National Gallery of Art: Un-Highlights Tour

This program is taking place remotely. If you have signed up, you will receive an email with details of how to access the program.  If we are able to offer an in-person version of this class in the coming months, we will contact you and make both options available to you. ______________ Join us each Friday for a virtual vacation to some of...

Mix colors, study composition, and practice techniques to create a work of art using acrylic paint on canvas. Be inspired by works from LACMA’s collection or bring ideas of your own! With teaching artist Thom Dower. Join on your computer or tablet wherever you have internet. A Zoom link and art materials list will be sent to you prior to class. Students...

View art from LACMA’s collection to discover how great artists use color, composition, and brushwork to make a painting. In your home tabletop studio, learn basic drawing and painting skills while experimenting with acrylic paint and drawing tools. All skill levels are welcome! With artist Rosanne Kleinerman. This program will take place online via...

Inspired by the works of Frida Kahlo, enjoy an at-home art workshop where you will create a 3D self-portrait made out of paper.  Join on your computer or tablet wherever you have internet. A Zoom link and art materials list will be sent to you prior to class. Students are responsible for providing their own art materials based on recommendations...

Create a dynamic mixed media artwork influenced by feelings or music by combining colors, shapes, symbols, images, and words. Experiment with tape, watercolors, and found images. With artist George Evans. Join on your computer or tablet wherever you have internet. A Zoom link and art materials list will be sent to you prior to class. Students are...

This six-week online course with instructor Rami Baglio, was inspired by a workshop that she teaches in New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. Working from a selection of high-resolution images from the Met archives and elsewhere, students are provided with the exciting opportunity to observe and draw from old master drawings and prints including...

When your story includes a past account or needs more context, you can find useful material and records in cultural, stock, and historical collections. Prepare to embark on the archival research process by getting tips on how to find and license media within local archives, museums, arts organizations, and online databases. This is an online Producing...

Adult Art Class: Bon Vivant—Collage and Found Object Sculptures Bon Vivant classes are a great way to end the week! Pour yourself a drink, relax, and create! Gather things around the house: old greeting cards, junk mail, magazines, photos, containers, etc. and turn them into art. Cut, paste, paint, build, repeat! View mixed media works from LACMA’s...

Bon Vivant classes are a great way to end the week! Pour yourself a drink, relax, and create! Discover how artists have been inspired by animals, real and imagined, throughout history. Paint your own animal portrait using acrylic paints or whatever supplies you have around the house, based on your favorite pet or a beast of your own making. Step...

Bon Vivant classes are a great way to end the week! Pour yourself a drink, relax, and create! Learn to create a beautiful brooch (or two or three!) using found materials, recycled jewelry pieces, and unusual art materials. Take inspiration from LACMA’s collection of contemporary jewelry to create your own wearable piece! All skill levels are welcome...

Practice collage techniques used throughout history, from Surrealism to the Pop Art, and develop the tools you need to express yourself through mixed media. Virtual art classes for adults of all skill levels. Sign up for one class or all four! All art supplies for in-class activities and homework are included in the price and will be shipped to your...

This program is taking place remotely. If you have signed up, you will receive an email with details of how to access the program.  If we are able to offer an in-person version of this class in the coming months, we will contact you and make both options available to you. __________________ While museums and galleries across the globe may...

This program is taking place remotely. If you have signed up, you will receive an email with details of how to access the program.  If we are able to offer an in-person version of this class in the coming months, we will contact you and make both options available to you. _________________________ While museums and galleries across the globe...

This webinar focuses primarily on the creative process of making a photo book. Using her work as an example, Mona Kuhn will also offer a behind-the-scenes glimpse – the studio weekly workload, the editing process, the work relationship with book publisher, coordinating national and international exhibitions with galleries and museums, and aspects...

Ghada Amer was born in Cairo in 1963 and raised in France where she studied at Villa Arson, Nice.   She currently lives and works in New York. Her wide-ranging practice spans painting, sculpture, works on paper, and garden and mixed-media installations. Over the course of her multi-decade career, Amer has created an aesthetic and conceptual...

It’s junk art! Ever wondered how artists take recycled materials and transform them into something new? In this class, we will explore 2D and 3D art forms, creating tiny art pieces to larger-than-life sculptures. Artists will repurpose cardboard, everyday found objects and recycled materials to make giant masks, mini animals, dream city landscapes,...

This 10-part series is accredited for a total AIA CES 10.5 LU / 1.5 HSW. ALL NEW CONTENT AND SPEAKERS! Collecting modern and contemporary design has become one of the most dynamic, influential, and intriguing territories in the international marketplace, standing at the forefront of style and taste. While initially fueled by the fine arts market,...

Ellen Lupton, senior curator of contemporary design at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, will conduct a four-session overview of graphic design in the 20th century. Discuss the fundamentals of graphic design while exploring iconic posters, typefaces, magazines, and more. Avant-garde artists and advocates for social change used printing and...