Marwen

Time for our next ✨ Young Artist Spotlight ✨

Meet Siyana, a high schooler who has haken taken classes in almost every studio at Marwen! From ceramics to animation, sewing to filmmaking, mosaics to oil painting, and even basket-weaving, Siyana is doing it all!

Drop your well wishes below, then read the full blog post on Siyana at https://www.marwen.org/meet-siyana-rahaman-community-focused-photographer/

Celebrate new artwork made by youth in Marwen’s Spring 2026 studio courses and Marwen Lab 2025-2026 cohort! Make art, see new work, and buy student-designed greeting cards.

The exhibition showcases new work by students from the Spring term and Marwen Lab featuring a range of media, including paintings, sculptures, photography, film, and mixed media. This is an opportunity to celebrate the students' creativity and hard work. 🎨

Marwen Lab students will host an artist talk from 4:00 to 5:00 pm during the reception. The cohort of young artists will speak to their experience and how their artistic practice has grown during the program.

This event is FREE and open to the public. All are welcome! RSVP Now: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/spring-marwen-lab-2026-exhibition-tickets-1986483911855

Are you part of the next generation of incredible Teaching Artists? 🎨

If you are a visual artist over 18 years old looking to grow your teaching practice, the META (Marwen Emerging Teaching Artist) program could be for you!

METAs will sign on for a year-long program beginning in Fall 2026 through Summer 2027 wherein they will shadow and assist Teaching Artists, develop and facilitate their own workshops, and attend regular meetings to grow their teaching practice and learn fundamentals of creative youth development.

If you are a visual artist, including drawing, painting, ceramics, fashion and fiber, photography (digital and darkroom), film, animation, 3D printing, mosaic, mixed media, and more, head to https://www.marwen.org/work-at-marwen/ for the full job description and apply by June 8th!

🚨 Calling all Teaching Artists! 🚨

Marwen is excited to host its first in-person course proposal information session! Join us on May 12th at 5:30pm to share helpful tips and to answer any questions you have about proposing courses.

RSVP for free and learn how to create a successful and impactful course proposal: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/course-proposal-info-session-tickets-1985404128193

Time for another ✨ Young Artist Spotlight ✨

Meet Ava, a middle schooler who has taken so many free art classes at Marwen, we don’t know where to start! A talented fiber artist, a photographer, an animator, and an illustrator, Ava’s enthusiasm for learning every art form she can is so inspiring!

Drop a compliment below, then read the full blog post on Ava at https://www.marwen.org/meet-ava-vanegas-multi-media-maker/

A special guest made an appearance for Marwen's "Sketching Scientific Illustration" course this Spring, and it's all thanks to the Museum! 🦖

Meet Norm, a life-size, scientifically accurate replica of a T-Rex that walked the earth 67 million years ago. Young people got the chance to inspect, sketch, and refine their observations of Norm, and turn their last day of Marwen's Spring term into a truly special experience!

We are so excited and grateful to have incredible partners like the Field Museum to support the growth of our young artists. Their collaboration with Marwen made this unique class such a success!

Curious to see what new artwork was inspired by Norm? Join us at the Marwen Spring + Lab Exhibition on May 30, 4-7pm! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/spring-marwen-lab-2026-exhibition-tickets-1986483911855

☀️ It's time to plan your Marwen Summer! ☀️

Over 2 dozen new and exciting classes await returning 6-12 grade Marwen young artists, including digital photography, ceramics, painting, fashion, 3d printing, animation, fashion, and more! Classes are always free, but they are first-come, first-served, so register for your top choices today!

https://www.marwen.org/registration/