National Institute 2026

Establishing and maintaining art programming at your library can feel overwhelming. Budgets can be tight, spaces limited, and audiences unpredictable. In spite of these challenges, you can present programs that serve the needs of your community. Learn how we created inspiring, enriching, intergenerational, hands-on art experiences that explore a diversity of techniques, styles and media, along with a dash of global art history and culture. From toddlers to teens and beyond, active or passive, in person or online, incorporated into existing programming or something new, ongoing series or stand-along, process or product focused, sensory and adaptive - the fluidity of art programming offers something for everyone. You will leave this session with resources, program examples and grab-and-go projects ready to get creative!