Become inspired by the works of Raymond Saunders in Flowers from a Black Garden to think beyond realism and traditional techniques to create art in innovative ways. Explore a wide range of tools to create marks, smudges, and textures that can become expressive works of art. Conduct art experiments to leave room for unexpected results and discover how nontraditional materials and processes can fuel your creative imagination. Layer mediums and processes like collage, photography, and printmaking to add interest and depth to your artwork and learn how to inject expression and visual meaning.
Learn more about Drawing and Painting.
Study photographer Charles “Teenie” Harris’s body of work in our new gallery archives, compose studio portraits of your classmates, and venture outdoors to tell stories through still and moving images of our neighborhood. Incorporate narration and oral histories and experiment with non-narrative forms of storytelling through abstracting techniques like long cuts, rapid editing, out-of-focus shots, and image alteration.
Learn more about Film and Photography Studio.
Explore the stories we uncover through the artworks that civilizations leave behind. Pair museum learning and the exploration of diverse sculptural materials and processes for a full arts experience. Learn about the history, cultural significance, and conservation efforts of ceramics works through behind-the-scenes exploration of Carnegie Museum of Natural History’s exhibition “The Stories We Keep,” and discover how the plaster cast process is used to preserve natural and manmade marvels through hands-on experiences. Gain an understanding of hand-building and wheel throwing techniques and engineer your own clay-based designs. Projects will be fired and available for pick-up at the museum 3 to 4 weeks after the program ends.
Learn more about Art Anthropology: Sculptural Stories.
Learn the ins and outs of curation, gallery design, and installation from museum experts and uncover how artwork is chosen, hung, and discussed in a museum. Explore the vast holdings of the museum through our image database and take a page from recent exhibiting artists like Jessica Stockholder to create your own work to live beside chosen works within our own collection. Craft an exhibition proposal, play with software that experts use for designing exhibitions and catalogs, and present your findings to museum professionals at the end of the week.
Learn more about Curator Academy.