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Visitors enjoying a Drop-In Art Making activity in the East Building Atrium.

First Saturday: June

First Saturdays

  • Saturday, June 7, 2025
  • 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
  • East Building
  • Festivals
  • In-person

Celebrate creativity with the National Gallery of Art. Create with clay at Drop-In Artmaking, become a work of art by getting your face painted, and listen to a storybook read aloud.  Plus, join artists from Chalk Riot to create a giant work of art using chalk.

On the first Saturday of each month the East Building comes alive with art making for all ages, films, pop-up experiences, and more. Learn about upcoming First Saturdays.