Marwen

Celebrate new artwork made by youth in Marwen’s Spring 2026 studio courses and Marwen Lab 2025-2026 cohort! Make art, see new work, and buy student-designed greeting cards.

The exhibition showcases new work by students from the Spring term and Marwen Lab featuring a range of media, including paintings, sculptures, photography, film, and mixed media. This is an opportunity to celebrate the students' creativity and hard work. 🎨

Marwen Lab students will host an artist talk from 4:00 to 5:00 pm during the reception. The cohort of young artists will speak to their experience and how their artistic practice has grown during the program.

This event is FREE and open to the public. All are welcome! RSVP Now: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/spring-marwen-lab-2026-exhibition-tickets-1986483911855

Are you part of the next generation of incredible Teaching Artists? 🎨

If you are a visual artist over 18 years old looking to grow your teaching practice, the META (Marwen Emerging Teaching Artist) program could be for you!

METAs will sign on for a year-long program beginning in Fall 2026 through Summer 2027 wherein they will shadow and assist Teaching Artists, develop and facilitate their own workshops, and attend regular meetings to grow their teaching practice and learn fundamentals of creative youth development.

If you are a visual artist, including drawing, painting, ceramics, fashion and fiber, photography (digital and darkroom), film, animation, 3D printing, mosaic, mixed media, and more, head to https://www.marwen.org/work-at-marwen/ for the full job description and apply by June 8th!

Time for another ✨ Young Artist Spotlight ✨

Meet Ava, a middle schooler who has taken so many free art classes at Marwen, we don’t know where to start! A talented fiber artist, a photographer, an animator, and an illustrator, Ava’s enthusiasm for learning every art form she can is so inspiring!

Drop a compliment below, then read the full blog post on Ava at https://www.marwen.org/meet-ava-vanegas-multi-media-maker/

A special guest made an appearance for Marwen's "Sketching Scientific Illustration" course this Spring, and it's all thanks to the Museum! 🦖

Meet Norm, a life-size, scientifically accurate replica of a T-Rex that walked the earth 67 million years ago. Young people got the chance to inspect, sketch, and refine their observations of Norm, and turn their last day of Marwen's Spring term into a truly special experience!

We are so excited and grateful to have incredible partners like the Field Museum to support the growth of our young artists. Their collaboration with Marwen made this unique class such a success!

Curious to see what new artwork was inspired by Norm? Join us at the Marwen Spring + Lab Exhibition on May 30, 4-7pm! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/spring-marwen-lab-2026-exhibition-tickets-1986483911855