Art in the Basic Curriculum (ABC)
Investigate the Museum’s collection through this exciting multi-visit program that engages students in close observation, critical thinking, and creative responses to artwork across cultures and time periods. This program is designed for 4-5 grade learners.
The 2024-2025 ABC Sessions are now FULL! All new applications will be added to a waitlist in the order they are received.
5th Grade Explorers (SLPS)
Saint Louis Public Schools’ 5th grade students are invited to participate in a special single-visit, 90-minute gallery experience. Students will receive a sketchbook and pencil to engage in writing and drawing activities during their visit, and will explore art from various regions, time periods, and cultures around the globe.
Exploring with the Artist
Exploring with the Artist is a studio workshop that brings middle and high school students into contact with regionally, nationally, and internationally renowned contemporary artists. This program is an extraordinary opportunity for students to interact with a professional artist and learn about their background and practice. The program involves time in the galleries as well as an art-making project guided by an artist instructor.
AMPLIFY
AMPLIFY, a joint program by the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, the Pulitzer Arts Foundation, and the Saint Louis Art Museum, invites middle and high school students to explore different aspects of art and social justice through interactive tours and art-making.
Edmonia Lewis, American, 1844–1907; Portrait of a Woman, 1873; marble; without base: 23 x 16 1/2 x 11 1/4 inches; Saint Louis Art Museum, Museum Minority Artists Purchase Fund and partial gift of Thurlow E. Tibbs Jr. 1:1997
No Place for Hate
The No Place for Hate program by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL)® is a school-wide, student-led initiative that aims to promote inclusivity and equity in schools. The ADL assists school coordinators in tailoring program content to meet the unique needs of each school. In collaboration with the ADL, the Saint Louis Art Museum offers a specialized museum visit intended to support the goals of No Place for Hate®.
Roger Shimomura, American, born 1939; Kansas Samurai, 2004; lithograph; image: 38 3/4 in. × 26 in. (98.4 × 66 cm) sheet: 44 3/4 in. × 31 in. (113.7 × 78.7 cm); Saint Louis Art Museum, Gift of Ted L. and Maryanne Ellison Simmons; and funds given by the Marian Cronheim Trust for Prints and Drawings, Museum Purchase, Friends Fund, The Sidney S. and Sadie Cohen Print Purchase Fund, and the Eliza McMillan Purchase Fund 787:2020; © Roger Shimomura