Home School Friday- Pattern, Animals and Textures
September 5, 1:00 – 2:30 PM

Participants will use a variety of media to create a unique textured work. A layered combination of techniques (watercolor resists, paint application and texture plates) will come together to create the artworks’ focal point. Amy Wilmoth Watts work, Past History will inspire students for this project. Registration required.

Pick-up/ Drop-off: Borderlands Classroom
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: August 29, 2025

Cost $10 for Museum Members/$12 for Not-yet-members
Min. 10 Students/Max.20
Ages 7-12

For questions call 770-387-1300 ext.7271

Home School Day – Gold Rush!
September 18, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Grab your pickaxes and dust off your boots—it’s time to travel back to the wild days of the Gold Rush! Join the Booth Museum and Bartow History Museum for an exciting day filled with hands-on adventure while learning all about the Georgia and California Gold Rush. Traverse an obstacle course, pan for gold, build a stagecoach, and strike it rich with fun!

$5 students
$6 parents

Ages 4-12 (3 and under not participating in activities are free)
Registration required

For questions call 770-387-1300 ext.7271

TEEN Home School Friday- Assemblage Art
September 26,1:00 – 3:00 PM

Repurpose a variety of everyday household objects to create a new and original work of art. Take inspiration from our Booth artists that use found objects as media. We will look at ways to assemble or connect discarded tape rolls, old pens, plastic forks and more to a flat surface using glue and colorful paint. Everything that’s old is new again!

Pick-up/ Drop-off: Borderlands Classroom
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: September 19, 2025

Cost $10 for Museum Members/ $12 for Not-yet-members
Min. 10 students/ Max. 20
Ages 12-17

For questions call 770-387-1300 ext. 7271

Home School Friday: Paint, Color and Crumple
Friday, October 3, 1:00 – 2:30 pm

Explore complementary colors in a unique way. Participants will use a variety of media to create a 2-D work with a pop-out element. Booth artist Larry Pirnie’s work titled Wild Horse Quarter will serve as inspiration for this eye-catching mixed media piece.

Cost $10 for Museum Members / $12 for Non –members
Min. 10 students / Max. 25
Ages 7-12

Location: Booth Western Art Museum / Drop-off and Pick-up: Borderlands Classroom

Deadline to register: September 26

For more information call 770-387-1300 ext. 7271

Home School Friday: A Colorful Profile
Friday, November 7, 1:00 – 2:30 pm

This project challenges participants to think abstractly. George Goga’s work entitled When Pablo Visited Harold and Got in Trouble, will serve as inspiration for this unique portrait. Students will serve as models for each other as they learn about profile drawing while exploring bold colors and shapes created from oil pastels.

Cost $10 for Museum Members / $12 for Non –members
Min. 10 students / Max. 25
Ages 7-12

Location: Booth Western Art Museum / Drop-off and Pick-up: Borderlands Classroom

Deadline to register: October 31

For more information call 770-387-1300 ext. 7271

TEEN Home School Friday: Create and Innovate!
November 21, 2025 1:00 – 3:00 PM

Use organic lines to define simple shapes. You can take inspiration from work throughout the Booth collection. Add some color that gives punch to this design. Pull it all together using pattern and a cut silhouette to communicate your unique idea!

Pick-up/Drop-off: Borderlands Classroom
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Friday, November 14, 2025

Cost $10 for Museum Members/$12 for Not-yet-members
Min. 10 students/ Max. 20
Ages 12-17

Home School Friday- Tear, Paste and Paint
Friday, December 5, 1:00 – 2:30 PM

Draw inspiration from Carrie Penley’s work entitled Return to the Wild to create a unique mixed media artwork. Participants will tear and arrange papers to build a collage, then paint an image on top. The layered collage surface creates a unique effect with the paint resulting in a fun mixed media work featuring a western animal.

Pick-up/ Drop-off: Borderlands Classroom

Cost $10 for Museum Members / $12 for Not-yet-members
Min. 10 students/ Max. 25
Ages 7-12

Location: Booth Western Art Museum / Drop-off and Pick-up: Borderlands Classroom

For questions call 770-387-1300 ext. 7271

Deadline to register: November 28

TEEN Home School Friday: How do You See It?
January 30, 2026 1:00 – 3:00 PM

Technology can give a different view of the world we live in. From above, at an angle, or something in between, landscapes can offer many possibilities. Be inspired by a number of traditional and contemporary painting styles on display at Booth, then paint your view of the world.

Pick-up/Drop-off: Borderlands Classroom
REGISTRATION DEADLINE:
Friday, January 23, 2025
Cost $10 for Museum Members/$12 for Not-yet-members
Min. 10 students/ Max. 20 Ages 12-17