All Ages Artmaking: Layered Polaroid Portraits Sun, Apr 13, 2025, 12–4 pm

All Ages Artmaking: Layered Polaroid Portraits

Sun, Apr 13, 2025
12–4 pm

Families Free Second Sundays
A facilitator in a yellow T-shirt leads a group in an artmaking program. Two children, one wearing a headband with festive decorations and another in a white jacket, look on while two older participants lean in, observing with interest. The setting is a well-lit indoor space with a table covered in plastic, art supplies, and an informational sign that reads “Arte Para Todas Las Edades” (Art for All Ages). The atmosphere is warm and collaborative, reflecting an intergenerational learning experience.
A facilitator in a yellow T-shirt leads a group in an artmaking program. Two children, one wearing a headband with festive decorations and another in a white jacket, look on while two older participants lean in, observing with interest. The setting is a well-lit indoor space with a table covered in plastic, art supplies, and an informational sign that reads “Arte Para Todas Las Edades” (Art for All Ages). The atmosphere is warm and collaborative, reflecting an intergenerational learning experience.

An intergenerational group making art at Free Second Sunday, December 2024. Photograph by Filip Wolak

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The Susan and John Hess Family Theater is equipped with an induction loop and infrared assistive listening system. Accessible seating is available.

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Floor 3, Theater

Open for all ages

Visitors of all ages are invited to celebrate the opening of Amy Sherald: American Sublime. Explore the exhibition, then strike a pose for a Polaroid portrait. Swap photos with someone in your group and transform your Polaroids into a colorful, layered work of art.

Amy Sherald’s work is part of a long tradition of American portrait painting, but she focuses on Black Americans, a group that has often been left out of art history. She paints everyday people in a way that highlights their inner lives and unique identities.  

Through her portraits, Sherald explores what it means to be American today. She believes that imagination shapes the way we see the world, and her art invites us to see new possibilities.

On the Hour

A 30-second online art project:
Maya Man, A Realistic Day In My Life Living In New York City

Learn more about this project

Learn more at whitney.org/artport

On the Hour projects can contain motion and sound. To respect your accessibility settings autoplay is disabled.