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2025
January: Color 100 Days of School & Dive into a Sea Creature Creation
February: Meet Benny Andrews & Celebrate Black History Month with Stamp Art
March: Design a 3D Ocean Diorama & Explore Int'l Women's Month with Louise Nevelson
April: Download Poetry Worksheets. Plus, View Art Camp, Scholarships & More
May: Celebrate AAPI Storytelling Through Art & Draw an Intergalactic Space Suit
2024
December: Discover New Constellations & Free High School Programs
November: Add Art Movement, Free Presentations & Native American Month
October: Make a Mini Ofrenda & Meet Artist Enrique Chagoya
September: Shape Up with Paper Sculpture, Tours, Grants & Calder!
August: View “Valuable” Art! Plus, Check Out a Library List on Labor & Immigration
May: Weave a Photo, Unlock a Teacher Treasure, and Celebrate AAIP Month
April: Photo Scavenger Hunt Challenge & Earth Day Poetry (Update)
March: Leap into Nature Art, Scholarships, School Programs, & International Women's Week
February: Three Community Celebrations! Plus, Two Identity Art Activities
January: Paint a Skyscape and Create a 100-day School Project
2023
December: Reimagine a Toy Story & Listen to Some Funky Music
November: Create a Celestial Collage & Learn about a Land Acknowledgement
October: View DIY Sugar Skulls & an Easy Collage Activity
September: Life is a Marathon PDF & Free Title One School Programs
August: Single Line Drawing Challenge & Free in Class Presentations
May: World Collage Day Project & Asian Pacific Heritage Month
April: Sculpt with Clay for Earth Day, plus Summer Camp Scholarships
March: Explore Time with Shadow Art & a Punch Clock
February: Try Heart Warming 3-D Art & Black History Month
January: Paint 100 Hexagons: Art + Math & View a Fun Artist Interview
2022
December: Ice Painting, Butterfly Migration, & School Tours Await
October: Try a Diá de los Muertos Papel Picado, & STEAM Art
September: Paint with Nature & Meet Artist Mildred Howard
May: Make a Sail Car & Family Memory
April: Student Poets Shine & Create Earth Day Poetry Art
March: Create a Nature Face, Women’s History Month, & Reading Lists
February: Black History Month: Olympian Tommie Smith & More (Update)
January: Celebrate Lunar New Year & 100 Days of School Project
2021
December: Try Snowflake Art, Ruth Asawa Sculpture, Cocoa Recipe, & More!
November: Make a Monochromatic Collage & Observe SJMA’s Historic Clock
October: Create with Oil Pastels & View Free Program Opportunities
June/July: Sculpt an Instrument & Play Your Own Summer Music
May: Visit SJMA's New Pinterest Page & Creative Teaching Soundtrack
April: Watch Two Videos for Poetry Month & Earth Day Inspiration
March: Explore Memory & Place with an Interview & Collage Project
February: Paint a Colorful Abstract Portrait for February Art-Making
Support
Education programs at the San José Museum of Art are made possible by lead support from California Arts Council and the William Randolph Hearst Foundation; major support from the Leo M. Shortino Family Foundation; generous support from the Koret Foundation, KPMG, Worth and Andy Ludwick, SVCreates in partnership with Santa Clara County, Tech CU, and Daphne and Stuart Wells; and additional support from the City of San José, Lucia Cha, and Priscilla Chou.
