Monday, 09 Jun 2025
Drop-in Craft: Altered Trinket Box
Drop in Monday-Friday 2-9pm and Saturday 10am-4pm from June 2-July 31 (closed July 3-5). Transform a lidded box with paint or decoupage to create a space to hold things like jewelry, coins, keepsakes, or a small rock collection. Select a fabric to line the interior for safekeeping your special items. We will be repurposing microscope slide boxes from campus labs, with sizes from 3" x 5" to 6" x 9".
Drop-in Craft: Felt Stuffies
Drop in Monday-Friday 2-9pm and Saturday 10am-4pm from June 2-July 31 (closed July 3-5). Arm yourself with scissors and a glue gun and make a no-sew felt stuffie. We have patterns for a bunny, dinosaur, axolotl, cactus, avocado, or you can make up your own. These are around two feet tall and easy to make and personalize.
Drop-in Craft: Glass Bottle Painting
Drop in Monday-Friday 2-9pm and Saturday 10am-4pm from June 2-July 31 (closed July 3-5). Use our glass paint markers to decorate a bottle. Make a simple pattern, draw something you love, or take time for a more elaborate design. Bottles can be used for flower vases, plant propagation, a decorative piece, or a nightlight.
Paint Your Own Pottery: Under the Sea Week
Drop in Monday-Friday 2-9pm and Saturday 10am-4pm and paint with us or take a kit to go for an additional $3.
Friday, 13 Jun 2025
Sculptures for ISU by Christian Petersen
As part of the 50th anniversary, University Museums is highlighting some of the earliest and most vital works in the Art on Campus Collection. Join University Museums for a tour of Christian Petersen's post New Deal public art for Iowa State, starting at the iconic "Fountain of Four Seasons" and ending outside MacKay Hall.
Saturday, 14 Jun 2025
College Creek Cleanup
Small groups of volunteers will walk through designated sections of the creek along the banks and pick up trash. No time commitment is required; all help is appreciated. Volunteers are requested to register in advance and check in at the Forker Building parking lot.