Past Events

2026

Educator Workshop: Grief and Contemporary Art
Thursday, January 15, 2026
7:00 p.m. E.T.

Virtual program


Educator Workshop: IRL/url Curator talk with Jurrell Lewis
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
7:00 p.m. ET

Virtual program


Art21 Teacher Special Event: Gallery Tour with Mark Dion
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
4:30 p.m. ET
New York, NY

In-person program


Public Program: Screening Celebrating Artist Documentaries
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
7:30 p.m. ET
Anthology Film Archives
New York, NY

In-person program


Educator Workshop: Making History with Contemporary Art: The Archive
Thursday, January 29, 2026
7:00 p.m. ET

Virtual program


Educator Workshop: Materials Matter
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
7:00pm E.T.

Virtual program presented in partnership with the National Museum of Women in the Arts


Art21 Premiere “Realms of the Real”
Thursday, February 5, 2026
7:00 pm E.T.
SVA Theatre
New York, NY

In-person program


Educator Workshop: What is Heartbreak in Art?
Saturday, February 14, 2026
1:00 p.m. ET

Virtual program presented in partnership with SFMOMA


Art21 Teacher Appreciation Event: “Realms of the Real”
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
4:00 p.m. ET
Brooklyn, NY

In-person program in partnership with Brooklyn Museum


2025

Educator Workshop: Revolutions on Paper
Thursday, January 9, 2025
4:30 p.m. ET
Brooklyn, NY

In-person program presented in partnership with Brooklyn Museum


Educator Workshop: What is Contemporary Art? Sports
Saturday, January 11, 2025
1:00 p.m. ET

Virtual program presented in partnership with SFMOMA


Educator Workshop: Performing America
Thursday, January 23, 2025
7:00 pm E.T.

Virtual Program


Educator Workshop: Art21 Watch Party
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
8:00 pm E.T.
Virtual Program


Educator Workshop: What is Contemporary Art? Portraits
Saturday, February 1, 2025
1:00 p.m. ET

Virtual program presented in partnership with SFMOMA


Educator Workshop: Teaching Contemporary Art with Elementary Students
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
7:00 p.m. ET
Virtual Program


Educator Workshop: Documenting War
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
7:00 p.m. ET
Virtual Program


Educator Workshop: Artists as Educators with Gregg Emery
Thursday, February 20, 2025
7:00 p.m. ET
Virtual Program


Space and Place: An Art21 × SFMOMA Educator Event
Thursday, March 1, 2025
9:30 a.m. PT
San Francisco, CA
In-person program presented with SFMOMA


Educator Workshop: Landscapes
Thursday, March 6, 2025
7:00 p.m. ET
Virtual Program


Educator Workshop: Contemporary Artists and Craft
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
7:00 p.m. ET
Virtual Program


NAEA Teacher Celebration
Friday, March 21, 2025
5:00 p.m. ET
Louisville, KY
In-person Program


Art21 Special Event: Nick Cave Gallery Tour
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
4:30 p.m. ET
New York, NY
In-person Program


Educator Workshop: Claiming Curating as Artistic Practice with Amy Jackson
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
7:00 p.m. ET
Virtual Program


Art21 Watch Party
Thursday, April 24, 2025
7:00 p.m. ET
Virtual Program


Public Program: Book Launch & Talk with Miranda July
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
6:30 p.m. PT
Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles
In-person Program in partnership with Ursula Magazine


Educator Workshop: Textiles with Jennie Maydew
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
7:00 p.m. ET
Virtual Program


Educator Workshop: Clay and Spirituality
Thursday, May 22, 2025
7:00 p.m. ET
Virtual Program


Educator Workshop: Art21 Watch Party
Tuesday, June 24, 2025
7:00 p.m. ET
Virtual Program


Educator Workshop: Teaching Contemporary Art with Questions
Tuesday, August 5, 2025
4:00 p.m. ET
Virtual Program


Educator Workshop: Social Emotional Learning in the Art Room
Wednesday, August 6, 2025
5:00 p.m. ET
Virtual Program


Educator Workshop: Making History with Contemporary Art: Data
Thursday, August 7, 2025
1:00 p.m. ET
Virtual Program


Public Program: BOFFO × Art21
Sunday, August 10, 2025
5:00 p.m. ET
Whyte Hall
Fire Island Pines
In-person Program


Educator Workshop: Teaching Contemporary Art with Films
Monday, August 11, 2025
3:00 p.m. ET
Virtual Program


Educator Workshop: Comic Books and Contemporary Artists with Isaac Thomas
Tuesday, August 12, 2025
7:00 p.m. ET
Virtual Program


Educator Workshop: Teaching Contemporary Art with Films
Monday, September 8, 2025
7:00 p.m. ET

Virtual program


Public Program: Screening and Conversation with Artist Sophie Calle
Tuesday, September 9, 2025
6:00 p.m. ET
The SAG-AFTRA Foundation Robin Williams Center
New York, NY

In-person program


Public Program: Guadalupe Maravilla: Artist Talk
Saturday, September 13, 2025
6:00 p.m. PT
REDCAT Theater
Los Angeles, CA

In-person program


Educator Workshop: How to Think Like an Artist
Tuesday, September 23, 2025
7:00 p.m. ET

Virtual program

Educator Workshop: Multilingual Resources – Spanish
Tuesday, September 30, 2025
7:00 p.m. ET

Virtual program


Public Program: Art21 at the Movies
Friday, October 10, 2025
2:00–10:00 p.m.
Museum of Modern Art
New York, NY

In-person program


Educator Workshop: The Gift of Gossip in Contemporary Art
Thursday, October 16, 2025
7:00 p.m. E.T.

Virtual program presented in partnership with the National Museum of Women in the Arts

Educator Workshop: Art and Environment: Street Art
Thursday, October 23, 2025
7:00 p.m. E.T.

Virtual program

Educator Workshop: What is Activism in Art?
Saturday, October 25, 2025
1:00 p.m. E.T.

Virtual program presented in partnership with SFMOMA


Educator Workshop: Making History with Contemporary Art: Medicine as Materiality
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
7:00 p.m. ET

Virtual program


Educator Workshop: Ugly Art
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
7:00 p.m. ET

Virtual program

Educator Workshop: Teaching as Artist Practice
Saturday, November 8, 2025
5:00 p.m. ET
Providence, RI

In-person program presented in partnership with The Steelyard and Rhode Island School of Design

Educator Workshop: How to Use Your Voice in the Classroom with Alicia Gifford
Tuesday, December 2, 2025
7:00 p.m. ET

Virtual program

Art21 Educator Watch Party: Between Worlds
Thursday, December 4, 2025
7:00 p.m. ET

Virtual program

Art21 Screening × ICP – Graciela Iturbide
Thursday, December 11, 2025
6:00 p.m. ET
International Center of Photography
New York City

In-person program


Art21 Educator Watch Party: Between Worlds
Tuesday, December 16, 2025
7:00 p.m. ET

Virtual program

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