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2026
January: New Year Learning, 100 Days of School Art & Free School Programs
February: Print with a Potato & Connect with Community Celebrations
March: Try Photo Transfers, Honor Int'l Women's Month & Advocacy
April: Fab Fibonacci Earth Day Art & Art Camp Enrollment
May: Make a Mother's Day Bouquet and more! Plus, Celebrate AAPI Month
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
August: Draw 3D Shapes & Shadows. Apply for Free Title Ⅰ Art Programs or Grants!
September: Class Art Programs, Reading Lists & Teacher Member Perks
October: Play with Paper Mâché, Book Free Programs & Attend Celebrations
November: Celebrate Art, Reading & Native American Heritage Month
December: Create a Hanging Sculpture & Explore the Art Learning Lab
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 major support from the Leo M. Shortino Family Foundation; generous support from Lucia Cha, Priscilla Chou, the William Randolph Hearst Foundation, Toby and Barry Fernald, Farrington Historical Foundation, Koret Foundation, KPMG, Rosemarie and Barry Mirkin, Technology Credit Union, and Daphne and Stuart Wells.
