Explore the exhibition Mario Ayala: Seven Vans by participating in a variety of hands-on art-making activities focused on self expression, inspired by Ayala’s seven life-sized paintings of the backs of vans.

Hands-On Activities

Look Closely Using Drawing and Text
Sharpen your observation skills through a drawing and text layering activity within the exhibition, Mario Ayala: Seven Vans.

Roadtrip Playlist 
Explore the resources within the exhibition Mario Ayala: Seven Vans and collaborate in creating a community-driven playlist specifically for travel around or beyond Houston, Texas.

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.

ID Card Collage
Create a personalized ID card inspired by Mario Ayala’s imaginative visual vocabulary of commerce and counterculture in the exhibition Mario Ayala: Seven Vans.