MoMA After School
MoMA offers a variety of opportunities for high school students to be creative, to learn important job skills, and to engage with works of art year round. Our diverse programming includes art-making classes, science and museum studies workshops, yearlong internships and free Friday-night events.

All programs are offered free of charge. MoMA provides all supplies and materials.

Applications will be available online soon. To receive an application immediately, email highschoolprograms@moma.org or call (212) 708-9828.

Free Teen Nights at MoMA
Selected Fridays, 4:00–8:00 p.m. (Pizza is served at 4:00. Films and events start at 4:45 p.m.)
The Celeste Bartos Theater in the Lewis B. and Dorothy Cullman Education and Research Building, 4 West 54 Street, between Fifth and Sixth avenues

Visit The Museum of Modern Art for free art events that bring together teens from all over New York City to make art, watch films, and discuss the art and artists of the past 125 years.

No need to preregister; just show up and participate. Students must bring a valid high school ID.

Voice of the People
How do artists participate in the fight for change? What makes art political? These free, drop-in events and films explore the ideas of politics, art, power and leadership in America.

October 3
Election. 1999. USA. Directed by Alexander Payne. With Reese Witherspoon, Matthew Broderick. A high school teacher's personal life becomes complicated as he works with students during the school elections.

October 10
Screenprinting Workshop
Bring in t-shirts to print your own political message. Make some for yourself or others. Professional artists will be on hand to share artwork and tips on making political art.

October 17
Get Your Politics On at MoMA
Explore art that is subversive, rebellious, and revolutionary on a guided tour of political art in MoMA's collection.

October 24
Youth Film Night
Watch films created by New York City youth and meet the filmmakers.

October 31
Figure Drawing Workshop
Come to an open drawing and art-making session. Costumed models dressed as famous political figures will be on hand to inspire. Music is included.

November 7
To Kill a Mockingbird. 1962. USA. Directed by Robert Mulligan. Based on the beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.

On Air
These films examine the role that TV news and journalism has played in shaping our understanding of current events and the world.

November 14
Control Room. 2004. USA. Directed by Jehane Noujaim. A documentary on the perception of the U.S. war with Iraq, with an emphasis on coverage by the Al Jazeera news service.

November 21
Network. 1976. USA. Directed by Sidney Lumet. A scathing satire about media madness and the uses and abuses of network television.

December 5
Baghdad ER. 2006. USA. Directed by Jon Alpert, Matthew O'Neill. Baghdad ER is an honest and inspiring look at life, death, and war in Iraq's busiest trauma center.

December 12
Anchorman. 2004. Directed by Adam McKay. With Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate. A moronic local anchorman causes mayhem in the pre-cable 1970s.

For more information about MoMA's programs for high school students, please email highschoolprograms@moma.org or call (212) 708-9828.

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In the Making: Art-Making Classes
In the Making provides free multi-week classes that investigate a variety of art-making techniques through studio experimentation, observation, and discussion. In the Making classes are open to students in ninth through twelfth grades who attend New York City high schools. Students must apply.

Fall 2008
Applications are due September 19, 2008. Classes take place from 4:00 to 6:30 p.m. on Tuesdays or Thursdays, mid-October to mid-December.

Download an application and more information in PDF format (Adobe Acrobat Reader required).

In the Making: The City and Art
Tuesdays
Drawing inspiration from New York City and an exploration of the ways artists have created art related to urban life, students in this ten-week class experiment with different materials to create their own works of city-inspired art.

In the Making: Propaganda, Art, and Politics
Tuesdays
Responding to current events and the 2008 election, students in this ten-week class examine the relationship between art and politics through conversations about modern art and the creation of their own works of political art.

In the Making: Anti-Painting
Thursdays
Using techniques Joan Mirò described as "attacking" painting, students in this ten-week class create their own experimental two-dimensional works and explore the special exhibition Joan Mirò: Painting and Anti-Painting 1927–1937.

In the Making: Digital Culture
Thursdays
Students in this ten-week class explore the ways in which contemporary artists engage with issues of media, culture, and society by viewing works of digital art and creating their own digital videos.

