Classes & Workshops

Mix kids and art together and what do you get? A perfect combination of imagination and curiosity! Each of our classes combines time in the museum galleries with opportunities for art-making in the Art Studio. Check the event listings below for these upcoming classes:

Art Babies: for children ages 0 to 24 months
Toddler Art: for children ages 2 and 3
Arturo's Art & Me: for children ages 3 to 5
Homeschool Class for Families: for homeschooling families with children ages 6 and up
Family Workshops: for children ages 6-12 and their families
 

For ticketed classes, go to https://dma.ticketleap.com/ to purchase tickets.

Upcoming Classes & Workshops

Format: 7/24/17

Toddler Art: Under the Sea

August 8, 11, or 18, 11:00 a.m.-noon

Toddler Art is for 2 and 3 year olds and requires advance registration. Click on the event for additional information.

In August, dive into art to discover whether life really is better under the sea. Take a closer look at a colorful stained glass window, and then enjoy water play in the courtyard!

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Arturo's Art & Me: Beautiful Batiks

August 9, 10, or 12, 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Arturo's Art & Me is for 3-5 year olds and requires advance registration. Click on the event for additional information.

In August, investigate beautifully dyed fabrics and textiles from Indonesia and learn about the ancient art of batik.

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Family Workshop: Far-Out Fashion

Saturday, August 12, 1:00-2:30 p.m.

Family Workshop is for children ages 6-12 and requires advance registration. Click on the event for additional information.

In August, we'll explore Iris van Herpen: Transforming Fashion to find art that is unusual, unique, and unlike anything you've ever seen—or worn! In the studio, we'll fabricate funky fashion of our own.

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Art Babies: Material World

Mondays, July 10, August 14, September 11, 10:00-11:00 a.m.

Art Babies is for children 0-24 months old and their caregivers and requires advance registration. Click on the event for additional information.

For the July–September classes, we'll take a closer look at the material world around us, and then play at sensory stations that will delight the senses.

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Art Babies: Material World

Mondays, July 10, August 14, September 11, 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

Art Babies is for children 0-24 months old and their caregivers, and requires advance registration. Click on the event for additional information.

For the July–September classes, we'll take a closer look at the material world around us, and then play at sensory stations that will delight the senses.

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Art Babies: Material World

Mondays, July 10, August 14, September 11, 12:00-1:00 p.m.

Art Babies is for children 0-24 months old and their caregivers and requires advance registration. Click on the event for additional information.

For the July–September classes, we'll take a closer look at the material world around us, and then play at sensory stations that will delight the senses.

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Arturo's Art & Me: Go van Gogh

September 6, 7, or 9, 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Arturo's Art & Me is for 3-5 year olds and requires advance registration. Click on the event for additional information.

In September, fly through a starry night and laze in a field of wheat as we go on an imaginary journey with Vincent van Gogh.

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Toddler Art: To the Rescue

September 8, 12, or 15, 11:00 a.m.-noon

Toddler Art is for 2 and 3 year olds and requires advance registration. Click on the event for additional information.

In September, we'll go behind the scenes in the DMA Conservation Studio and learn about art "doctors," who come to the rescue to take care of art. 

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Family Workshop: Who Are You?

Saturday, September 9, 1:00-2:30 p.m.

Family Workshop is for children ages 6-12 and requires advance registration. Click on the event for additional information.

Portraits can tell us a lot about people, history, and the artists who made them. In September, we'll get to know the people behind some of the Museum's paintings, and then make self-portraits in the studio.

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