Ragnar Kjartansson: Love and Squalor on view through May 9, 2026.
Ragnar Kjartansson: Love and Squalor on view through May 9, 2026.
We offer K-12 educators and students 4 dynamic points of engagement with the museum—Field Trips, Art Truck School Visits, Classroom Visits, and Virtual Classrooms Visits. K-12 programs are offered free of charge and partly supported by the Professional Outreach Program in the Schools (POPS), managed by the Utah State Board of Education and sponsored by the Utah State Legislature. All experiences are curated for the grade and rooted in Core Standards.
Tours for K-12 students that provide an introduction to contemporary art and dynamic conversations in the gallery. Tours are led by a professional educator, encourage curiosity, and designed to connect with a broad array of core curricular subjects. Elementary and Middle/Junior high field trips are a guided tour only with high schools having the option to roam freely after their guided tour. 30-minute hands-on art projects can be added on.
The Art Truck brings exciting and accessible contemporary art, created by leading local and national artists, directly to schools and community venues across the state free of charge. Each visit includes the expertise of a trained museum art educator who leads students through a meaningful exploration of the exhibition. Teachers are provided with structured lesson plans to supplement their tour and incorporate the Art Truck more deeply into their curriculum.
In-class visits provide an introduction to a contemporary artist and make art inspired by their work. We can visit up to six classes in one day and schools must be located less than 60 minutes away from UMOCA(20 S West Temple). Visits are free, 45-minutes long, and our trained educator will provide all the materials and clean-up.
Virtual in-class visits provide an introduction to a contemporary artist and make art inspired by their work. Our Educator will zoom into your classroom. We can visit up to six classes in on day. Visits are free, 45-minutes long, and our trained educator will provide a material list of commonly found classroom supplies before the visit.
UMOCA offers tours for K-12 students that provide an introduction to contemporary art and dynamic conversations in the gallery.
Hands-on art-making activities can be added to a tour upon request for K-12 students. Tours are led by a professional educator and designed to connect with a broad array of core curricular subjects. If you’re interested in emphasizing a particular area of curriculum, please specify when booking.
Tours are free but must be scheduled two weeks in advance and are limited to a maximum of 100 people. We require that you provide one adult chaperone for every 10 students.
For further information, contact Alison Neville at 801-328-4201 x122 or alison.neville@utahmoca.org
The Art Truck brings exciting and accessible contemporary art, created by leading local and national artists, directly to schools and community venues across the state free of charge. Experience the transformative power of art with this year’s Art Truck exhibition, Kelly Brooks: Movement Archives in our BRAND NEW vehicle(Heating+ Air Conditioning!). Local artist and educator, Kelly Brooks, creates playful drawings and video based on the nearly constant movements of her nine-month-old.
In this unique exploration of art, students are encouraged to see creative ways of making art, tracing motion, and drawing while covering multiple core standards. Best of all, this mobile exhibition comes to your school, absolutely FREE!
Each visit includes the expertise of a trained museum art educator who leads students through a meaningful exploration of the exhibition. Teachers are provided with structured lesson plans to supplement their tour and incorporate the Art Truck more deeply into their curriculum.
The Art Truck will be driven to your school and will be available for 30-min tours/hands-on art projects for the entire school day for grades K-12th. Only 25 students can be accommodated at one time. Classes larger than this will need to be divided in half. A minimum of 100 participants is required for a visit. UMOCA gives priority to title I schools and locations the Art Truck has NOT visited the previous school year.
UMOCA offers in-class visits for K-12 students that provide an introduction to a contemporary artist and make art inspired by their work. Lesson plans are curated per grade and connect to multiple core standards.
Visits are free, 45 minutes long, and our trained educator will provide all the materials and clean-up.
For further information, contact Alison Neville at 801-328-4201 x122 or alison.neville@utahmoca.org
UMOCA’s education programs invite curiosity and offer opportunities to engage not only in hands-on art-making activities, but also in an exploration of the role of art in our lives and our community.
Compiled below are links to a number of our educational activities for your use. We would love for you to share photos of completed projects either on social media or by email. Please be sure to tag UMOCA if you post them on social media. @utahmoca #utahmoca #umoca #arteveryday
For questions or to email photos, contact Alison Neville at 801-328-4201 x122 or alison.neville@utahmoca.org
Organized by the Springville Museum of Art, the Evenings for Educators series is one of the longest-running programs of the StateWide Art Partnership (SWAP). These events are held on average once a month during the academic year at locations across the state of Utah.
Teachers will tour our main gallery exhibition Altered States and make hands-on art with lesson plans to take back to the classroom based on several contemporary works in the exhibition using accessible materials and cross-curricular connections. Light dinner will be provided.
Join the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art for a unique opportunity to hone your artistry behind the scenes as an Artist-in-Training. Explore arts techniques and mediums, visit artist studios, learn about contemporary art, and make messes and mistakes along the way! We offer both single and multi-day camps. Select from our day and week-long camp options below. You’ll be redirected to the University of Utah’s Continuing Education website of registration.
Take a tour for general community groups that introduce contemporary art and dynamic conversations in the gallery.
Guided tours are 30 minutes. Tours are led by a professional educator and designed to connect with a broad array backgrounds and subjects. If you’re interested in emphasizing a particular area of curriculum, please specify when booking. We have a generous bus loading zone just north of our front door for pickup and drop off.
Tours are free but must be scheduled two weeks in advance and are limited to a maximum of 45 people. We require that you provide one adult chaperone for every 10 children.
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