Arts & Culture Activities

Workshops & Activities

Lafayette Arts & Cultural Resources Department, in conjunction with the Lafayette Cultural Arts Commission and the Public Art Committee, offers a variety of diverse programming. Most of these events are free and open to the public. Some require pre-registration.

In-Person Activities

Location: The Collective. Some activities require signup.

Lost & Found: Art with Found Objects

Aug. 18–Oct. 3, 2021 
This group exhibition features artwork made from recycled and/or found objects.

Sustainability Presentation with Elizabeth Szorad, WRAC and Eco-Cycle

Art Kits

Art Table To Go Kits

Sign up for a kit
Pick up your kit during any hours the Collective is open. Complete your art project at home. Suited for all ages. Most materials included. Some household items may be needed.

Currently available:

  • Found Object Art Kit - Make your very own mixed media collage.  You can add your own found objects to create something truly unique.  *Small parts.  This project is not appropriate for small children.
  • Articulated Figure Kit - Make a creative, articulated animal figure. Includes supplies and instructions for assembly. Medium level still available.
  • Birds, Birds, Birds! - Make a sweet little string of colorful paper birds, and learn about local avian life, with our mini "Field Guide to Lafayette Birds!" 
  • Watercolor Fun - A basic watercolor kit including paint, brushes, and a couple pieces of watercolor paper. Find watercolor tutorials on our YouTube channel.

YouTube

Our YouTube channel features artist interviews, tutorials, and more! 

Things to do at home

Art on the Street 2021 Scavenger Hunts

  1. Scavenger Hunt AOTS 2021 - first set
  1. Scavenger Hunt AOTS 2021 - second set

Art Projects

  1. Positive and Negative Paper Grid Art
  2. How to write a poem with your child/Como escribir un poema con sus hijos
  3. Art on the Street Curriculum
  4. Foil paintings
  5. Gods eye instructions / Ojo de Dios
  6. Lafayette Arts and Culture Crossword
  1. Art with toilet paper tubes/ Arte con tubos de papel higiénico
  2. Soothing Glitter Bottle / Botella Brillante Calmante
  3. Snake finger puppets and instructions
  4. Sky spinners and instructions
  5. Lafayette Birds Mini Field Guide

Sculpture & Art Coloring Pages

  1. Human Fig 2.3
  2. Within Your Reach
  3. Two Bears
  4. Meditation Bench
  5. Ribit Rodeo
  6. Meditation Bench with words
  7. Cassie
  8. Boat of the Universe
  9. Sea Beast
  10. Imagination
  11. Stranger Reduction Zone
  12. Evening over Lafayette
  1. Flower of Life
  2. Rhino Iguana
  3. Stay Strong
  4. April Charm
  5. Colorful Community
  6. Swan Lake It Isn't
  7. Tilled Field
  8. The Watchers
  9. Taffeta Art on the Street
  10. Townswoman
  11. Prism IV

Guest Artist Coloring Pages

  1. Art Night Out Coloring Pages
  2. Daisies Guest Artist Sara Rockinger
  3. Abstract Guest Artist Sara Rockinger
  1. Leaf Sky Guest Artist Sara Rockinger
  2. Tulips Guest Artist Sara Rockinger

Local Sculpture Maps - walk or drive

  1. Colección de Arte Permanente de Lafayette en Español
  2. Permanent Sculpture Collection Brochure in English
  1. 2021 Art on the Street Brochure
  2. Folleto 2021 Arte en la Calle