The K-12 education program at The DeVos Art Museum aims to create connections between the University community and students and teachers in the Marquette area through educational outreach. The museum strives to encourage exploration and understanding of contemporary art, culture and society through programs designed to assist with the learning process and existing curricula. Led by a dedicated team of volunteer docents, one temporary exhibition or one permanent collection exhibition per school year is highlighted. Using the themes in the selected exhibition, the docents develop and lead classes on tours through the exhibition and facilitate a related art activity. Exhibitions highlighted in the past have included a range of themes and activities from American paintings on loan from the Detroit Institute of Art to The Art of the Guitar.

The HP is committed to providing resources for educator’s who would like to implement the study of the Heidelberg Project in the classroom. Our HP Educator’s Kit explores the key concepts of the Heidelberg Project philosophy through a series of lesson plans and activities geared towards K-12 students. Click the links below to download educational resources and check out our dot shop for supplemental materials.

The Old Art Building offers a variety of classes for students.

In partnership with Eastern Michigan University we've developed Pre K-5 curriculum guides for educators. These curriculum guides offer lesson plan ideas and education talking points for students before, during, and after your tour of the Parade Studio. We have a very talented group of tour guides who are able to gear their tour information to best engage the age group they are touring.

The mission of the Scarab Club shall be the education and enlightenment of its members and the community in the visual, auditory, and literary arts.

In pursuit of that goal it shall strive to stimulate the artistic sense of the people in Michigan toward practical expression, to advance the knowledge and appreciation of creative artistic activity and assist other cultural institutions in the promotion of the arts. The organization maintains a clubhouse for the exhibition of arts, providing facilities to artists for the advancement of their craft and for other activities directed toward education in the arts.

School Tours include docent led tours and hands-on experiences in our galleries and youth studio.

Our qualified instructors will guide you through the exciting learning process of working in the fire arts. Learn to blow or cast molten glass, weld and hammer metal, form glass beads over a torch or create a colorful expression of yourself in our fusing, stained glass and mosaic studios. Select from a variety of classes in our course schedule or schedule a private experience for your group. All studios are open year round. The glassblowing studio takes a summer hiatus. Experience a fiery new side of you at Water Street Glassworks!

West Michigan Glass Society offers glass art workshops and demonstrations.Glass arts include glassblowing, flameworking, bead making, kiln fusing, sandblasting, and stained glass.

William Bonifas Fine Arts Center offers many different classes and workshops for students. In addition, they also have a visual arts gallery.