LACMA offers classes to adults on weekends and on weekdays. Adults may also participate in intergenerational classes held for students from ages 5 to 105!

 Weekend Classes

 Weekday Classes

Weekend Classes

Sketching from the Collection: Portraits through the Ages
Explore the structure of the face and its use as a cultural metaphor through viewing, discussion, and drawing in the permanent collection galleries. Class takes place in the museum’s galleries. With artist Michael Wright.

Five Saturdays: May 31, June 7, 14, 21, 28, 2008
11 am–1:30 pm

Members $145, nonmembers $155. Five-week session. Enrollment is limited to 20 participants. Art materials are included in the tuition.

Drawing
Learn from the masters. Through studying and sketching from the museum's permanent collection of paintings and sculpture, students learn the basics of drawing, discuss principles of design and composition, and study a variety of imagery. Taught by artist David Schoffman.

Five Sundays: April 6, 13, 27, May 4, 11, 2008
11 am–1:30 pm SOLD OUT
or 2–4:30 pm SOLD OUT

Five Sundays: June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 2008
11 am–1:30 pm SOLD OUT
or 2–4:30 pm

Members $135, nonmembers $145. Five-week session. Enrollment is limited to 20 participants. Art materials are included in the tuition.

Experimental Drawing
Be inspired by works from the modern and contemporary art collections to explore how artists experiment with line. Work with artist May Jong to find your own unique mark, gesture, and expression—while being open to unconventional methods of drawing using a variety of media including graphite, ink, charcoal, and erasers.

Five Saturdays: April 5, 12, 26, May 3, 10, 2008
2–4:30 pm SOLD OUT

Members $135, nonmembers $145. Five-week session. Enrollment is limited to 20 participants. Art materials are included in the tuition.

Watercolor: Painting Outdoors
Students will work in the park surrounding the museum and will refer to the museum's vast collection of landscape painting for inspiration. Weekly critiques will cover students' use of materials and sense of place in their work. Beginning and experienced students welcome. Taught by Michael Wright.

Five Saturdays: April 5, 12, 26, May 3, 10, 2008
11–1:30 pm or 2-4:30 pm SOLD OUT

Members $145, nonmembers $155. Five-week session. Enrollment is limited to 20 participants. Art materials are included in the tuition.

Weekday Classes

Silkscreen
Learn basic design elements, silkscreen techniques, and how to hand-cut stencils with artist George Evans.  Pull your own prints on paper and graphic T-shirts.

Five Fridays: April 4, 11, 18, 25, May 2, 2008
6:30–9 pm SOLD OUT

Five Fridays: August 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 2008
6:30–9 pm

Members $170, nonmembers $180. Five-week session. Enrollment is limited to 12 participants. Art materials are included in the tuition.

 Drawing & Painting: Focus on BCAM
Learn drawing and painting basics while exploring LACMA's new BCAM collections. Class includes informal and informative discussions and tours of art inside the galleries and outside. Study contemporary artists' approach to making still lifes, portraits, and landscapes. Use a variety of materials to learn about shape, form, light, and shadow, and create your own art works in the studio and in the galleries. Beginning and experienced students are welcome.

Five Tuesdays: April 15, 22, 29, May 6, 13, 2008
1:30–4:30 pm SOLD OUT

Members $160, nonmembers $170. Five-week session. Enrollment is limited to 15 participants. Art materials are included in the tuition.

 Figurative Painting
Learn to paint the human form in this intensive but fun class. We will work from live models each week, using brushes, inks, and acrylic paints on paper. You will learn how to render the three-dimensional form in paint, experiment with painting techniques, and start to develop your own personal style. In addition to drawing the model, the first class will include a tour showcasing figurative paintings in LACMA's collection. All skill levels are welcome in this class. Taught by artist Rosanne Kleinerman.

Five Tuesdays: May 20, 27, June 3, 10, 17, 2008
1:30–4:30 pm SOLD OUT

Members $170, nonmembers $180. Five-week session. Enrollment is limited to 15 participants. Art materials are included in the tuition.

 Impressionistic Japanese Watercolor
Create paintings that capture the essence of this luminous and softly colored medium taught by Hisako Asano. Participants will learn Japanese brush-painting techniques and how to create three-dimensional images with a single stroke.

Five Fridays: May 16, 23, 30, June 6, 13, 2008
6:30–9 pm

Members $170, nonmembers $180. Five-week session. Enrollment is limited to 12 participants. Art materials are included in the tuition.