Museum School - Summer Art Camp 2024 Schedule
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Albuquerque Museum seeks to enhance children's artistic and cultural development through year-round classes and workshops in art and history. Classes for all ages from preschool to seniors are offered at nominal fees so that they are available to all.
- Museum members receive a 10 percent discount
- No multi child discounts available.
- No registration by telephone is accepted.
- Due to food allergies, no eating will be allowed in the classroom.
- If your child needs accommodations to participate in the class, please let us know at least two (2) weeks in advance.
- Refunds are available if requested at least two (2) weeks before the start date of class
Summer Art Camp Classes:
Love the Land, Nurture the Self (Ages 6-10)
June 3-7, Monday-Friday from 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Let’s explore our relationship to and reverence for the land and self through art making practices! Young children have a special connection to the environment through the sensory experiences of texture, color, shape, space, and proportion. There is also a wonderful connection to self at this age that is pure and essential. Inspired by the artists in the museum collections and the world around us, we will express our observations through paint, print, movement, sound and video recording, and more. Expect a creative and memorable experience! Fee: $125
Instructor: Shelly Korte
Love the Land, Nurture the Self (Ages 6-10)
June 3-7, Monday-Friday from 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Let’s explore our relationship to and reverence for the land and self through art making practices! Young children have a special connection to the environment through the sensory experiences of texture, color, shape, space, and proportion. There is also a wonderful connection to self at this age that is pure and essential. Inspired by the artists in the museum collections and the world around us, we will express our observations through paint, print, movement, sound and video recording, and more. Expect a creative and memorable experience! Fee: $125
Instructor: Shelly Korte
How Do Our Senses Awaken Stories? (Ages 3-5 and a caregiver)
June 11-14, Tuesday-Friday from 10-11:30 a.m.
In this workshop children and caregivers will encounter dynamic materials and sensory experiences as inspirations for artwork. Throughout the week, adventures in painting, drawing, and printmaking will be collected and used in the crafting of multi-dimensional books. The handmade books become a container for capturing the creative journeys and processes. Fee: $75
Instructors: Gigi Yu and Shelly Korte
How Do Our Senses Awaken Stories? (Ages 3-5 and a caregiver)
June 11-14, Tuesday-Friday from 1:00-2:30 p.m.
In this workshop children and caregivers will encounter dynamic materials and sensory experiences as inspirations for artwork. Throughout the week, adventures in painting, drawing, and printmaking will be collected and used in the crafting of multi-dimensional books. The handmade books become a container for capturing the creative journeys and processes. Fee: $75
Instructors: Gigi Yu and Shelly Korte
NO CLASSES THE WEEK OF JUNE 17
Marvelous Mixed Media (Ages 6-10)
June 24-28, Monday-Friday from 9:30-11:30 a.m.
This class will experiment with unconventional painting tools such as rags, forks, saran wrap, string and twigs. We will create works on hammered wood (which we will mark ourselves), aluminum foil and found objects, incorporating clay, collage papers, and fabric. Students will have the option to choose their own adventure between painting and/or sculpting and will create more individualized works based on upcycled materials, allowing further creative expression. Fee: $125
Instructor: Harley Kirschner
Marvelous Mixed Media (Ages 6-10)
June 24-28, Monday-Friday from 1:00-3:00 p.m.
