March 27, 2021
1:00pm–4:00pm PST 
Livestream
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MoPOP is excited to reveal our new Family Programs series. Designed for families with children ages 6 and up, these programs encourage families to work together and explore our current museum content and traveling exhibitions, even with social-distancing restrictions.
March to Your Own Drum: Protest Music and Social Action
What makes protest songs so powerful, and why is music such an important tool for social changes?
How can we use our words and voices to speak out about issues that are important to us and inspire others to join us? Join Nashville singer-songwriter Tai Shan Garrison for a special exploration into the music of protest. We’ll investigate the roots of protest music, listen to past and present protest songs from numerous genres, discuss where we look for inspiration, and put our own words into action as we create original protest songs.
This program will be held online.
P A S T E V E N T S
OCTOBER 3, 2020
Minecraft Family Program
Join us for a FREE virtual family Minecraft program! Led by a MoPOP museum educator and inspired by our Fantasy: Worlds of Myth and Magic exhibit, we’ll identify common fantasy characters, explore buildings a community might need, and then work together to create our own fantasy-inspired buildings.
In order to allow us to build together, we will use MoPOP’s Minecraft: Education Edition accounts for this program. We will provide additional instructions to all registered families.
11:00am-12:00pm
1:00pm-2:00pm
OCTOBER 15, 2020
LIVESTREAM: From Halloween to Comic-Con: Costuming in Action
9:30am–12:30pm
Students: $10
Adults: $15
Member Adults: $13
Adult attendance is not required with student registrations, but we welcome any interested adults to join us!
Take your costume or cosplay to the next level in this special livestream class! With returning teaching artist Candace Cantaloupe from the Seattle Fashion Academy, we’ll explore the history of costume design, share our own inspirations, and teach simple sewing techniques you can use to create your own fashion designs. Bring your ideas, in-progress projects, or fabric scraps, and we’ll work together to advance your costuming skills.
OCTOBER 15, 2020
LIVESTREAM: Gore and Glitter: Stage Makeup Effects
1:30pm–4:30pm
Students: $12
Adults: $15
Member Adults: $13
Adult attendance is not required with student registrations, but we welcome any interested adults to join us!
Does your zombie look not quite dead enough? Do you need help making your fairy princess sparkle? Complete your costume with a perfect makeup look! Stage makeup experts Kim Dorman and Josh Hancock will help you craft your bloody bites and fairy glitter! Bring your ideas, costumes, and any other inspirations you might have for your look, and we’ll help you bring it to life with tips and live demonstrations.
We will email all attendees a list of suggested supplies that you can find around your house, order online, or pick up at your local store.
OCTOBER 30, 2020
LIVESTREAM: Introduction to Comic Drawing
10:00am–2:30pm
We'll take a 30-minute break for lunch.
Students: $12
Adult attendance is not required, but we welcome any interested parents or guardians to join us!
Join comics artist Kane Lynch for a special livestream workshop focused on the “how-to-s” of comic art! From technical terms to panel structures and from drawing basics to penciling effects, we’ll take a deep dive into the art of drawing comics. Take this class on its own or apply what you’ve learned to our Write Out of This Comic World series!
NOVEMBER 6, 13, & 20, 2020
LIVESTREAM: Write Out of This Comic World: Graphic Novels Workshop Series
10:00am–2:30pm
We'll take a 30-minute break for lunch.
Students: $32
Adult attendance is not required, but we welcome any interested parents or guardians to join us!
Take a deep dive into the world of graphic novels, one-shot comics, and other longer-form comics projects in this special 3-week, livestream workshop series! Join professional comics artist Kane Lynch for an in-depth exploration of penciling and character design, inking and background coloring demonstrations, lettering techniques, story structure, and more. Students will leave this workshop series armed with the tools they’ll need to create their own comic projects and ready to submit their creations to MoPOP’s new comics project track in our Write Out of This World youth sci-fi and fantasy contest!