Art Making

Art for Families: Greek Vases

A large ceramic vessel with rounded body, small foot, and two looped handles attached at the narrow neck. The vessel depicts a female figure standing between two columns with roosters on top.

Attributed to an artist working in the manner of the Berlin Painter, Archaic Period (ca. 600–480 BCE), Athens, Greece, Panathenaic amphora (prize storage jar) depicting Athena between Ionic columns topped by roosters (A); chariot race (B), ca. 480–470 BCE. Princeton University Art Museum. Bequest of Mrs. Allan Marquand. Photo: Bruce M. White

Kathleen Compton Sherrerd Creativity Lab and Laporte Family Creativity Lab
April 11, 2026 10 a.m.–1 p.m.

Saturdays are for young makers in the Creativity Labs! 

Explore the different shapes of ancient Greek vases, then make your own vase to take home. We provide the materials, you bring the creativity! 

Drop in any time between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. to explore a work of art, play with different materials, and exercise your imagination. No tickets or registration required. Come for fifteen minutes or two hours—whatever your schedule allows! All ages are welcome; children must be accompanied by an adult.