Zentangles
Zentangle? What’s a Zentangle? Zentangle is a really cool type of art that creates wild pictures, the ‘tangle’, through lots of thought and focus, the ‘zen’. Follow along to learn how to make zentangles.… Read more Zentangles →
Splatter Paint
Careful, this one gets messy. Splatter paint is as explosive and colorful as its history. It started in the 1940’s in New York, due to art censorship, or the banning of… Read more Splatter Paint →
Pointillism
Think it’s rude to point? These artists sure don’t! Pointillism is a French art style where dots of pure, unmixed color are placed on a canvas in such a specific way that the… Read more Pointillism →
ICAN Color! Operation Photobomb
ICAN’s Audio Book Tour continues with tonight’s storytime. Operation Photobomb is written by Tara Luebbe and Becky Cattie, illustrated and read by Matthew Rivera. This book is published by Albert… Read more ICAN Color! Operation Photobomb →
More Music in Art
We can find out what history’s music sounded like when we play music scores by classic composers. Thanks to the visual arts, we can also find out what making music… Read more More Music in Art →
Backyard Gardening
Here are six common fruits and vegetables that are easy and fun to plant in your own backyard garden! Green Beans When to Plant: Directly plant the seeds into your garden before… Read more Backyard Gardening →
Music in Art
We can find out what history’s music sounded like when we play music scores by classic composers. Thanks to the visual arts, we can also find out what making music… Read more Music in Art →
Blast Off Coloring Sheet
Today is Earth Day. The world’s four elements (earth, air, fire, and water) were the inspiration for this new coloring sheet. ICAN Program Manager and free-time doodler, Sarah Zwinklis, drew… Read more Blast Off Coloring Sheet →
Dances from More Lands
All over the world, people like to get up and dance! Here’s a collection of five additional kinds of dance, each from a different culture. You can read about them,… Read more Dances from More Lands →