Inspiration & Identity

Second Thursdays at the Carter

Thursday, September 11

5–8 p.m.

Celebrate East of the Pacific: Making Histories of Asian American Art and learn about these visionary artists’ influence on American art. Create a map reflecting your personal migration, history, and milestones with Carter Community Artist Anna Pham, go on a tour of the exhibition with local artists, and hear the backstory from the curator of the exhibition, Dr. Aleesa Pitchamarn Alexander, Halperin Associate Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art and Co-Director of the Asian American Art Initiative at the Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University.

College Night at the Carter

Calling all college and graduate students!

Thursday, September 18

5–8 p.m.

Enjoy an exclusive evening with free food and tunes for college and graduate students. Listen to music in the galleries with DJ Wild in the Streets, create your own Chuck Ramirez-inspired wearable pins with Carter Community Artist Colleen Borsh, and learn about the poison book project our staff have been working on this summer.

This event is for ages 17 and older. Must show a valid college ID at the door.

Take a Break

Create a blind contour drawing!

Have you been spending too much time scrolling on your phone? Need a few minutes to reset? Try this blind contour drawing activity!

Grab a writing utensil and a piece of paper and pick an object in front of you. Choose a starting point – once you put your pencil to the paper, you won’t pick it back up until you are done. Then, without looking at your paper, start drawing what you see.

Tips: Go slow and pay attention to details. Draw what you see, not what you expect to see.

Share your drawing with us on social media @theamoncarter or #carterart

Apply to be a Carter Community Artist!

Apply by Monday, September 8

Every year, the Carter selects four local artists to collaborate with education staff on a wide array of projects and events designed for family, adult, and student audiences. Learn more about this paid opportunity and apply to be a Carter Community Artist today!

Evening Blue (Tending the Lobster Traps, Early Morning)

New Exhibition!

Opening September 7

Explore the collection of businessman, philanthropist, and Texas native Charles Butt in American Modernism from the Charles Butt Collection, featuring works by American modernist icons including Romare Bearden, Edward Hopper, Joan Mitchell, Alice Neel, Georgia O’Keeffe, Alma Thomas, and Andrew Wyeth!