Austin Museum Day

at Laguna Gloria

Join The Contemporary Austin from 12-3 pm at both the Jones Center and Laguna Gloria for special Austin Museum Day programming. Enjoy hands-on artmaking activities inspired by our current exhibitions: The Canvas Can Do Miracles, Teddy Sandoval, and HOST: Raul De Lara.

At Laguna Gloria, design your own dye-it-yourself bandana and meet community partner Austin Youth River Watch. Plus, twist, stretch, and play through a sculpture-inspired yoga journey led by Amber Byfield of Wisdom at Play. (Visitors are encouraged to bring their own mat or towel.)

Guest Artist

Amber Byfield of Wisdom at Play is an author, yoga teacher, and creative integrator whose work invites people of all ages to more deeply connect to their emotions — and to one another. As a way to reach beyond the yoga studio, Amber published her first book, Jojo’s Heart Party: a picture book about welcoming our emotions as guests, illustrated by local artist Anna Kamburis. Amber delights in bringing mindfulness and social-emotional learning tools to people of all ages in a playful and accessible way, cultivating spaces of inclusion, creativity, growth, curiosity, open-hearted compassion, and mindfulness for everyone.

Community Partner

Austin Youth River Watch is an environmental education nonprofit that transforms and inspires youth through environmental education, community engagement, and adventure. We provide long-term, equity-centered programs for high school students from historically excluded communities, combining hands-on water quality testing, habitat restoration, and mentorship. By removing barriers like transportation, meals, and cost, we ensure all youth can connect with nature, build confidence, and grow as environmental leaders.