The Palm Springs Art Museum offers a variety of programs for teens ages 13-19 throughout the year. Click on the links below to find out what's happening.
Training Tuesday-Friday, August 3-20 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Morning Program Tuesday-Thursday 9 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Touring October-mid-December
Afternoon Program Thursday 3:45 - 4:45 p.m
Teen Docents give tours to elementary school children to help them learn how to look at and talk about art. The program is open to students enrolled in a Coachella Valley high school during the school year.
Registration per session $40 members, $55 nonmembers
TeenStudio Projects is series of monthly workshops in a variety of media created especially for teens ages 13-19. The program is presented by visiting artists and encourages personal connections to art by providing you with access to the museum, artwork and contemporary artists. Each class will focus on intensive skill-building and challenge you to think creatively while working with new practices and materials. In addition, TSP gives you a chance to meet other creative and like-minded teens.
All sessions are held on the third Saturday of the month from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., but dates vary, so please check the schedule.
The 20th annual Fine Arts Creativity Awards and Scholarship Program exhibition will be held on Friday, April 2, 2010 in the Annenberg Theater from 5:30-8 p.m. Each year Coachella Valley high schools and College of the Desert submit works in various media including painting, sculpture, drawing, and photograph. This year’s exhibition titled Blurring Boundaries: Tradition | HD will challenge young artists to think about the role that boundaries – physically, technologically, and socially – play in their lives. The works are juried by museum professionals and practicing artists. Jurors will consider creative interpretation of the theme, technical ability, originality, and imaginative communication of ideas and emotions when making their selection.
The third annual Teen Meet the Museum party, exclusively for teens ages 13-19, is inspired by the museum’s collections. The evening will include live music, art projects, photo stations, and a graffiti art wall. Each teen who attends will receive a complimentary one-year membership to the museum. A waiver form is required for all attendees. Please contact Emily Spallina at 760.322.4486 or for more information.
FUNDING PROVIDED BY THE JAMES IRVINE FOUNDATION AND DONNA AND CARGILL MACMILLAN.
TAG is a year-round program comprised of teens from throughout the Coachella Valley. The goal of TAG is for teens to be truly involved in art activities and active participants at the museum. Members help create and design teen workshops and programs, create an altar installation as part of the museum’s Día de los Muertos/Day of the Dead celebration, plan the annual Teen Meet the Museum event, engage in special artistic opportunities and explore their intellectual and creative potentials.
