Free Admission ALL DAY, activities from 11:30–3:30 PM.

Join us for a Community Day inspired by the exhibition Plastic Entanglements: Ecology, Aesthetics, Materials. Activities include: an UnPlastic Tour of the Museum, STEAM in the Atrium, Smith College Campus School and Holyoke STEM Academy student performances, drop-in art making, sensory spaces, a BagShare Project Station, and more! Program partner include: Enchanted Circle Theater, Holyoke STEM Academy, Smith College Campus School, Connecticut River Conservancy, The BagShare Project, Center for EcoTechnology, City of Northampton DPW/Reuse Center, LifeBooch Kombucha, Design Thinking Initiative Smith College, Hitchcock Nature Center, Pedal People, and Sustainable Smith.

Free coffee and hot chocolate, plus the Toasted food truck! All ages welcome.

See the full schedule here: 

To kick-off Community Day at the Smith College Museum of Art, the museum and the Connecticut River Conservancy, with support from the Mill River Greenway Initiative, invite you to take action and respond to the challenges raised in the exhibition Plastic Entanglements: Ecology, Aesthetics, Materials. Sign-up to volunteer for a morning of trash collection on our local river. Transportation from Smith College will be provided for those who need it. Afterwards, head over to the museum for Community Day to reflect, be inspired, and celebrate your hard work!  Register here.

4–7 PM Hands on! Art making for all ages, inspired by works on view. In the exhibition Plastic Entanglements, explore how artists have woven together materials and ideas to encourage self-reflection on the looming issue of single use plastic. Then, make your own weaving from found materials.

6 PM Open Eyes: Guided conversation exploring a different art object each month.

Museum shop open + complimentary light refreshments. 

Join museum educator Gina Hall for an artful adventure fit for toddlers and their caregivers. We’ll explore a different theme each session, in the museum’s galleries and the Smith College campus. Each session offered twice, on a Thursday + Saturday of the same week from 10:15–11 am.

In April, mark Earth Month with an exploration of the special exhibition Plastic Entanglements: Ecology, Aesthetics, Materials. Check out artist Aurora Robson's sculptures Ona and Isla, named for her daughters, and see if we can make a towering sculpture of recyclables taller than a toddler! Plus, participate in a plastic toy swap: bring a gently-used toy in working condition that your child has grown tired of, and trade it for something new to you! Any unclaimed toys will be donated to the Northampton's ReCenter Swap Shop.

Open to members + nonmembers | Register in advance.
SCMA members FREE | nonmembers pay only the museum admission fee.
This program is underwritten by the Members of SCMA. JOIN today.
Registration for members opens on March 1 | Registration for nonmembers opens April 1.
This program fills fast and space is limited. Registration required: scmamembers@smith.edu or 413.585.2777

Join museum educator Gina Hall for an artful adventure fit for toddlers and their caregivers. We’ll explore a different theme each session, in the museum’s galleries and the Smith College campus. Each session offered twice, on a Thursday + Saturday of the same week from 10:15–11 am.

In April, mark Earth Month with an exploration of the special exhibition Plastic Entanglements: Ecology, Aesthetics, Materials. Check out artist Aurora Robson's sculptures Ona and Isla, named for her daughters, and see if we can make a towering sculpture of recyclables taller than a toddler! Plus, participate in a plastic toy swap: bring a gently-used toy in working condition that your child has grown tired of, and trade it for something new to you! Any unclaimed toys will be donated to the Northampton's ReCenter Swap Shop.

Open to members + nonmembers | Register in advance.
SCMA members FREE | nonmembers pay only the museum admission fee.
This program is underwritten by the Members of SCMA. JOIN today.
Registration for members opens on March 1 | Registration for nonmembers opens April 1.
This program fills fast and space is limited. Registration required: scmamembers@smith.edu or 413.585.2777