Learn new skills and create your own work of art inspired by the Museum’s permanent collection and special exhibitions.
The Museum regularly offers workshops led by Museum educators on a variety of topics. Created for all ages and skill levels, workshops provide opportunities to explore and enhance understanding of the art on view at the Museum.
Workshops are designed using Art+Empathy, a Museum-wide philosophy that aims to advance community through inclusion, belonging, and accessibility. Learn more about the various workshops offered to find inspiration through creativity.
See all upcoming workshops on the Museum calendar.
Community Art Workshops
Join Museum educators for art making activities throughout the Museum campus. Community Art Workshops occur on the second Thursday and third Saturday of each month. The activities in these workshops focus on the permanent collection and current exhibitions. These workshops are free and open to the public. No RSVP required. Open to all ages. See the Museum calendar for upcoming Community Art Workshops themes and locations.
Open Studio
Explore and expand your creativity at an Open Studio. In each session, participants are invited to experiment with a variety of mediums. Some sessions may offer clothed, live model drawing. Open Studio occurs on the third Tuesday of each month in the Museum Art Studio and do not include instruction. Open Studio is a pay-what-you-wish program and registration is required as seating and materials are limited. Recommended for ages 18+.
Books & Art Workshops
Explore the intersections of art and the written word through artmaking projects inspired by the Museum collection. Join Museum educators on the third Tuesday and Saturday of each month for educator-led activities that encourage a consideration of art through a literary lens while implementing visual art techniques. All materials are provided. Books & Art is a pay-what-you-wish program and registration is required as seating and materials are limited.
Featured: Jagjivan, A learned man with his pupil (detail), ca. 1570. Opaque watercolor and gold on paper. Edwin Binney 3rd Collection, 1990.275.
