Past Events

Adult and child crouching and below a painting on the wall while looking at. The adult is pointing at the painting.

Join us for free drop-in family programs on select Sundays this winter and spring. Each date will feature a different hands-on art activity inspired by art on view. Activities can be modified for all ages, but are best suited for children ages 5 and up. 

Free and open to the public.

Photo of woman seated writing poetry with tall mountains in the background

The Loeb welcomes acclaimed Chilean poet and artist Cecilia Vicuña for an artist talk in conjunction with the closing of Chronostasia: Select Acquisitions 2020–2025

Free and open to the public.

Child seated on the floor in a museum gallery in front of a colorful abstract painting

Join us for free drop-in family programs on select Sundays this fall. Each date will feature different hands-on art activities inspired by art on view. Activities can be modified for all ages, but are best suited for children 5 and up.

Installation view of three abstract paintings and one abstract sculpture

Christopher Rothko speaks about his father, artist Mark Rothko’s work and the family’s caretaking of his legacy on the occasion of a special opportunity to view two early Rothkos side-by-side at the Loeb Art Center this year. 

Free and open to the public

Adult woman and child stand with their backs to the viewer, looking at modern paintings in an art gallery.

Join us for free drop-in family programs on select Sundays this fall. Each date will feature different hands-on art activities inspired by art on view. Activities can be modified for all ages, but are best suited for children 5 and up.

An illustration of a window with a ghost and glowing eyes behind it.

Looking for a spook-tacular way to start off your Halloweekend? Check out our Halloween events!

Adult and child crouching and below a painting on the wall while looking at. The adult is pointing at the painting.

Join us for free drop-in family programs on select Sundays. Each date will feature different hands-on art activities inspired by art on view. Activities can be modified for all ages, but are best suited for children 5 and up.

Child seated on the floor in a museum gallery in front of a colorful abstract painting

Join us for free drop-in family programs on select Sundays this fall. Each date will feature different hands-on art activities inspired by art on view. Activities can be modified for all ages, but are best suited for children 5 and up.

Photo of young woman smiling and looking to her left

The “Sky Woman Women” project holds space for eighteen women storytellers from Mohawk, Seneca and Tuscarora tribal affiliations (enrolled, unenrolled, and not enrolled), telling and retelling a Haudenosaunee creation story to each other. A Q&A with the artist and featured storytellers follows the screening.

Free and open to the public

Portrait of artist Sky Hopinka

Featuring over sixty works added to the Loeb Art Center’s collection between 2020–2025, Chronostasia explores various ways artworks can alter our perception of time. Free and open to the public

MODfest 2026

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