This class will experiment with unconventional painting tools such as rags, forks, saran wrap, string and twigs. We will create works on hammered wood (which we will mark ourselves), aluminum foil and found objects, incorporating clay, collage papers, and fabric. Students will have the option to choose their own adventure between painting and/or sculpting and will create more individualized works based on upcycled materials, allowing further creative expression. Fee: $125
Instructor: Harley Kirschner
NO CLASSES THE WEEK OF JULY 1
Animals in Art (Ages 11-14)
July 8-12, Monday-Friday from 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Artists have long been inspired by the animals that surround us. From the wood coyote sculpture in our permanent collection, Common Ground, to the paintings in the new exhibition, Vivarium, this class will explore both works of art and animals (and their habitats) of New Mexico, with a focus on endangered species. We will create a carved wooden sculpture, several drawings and at least one oil painting. Creativity is highly encouraged. Realism is optional. Fee: $125
Instructor: Harley Kirschner
Animals in Art (Ages 11-14)
July 8-12, Monday-Friday from 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Artists have long been inspired by the animals that surround us. From the wood coyote sculpture in our permanent collection, Common Ground, to the paintings in the new exhibition, Vivarium, this class will explore both works of art and animals (and their habitats) of New Mexico, with a focus on endangered species. We will create a carved wooden sculpture, several drawings and at least one oil painting. Creativity is highly encouraged. Realism is optional. Fee: $125
Instructor: Harley Kirschner
Small Wearable Wonders! (Ages 6-10)
July 15-19, Monday-Friday from 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Taking inspiration from works of all sizes within the Museum collections (including the gift shop), students will learn the basics of hammering, stamping, connecting and shaping flat copper sheet into earrings, bracelets and rings. We will incorporate leather, miniature paintings on ceramic tiles and shrink art (shrinky-dink) into our awesome creations. Fee: $125
Instructor: Harley Kirschner
Small Wearable Wonders! (Ages 6-10)
July 15-19, Monday-Friday from 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Taking inspiration from works of all sizes within the Museum collections (including the gift shop), students will learn the basics of hammering, stamping, connecting and shaping flat copper sheet into earrings, bracelets and rings. We will incorporate leather, miniature paintings on ceramic tiles and shrink art (shrinky-dink) into our awesome creations. Fee: $125
Instructor: Harley Kirschner
The Hero's Journey (Ages 6-10)
July 22-26, Monday-Friday from 9:30-11:30 a.m.
We will be learning the basics of character design, storytelling and comic making. The world you make is as large as your imagination. We will focus mostly on drawing but also crafting a story, painting, and making a diorama. If you have a passion for creating your own characters and world in your heart this is the class for you! Fee: $125
Instructor: Remy Sinegal
The Hero's Journey (Ages 6-10)
July 22-26, Monday-Friday from 1:00-3:00 p.m.
We will be learning the basics of character design, storytelling and comic making. The world you make is as large as your imagination. We will focus mostly on drawing but also crafting a story, painting, and making a diorama. If you have a passion for creating your own characters and world in your heart this is the class for you! Fee: $125
Instructor: Remy Sinegal
Instructor Bios
Gigi Schroeder Yu, PhD, is an assistant professor in art education in the art department at the University of New Mexico. She has over 20 years of experience teaching art with young children to adults in community settings, museums, and public-school classrooms. The early learning programs of Reggio Emilia, Italy and their deep respect for children’s artistic languages inspire her creative work and research. Gigi’s work with young children inspires her to see her own artistic practices in new ways.
Harley Kirschner (He/They) is a mixed media artist and lead instructor at the Albuquerque Museum School. When not actively instructing young students, he is passionately delving into his own creative works which toe the line between art nouveau fairy tales, robotic technologies and discarded relics. While he learned various art methods on his own, Kirschner’s recent BFA from the University of New Mexico gave him a deeper understanding of how to navigate the artworld as well as how to create works he could previously only imagine.
Michelle (Shelly) Korte is a multimedia artist—painting, drawing, sculpting, collaging, writing, printmaking, and performing. She is fascinated by the ways in which ecology, industry and ceremony interest - defining the role of humans as animals, consumers, and healers. As a curious traveler and investigator, Shelly has taught and shown her work around the world for over 20 years. As an educator, she also allows art to be a conduit of self-inquiry, expression, and problem solving. She has lived in the Manzano Mountains of Tijeras, NM with her young son since 2014 where she has been growing a creative, communal arts and healing space.
Remy Sinegal was born in California, coming to the University of New Mexico for college where she received a Bachelors in Art with a minor in Medieval Studies. She is a poet and illustrator, using a variety of media such as pencils, paints, pastels, sculpture and digital media. History both true and fictional inspire the themes of her work. Inspired by multicultural mythology, folklore, as well as modern influences like animated media, wildlife and how everyone's personal experiences shape the world around them. Believing that there is magic in embracing the mundanity of life she tries to create something exceptional and fun every time she picks up a pencil. The art of storytelling to pass on cultural superstitions inspires her to write, and illustrate her own fantastical tales, which she hopes to bring to life one day through graphic novels or animation.
Teen Corner | Ages Up To 17 | Free
Get Inspired. Get Creative.
Make art anywhere at any time! Teen Corner is a resource for teen artists offered by Albuquerque Museum. Expand your art making abilities or try something entirely new. Browse video lessons that explore a variety of techniques, artist designed color pages, and creative exercises to keep your mind active.
Details subject to change.