life meets art

Workshops, Classes, Courses & Happenings for Adults

The DAM and its art collections can intersect with your life in more ways than you ever imagined! Scratch a creative itch, sharpen an artistic skill, or discover a new passion with our Life Meets Art programs. 

Create! Workshops

Jump in and get messy at these one-shot workshops. Leave with a creative gem of your own making.

• From the Canvas to the Page
  Saturday, March 15, 10:30–4 pm
  

• Wire Sculptures & Mobile Masterpieces

  Saturday, March 22, 2:30–4:30 pm

• Basket Weaving

  Saturday, April 19, 1–4 pm

• Stunning Sketchbooks

  Saturday, May 3, 2:30–4:30 pm

• Patchwork Pendants
  Saturday, May 10, 2:30–4:30 pm

Studio Classes

Seasoned or novice: recharge your skills or pick up new ones in a multi-part studio class.

• Painting for People Who Think They Can’t
  

  Thursdays, January 31–February 28, 6-8:30 pm

• Chinese Calligraphy Studio
  Tuesdays, February 5–March 4, 6–8:30 pm

• The Art of Seeing Color: Painting Like the Impressionists
  Thursdays, March 6–April 3, 6–8:30 pm

• Quilting Studio
  Thursdays, April 17–May 22, 2:30–5 pm

The Conversation Lounge

Join us for a chat in the Conversation Lounge and explore this season's theme, Inspirations of the Impressionist Icons.

• Coloring Impressionism

  Wednesday, February 27, 6:15–7:30 pm

• Shadows & Highlights

  Wednesday, March 5, 6:15–7:30 pm

• The Artist’s Cafe

  Wednesday, March 12, 6:15–7:30 pm

• Ballerinas & Bathers

  Wednesday, March 19, 6:15–7:30 pm

• The Impressionist Landscape

  Wednesday, April 2, 6:15–7:30 pm

Courses

Take some time for yourself and squeeze more out of art and life.

• An Irreverent History of Art
  

  Wednesdays, January 23–February 13, 6:30–8 pm

• 100 Years of the Movies
  

  Wednesdays, February 13–March 19, 6:30–9 pm

• The Roots of Modernism

  Wednesdays, April 9, 16, 23, May 7, 6:30–8 pm

DIY Drop-Ins

Drop in with five bucks and leave with something priceless! We provide all the tools and supplies you'll need to let your creative juices flow.

• Be Mine Valentines
  

  Sunday, February 10, 2–5 pm

• Magnificent Magnets

  Sunday, March 9, 2–5 pm

• Sassy T’s - CANCELLED

  Sunday, April 6, 2–5 pm

Book Clubs

• Impressionism
  Saturday, February 23, 10 am–noon

• Gee's Bend

  Saturday, May 10, 3–4:30 pm

See our Life Meets Art calendar for program descriptions.