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Whether it's a Friday-night movie or an artist workshop, MoMA's free Teen Programs empower students to create their own connections to modern and contemporary art.

All of MoMA's Teen Programs are free, and there is something for every student. Debate which works of art will be placed in an exhibit in Museum Studies; visit a practicing artist’s studio, create your own architectural model or experiment with digital video techniques in In the Making; examine a painting under UV light in The Art and Science of Conservation; design Web activities for other teens in our Teen Voices Project; or simply stop by on a Friday night for a film, art workshop, or gallery talk with other teens at our Free Teen Nights.

For further information on MoMA Teen Programs, please call (212) 708-9828 or (212) 247-1230 (TTY) or e-mail teenprograms@moma.org.

Applications for our fall In The Making and Teen Voices Project are due September 26, 2009. Download an application for In The Making. Download an application for Teen Voices Project. (Adobe Acrobat Reader required).

Behind the Scenes In the Making Free Teen Nights Online Resources

Fall 2009

Teen Voices Project

For Returning Students

Mondays, October 2009–May 2010, 4:00–6:30 p.m.

Become a leading voice and educator at MoMA through this new art and audience engagement project. After developing skills in creative research methods used to investigate MoMA's youth audiences, you will collaborate with a professional artist to create art to be presented at MoMA and throughout NYC. Finally, as a creative educator, you will reach out to new audiences, engage them in active participation with contemporary art, and give voice to teen perspectives on art, culture, and society.

This program meets weekly for the entire school year and is open to students who have previously participated in MoMA Teen programs. Applications are required, please download one and more information in PDF format (Adobe Acrobat Reader required).

2010 Spring and Summer Programs

Applications for spring programs will be due in mid-January 2010. Applications for summer programs will be due in mid-April 2010.

The Art and Science of Conservation

Tuesdays, February–May 2010, 4:00–6:30 p.m.

Students in this free fourteen-week program work behind the scenes with art conservators to learn how artwork is preserved and cared for at MoMA. Activities include exploring the material characteristics of art, learning preservation techniques, and conducting laboratory-based experiments.

This class meets in the spring. Applications will be available in late December 2009 and are due in January 2010. This class is open to New York City high school students. Students must apply.

Museum Studies

Wednesdays, February–May 2010, 4:00–6:30 p.m.

Museum Studies offers students a chance to explore curatorial and museum work while directing their own exhibition of teen artwork. The sixteen-week program introduces students to various careers in the arts through conversations with curators, exhibit designers, artists, and other museum staff.

This class meets in the spring. Applications will be available in late December 2009 and are due in January 2010. This class is open to NYC high school students. Students must apply.

High School Summer Internship Program

Summer 2010

This program exposes teens to museum work through placement in one of MoMA's administrative or curatorial departments. Interns also participate in an educational program consisting of workshops led by Museum staff, visits to other arts organizations, and collaborative leadership development. Interns must participate Monday through Friday for the full six weeks of the program.

Art-Making Courses

Drawing inspiration from conversations about and observations of artwork in MoMA's collection, In the Making students experiment with materials and ideas to create their own works of art. Applications required. All programs are free. No experience necessary. MoMA provides all materials.

Fall 2009

In the Making provides free ten-week classes that focus on modern and contemporary art through an investigation of various art-making techniques. Students have the opportunity to discuss artwork in MoMA's collection, meet with practicing artists and curators, collaborate with other NYC teens on studio activities, and create self-directed art projects. Emphasis is placed on experimentation, discussion, and engagement with social issues relevant to teens.

High Contrast: Cartooning and the Graphic Book
Tuesdays, October 6–December 15, 2009, 4:00–6:30 p.m.
Taking inspiration from artists in MoMA's collection, as well as from authors, musicians, scientists, celebrities, family members, and friends they see every day, students stretch their visual imaginations to create a new world inside a graphic novel.

Bent, Twisted, and Torqued: Functional Design
Tuesdays, October 6–December 15, 2009, 4:00–6:30 p.m.
Drawing from several special exhibitions at MoMA, this class examines how designers come up with solutions to everyday problems. From initial concept drawings to final products, students learn how designers conceptualize and create functional works of art.

What If? Experiments in Art and Society
Thursdays, October 8–December 17, 2009, 4:00–6:30 p.m.
This class explores how artists act like scientists, innovators, and inventors, observing the world around them and finding new ways to communicate ideas, solve problems, and change society. Students experiment with photography, drawing, and other mediums to create their own final projects.

Bringing Stills to Life: Video and Animation
Thursdays, October 8–December 17, 2009, 4:00–6:30 p.m.
Students receive instruction in basic video and animation techniques, and use these skills to explore how artists convey ideas through still pictures and moving images. After learning to critically analyze contemporary animation and video work, participants create their own video projects in the classroom.

In the Making classes are free, and all art supplies are provided by MoMA.
All New York City high school students are welcome to apply. There is no need for previous art experience—beginners are welcome! Applicants must be able to attend every session.

Applications are due by September 26, 2009. Download an application and more information in PDF format (Adobe Acrobat Reader required).

In the Making Archive

Check out what former In the Making students have created and get some ideas of your own.

Enjoy free events exclusively for teens, including movies, artist dialogues, art-making workshops, gallery tours, and more, every Friday night throughout the school year from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Pizza is served. There's no need to sign up—all are welcome. To participate, come to The Lewis B. and Dorothy Cullman Education and Research Building at 4 West Fifty-fourth Street, between Fifth and Sixth avenues.

What's so alluring about the strange and eccentric characters we see in the movies? What do exaggerated caricatures tell us about ourselves and the world around us? This season's theme, Casting Call: Superheroes, Ghouls, and Freaks—inspired by MoMA's Tim Burton exhibition (November 22, 2009–April 26, 2010)—spotlights the mythical, incredible, and often shocking characters and stories that artists create in film, performance, and visual art.

Upcoming Free Teen Nights at MoMA

Find out more through our MoMA Teens Facebook page, or by e-mailing us at teenprograms@moma.org or calling (212) 708-9828.