15 Easy to Make Collaborative Art Projects

Art of Giving is hands down my favorite art event all year, and it was my 5th time to participate as an artist. The event takes place in a plastic sheet covered room at Dell Children’s Hospital. Kids and artists team up to make art and local businesses sponsor the collaborative art pieces made at the event. This year we raised $180,000 to support art, music, and play therapy to kids at Dell Children’s. How awesome is that?!

Check out the past collaborative art projects

• String art (My 1st Art of Giving)
• Tissue paper art (My 2nd Art of Giving)
• Spray bottle and syringe art (My 3rd of Art of Giving)
• Bleeding tissue paper house (My 4th Art of Giving)
• Matisse inspired collage (My 5th Art of Giving)
• 12 Collaborative art projects (All of the pieces from the 1st Art of Giving)
• 11 Collaborative art projects (All of the pieces from the 3rd Art of Giving)
• 13 Collaborative art projects (All of the pieces from the 4th Art of Giving)

Below are 15 collaborative art project ideas from the 2019 Art of Giving. The day the art is made is magical chaos. I’m only sharing that tid bit because I don’t have process information on every peice that was created that day since I’m busy working with kids on my peice.

15 Collaborative Art Pieces

1. Ice shoots

Troy Allen is known for his interactive art playgrounds, and this year did not disappoint. He created a slide with a peice of metal roof and had kids slide water color filled ice cubes down the slides. The ice cubes melted to create multiple masterpieces.

2. Oil paintings

Jet Baker lets the kids go wild with paint palette spatulas and paint brushes. He is also the mastermind behind the nonprofit that combines art and community building to bring art kits to kids in the hospital and with Share Art Heal!

3. Doodling

Becca Borrelli shared her love of doodling with the kids to create this Austin masterpeice for Aero Capital Solutions.

4. Mattise collage

I accidentally made an I- Spy Mattise inspired collage! The accidental part was the I-Spy aspect of the art, but the kids kept cutting out creative shapes. Of course, we had to include them all! Can you spy “Epic”, “Milk”, a music note, spider, apple, jellyfish, and dinosaur?

5. Spirograph

I love that Sue Moore brought back the Spirograph for kids to use and incorporated the kids designs into the final peice of art!

6. Spray bottle group art project

This group art project is easy, but beware- it’s very messy! The kids used diluted paint in spray bottles and syringes to make a large collaborative painting.

7. Watercolor collages

Mandy Gregory cut the kids watercolor into strips and made these incredible collages!

8. White out

I love Terry Powell’s whimsical, colorful creations. He lets kids go wild with paint and then adds his on touch with white paint on top to create the final peice.

9. Giant clay necklace

This was Karen Woodward’s first time participating in the Art of Giving and she nailed it with the giant necklace idea! Each kiddo created a single clay bead and she strung them together to make a necklace complete with an oversized clasp. I love that it was sponsored by Kendra Scott!

10. Bleeding tissue paper art

Bleeding tissue paper is one of the easiest ways to make collaborative art. All you need is bleeding tissue paper which is different than regular tissue paper, scissors and water! (Buy bleeding tissue paper sheets here and pre cut bleeding tissue paper shapes here!)

11. Painted tiles

Lyora Pissaro is a 5th generation artist and found the Art of Giving last year while visiting 5 Generations of Pissaro at the Russell Collection Fine Art Museum, where the Giver Gallery takes place. She happend to be visiting the night of the Giver Gallery and fell in love the idea! We were honored to have Lyora fly to Austin, TX to create this collaborative mural.

12. Group tape painting

This group painting involves paint and tape. Collaborative painting doesn’t get much easier than this!

13. Paint over

I love Janna Sammon‘s whimsical, colorful style and so do the kids!

14. Pipette watercolor

Mala Vasudevan’s watercolor with pipettes turned out beautiful.

15. Butterfly group art project

For this group art project, all you need are pre cut butterflies and markers. It’s that easy! (Buy white butterfly cut outs here!)

I heart the Art of Giving, and I can’t wait to make collaborative art with kids next year! Have you ever done a collaborative art project with kids? I’d love to hear…