Museum School - Fall 2023 Schedule
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* Museum members receive a 10 percent discount
* No registration by telephone is accepted.
Additional Information:
- Members receive a 10% discount. No multi child discounts available.
- Due to the number of 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.
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.
FALL CLASSES -- ADVENTURES IN ART-- FOR AGES 3-6 (with an adult caregiver)
Make It Big (Ages 3-6)
Thursdays from 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
October 5, 12, 19, 26
What can you discover about the natural world when you magnify it? How can you play with scale to create a larger than life image? In this workshop, inspired by the O’Keeffe and Moore exhibit, we will play with natural materials projected to create large scale drawings and paintings. Sometimes when we alter the scale of an object our perception changes and our understanding becomes more abstract. Leveraging digital tools to heighten our observations, we will translate what we see into monumental artworks that capture our unique perspectives of the natural world.
Limit: 6 students and their caregiver. Fee: $65.00
Lively Collections (Ages 3-6)
Thursdays from 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
November 2, 9, 16, 30
What makes a collection? How do objects transform when they are a part of a collection? In this workshop we will gather natural and found materials and wonder how they belong together. Through accumulating, we can discover our own interests and perspectives as reflected in the emerging family of materials. We’ll notice how collecting inspired creating in the O’Keeffe and Moore exhibit. We will reinterpret our collections through artworks using sculptural materials.
Limit: 6 students and their caregiver. Fee: $65.00
FALL CLASSES -- YOUTH STUDIO -- FOR AGES 6-10
O’Keeffe! Oh My! (Ages 6-10)
Fridays from 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
September 8, 15, 22, 29, October 6, 13
This class will explore the rich colors of Georgia O’Keeffe by mixing our own paints using pigments and natural materials such as coffee, tea, dirt and flowers. We will experiment with various binders (no egg or casein). While this class will primarily focus on two dimensional techniques, students will also create miniatures of the subjects they want to paint, such as flowers, buildings, trees and bones.
Limit: 12 students. Fee: $70.00
O’Keeffe! Oh My! (Ages 6-10)
Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
September 9, 16, 23, 30 October 7, 14
This class will explore the rich colors of Georgia O’Keeffe by mixing our own paints using pigments and natural materials such as coffee, tea, dirt and flowers. We will experiment with various binders (no egg or casein). While this class will primarily focus on two dimensional techniques, students will also create miniatures of the subjects they want to paint, such as flowers, buildings, trees and bones.
Limit: 12 students. Fee: $70.00
Moore and More (Ages 6-10)
Fridays from 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
October 20, 27, November 3, 10, 17 December 1
In this class we take inspiration from Henry Moore, creating maquettes (miniature sculptures) by joining found objects in creative techniques of the artist’s (your) choosing, including string, plaster, clay and glue. In addition to sculptures we will make grotesque and fun drawings of bones perfect for Halloween!
Limit: 12 students. Fee: $70.00
Moore and More (Ages 6-10)
Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
October 21, 28, November 4, 11, 18, December 2
In this class we take inspiration from Henry Moore, creating maquettes (miniature sculptures) by joining found objects in creative techniques of the artist’s (your) choosing, including string, plaster, clay and glue. In addition to sculptures we will make grotesque and fun drawings of bones perfect for Halloween!
Limit: 12 students. Fee: $70.00
FALL CLASSES -- YOUTH STUDIO -- FOR AGES 9-12
Flora (Ages 9-12)
Wednesdays from 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
September 13, 20, 27, October 4, 11, 18
Taking inspiration from the exhibitions Flora and O’Keeffe and Moore, we will try various traditional and non-traditional ways of creating intriguing botanical creations. Projects include plaster dipped flowers, needle felting and giant oil pastel paintings!
Limit: 12 students. Fee: $70.00
Bones about It (Ages 9-12)
Wednesdays from 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
October 25, November 1, 8, 15, 29 December 6
This class will focus on the many lustrous forms of bones represented in O’Keeffe and Moore, from Georgia O’Keeffe’s collection of antlers and skulls and her paintings of them to Henry Moore's sketches and bone like maquettes. We will regularly visit the exhibit and do sketches which will inspire paintings and small sculptures.
Limit: 12 students. Fee: $70.00
FALL CLASSES -- YOUTH STUDIO -- FOR AGES 10-14
Live Drawing and Painting (Ages 10-14)
Fridays from 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
September 8, 15, 22, 29, October 6, 13
This class will focus primarily on drawing and painting what you see, with a twist of abstraction. We will use viewfinders, do blind and left-hand drawing, experiment with modeling and drawing each other and mix colors using pigments, clay, dirt, spices and flowers with various binders (no egg or casein) on paper, rock, raw canvas and clayboard.
Limit: 12 students. Fee: $75.00
Buildings and Bones (Ages 10-14)
Fridays from 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
October 20, 27, November 3, 10 ,17, December 1
This class will focus primarily on works in the exhibition, O’Keeffe and Moore. We will regularly do drawings of bones and buildings in the exhibition. Using plaster, wood and clay students will create organic bone-like sculptures, reminiscent of Henry Moore’s maquettes, but with encouragement to incorporate their own style and creativity. We will also experiment with various joining techniques including using hammer and nails, string, glue and dowels.
Limit: 12 students. Fee: $75.00
Instructor Bios:
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 art world as well as how to create works he could previously only imagine.
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.
Hollie Putnam has over 10 years of experience in education and a background in fine arts. Hollie currently works as a studio art teacher in a preschool guided by the Reggio Emilia Approach. She aims to create aesthetic studio environments where children can develop their own artistic practices. Hollie’s personal artistic background is in ceramics and painting, and she also has a love for sewing garments.
AGES UP TO 17: TEEN CORNER ● 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.