The Susquehanna Art Museum’s youth art programs explore drawing, sculpture, painting, art history, and art appreciation and provide a quality art education experience where students have the opportunity to learn from original works of art in a museum setting. All classes provide a forum where self-exploration, experimentation, and cultivating a sense of inquiry are integral parts of the educational experience.

SAM’s instructors are Pennsylvania certified art educators, and curriculum is designed around current exhibitions, important artists and artistic movements, and specific art media. Each session provides a brand new experience.

For questions, or to register a student for one of our classes, please contact the Education Department at 717-233-8668 x 7 or by email at wsweigart@sqart.org

Download a copy of our Summer 2008 youth art class schedule and registration.

Examples of classes include:

• Create Your Own Masterpiece Workshops (ages 3-12): These one-day workshops address specific artists, artistic movements, and media and provide talking points for a deepened understanding of a student’s developing skills and self-expression.
• Museum Experience Workshops (ages 5-12): These one-day workshops provide an opportunity to explore SAM’s current exhibition. After touring the exhibit, students will use examples from the work seen to frame questions about the creative process and use their own personal ideas in creating their own work of art.
  Please Note: Museum Experience Workshops can also be scheduled during regular museum hours for home school and school groups. Please contact the Education Department at wsweigart@sqart.org for fee structure and scheduling information.
• Rembrandts & Rainbows (ages 3-5): Special multi-sensory workshops for preschoolers (4 hrs. of instruction per month). Each workshop is different, allowing experimentation with materials and techniques and development of critical thinking and motor skills.
• Summer Youth Classes (ages 5-12): A series of five classes (10 hrs. of instruction) that explore the methods of traditional and contemporary art making. These classes are great for young, emerging artists who love to paint, draw, and sculpt! Classes culminate with an exhibition and reception where parents, relatives, and members of the community can gather and enjoy their children’s creations.