Friday, December 5, Taliesin West Closes at 2:00 p.m.
News and updates from the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation
Find out how much you may have in common with architect Frank Lloyd Wright with this activity, “How Like Wright Are You?”
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation | Oct 14, 2020
This activity challenges you to carefully observe the air quality around you and how much air pollution might be in your own city or hometown. Learn how Frank Lloyd Wright planned a design for a city without cars, railroads, or tall buildings in hopes of decreasing air pollution to find ways to create a more healthy, sustainable way of living.
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation | Oct 7, 2020
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation | Sep 30, 2020
In this activity, we will learn how to re-use everyday items just like Frank Lloyd Wright did when he was building a home or structure.
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation | Sep 22, 2020
In the 1920’s and 1930’s, Art Deco was the popular art style of its day with characteristics that included a fascination with geometry, fragmented forms, and abstraction. Frank Lloyd Wright’s designs held many similar elements found in Art Deco. For this activity, you will be making a geometric impression of shapes made from flower and plant materials that you find in nature.
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation | Sep 15, 2020
Frank Lloyd Wright was intrigued by nature’s geometric shapes, patterns, and colors and how those elements influenced the way he viewed the world around him and his design work. This activity challenges you to observe the world around you in order to create a geometric self portrait of yourself or someone you know.
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation | Sep 8, 2020
When the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation first learned of the stay-at-home orders in March 2020, we immediately knew that the youth summer camps planned on-site at Taliesin West would need to transform with lightning speed in order to save them. We had no idea what that would look like, so an entirely new concept of camp was born. We invite you to take a look back with us at the Foundation’s first ever Virtual Art & Architecture Summer Camp.
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation | Aug 31, 2020
Frank Lloyd Wright loved the arts from Japan. One of his favorite artistic techniques was a Japanese wood printing method called Ukiyo-e that historically required a collaboration between four people. In this 3-day Virtual Classroom activity, you’ll learn how to make your own Ukiyo-e style block print using fewer people!
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation | Aug 5, 2020
Frank Lloyd Wright designed many homes using only one shape as his guide, while still managing to incorporate the nature of the home’s location. For this activity, you and your family will choose a nature setting and one shape with the goal of designing a home using just one shape that also reflects its environment.
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation | Jul 29, 2020