At KID Museum we see artists as makers, creative problem solvers, and changemakers. The Visiting Artist Program invites artists to collaborate with our staff and community to create original artwork in our space and show how art is made. We seek to broaden the perception of art as a way to strengthen STEM skills, provide opportunities for storytelling, form cultural and community connections, create new pathways for identity exploration, and elevate creative expression.
Visiting Artist Program
Current and Upcoming Visiting Artists
Trisha Gupta
Jan 8 - May 21, 2023
Trisha Gupta partnered with KID Museum to create a dynamic large-scale textile artwork using contemporary and traditional collograph and woodblock techniques
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Ellen Xu
Apr 16 - Jun 11, 2023
Immerse yourself in Ellen Xu’s popsicle stick-created dreamlike environment, and help make a collaborative popsicle stick world inspired by the artist’s work.
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Yehimi Cambrón
Jul 23 - Sep 1, 2023
Experience a swarm of migrating butterflies overhead as a symbol of joy, resilience, reality, and necessity of the immigration experience. This artwork will be created and installed in collaboration with youth from KID Museum’s Makers for Social Change Summer Camp during July 17-21, 2023.
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Past Visiting Artists
Ubaldo Sánchez and Raíces Culturales Latinoamericanas
(Alfombras de Aserrín)
Artists from Raíces Culturales Latinoamericanas created a custom sawdust carpet to celebrate the grand opening of KID Museum’s new Bethesda Metro Center location in May 2022.
Simon Anton and Olivia Holt
(THING THING)
Artists from THING THING showed visitors how to create decorative objects from recycled plastic – they even brought along their famous “Rainbro.”
KID Museum’s Visiting Artist program is made possible by a generous contribution from Fleur S. Bresler.
