshop to make one-of-a-kind photographic prints—called cyanotypes—by arranging flowers, leaves, letters, stencils and more on light-sensitive fabric. Each sun-soaked print makes a unique and surprising keepsake. This program complements the exhibition In Focus: The Camera.
Fun in the Sun: Photography Workshop
Sunday, September 15 from 11:00am–2:30pm
Sunday, September 22 11:00am–2:30pm
Presented by the Getty Research Institute in conjunction with Bauhaus 100, A Colorful Afternoon: Cornelia Funke’s Adventures Through the Bauhaus is on September 29 at 2:00pm. Award-winning children’s author Cornelia Funke reads her latest Getty story featuring the pirate and ghost William Dampier, who protects the Getty Center from other ghosts and spirits. This afternoon storytelling adventure is followed by a reception, children’s craft project, and tour of Bauhaus Beginnings.
At the Getty Villa
Ancient Roman artists worked together to create incredible mosaic floors from pieces of marble and glass. Discover this enduring art form at Making Mosaics Brick by Brick using the familiar material of colorful bricks. Build alongside brick artist Andy Bauch to recreate mosaics inspired by the Getty Villa’s collection.
Mosaics Brick by Brick
Saturday, July 13 from 11:00am–3:00pm
Saturday, July 20 from 11:00am–3:00pm
Saturday, August 3 from 11:00am–3:00pm
Saturday, August 10 from 11:00am–3:00pm
Saturday, August 17 from 11:00am–3:00pm