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Second Sundays for Families with SFMOMA

Join us for Second Sundays for Families, a program at the museum featuring art making and storytelling around a different theme each month. Enter the Koret Education Center on Floor 2 to explore new artists, ideas, and art materials in an open-ended, drop-in environment. The entire museum is your inspiration! We believe in the joy of making, so come ready to relax, experiment, and enjoy yourself.
 

Upcoming dates:

Opposites
May 14, 2023
10:30 a.m.–3 p.m.

Up and down, hot and cold, big and small — what happens when you put two opposites together? This month, we’ll be experimenting with different kinds of opposites in our art materials. Let’s look for inspiration all around the museum and discover what we can make!

Try this at home: Find a solid red object from around your house and stare at it (no blinking!) for 30 seconds. Then, look at a blank white wall. Did you know that the color you see is red’s opposite? You can also play with opposites in this art activity.
 

Save the Dates!
Second Sundays x SFPL Summer Stride with K-Fai Steele
July 9 and August 13, 2023
10:30 a.m.–3 p.m.

For the months of July and August, we continue our tradition of joining SFPL’s Summer Stride activity series, collaborating with Summer Stride artist and author K-Fai Steele. Stay tuned for more information!

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See families at work and their artwork during past Second Sundays

Second Sundays

To see our past virtual Second Sundays, browse below — they’re a great way to get your creative juices flowing from home.

Second Sunday: René Magritte + Your Personal Values

First, journey with us on an adventure with the help of some very special canine characters, and then join as we make an art project that infuses personal values, as Magritte did in one of his key works!

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Ruth Asawa + Twisted Wire Sculptures

SFPL’s Mr. JoSep reads A Life Made by Hand: The Story of Ruth Asawa, written and illustrated by Andrea D’Aquino. Then, join us as we make a wire sculpture inspired by Asawa’s practice!

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Still from art project video inspired by artist Imogen Cunningham’s photographs of plants and flowers shows process of building a camera-less photograph.

Imogen Cunningham + Nature Photography

Join as Miss Kimberly reads Imogen: The Mother of Modernism and Three Boys, written Amy Novesky and illustrated by Lisa Congdon, and then make an art project inspired by nature photography!

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Still image from a video for an art activity inspired by painter Helen Frankenthaler that shows part of a blue paper collage.

Helen Frankenthaler + Fields of Color

Librarian Mr. Jim reads Dancing Through Fields of Color: The Story of Helen Frankenthaler by Elizabeth Brown and illustrated by Aimee Sicuro. Then, we make a torn paper collage that experiments with color.

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Diego Rivera + Salt Dough Fresco

Librarian Xima reads Diego, written by Jonah Winter and illustrated by Jeanette Winter. Then, we make an art project inspired by Diego Rivera’s frescos!

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Andy Warhol + Print, Repeat Print

Did you know Andy Warhol loved cats? In this installment, learn about the iconic pop artist with SFPL’s Miss Pauline, and then make your own art project inspired by Warhol’s “National Velvet.”

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Romare Bearden + Creating a Collage

Join us as Mr. Jo-Sep reads My Hands Sing the Blues: Romare Bearden’s Childhood Journey, and then create a collage about people who are important to you!

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Still from a video project inspired by artist Georgia O'Keeffe that shows various blue, purple, and beige paper cutouts to make a landscape.

Georgia O'Keeffe + Reflected Landscapes

Miss the Second Sunday focused on Georgia O’Keeffe? Catch a replay here, featuring SFPL’s Ms. Pauline reading Though Georgia’s Eyes and an art project inspired by O’Keeffe’s Lake George.

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Still image showing paper cutouts from a video of an art activity inspired by Frida Kahlo's art.

Frida Kahlo + Creative Self Portraits

Miss the Second Sunday focused on Frida Kahlo? Catch a replay here, featuring SFPL’s Ms. Maricela reading Frida Kahlo y Sus Animalitos, written by Monica Brown. Then, get ready to make a self-portrait that shows off your personality!

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Generous support for Second Sundays is provided by the John & Marcia Goldman Family Free Sundays Endowment Fund and the Henry Mayo Newhall Foundation.