Montclair Art Museum School of Art Winter 2026 Classes and Workshops
MONTCLAIR ART MUSEUM SCHOOL OF ART
CLASSES & WORKSHOPS for Kids, Teens, and Adults
WINTER 2026
ALL LEVELS WELCOME!
EASY, FREE PARKING!
GALLERY VISITS INCLUDED!
SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE!
A flexible new structure and new classes for kids and teens. The same great experience for adults and access students.
Make Art. Make Friends. Make MAM Yours.
Kids Ages 6–8 & 9–12
Teen
Ages 13–17
and
Starts week of March 9
Starts week of March 9 Starts week of January 12 Starts week of January 12 Starts week of January 12 Starts week of January 12
IMPORTANT DATES WINTER
Priority Registration for all Members: December 1, 7 a.m.
Public Registration: December 8, 7 a.m.
Learn more and register at montclairartmuseum.org/mamsa-updates
Kids (Ages 6–12) & Teens (Ages 13–17)
Our youth programs have been redesigned to better fit your family’s schedule while maintaining the commitment to cultivating creativity and self-expression with the passionate, professional Teaching Artists you’ve come to expect.
• Five shorter sessions—6 weeks each, from September through June.
• Make up missed class time—Attend another similar class to continue working on projects in a creative environment.
• Studio Explorers—Now 90-minute classes focused on a single art medium.
• Teen Portfolio Series—Intensive, skill-building classes with guest artists and college admissions representatives.
Adults (18+) & Access (16+)
Continue to enjoy our well-loved format in a supportive learning community.
• 10-week seasonal classes
• More workshops that fit your schedule
• More Access Class small group learningenvironments
• Now a partner of NJPAC’s Arts Rx program and DDD Goods and Services provider
Ceramics (All Ages)
• Our 10-week seasonal schedule continues for kids, teens, and adults
• Wine and Wheel (21+) remains a favorite
• Workshops offered year-round including new family workshops
WINTER SESSIONS 1 AND 2
Ages 6–8
WINTER 1: Light & Shadow Focus (6 weeks)
New! Studio Explorers: Shimmer & Shadow
Thursdays, 4–5:30 p.m.
Instructor: Shannon Anderson
Saturdays, 10–11:30 a.m.
Instructor: Kristian Battell
$270 member
$340 nonmember
WINTER 1+2 (6 weeks each)
New! Creative Cartooning
Tuesdays, 4–5:30 p.m.
Instructor: Shannon Anderson
$270 member
$340 nonmember
WINTER SESSION (10 weeks)
Universe of Clay
Thursdays 4–5:15 p.m.
Instructor: Irene Domingo
$330 member
$415 nonmember
Ages 9–12
WINTER SESSION (10 weeks)
Pottery on the Wheel
Mondays, 4:30–6 p.m.
Instructor: Nicholas Diaz
Fridays, 5–6:30 p.m.
Instructor: Chevon Hopkins
Saturdays, 1–2:30 p.m.
Instructor: Jessica Martell
$365 member
$460 nonmember
KIDS CLASSES
Ages 6–8 and Ages 9–12
WINTER 2: Nature & SeasonsFocus (6 weeks)
New! Studio Explorers: Season Splash!
Thursdays, 4–5:30 p.m.
Instructor: Shannon Anderson
Saturdays, 10–11:30 a.m.
Instructor: Kristian Battell
$270 member
$340 nonmember
WINTER 1+2 (6 weeks each)
Puppetry
Wednesdays, 4–5 p.m.
Instructor: Kristian Battell
$180 member
$225 nonmember
WINTER 1+2 (6 weeks each)
Drawing and Painting Tuesdays, 4–5:30 p.m.
Instructor: Emily Kenselaar
$215 member
$270 nonmember
WINTER 1+2 (6 weeks each)
Drawing on Creativity
Wednesdays, 4–5 p.m.
Instructor: Monica Hill
$180 member
$225 nonmember
TEEN CLASSES
Ages 13–17
WINTER 1+2 (6 weeks)
Teen Portfolio I
Mondays, 4–5:30 p.m.
