Courses and Workshops

Expand your perspectives through innovative courses, drop-in discussions, and artmaking workshops. 

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Hands work on a textile artwork that says peace.
Hands work on a textile artwork that says peace.

Marie Watts's Sewing Circle at the Whitney Museum of American Art, 2022. Photograph by Filip Wolak

Workshops

Learn more about art through materials and processes in workshops that focus on artmaking.

Three people examine an artwork, which hangs on a wall.
Three people examine an artwork, which hangs on a wall.

Course participants look closely at artwork in the Sondra Gilman Study Center, 2017. Photograph by Filip Wolak

In-depth Courses

Gain a deeper understanding of current exhibitions through multi-part virtual courses, which feature discussions with curators and artists, behind-the-scenes perspectives, and the opportunity to ask questions.

Four people gather in the galleries engaged in a discussion.
Four people gather in the galleries engaged in a discussion.

Drop-in Discussion at the Whitney Museum of American Art, 2018. Photography by Filip Wolak

Drop-in Discussions

After seeing an exhibition at the Whitney, explore it further by joining one of the Whitney's Joan Tisch Teaching Fellows for an open discussion about the politics and ethics of representation. The Whitney is committed to fostering dialogue and debate in these monthly sessions.

A photo of a woman pointing at a painting while a small group looks at the piece.
A photo of a woman pointing at a painting while a small group looks at the piece.

A Museum educator leads a discussion about Henry Koerner's 1946 artwork, Mirror of Life, 2018. Photograph by Isabelle Dow

Crash Courses

In these intensive, single-session, virtual courses, noted experts provide an overview of key topics in modern and contemporary art.

Art History from Home

This series of free, virtual talks by Teaching Fellows highlights works in the Museum's collection to illuminate critical topics in American art from 1900 to the present. Each session is thirty-minutes long and involves a moderated virtual chat. 

On the Hour

A 30-second online art project:
Maya Man, A Realistic Day In My Life Living In New York City

Learn more about this project

Learn more at whitney.org/artport

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