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My Very First Art Class

Young children and their favorite grown-up are introduced to art, the museum, and verbal and visual literacy in this playful program. Each class features exploration in the classroom, a gallery visit, and art making. Wear your paint clothes! New topics each class.

Age group: Two to four years old, accompanied by a parent or guardian

Fees and registration: Cost per session (four Fridays per session) for adult/child pair $100, CMA members $85

Scholarships are available. For more information, contact familyyouthinfo@clevelandart.org or call 216-707-2469.

Upcoming Sessions

  • Line, Shape, and Color: My Very First Art Class

    Child sitting holding glue stick in front of art caddy smiling.
    Date
    Weekly on Fri, 10:00–11:00 a.m. from Fri, Jan 10, 2025 until Fri, Jan 31, 2025
    Location

    Classrooms B and C

  • Fun with Form: My Very First Art Class

    Child inside of brown paper sculpture with objects glued to paper
    Date
    Weekly on Fri, 10:00–11:00 a.m. from Fri, Feb 7, 2025 until Fri, Feb 28, 2025
    Location

    Classrooms B and C

  • Paper Play: My Very First Art Class

    Child's hands holding an art project of a creature puppet made from a paper bag and colorful cut paper
    Date
    Weekly on Fri, 10:00–11:00 a.m. from Fri, Mar 7, 2025 until Fri, Mar 28, 2025
    Location

    Classrooms B and C

  • Art and Nature: My Very First Art Class

    Child making art
    Date
    Weekly on Fri, 10:00–11:00 a.m. from Fri, Apr 4, 2025 until Fri, Apr 25, 2025
    Location

    Classrooms B and C

  • Symbols and Stories: My Very First Art Class

    Two children reading with a woman
    Date
    Weekly on Fri, 10:00–11:00 a.m. from Fri, May 2, 2025 until Fri, May 23, 2025
    Location

    Classrooms B and C

Sponsors

All education programs at the Cleveland Museum of Art are underwritten by the CMA Fund for Education. Major annual support is provided by Brenda and Marshall Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. Fortney, David and Robin Gunning, Dieter and Susan M. Kaesgen, Eva and Rudolf Linnebach, Gail C. and Elliott L. Schlang, Shurtape Technologies, and the Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation. Generous annual support is provided by Gini and Randy Barbato, the M. E. and F. J. Callahan Foundation, Dr. William A. Chilcote Jr. and Dr. Barbara S. Kaplan, Char and Chuck Fowler, the Giant Eagle Foundation, Robin Heiser, the late Marta and the late Donald M. Jack Jr., Bill and Joyce Litzler, the Logsdon Family Fund for Education, William J. and Katherine T. O’Neill, Betty T. and David M. Schneider, the Sally and Larry Sears Fund for Education Endowment, Roy Smith, Paula and Eugene Stevens, the Trilling Family Foundation, and the Womens Council of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

    The Cleveland Museum of Art is funded in part by residents of Cuyahoga County through a public grant from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture.

    Education programs are supported in part by the Ohio Arts Council, which receives support from the State of Ohio and the National Endowment for the Arts.