Registration is open for fall ’26 Saturday Arts Lab!

Saturday Arts Lab

10 a.m. to noon Saturdays, Sept. 19–Nov. 7
No class Oct. 10
Smiley Art Building

Exhibition 10 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 14
Fine Arts Building

$75 for eight-week session (seven inquiry days, one exhibition day)

Saturday Arts Lab is an annual series of visual arts workshops and classes for young creators and makers ages 4-15, hosted by the School of Fine & Performing Arts at SUNY New Paltz.

Saturday Arts Lab offers a broad curriculum in the visual arts, with courses carefully tailored to learners at specific ages and experience levels. All classes are taught by advanced art education pre-service teachers and are supervised by experienced SUNY New Paltz Art Education faculty.

Saturday Arts Lab fall ’26 course titles:

Big Hands, Tiny Fingers: Creating and Exploring Scale (age 4)
Pocket-Sized Heroes, Endless Realms: Crafting Immersive Spaces (age 5)
Team Palette: Creative Collaboration & Sculptural Challenges (ages 5-6)
The Growing Studio: Living Assemblage & Layered Media (age 6)
Rhythm & Resonance: The Vibrant Pattern Playground (age 6)
Kinetic Creators: Sculptural Engineering & Functional Art (age 7)
Architects of Ink: Illustrating Imaginary Realms (ages 7-8)
Eco-Curators: Open-Air Galleries & Natural Installations (age 8)
Visual Synesthesia: Translating Rhythm and Sound into Print (ages 9-10)
Tactile Transformers: Contemporary Fiber Craft & Soft Construction (ages 9-10)
Cracking the Code: Real-World Realistic Drawing (ages 11-12)
Pixel & Pulse: Hybrid Animation Studio (ages 12-13)
Manga Architects: Studio Production Challenge (ages 13-15)

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To learn more, visit the Saturday Arts Lab website, see our Frequently Asked Questions page, or send us an email.