Join museum educators, artists, curators, and experts for artist talks, gallery tours, virtual classes, and more as they explore works of art and the creative process
Image: Photo © Museum Associates/LACMA, by Duncan Cheng
Join museum educators, artists, curators, and experts for artist talks, gallery tours, virtual classes, and more as they explore works of art and the creative process
Image: Photo © Museum Associates/LACMA, by Duncan Cheng
Looking for an opportunity to spend quality time in the galleries with works of art in the collection? Interested in learning about the creative process directly from artists or about the latest exhibitions on view? Talks at LACMA offer something for everyone and include lectures, symposia, conversations with artists, dining experiences alongside food and wine historians, and more.
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Experiment with art materials, build new skills, discover art on view at the museum, and launch your imagination with our team of creative and professional teaching artists.
Supplies and parking validation are included in tuition. Due to construction, classes currently take place in gallery spaces and outdoors on LACMA's campus rather than a studio. With this in mind, acrylic painting and printmaking classes are on hiatus. For more information, email artclasses@lacma.org.
Teens ages 16 and older with previous art experience may also join adult art classes.
Need-based scholarships are available for students.
The fall 2026 schedule of art classes will be published here in late September.
Adult Art Classes are supported in part by the Dorothy Schick Endowment Fund.
Interested in learning about the collection and architecture of LACMA or the latest exhibition? Join a trained docent on a tour to explore LACMA's collection highlights and exhibitions! Tours are offered daily and are free with museum admission.
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Art + Wellness programming at LACMA encompasses a wide range of opportunities for participants to make meaningful connections with art as they support their physical, mental, and social health.
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At these free tours, look at artworks from LACMA’s collection in community with Alzheimer’s LA and LACMA teaching artist Elonda Norris, who will guide people living with early stage Alzheimer’s and dementia in engaging conversation and activities. Care partners are encouraged to participate, but are not required to.
To RSVP, contact aoh@alza.org. This program is free and takes place in person or online via Zoom.
Tuesday, July 15 | 11 am | In Person
Monday, August 18 | 11 am | Online
Monday, September 15 | 11 am | Online
The program is made possible by Emily Greenspan and Bruce Newman.
Presented in partnership with
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Create + Collaborate is a free 8-session art program for participants ages 55 and older to explore a variety of techniques such as drawing, sculpture, fiber arts, writing, and mixed media. Classes include art materials and parking validation. Seats are limited. Preference will be given to new students.
The Vivid Line: Poetry Workshop
Tuesdays, September 16, 23, 30, October 7, 14, 21, 28, and November 4 I 10 am–1 pm
Painting and poetry are the most closely related art forms according to poet Wallace Stevens. This 8-session poetry workshop will be inspired by art on view at LACMA and participants' lived experience. Taught by poet Brendan Constantine, the class will include the basics of poetry, writing prompts, discussions of art and poetry, and daily practices for writing at home. No experience necessary.
Due to construction, classes currently take place in gallery spaces and outdoors on LACMA’s campus rather than in a studio. With that in mind, acrylic painting and printmaking classes are also on hiatus.
To express interest, contact CreateCollaborate@lacma.org.
This program is supported by E.A. Michelson Philanthropy.
Create + Collaborate is a free 8-session art program for participants ages 55 and older to explore a variety of techniques such as drawing, sculpture, fiber arts, writing, and mixed media. Classes include art materials and parking validation. Seats are limited. Preference will be given to new students.
The Vivid Line: Poetry Workshop
Tuesdays, September 16, 23, 30, October 7, 14, 21, 28, and November 4 I 10 am–1 pm
Painting and poetry are the most closely related art forms according to poet Wallace Stevens. This 8-session poetry workshop will be inspired by art on view at LACMA and participants' lived experience. Taught by poet Brendan Constantine, the class will include the basics of poetry, writing prompts, discussions of art and poetry, and daily practices for writing at home. No experience necessary.
Due to construction, classes currently take place in gallery spaces and outdoors on LACMA’s campus rather than in a studio. With that in mind, acrylic painting and printmaking classes are also on hiatus.
To express interest, contact CreateCollaborate@lacma.org.
This program is supported by E.A. Michelson Philanthropy.
From 2016 to 2019, LACMA facilitated Veterans Make Movies, a filmmaking program for military veterans that provided knowledge, skills, and a focus on relating experiences about the human condition from a veteran’s perspective. The program also included screenings and a film archive, which shares stories and builds understanding and empathy about veterans’ experiences.
For more information about L.A.-based opportunities for veterans in the arts, check out the United States Veterans’ Artists Alliance.
Presented by LACMA in collaboration with the Los Angeles Public Library, Veterans Make Movies is a three-year initiative consisting of filmmaking workshops, screenings, and community events focused on highlighting the veteran experience.
Veterans Make Movies is presented by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) in collaboration with the Los Angeles Public Library and was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
From 2016 to 2019, LACMA facilitated Veterans Make Movies, a filmmaking program for military veterans that provided knowledge, skills, and a focus on relating experiences about the human condition from a veteran’s perspective. The program also included screenings and a film archive, which shares stories and builds understanding and empathy about veterans’ experiences.
For more information about L.A.-based opportunities for veterans in the arts, check out the United States Veterans’ Artists Alliance.
Presented by LACMA in collaboration with the Los Angeles Public Library, Veterans Make Movies is a three-year initiative consisting of filmmaking workshops, screenings, and community events focused on highlighting the veteran experience.
Veterans Make Movies is presented by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) in collaboration with the Los Angeles Public Library and was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
When news of a novel coronavirus arrived in the United States in early January 2020, xenophobia was not far behind. Since the outbreak of COVID-19, reports of racist attacks against Asian Americans increased. As the number of confirmed cases exploded in America, racial disparities in health outcomes became starker. The hardest hit are often Black, Latinx, and Indigenous communities—many of whom are essential workers. Before and throughout the pandemic, Black and Brown people across the nation have continued to be murdered at harrowing and unacceptable rates by the police.
Join For Freedoms, GYOPO, LACMA, and StopDiscriminAsian (SDA) in a series of lively virtual conversations about the pandemic’s impact on the movement for racial justice, and the country’s long standing health, economic, and racial inequities.