Instructor: Emily Kenselaar
$250 member
$315 nonmember
Teen Portfolio II
Wednesdays, 4–6 p.m.
Instructor: Emily Kenselaar
$270 member
$340 nonmember
(10 weeks)
Teen Wheel Throwing
Tuesdays, 4:30–6 p.m.
Instructor: Steve Jaskowak
$400 member
$500 nonmember
TEEN STUDIO
WINTER SESSIONS 1 AND 2
11 a.m.–2 p.m. on alternating Saturdays
See montclairartmuseum.org for the complete schedule.
Instructor: Andrea Ferreira
Designed for teens 13 through high school, Teen Studio is a drop-in space to have fun, de-stress, and enjoy artmaking outside of school with an opportunity to display your work in a seasonal exhibition.
TEEN ACCESS PASS
Free admission to Teen Studio and Museum galleries for $25/year!
$15 member & nonmember
Free with $25 annual Teen Access Pass
WEEKS
ADULT CLASSES
Ages 18+
Classes and workshops for all levels of experience.
New! Sustainable Studio: Tetra-Pak Printmaking with a Pasta Machine
Sunday, February 22, 1–3:30 p.m.
Instructor: Kristian Battell
$65 member
$80 nonmember
New! Painting on Glass
Sunday, March 1, 1–3:30 p.m.
Instructor: Lauren Ciritto
$62 member
$77 nonmember
Introduction to Wheel Throwing Sunday, March 15, 1–3:30 p.m.
Instructor: Steve Jaskowak
$75 member
$93 nonmember
Studio Art Sampler: Collage Sunday, March 15, 1–3:30 p.m.
Instructor: Judy Gould
$62 member
$77 nonmember
Wine and Wheel
Friday, January 16
Friday, January 23
Friday, January 30
Friday, February 6
Friday, February 13
Friday, February 20
Friday, February 27
Friday, March 6
Friday, March 13
Friday, March 20
7–9:30 p.m.
Instructor: varies
$75 member
$93 nonmember
to share, explore, grow, and emerge transformed. There is a seat for you in MAM’s studios this winter. Here is what you can expect:
• Classes designed and taught by professional artists and art educators
• Collaborative and supportive community where all ages, abilities, and skill levels belong
• Discover passions, make friends, and build skills
• Visit the Museum galleries for inspiration in studio classes
• Fully inclusive and welcome people with disabilities with a variety of learning environments
• We are a Goods and Services provider through the NJ Division of Developmental Disabilities. DDD benefits can be used to pay for any class, workshop, or private instruction
• Easy, free parking
• Scholarships are available. See montclairartmuseum.org for more information and deadline
• Bundle registration with a MAM membership. Members have early access to priority registration and receive a 20% discount on classes
IMPORTANT DATES
Member Registration Opens: December 1
Public Registration Opens: December 8
Learn more and register at montclairartmuseum.org/mamsa-updates
MAM thanks the generous supporters who make our Education programs possible. Major Support provided by McMullen Family Foundation. Support provided by Heather and Vincent Benjamin, Liza and Keith Helwig, Christine James and Nick De Toustain, Toni LeQuire-Schott and Newton B. Schott, Jr.*, Lois and David Stith, Frances Taber and Barry Lenson, Claire Walls and Banks Tarver, and Lisa and Bill Westheimer. Additional Support provided by Linda Anderson, Adunni Slackman Anderson and Herman Anderson, Angela Beekers-Uberoi and Hank Uberoi, Susan V. Bershad Charitable Fund, Alison Christmas, Lauren Cirrito, Kenneth Cole, Salvatore DiDomenico, Peter Eyes, Gary Goldin, Deborah and Peter Hirsch, Mary and Dennis Ingoglia, Ben Jones, Joseph Juliano, Francesca Kelly, Ilene and David Klein, Wendy and Andrew Lacey, Cassandra Martin, Carol Ann Pallonetti, Lisa and Matthew Russman, Gretchen Silver and Tony Norris, Sharon and Robert Taylor, Robert L. Tortoriello, Karen Thompson, Diana Lynn Tyson, and Joan and Donald Zief.
*deceased
All MAM programs are made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, and Museum members.
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