YesterWays - Paint Like Rob!

YesterWays at the Monroe County Museum is a free hands-on drop-in activity that focuses on a skill or craft from times past, inspired by our Monroe County history. It's held every Saturday and Sunday at the County Museum from 11 AM to 3 PM. Each month, a different activity is offered, and participants can expect one-on-one instruction from museum staff in a fun, beginner-friendly make-and-take project.

Our February YesterWays is inspired by the story of Robert Seldon Duncanson (c. 1821-1872). Duncanson is widely considered to be the first internationally-known African American artist, a celebrated pioneer of the landscape genre, and was referred to as “the greatest landscape painter in the West.”

In the 1840s Duncanson created his art with oil paints, but we’ll be using simple watercolors that participants may take home to finish their own masterpieces! When your painting is finished, make sure to share it with us on Facebook to make a virtual exhibit in celebration of Robert S. Duncanson's life of art!

YesterWays is free of charge, generally suitable for ages 8 and up, and there’s no appointment necessary.

You may also like the following events from Monroe County Museum System:

• Next Sunday, 1st March, 11:00 am, YesterWays - Paper Making in Monroe
• This April, 4th April, 11:00 am, YesterWays - Make a Cockade! in Monroe
• This April, 24th April, 04:00 pm, Leatherworking 201 with Brett Walker in Monroe

Also check out other Arts events in Monroe, Fine Arts events in Monroe.