Speed Art Museum Creative Learning / Public Programs

Speed Art Museum Creative Learning / Public Programs includes Speed Family: Film + fun, which offers a family-friendly film, snacks, and hands-on art making inspired by the film. It also includes Speed Together: Explore + create, with self-guided discovery in an open art studio, thematic drop-in activities, special pop-up programming, docent-led exhibition tours, and other gallery experiences. Speed Studio: process + practice offers hands-on artmaking workshops with working artists, and registration includes all materials.

Programs

• Speed Family: Film + fun — children and the adults who care for them · quarterly, Saturday morning · Includes a family-friendly film, snacks, and hands-on art making inspired by the film; welcoming to strollers, sensory needs, and first-time museum visitors.
• Speed Social: connect + sketch — adults · evening, 5:00-7:00 PM · Creative happy hour with thematic drawing sessions, a cash bar, and pop-up programming; held after regular museum hours.
• Speed Together: Explore + create — visitors of all ages · Sunday, monthly · Offers self-guided discovery in an open art studio, thematic drop-in activities, special pop-up programming, docent-led exhibition tours, and other gallery experiences.
• Speed Slow Down: rest + restore — adults, families, and multigenerational visitors · Guided practices for reflection and wellbeing, including guided art appreciation, gallery meditations, yoga, Tai Chi, and sound baths.
• Speed Studio: process + practice — adults, seniors, teens, and families · monthly workshops · Hands-on artmaking workshops with working artists; registration includes all materials and no experience is required. Gallery admission is not included.
• Speed Salon: talks + theory — adults, students, and lifelong learners · quarterly, Wednesday · Talks and conversation with artists, scholars, filmmakers, and cultural thinkers; light refreshments provided. Gallery admission is not included.

At a glance

• Ages: 0–18 years old
• Facility hours: Wednesday–Saturday: 10 am – 5 pm; Sunday: 12 pm – 5 pm

About the provider

The mission statement says the programs invite visitors of all ages to engage with art in unexpected and meaningful ways.

Last updated November 9, 2026.