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Classes

Expand your experience of the works in the Collection galleries through a variety of gallery-based classes. Our team of nationally recognized educators brings art history to life in dynamic art appreciation classes, and our studio artists are ready to equip you with the techniques used to create some of your favorite works of art—all while inspiring you to develop your own artistic style. There’s something to engage all ages and interests. To register for classes, call 414-224-3803.*

Youth and Family Classes

Play Date with Art

It’s never too early to learn to love art! Drop in and make art together, in this program designed especially for our youngest visitors. Stop and sing along during Singing Time at 10:30 and 11:15 AM.

Ages 5 and under, accompanied by an adult
Free with Museum admission.

Schedule: Sessions meet Friday, 10 AM–12 PM. Meet at Museum Admissions.

Play Date with Art will break for June, July, and August, and be back in September!

Sponsored by the Four-Four Foundation and an Anonymous Donor

Youth Studio Class: Picture This-Photo-Inspired Art Sold Out

Make art inspired by photographs in the special exhibition Color Rush: 75 Years of Color Photography in America, plus artists in the Museum’s Collection who use photographic images as source material when making their art. Explore your creativity through projects that include collage, paint, and photo-transfer prints.

Ages 6–10 and 11–15, 4:30–6 PM
$225/$150 Members

Schedule: Winter, February 7–March 28 (8 Sessions)
Meet at Museum Admissions

Youth Studio Class: Drawing in the Galleries

Get to know art in the Museum’s Collection during fun tours with an emphasis on making drawings right in front of masterworks! Use your drawings to generate other creations in the studio, using paint and mixed-media techniques.

Ages 6–10 and 11–15, 4:30–6 PM
$140/$95 Members

Schedule: Spring, April 18–May 16 (5 Sessions)
Meet at Museum Admissions

Adult Classes

Oil Painting: Masters’ Techniques

Studio Class
Helena Ehlke, Artist/Instructor
Spend time developing your oil painting skills in the Museum’s galleries. Students will select a Museum masterwork to copy and then proceed to learn the painting techniques used by the artist of their choice. Easels and drop cloths are provided. Ages 16 and up.

Contact Helena Ehlke or call 414-224-3832 for prerequisite information.
Registration required, call 414-224-3803.

Schedule: Thursdays, 12:30–3:00 PM or 3:00–5:30 PM

Meet at Admissions
$225/$150 Member

Registration*

To register for classes, call 414-224-3803. Class fees include supplies, unless otherwise noted. MAM’s class fees include admission to the Museum’s galleries on the day of each session. All registration closes five working days prior to class start date. If you cancel 24 hours prior to the first session of class, there is a cancellation fee of 50% of the price of the class. No refunds after class starts. Save on registration by becoming a Milwaukee Art Museum member!

Join the Milwaukee Art Museum

MAM membership includes free admission for one full year, discounts in the Museum Store and on all classes, and much more! Give the Gift of Art Class gift certificates are now available to purchase. Call 414-224-3803 for details.

Give the Gift of Art
Class gift certificates are now available to purchase. Call 414-224-3803 for details.

Sue Dunham Memorial Scholarship Fund
Scholarships are available for school-age students interested in pursuing art who are in need of financial assistance. Download the Sue Dunham Memorial Scholarship Fund application or call 414-224-3803 for details.

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