Classes And Workshops
All year long, MAM connects adults, teens, and children of all ages to contemporary art and artists to provide unique and engaging hands-on art experiences. Please register early (if recommended/required) to ensure your space. Registration fee (minus $20) is refundable only if cancellation is made seven days prior to the first class meeting. If you have trouble registering online, please call 406.728.0447 or email info@missoulaartmuseum.org.
Sibling discount: Take 20% off when registering two or more children for the same class/camp!
MAM believes that art should be accessible to everyone! Most of our educational programs are free and scholarships are available when programs require a fee. Please download the scholarship form and email us for more information.
FREE Saturday Multi-Age Workshop With Dr. Jane Ash Poitras
November 2
11 AM - 12:30 PM
Work closely with exhibiting artist, Dr. Jane Ash Poitras (Mikisew Cree First Nation) to create your very own Buffalo. Dr. Poitras will share why Buffalo are symbolic in her Native culture and how to personalize and empower your Buffalo rendering using found objects, mixed-media, and collage. Learn the First Nation way of taking something (the symbol of “a Buffalo”) from the mundane to the sacred by way of gratitude. All ages welcome. Materials provided. No experience required; just bring your ideas and an open mind.
Children ages 7 and under should be accompanied by an adult.
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Art in the Moment! Now meeting two times monthly!
Art in the Moment will meet two times monthly, beginning September 2024! This creative aging program is offered in partnership with the MT Alzheimer’s Association. This interactive art program allows participants to engage with others while viewing and creating original works of art with MAM Curator of Education, Kay Grissom-Kiely, and professional teaching artist, Bev Beck Glueckert.
No cost to participate. Please register in advance. Call 406.318.8242 or email montana@alz.org to register.
Sessions meet at MAM on the first and third Monday of each month from 1:30 to 3:30 PM. Each month, the programs focus on one exhibition with a different art project for each session.
Upcoming sessions:
November Sessions: Dr. Jane Ash Poitras (Nov. 4 and 18)
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After School Art Adventure
New sessions beginning in September!
Session 2: Tuesdays: November 5-December 10, 3:45-5:15pm
Ages 6 to 11. Kids create artwork inspired by the exhibitions at MAM.
There will be a short tour and a series of projects related to what the students see.
Teen Art Project (TAP)
Fall TAP
FREE Program, FREE Materials, FREE Pizza!
Thursdays, 3 to 5:30 PM
October 10-December 12 (no TAP on October 17 and November 28)
Collaborate with other teens. Led by professional artist Patricia Garcia.
Image: Art by TAP participant Anna S.
Teen Open Studio (TOS)
Saturdays, Oct. 12 to Dec. 14
12:30 to 3 PM
FREE. On Saturday afternoons middle and high school students gather to make art in MAM’s classroom with unlimited art supplies. World-class contemporary art in the galleries at MAM can inspire new ideas and new ways to create. Overseen by museum education staff and interns. Drop-ins welcome!
Image: Marwin Begaye, MAM Collection, gift of MATRIX Press.
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