Teens
The Missoula Art Museum is committed to providing a welcoming and open environment for artists of all ages. We offer two dedicated series for middle school and high school students. Both series are free and art-making materials are provided. Bring a friend! Click here to see all upcoming teen programs.
Teen Art Project (TAP)
What is community to you?
Spring TAP: Process and Imagination with Professional Artist Patricia Garcia
Apr. 8 through Jun. 6, Thursdays, 3:30 to 6 PM
FREE Art Program, Materials, and Pizza! Rolling registration. Hands-on making and imagination. Art becomes a vehicle to connect, communicate, and manifest ideas. If you are between the ages of 13 and 17, enjoy making art, and are a creative thinker, this program is for you. MAM is committed to the next generation of creatives and is a space where teen voices matter.
Summer TAP: Arts & Leadership: Public Art, Poetry, and Visual DesignJun. 11 to Aug. 8, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1:30 to 5 PM
What type of beauty does this PLACE unveil for you? Work with professional artists Corky Clairmont, Aspen Decker, Theo Elsworth, Ladypajama, and Chris La Tray to develop site-specific public art installations. No classes Jul. 2 and 4.
See what teens made during summer TAP 2021, 2022, and 2023:
What if You Could Fill the Void?
Fragments: What Connects Us to a Sense of Place?
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Saturdays
Teen Open Studio
Spring Session: Saturdays, Apr. 20 through Jun. 8, 2024
12:30–3 PM // FREE
Every Saturday afternoon, middle and high school students gather to make art in MAM’s classroom with unlimited art supplies! TOS is FREE and brings teens together in a casual and welcoming space to create independently or work collaboratively. World-class contemporary art in the galleries at MAM can inspire new ideas, new ways to create, and new ways to experience hands-on artmaking. Overseen by museum education staff and interns. Bring a friend and follow @missoulaartmuseum on Instagram! Drop-ins welcome!
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