Upcoming Home School Events!

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

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

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