Activities include:

Children will focus on sculpture and will experiment with the following materials: clay, paper mache, plaster, and wax. For the subject matter, they will use animals, from small insects to larger native animals.

• Admission to this activity is free for everyone! The program is appropriate for ages 5 and up, but we cater to whoever comes in. Children under twelve must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

Funded by the Art/Historical Preservation Project Grant, given by the City of Wichita Falls Arts Commission.

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Admission – $5.00

Seniors (62 and older) – $4.00

Military – $4.00

Children ages 1 and under – Free

Members – Free

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Activities include:

Children will take a hike down our nature trail and collect natural objects, they will then make art prints with the objects they found.  

Admission to this activity is free for everyone! The program is appropriate for ages 5 and up, but we cater to whoever comes in. Children under twelve must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

Funded by the Art/Historical Preservation Project Grant, given by the City of Wichita Falls Arts Commission.

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Happy New Year!!!!

River Bend will close at 2 pm Christmas Eve, and will be closed for Christmas Day. Merry Christmas!

Alcoa Power and Propulsion presented a $33,000 grant to the River Bend Nature Center. They were  joined by up to 90 2^nd graders from Ben Franklin Elementary School, who participate in lessons about seed propagation and how animals adapt to their surroundings.

“We are extremely proud to support River Bend, its staff and the many volunteers. The Center gives everyone a great opportunity to explore a slice of our unique outdoors,” said Monty Gillespie, plant manager, Alcoa Power and Propulsion in Wichita Falls. “The Center’s diverse programming focuses on education, conservation and sustainability—priority areas for Alcoa Foundation.”

In the last three years, Alcoa Foundation has invested $21.5 million to support education and workforce readiness across the communities where Alcoa operates, with a particular focus on STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education.

Thank you so much Alcoa for supporting our mission to connect people to the natural environment! 

Activities for December 1st include:

Explore the World of Leaves

•  Learn why the leaves change color

• Use leaf pigment to create art

• Learn why the leaves fall

• Create leaf prints and leaf rubbings

• Make a plant press

Admission to this activity is free for everyone! The program is appropriate for ages 5 and up, but we cater to whoever comes in. Children under twelve must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

Funded by the Art/Historical Preservation Project Grant, given by the City of Wichita Falls Arts Commission.