Studio Art Program

Sundays, 10:30 am–12:30 pm

Grow your painting skills and make art worth showing off to the world! Learn to use brushes, mix colors, and most importantly, create pieces that represent your love for NYC’s best borough. With watercolors and acrylics, paint works that illustrate your favorite neighborhood people and places. Plus, see how other Brooklyn artists use their imagination to express themselves.

Saturdays, 10:30 am–12:30 pm

“Sparkle” and “shine” are the themes of this class inspired by our exhibition Solid Gold. Consider how artists from around the world use precious metals for everything from jewelry to statues. Learn to use wood, cardboard, wire, and clay to build 3D artworks—and then decorate them with glitter, paint, sequins, and lots of gold.

Saturdays, 10:30 am–12:30 pm

Dive into a world of make-believe and fantasy while learning about ancient stories from around the globe. Visit our Egyptian Art, Arts of Asia, and Arts of the Americas galleries, and see how people throughout time have used myths and legends to shape their cultural identities. Learn narrative and stop-motion techniques to create videos on an iPad, and build creatures out of clay to craft your own origin story.

Sundays, 10:30 am–12:30 pm

Dive into a world of make-believe and fantasy while learning about ancient stories from around the globe. Visit our Egyptian Art, Arts of Asia, and Arts of the Americas galleries, and see how people throughout time have used myths and legends to shape their cultural identities. Learn narrative and stop-motion techniques to create videos on an iPad, and build creatures out of clay to craft your own origin story.

Sundays, 1:30–3:30 pm

Gain all the skills necessary for a strong art high school application—or simply learn for the love of art! This class will cover fundamentals for budding young artists, whatever your goals may be. Master techniques in observational drawing, and then unleash your creativity by creating original work. Be inspired by local artists in The Brooklyn Artists Exhibition, many of whom also studied in NYC art high schools and colleges, and make your own pieces to display at the Brooklyn Museum.

Saturdays, 1:30–3:30 pm

Learn to build in three dimensions with metal, clay, and plaster. Visit our exhibition Solid Gold and see how artists have utilized precious metals to convey beauty, creativity, glamour, and wealth. With embellishment techniques, use gold leaf, tinsel, and sequins to add glitz and sparkle to your own sculptures exploring these themes.

Saturdays, 1:30–3:30 pm

Fine tune your skills with pencils and brushes in this class dedicated to art’s ability to change the world. Witness the influential works of Elizabeth Catlett and see how artists lend their skills to social movements. Use color theory, composition, and brushstrokes to find your artistic voice, then create art that demonstrates your vision for a better world.

Saturdays, 10:30 am–12:30 pm

Saturdays, 1:30–3:30 pm

Trace the evolution of American painting from colonial portraiture to contemporary icons. See works in our refreshed American Art galleries and explore stories told by Black and Indigenous artists about cultural identity. Each week offers an opportunity to try out a new technique or material, discuss an artwork with your peers, and develop your own creative expression. The class will culminate in a final project: your reflection on identity, belonging, or other ideas inspired by the Museum’s collection.

Sundays, 1:30–3:30 pm

Learn the basics of linocut through drawing, carving, and printing. Visit our exhibition Elizabeth Catlett: A Black Revolutionary Artist and All That It Implies and see how mass-produced art has the power to influence social movements. Experiment with inking, etching, and pressing, and develop your unique style. End the semester by making copies of your art to distribute your creative expression far and wide.

Sundays, 1:30–3:30 pm

Snap, crop, and print as you learn to operate a DSLR camera. Let the Museum be your muse as you photograph architecture, landscapes, and environments. Then, explore portrait photography techniques in our studios. Visit The Brooklyn Artists Exhibition and see what inspires other Brooklyn-based artists. End the semester with a portfolio of works that depict the people and places close to your heart.