Old Jail Art Center

05/24/2026

🇺🇸 Celebrate Memorial Day! 🇺🇸
Your kiddos will love creating their own Memorial Day Flag Keychain—inspired by the American flag and perfect for backpacks, keys, or gifting to someone special! ❤️🤍💙
Don’t miss out on this festive craft full of stars, stripes, and summer fun!

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Each week, in our Community Take-Home Trunk, we offer free activity kits prepared for families and children aged 6-12.
Activities combine visual art with STEM, motor-skill development, Social Studies, or Language Arts themes, and include thoughtful connections to OJAC collections.
Available 24/7 at the trunk to the left of the museum front gates.
One per student, please! [*No interaction with museum staff required for pickup; call us with questions!]
Tag us with your creations to be entered in our weekly photo contest!

05/22/2026

Arrived! MEL ZIEGLER: Clear Skies opens June 13.

05/19/2026

Save June 13 to celebrate the opening of the OJAC's summer exhibitions.
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Email from Old Jail Art Center   Save JUNE 13 Summer 2026 Exhibitions OPENING & CELEBRATION MEL ZIEGLER Clear Skies WILLIE BINNIE Wishing Well In the Cell Series Members' Opening Celebration Saturda

05/18/2026

☀️ School’s out, and summer fun is in! 🌈
This week, kiddos can create their very own Summer Bucket List! From beach days and popsicles to camping and pool time, kids will decorate a colorful keepsake filled with all the adventures they hope to have this summer! 🏖️🍉🪁
Swing by today and pick up your FREE kits from our Activity Trunk outside museum gates!

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Each week, in our Community Take-Home Trunk, we offer free activity kits prepared for families and children aged 6-12.
Activities combine visual art with STEM, motor-skill development, Social Studies, or Language Arts themes, and include thoughtful connections to OJAC collections.
Available 24/7 at the trunk to the left of the museum front gates.
One per student, please! [*No interaction with museum staff required for pickup; call us with questions!]
Tag us with your creations to be entered in our weekly photo contest!

05/12/2026

Posthaste! This is the final week to see WILL ROTHFUSS: Texas Church Project and DAN JIAN: Passing Through in the OJAC Cell Series. Two great shows…don’t regret missing!

On view through Saturday, May 16.

05/12/2026

🐝Get ready to bee creative this week! Your kiddos can decorate their very own Pollinator Pot with fun bee-themed designs, then plant flower seeds and watch them grow!🐝

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Each week, in our Community Take-Home Trunk, we offer free activity kits prepared for families and children aged 6-12.
Activities combine visual art with STEM, motor-skill development, Social Studies, or Language Arts themes, and include thoughtful connections to OJAC collections.
Available 24/7 at the trunk to the left of the museum front gates.
One per student, please! [*No interaction with museum staff required for pickup; call us with questions!]
Tag us with your creations to be entered in our weekly photo contest!

05/07/2026

📣 Now is the perfect time to join our OJAC community! 📣

Members receive: 💸 Discounts at the OJAC shop, 💌 Invites to exclusive members events, 📚 The OJAC magazine... and so much more!🌟

Additionally your membership helps support free admission and programming at the OJAC.

You can join using the link down below! ⬇️

https://theojac.org/our-team

05/05/2026

Today’s the BIG day to support the OJAC through Abilene Gives! Show your support with a donation of any size. Visit abilenegives.org to find out more or click the link in our bio ⬆️.

05/05/2026

🎏 Thank YOU for an Amazing Kodomo no Hi Festival! 🎉
We had such a wonderful time celebrating with all of you this weekend! Thank you to everyone who came out to enjoy our Kodomo no Hi Family Festival—it was a joy to see so many smiling faces, creative kiddos, and families making memories together.

Be sure to tag us in your photos—we’d love to see your creations and favorite moments! 📸✨

05/04/2026

Are your kiddos excited for the sunny days of May? They can create a colorful sand-art rainbow with this week's FREE Activity Trunk kit! 🌈 🎨 ☀️
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Each week, in our Activity Trunk, we offer free activity kits for families and children aged 6-12. Activities combine visual art with STEM, motor-skill development, social studies, or language arts themes, and include thoughtful connections to OJAC collections.
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Available 24/7 at the trunk to the left of the museum front gates. One per child, please! [*No interaction with museum staff required for pickup; call us with questions!]
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Tag us with your creations to be entered in our weekly photo contest! 📸