Spring 2009
Applications are due January 16, 2008. Classes take place from 4:00 to 6:30 p.m. on Tuesdays or Thursdays, February to mid-April.

In the Making: Focused Photography
Students in this ten-week class push the boundaries of digital photography by exploring the ways in which contemporary artists have used imagery to address personal and social issues.

In the Making: Third Dimension
While creating their own sculptural works, participants in this ten-week class gain a greater understanding of the elements of contemporary sculpture and how artists use multiple materials to create three-dimensional art.

In the Making: Beyond Landscapes
Moving beyond conventional landscapes, students in this ten-week class create their own works of nature-inspired art while they learn about the ways in which artists use, depict, and shape their natural environments.

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Youth Advisory Committee
During this school-year internship, participants meet after school on Mondays. In addition to learning about and discussing MoMA's world-renowned collections, students create podcasts about selected artworks. These podcasts are then showcased on the Red Studio Web site. In the spring, participants plan and coordinate the annual Teen Night Out, playing host to six hundred New York City youth.

Applications are due September 19, 2008. The Youth Advisory Committee is open to students who attend New York City high schools. Students must apply.

Download an application and more information in PDF format (Adobe Acrobat Reader required).

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The Art and Science of Conservation
Tuesdays, February–mid-April, 2009
This program is for students who are interested in science and art. It provides a behind-the-scenes look at The Museum of Modern Art, its collection, and the process of art conservation. Students spend several class sessions in the Museum's conservation studios exploring the material characteristics of art and conducting laboratory-based experiments. They learn how MoMA's conservators preserve the many different kinds of works of art in the Museum's collection—objects as diverse as an oil painting by Cézanne, a Formula One race car, and an iPod.

Applications are due January 16, 2008. This class is open to students in ninth through twelfth grades who attend New York City high schools. Students must apply.

Museum Studies
Wednesdays, February–May, 2009
The High School Museum Studies Program offers New York City high school students a series of workshops addressing issues related to curatorial and museum work, and the opportunity to organize an exhibition of student artwork. The program combines educational and practical experiences, introducing students to various careers in the arts while also addressing methods of presentation.

Students meet with Museum staff from the Education, Graphic Design, and Exhibition Design and Production departments, as well as curatorial and other departments. The student curators select from student artwork submissions to create an exhibition.

Applications are due January 16, 2008. This class is open to New York City high school students in ninth through twelfth grades. Students must apply.

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High School Summer Internship Program

The High School Summer Internship Program exposes high school students to museum work and imparts valuable and practical job skills. In addition to their work in a Museum department, interns participate in an educational program consisting of workshops led by Museum staff and visits to other arts organizations.

Please note that this program is very small and has limited space. We encourage students to consider applying for or participating in other MoMA After School Programs first, as preference is given to students with prior museum or administrative experience.

Applications are due April 17, 2009. This six-week paid internship is open to students of New York City public high schools who have recently graduated or who will be entering eleventh or twelfth grade in fall 2008. Students must apply.

In the Making: Summer at MoMA 2009
Part of The Lewis B. and Dorothy Cullman Education and Research Program at MoMA, this free summer program engages high school students in an exploration of modern and contemporary art through a unique integration of art making, observation, and discussion. Throughout the six-week program, participants in each class have the opportunity to use The Museum of Modern Art as a resource for inspiration, discovery, and learning in the arts. Each class combines studio activities and ongoing dialogue with artists and MoMA staff, field trips throughout the city, special tours of the Museum's collection, writing exercises, and expert art instruction from MoMA educators. The courses feature collaborative and individual art projects giving students the opportunity to create their own works of art to be presented in a small culminating exhibition.

Application will be posted in early February.

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Pictured above, top:
MoMA's Youth Advisory Committee partying in the installation I Only See Things When They Move, by Olafur Eliasson. Photo by Nathan Sensel

Pictured above, middle:
A high school Conservation student examines photographs under a microscope. Photo: Heather Maxson

Pictured above, bottom:
Members of the Youth Advisory Committee look at the dance floor at MoMA Night Out 2007. Photo: Sara Bodinson