Art Classes for All Ages - Children, Teens, Adults

The Danforth Museum of Art's Museum School provides over 100 classes and workshops each quarter with over 50 part-time teaching artists who are dedicated to the creative process. The facilities, located on two floors of the museum building, include 8 sunny art studios, two ceramics rooms, a kiln room, a photo lab, a weaving studio, two student galleries, a Children's gallery, and, a reading area featuring panels from the book, Goodnight Moon. Over 1,000 adults and 1,500 children took classes during the last year.

To Register - Mail or fax a registration or call the Museum School office at 508.620.0937. Register early!

Course catalogs and brochures are available for download and printing for the following sessions.

       ›› Spring 2008 courses and workshops
       ›› Summer 2008 courses and workshops
       ›› Important Dates - Danforth Museum of Art School

Spring Courses and Workshops (April - June 2008)

	Spring 2008 Course Catalog The Danforth Museum School offers over 100 classes and workshops for adults and children. This catalog includes classes for children and adults during April - June. Click to download the complete Spring 2008 catalog for children and adults.
	April 2008 School Vacation Workshops — for K-12 School Vacation Workshops for Grades K-12 will be held April 22-24 and April 25, 2008. Click to download the April 2008 school vacation workshop brochure. (Tip: to print on 8.5x11 paper, choose "Shrink to Printable Area" under the "Page Scaling" option when printing from within Acrobat Reader.)

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Summer Courses and Workshops (June - August 2008)

	Summer 2008 Course Catalog The Danforth Museum School offers over 100 classes and workshops for adults and children. Note: This catalog does only includes Summer 2008 adult programs. For children's classes see the Summer Arts for Children catalog below. Click to download the complete Summer 2008 course catalog for adult classes.
	Summer Arts for Children - 2008 Seven sessions of art exploration for preschool-Grade 8. Weeklong sessions begin June 23, 2008 and continue through the week of August 11, 2008. (No classes week of July 4, 2008.) Click to download the Summer Arts for Children 2008 catalog.
	Pre-College Portfolio & Teen Programs - Summer 2008 The Danforth Museum School offers two levels of classes for high school students. PRE-COLLEGE PORTFOLIO classes are taught by local college professors and are for upper level high school students who are considering applying to art school and are developing their 2-D portfolios. TEEN classes are for students ages 13 - 15 who want to explore art concepts, materials and techniques in a creative art school environment. Learn more about Teen and Portfolio Programs.
	Professional Development for Teachers - Summer 2008 The Danforth Museum offers several professional development courses for art teachers. Courses are offered the weeks of June 23, July 14, July 28, and August 18, 2008. Learn more about professional development for teachers available during Summer 2008.

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Important Dates - Danforth Museum of Art School

Spring 2008
Spring Classes begin April 12, 2008
No classes on:
- Saturday, April 19, 2008
- Tuesday-Friday, April 22 - 25, 2008 (School Vacation Workshops only)
- Saturday, May 24, 2008
School Vacation Workshops, April 22 - 24, and April 25, 2008

Summer 2008
Summer Classes (Adults and Children) begin week of June 23, 2008
Summer Arts session #1 for Children and Teens, June 23-27, 2008
No classes on:
- June 30 - July 4, 2008
Summer Arts session #2 for Children and Teens, July 7-11, 2008
Summer Arts session #3 for Children and Teens, July 14-18, 2008
Summer Arts session #4 for Children and Teens, July 21-25, 2008
Summer Arts session #5 for Children and Teens, July 28-August 1, 2008
Summer Arts session #6 for Children and Teens, August 4-8, 2008
Summer Arts session #7 for Children and Teens, August 11-15, 2008

Fall 2008
Museum and Museum School Open House, September 7, 2008
Fall Classes (Adults and Children) begin September16, 2008

See the Events calendar for additional Danforth Museum workshops and events.

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Museum of Art

123 Union Avenue, Framingham, MA 01702-8291 — 508.620.0050

Art Classes for All Ages - Children, Teens, Adults

Spring Courses and Workshops (April - June 2008)

Summer Courses and Workshops (June - August 2008)

Important Dates - Danforth Museum of Art School

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