Museum School - 2026 Winter-Spring Class Schedule

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

Child and Young Adult Classes (ages 3 - 14)

Class registration will be available November 17

Color, Pattern and Contract (ages 6-9)

January 9, 16, 23, 30, February 6, 13; Fridays from 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Metallic, neon, pastel, opaque, translucent. Herringbone, checks and chevron. Analogous, primary, tertiary, complementary. In this class students will learn what all these words mean by painting, printmaking, cyanotype and clay sculpture. Inspiration from works in Cara and Diego Romero: Tales of Futures Past as well as our permanent collections will guide our creations as we learn about color, pattern and contrast! Limit: 14 students. Instructor:  Harley Kirschner

Fee: $75.00

Time and Time Again (ages 11-14)

January 10, 17, 24, 31, February 7, 14; Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Come join this class if you have an appreciation of history and ideas for the future. Inspired by the art of Cara and Diego Romero, currently on view, we are studying the past and how it can inspire brighter futures. In this collage and mixed media–focused class, we’ll design what we want our future to be. Limit: 14 students. Instructor: Remy Sinegal

Fee: $75.00

Material Dialogues: Clay and Connection (ages 3-6 with their adult caregiver)

February 5, 12, 19, 26; Thursdays from 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

How does clay invite us to slow down and see differently? What stories emerge while shaping clay and making marks with a variety of tools? In this workshop young children and their caregivers explore the tactile, expressive, and imaginative possibilities of clay. We will experiment with textures and forms to tell stories. Inspired by sculptures at the Museum, meaningful connections emerge through playful, creative explorations. Limit: 7 students and their caregiver.  Instructors Gigi Yu and Shelly Korte

Fee: $70.00

Portraits and Costumes (ages 9-12)

February 18, 25, March 4, 11, 18, 25; Wednesdays from 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Sewing, solar printing on clothing, portraits and jewelry will be the focus of this class as we take inspiration from Delilah Montoya: Activating Chicana Resistance and Beauty in the Breakdown. Students can choose to make or redesign clothing for everyday use or costumes. Limit: 14 students. Instructor: Harley Kirschner

Fee: $75.00

Mapping Your Stories  (ages 6-9)

February 20, 27, March 6, 13, 20, 27; Fridays from 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Get ready to explore, create, and map your own adventures! Inspired by Maps and Marginalia and Delilah Montoya’s Activating Chicana Resistance, this class lets you design maps with cool, colorful borders, make your own books, and use fun sculpting tools to bring your ideas to life. Your journey starts here!  Limit: 14 students. Instructor: Harley Kirschner

Fee: $75.00

Creative Cartography (ages 11-14)

February 21, 28, March 7, 14, 21, 28; Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Inspired by the Maps and Marginalia exhibition we will explore the decorative and illustrated style of maps, and what they mean. Drawing, painting and collage are some of the ways we'll explore the history of maps as well as learning why we made these borders in the first place. Limit: 14 students. Instructor: Remy Sinegal

Fee: $75.00

Rust and Radiance (ages 9-12)

April 8, 15, 22, 29, May 6, 13; Wednesdays from 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Verdigris, rust, patina, and warping. All of these are natural in the process of aging. Taking inspiration from exhibitions on view including the annual student photography show, Focus on Youth, participants will experiment with chemical processes (STEAM) to age various materials and solar print photos onto a variety of surfaces including leather, wood and fabric. Limit: 14 students. Instructor: Harley Kirschner

Fee: $75.00

The Art of Portraiture: People, Pets and Places (ages 3-6 with their adult caregiver)

April 9, 16, 23, 30; Thursdays from 10 a.m.­ – 11:30 a.m.

How can portraits tell stories about people, pets, and places that are important in our lives? In this workshop, we will use a wide range of art making materials and processes such as printmaking, painting and playing with found objects to create portraits. Artworks in the Museum’s permanent collection and special exhibitions will serve as inspiration for our work. Artists, both young children and their caregivers will enjoy this adventurous art making workshop! Limit: 7 students and their caregiver. Instructor: Gigi Yu and Shelly Korte

Fee: $70.00 

Once Upon a Time (ages 6-9)

April 10, 17, 24, May 1, 8, 15; Fridays from 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

In this class, students will rediscover the stories behind objects from the past and reinvent them through art. Through a series of projects — including a handmade storybook, a three-dimensional diorama, and a recreated invention — participants will explore how innovation and art intertwine to tell the story of human creativity. Limit: 14 students. Instructor: Harley Kirschner

Fee: $75.00 

Keeping It Classic (ages 11-14)

April 11, 18, 25, May 2, 9, 16; Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Discover the roots of modern creativity! In this class, we’ll journey through art history and explore groundbreaking movements like Cubism, Surrealism, and Abstraction, among others. Students will experiment with techniques inspired by great artists of the past while developing their own expressive style and artistic voice. Limit: 14 students. Instructor: Remy Sinegal

Fee: $75.00

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 intersect - 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.

Visit the Teen Corner

Details subject to change.