YAM adult art classes are designed for everyone from beginners to artists who want to hone their skills. Every class is taught by a professional artist who is eager to share their creative process and techniques. These museum-based classes are perfect for lifelong learners and creative members of our community. All adult art classes are available for OPI credits.
YAM Museum Members receive 20% off most adult education courses.
This project is funded in part by the Montana Arts Council, an agency of the State Government, and by the National Endowment for the Arts.
Vessel Making with Rebecca Hutchinson: Responding to a Sense of The Vernacular
When: Saturday & Sunday, October 10 & 11, 2026 | 12 – 4 PM
Cost: $75
During this unique two-day workshop, Rebecca Hutchinson will work with participants to create a mixed-media structure or vessel. Inspired by her exhibition Embedded in the Overlap, participants will learn about using personally harvested materials for formal or narrative outcomes, and binders for mixed-media such as clay, adhesives, paper pulp, plaster, and/or cement products. Each participant is encouraged to bring in personal and symbolic mixed-media materials to construct memorable forms, old photographs or drawings, sewing scraps, baby clothes, sewing patterns, patches or uniforms, anything of symbolic reference to make personal icons and sculptural form.
Photography Intensive with James Florio
When: Saturday, October 24 | 10 AM – 2 PM
Cost: $45
Join renowned photographer James Florio, in connection with his exhibition, Thirty-six Views of Inverted Portal, for an immersive four-hour photography intensive that deepens your ability to see, and capture, the relationship between land and nature through photography. The day will begin at Norm’s Island where through a combination of guided instruction, on-site exploration, and thoughtful conversation, you will learn to look in-depth at form, light, shadow, and color of your natural surroundings. Lunch will be served back at the museum where you will review your photography and print your photos.
Please bring your own camera (cell phone cameras are acceptable).
Cancellation Policy
Classes will be cancelled two weeks prior to the scheduled date if enrollment is insufficient. Your enrollment cost will be refunded fully. Please enroll before then to avoid cancellations.
After registering, if you cannot attend a class, you must cancel a full TWO WEEKS before the class, or your money will not be refunded.
