Observe, Interpret, and Create
Free for Students and Educators
Designed for Grades 3–12
In-Person Student Art Workshops are now available!
Student Art Workshops offer the chance for students to pair the processes of observing and interpreting art from the Museum galleries with the exploratory process of creating art in response through workshops led by our Art+Empathy Museum Educators.
Students visit the Museum to:
- Observe and interpret art in the Museum galleries
- Explore ideas and experiment with studio art processes and materials
- Make connections between the artworks on display in the Museum and the art they individually create
- Engage in creative expression and personal visual storytelling through art
In-Person Student Art Workshops
Join us at The San Diego Museum of Art or the Museum of Photographic Arts at The San Diego Museum of Art for small group docent-led experiences in the Museum galleries. This time in the presence of art is designed to allow students to discover and engage with artworks in the Museum collection, followed by a multi-media hands-on art exploration with one of our Art and Empathy Museum Educators.
All supplies included. Maximum 36 students, 4 adults.
One adult chaperone per 10 students requested. Bus reimbursement scholarships available. Please inquire through the below online form.
- Duration: 3 hours
- Begins: 9:30 a.m.
- Ends 12:30 p.m.
Inquire through the below links.
Please note: Workshops must be requested online at least three weeks in advance. There is a maximum of two entries per school.
2024-2025 Student Art Workshops
Studio Lab: Nurturing Space Shadow Boxes
Students are invited to explore their connection to the idea of nurturing space through artworks on view in the Museum. During small group, docent-led tours, students will observe and interpret how artists convey the idea of nurturing through color, composition, texture, and symbolism to convey feelings of belonging and growth. In the studio, students will experiment with creating three-dimensional, mixed-media shadow boxes that explore their experiences and ideas around nurturing space.
All supplies included. Maximum 36 students, 4 adults.
One adult chaperone per 10 students required. Bus reimbursement scholarships are available. Please inquire through the below online form.
- Duration: 3 hours
- Begins: 9:30 a.m.
- Ends: 12:30 p.m.
Inquire through the link below.
Please note: Workshops must be requested online at least three weeks in advance.
Presented with support from the Julie Sourisa Memorial Art Fund.
Exposure: Exploring Photography Through the Theme of Nurture and Nature
Join us at MOPA@SDMA for educator-led experiences in the Museum galleries. This workshop in the presence of art is designed to allow students from Title 1 schools to discover and engage with artworks in the Museum collection, followed by a hands-on photographic arts exploration in the Weingart Price classroom with Museum educators. A follow-up session will occur on-site at your school campus.
All supplies included. Maximum 36 students, 4 adults.
One adult chaperone per 10 students requested. Bus reimbursement scholarships are available. Please inquire through the below online form.
Museum site session
- Duration: 2.5 hours
- Begins: 9:30 a.m.
- Ends 12:00 p.m.
School Site Session
- Duration: 2 hours
- Start time pending school start time
Inquire through the link below.
Please note: Workshops must be requested online at least three weeks in advance.
Thank you for your interest in student art workshops.
Please note, workshops must be requested online at least three weeks in advance. There is a maximum of two entries per school.
