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Make a decorated, two-dimensional gingerbread house at this free, no-registration drop-in at the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts. The activity welcomes all ages and abilities; two separate gingerbread-themed programs have their own schedules and admission.
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At AMFA’s Nov. 28 Creative Saturdays, the gingerbread house is a design brief: visitors are invited to create a two-dimensional house, using embellishments and playful patterns inspired by the museum’s original holiday production, Gingerbread Man: The Untold Story.
The project centers on decorating a flat-format house with patterns and details, rather than building the clay sculpture offered in a separate afternoon workshop. AMFA welcomes guests of all ages and abilities, and visitors can drop in without registering.
The event listing does not name the medium, explain a step-by-step process or say what participants should bring. If those details affect your plans, check with the museum before visiting.
Further reading: Creative Saturdays – Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts ↗ · Making Together: Gingerbread Houses (SOLD OUT) – Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts ↗
Gingerbread Man: The Untold Story is AMFA’s original musical retelling of the familiar character, presented as a world premiere. Its Nov. 28 performance runs from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the Performing Arts Theater, overlapping the studio activity. The listing recommends it for all ages and gives a running time of 60 minutes.
The performance is not included with the free studio drop-in. Tickets are listed at $15, or $12 for members; children 2 and under are admitted free when seated on an adult’s lap. Seeing the show is not required to join Creative Saturdays.
Further reading: Gingerbread Man: The Untold Story – Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts ↗ · Creative Saturdays – Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts ↗
Making Together: Gingerbread Houses runs from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Windgate Art School. In this separate collaborative workshop, one adult and one child age 8 or older sculpt and decorate a clay house as a keepsake inspired by the production. The listed price is $75, or $60 for members, for the adult-child pair; the workshop is marked sold out.
AMFA’s Windgate Art School FAQ says supplies are provided for Making Together unless a class description says otherwise. That workshop information does not establish what materials are used in the free Creative Saturdays activity.
Further reading: Making Together: Gingerbread Houses (SOLD OUT) – Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts ↗ · Windgate Art School – Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts ↗ · Creative Saturdays – Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts ↗
The free two-dimensional studio project shares its inspiration with a morning theater performance and an afternoon clay workshop. Those are separate programs, with their own venues, schedules and admission terms.
Creative Saturdays runs from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Central Time. The museum lists Saturday hours as 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Creative Saturdays – Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts ↗ · Hours & Information – Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts ↗
The studio activity is free and drop-in; AMFA says no registration is required. The museum also lists free general admission.
Creative Saturdays – Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts ↗ · Hours & Information – Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts ↗
The activity is at the Windgate Art School, Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, 501 East Ninth Street, Little Rock, AR 72202.
Creative Saturdays – Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts ↗ · Hours & Information – Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts ↗
AMFA lists free on-site parking and says Little Rock METRO Route 6 serves the museum at Commerce Street. Windgate’s class FAQ says students may use guest parking in the museum lot; if that lot is full, it lists the Firehouse Museum & Hostel lot at 1201 Commerce Street or street parking along Commerce, Rock or 11th Streets. Parking availability is not guaranteed.
Hours & Information – Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts ↗ · Windgate Art School – Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts ↗
AMFA’s directions for Windgate Art School students say to follow the covered walkway to the double doors on the left and press the call-box button; security will ask which class the visitor is attending and open the door. If you are unsure whether these class directions apply to the drop-in, contact the museum before you go.
Windgate Art School – Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts ↗ · Creative Saturdays – Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts ↗
AMFA welcomes guests of all abilities to Creative Saturdays. Museum-wide resources include wheelchairs available at Guest Services on a first-come, first-served basis, permission to use mobility aids throughout the museum, and sensory bags, weighted blankets and EnChroma glasses available through Guest Services. The event listing does not describe accommodations specific to this activity. For questions, contact Guest Services at 501.372.4000 or [email protected].
Creative Saturdays – Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts ↗ · Accessibility Accommodations – Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts ↗
The museum lists three family restrooms. Nursing is welcome anywhere in the museum; visitors seeking more privacy can ask Guest Services about a designated space. The family restroom in the 1937 Lobby has seating for nursing parents.
Outside food and beverages are not permitted, except water, and food or drinks are not allowed in the galleries. AMFA directs visitors to Park Grill or the Cultural Living Room for food and beverages.
The event is at the Windgate Art School, Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, 501 East Ninth Street, Little Rock, AR 72202. AMFA says Little Rock METRO Route 6 serves the museum at Commerce Street.
Creative Saturdays – Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts ↗ · Hours & Information – Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts ↗
AMFA lists free on-site parking. Windgate’s class FAQ says students may park in guest spaces in the museum lot; if it is full, the FAQ lists the Firehouse Museum & Hostel lot at 1201 Commerce Street or street parking along Commerce, Rock or 11th Streets. Availability is not guaranteed.
Hours & Information – Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts ↗ · Windgate Art School – Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts ↗
Windgate’s published class directions say to use the Art School entrance, follow the covered walkway to the double doors on the left, then press the call-box button for security. These are class directions; contact AMFA if you need to confirm the entry procedure for this drop-in.
Windgate Art School – Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts ↗ · Creative Saturdays – Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts ↗
A two-dimensional gingerbread house decorated with patterns and embellishments. AMFA does not specify the medium or materials.
No. Creative Saturdays is free and drop-in, with no registration required.
No. Gingerbread Man: The Untold Story is a separate 10:30–11:30 a.m. performance in the Performing Arts Theater, with its own ticket prices and child-under-3 lap seating condition.
Creative Saturdays – Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts ↗ · Gingerbread Man: The Untold Story – Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts ↗
It is a separate 1–4 p.m. adult-and-child workshop, but AMFA marks Making Together: Gingerbread Houses sold out.
Making Together: Gingerbread Houses (SOLD OUT) – Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts ↗
501 East Ninth Street, Little Rock, AR 72202
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