Classes, Lectures, Workshops, School Field Trips

Workshops, classes, lectures, special open viewings of the collection, and other events allow area residents and visitors alike a first-hand experience of the artistic vision, culture, history, and landscape that make Chinati and Marfa a unique place.

The Chinati Foundation offers programs and events throughout the year for both students and adults, many of them free of charge. Museum tours for school groups through Grade 12 are also offered free of charge. To schedule a visit to the museum, attend classes or lectures or to find out more about upcoming events, please see listings below, or contact the museum at 432 729 4362 or information@chinati.org.

2012 : Upcoming events

Bookbinding Workshop, All ages
Sunday, February 26, 1 - 4:00 PM FREE

Chinati Foundation and Marfa Book Company invite everyone to a free bookbinding workshop Sunday, February 26 from 1 - 4:00 PM at Marfa Book Company in downtown Marfa. The workshop is designed for all ages (children 8 and under should have an adult along to assist them.)

Participants will be introduced to a number of bookbinding techniques and produce their own books and journals during the workshop. No previous experience is necessary and all materials will be supplied.

Free Spring Break Art Classes for Area Students ages Preschool through Grade 8
March 12 - 16

• Grades 5 - 8: Monday, Wednesday, Friday (March 12, 14 and 16), 3 - 5:00 PM
• Grades 2 - 4: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday (March 12, 14, and 16), 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
• Kindergarten and 1st Grade: Tuesday and Thursday (March 13 and 15), 1 - 2:00 PM
• Preschool (ages 3 and 4) with an adult companion: Tuesday and Thursday (March 13 and 15), 10 - 11:00 AM

Register on-line or stop by the Chinati office for a registration form.

Chinati invites students from the tri-county area to our spring classes during their school break. Classes will take place on the museum grounds and include visits to exhibitions and related hands-on projects and activities.

Community Day
Sunday, April 29, 2012 FREE

Everyone's invited to our annual Community Day celebration. Open viewing of the collection, free dinner and music in the Arena, lectures, art projects, and more.

Free Summer Art Classes for Area Students ages Preschool through Grade 8
July 23 - August 10, class section dates and times TBA

Registration will be available on line.

Sunrise at Chinati
Sunday, September 2, 7 - 8:30 AM

$10 admission. Free to members and tri-county residents.

Open viewing of Donald Judd's 100 works in mill aluminum and 15 works in concrete during daybreak.

Chinati Weekend
Friday, October 5 - Sunday, October 7

Sunset at Chinati
Friday, November 23, 5 - 6:30 PM $10 admission. Free to members and tri-county residents. Open viewing of Donald Judd's 100 works in mill aluminum and 15 works in concrete at twilight.

Free Winter Art Classes for Area Students ages Preschool through Grade 8
December, 2012, Dates and Times TBA, to coincide with local school calendar. Registration will be available on line.

For previous Chinati education events >>

Educational and public programming is supported with generous grants from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, Elke and Wilhelm Hoppe Endowment, Texas Commission on the Arts, the George & Mary Josephine Hamman Foundation, the Carl B. & Florence E. King Foundation, Union Pacific Foundation, and the Trull Foundation. Chinati also acknowledges the generous financial and in-kind contributions of the people of Marfa.