Studio art classes

Create. Connect. Discover.

Explore everything from painting and drawing to photography, fiber arts, and more in classes at the Worcester Art Museum. Discover a new skill or refine your specialty in the Museum’s dedicated studio spaces, and draw inspiration from thousands of years of art in the galleries.

Open to all ages and experience levels. Classes are offered in person, online, and offsite, covering a wide variety of subjects.

Members save 10%

In addition to gaining year-round free admission to the Museum, Members save 10% on all classes.

Scholarships for free classes

The Museum offers scholarships for classes that cover 100% of tuition for any students requiring financial assistance.

Learn about scholarships

Policies

Learn about policies for registration, cancellations and inclement weather, withdrawing from classes, and more.

Studio class policies

Materials

Unless otherwise noted, adult students are responsible for bringing their own supplies to each class. All materials are provided for youth and teen classes.

More about materials

Share your art

Showcase your creativity by submitting your work to our community exhibitions, on view in the Higgins Education Wing.

Explore community exhibitions

For educators and college students

Get credit for your creativity! Earn Professional Development Points or college credit for taking classes.

Learn about college credit

Contact

Questions? Email classes@worcesterart.org or call 508-793-4333.

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Education programs at the Worcester Art Museum are supported by the George I. Alden Trust Assistant Director of Education Fund, George I. Alden Trust Docent Education Fund, Sally Riley Bishop Fund, Booth Family Fund for Education and Outreach at the Greater Worcester Community Foundation, Isabel Baker Carleton Memorial Fund, Burrow Movie Fund, Martha A. Cowan Fund at the Greater Worcester Community Foundation, Dorothy Frances Cruikshank Education Fund, Docent Education Fund, Antonella Doucette Fund for Art Education and Appreciation, David Freelander Memorial Education Fund, Nehemias Gorin Foundation Fund, Nathan and Barbara Greenberg Discovery Fund, Nathan and Barbara Greenberg Fund for Education, Amelia and Robert H. Haley Memorial Lecture Fund, Hiatt FAME Fund, Christian A. Johnson Discovery Fund, The Christian A. Johnson Resource Center Fund, Bernard G. and Louise B. Palitz Fund, Susan Ella Reed-Lawton Fund, Arthur J. Remillard, Jr. Youth Education Fund, Romanoff Education and Library Fund, The Savickas Family Fund for Public Programs, Norman and Dorothy Sharfman Education Fund, Ethel M. Smith Education Fund, Spear Fund for Public Programs, Stoddard Discovery Fund, Alice Eliza Waite Memorial Fund, WAM Learning and Community Engagement Fund, Worcester Art Society, and the Worcester Educational Development Foundation.

Teen Arts at WAM is supported in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

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Studio class scholarships are supported by the Abbie S. and Mildred L. Cather Fund, Michael E. Economos*, David J. Freelander Scholarship Fund, Edward F. Goggin Fund, Charles A. Hamilton Fund, Edith Florence Hendricks Scholarship Fund, Chester D. Heywood Scholarship Fund, Jacob Hiatt Scholarship Fund, Hoche-Scofield Foundation, Frances A. Kinnicutt Fund, Joseph and Shirley Krosoczka Memorial Youth Scholarship Fund, Mary E. and Irene L. Piper Scholarship Fund, Marion Olch Ruhman Education Fund, Sudbury Foundation Scholarship Fund, St. Wulstan Society Fund, Miriam Washburn Trust Fund, and Karl B.A. Wass/Lundquist Family Scholarship Fund.

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