Explore the exhibition Mario Ayala: Seven Vans by participating in a variety of hands-on art-making activities inspired by Ayala’s nods to the Chicano art aesthetic, rasquachismo, and popular culture within his life-sized paintings of the backs of vans.

Hands-On Activities

Look Closely Using Collage
Sharpen your observation skills while creating a one-of-a-kind collage within the exhibition, Mario Ayala: Seven Vans.

One-Page Zines
Explore the resources within the exhibition Mario Ayala: Seven Vans, then learn how to make a zine that tells a personal and imaginative story.

Scavenger Hunt for Shapes and Patterns
Explore the exhibition, Mario Ayala: Seven Vans, through a scavenger hunt of shapes and patterns within Ayala’s seven life-sized paintings of the backs of vans.

Colorful Mixed Media Magnet 
Using found and discarded everyday objects to create a decorative magnet, learn about artist Mario Ayala’s use of rasquachismo, a Chicano art aesthetic that embraces vibrant, often "tacky" materials as a form of cultural expression and resilience, in the exhibition Mario Ayala: Seven Vans.