Education
Art education and artist workshops for all ages, gallery tours, online classes and programs that feature artists from around the world. Education at RAM is dedicated to providing learning about the arts to the community.
SPECIAL PROGRAMS
HOLIDAY ART PARTY
Saturday, December 6, from 11 am – 3:00 pm
FREE – Just drop by!
Join us for the RAM Holiday Art Party on Saturday, December 6, from 11 am to 3 pm. Enjoy creative holiday crafts, cookies, and a fun photo backdrop. Meet Santa and capture memories! This free, family-friendly event offers something for everyone, so bring the whole family for a day of festive fun and cheer!
BEGINNING DRAWING
FOR YOUNG ARTISTS
Thursday & Friday, December 11 & 12, from 2 – 3:30 pm
$10 per student | Ages 10+
Join talented teen artist Ayree Maner for an engaging two-day drawing class! Students will learn to draw from life, enhancing their technical skills while exploring new techniques to create unique and expressive artworks.
ARTIST LECTURE
with Michael Warrick
Friday, December 12, from 5:30 – 7 pm
Join us on Friday, December 12 for a lecture by artist Michael Warrick. Warrick will discuss the techniques, concepts and processes behind his current exhibition, Spirits. Honored as a living treasure by the Arkansas Arts Council in 2020, Warrick taught design, drawing, and sculpture at UA Little Rock from 1990 to 2022. Currently, he teaches clay sculpting of portraits and figures at the Little Rock Wingate Art School.
INTERMEDIATE ACRYLIC WORKSHOP
Thursday & Friday, January 22 & 23, 2026, from 5:30 – 8 pm each day
$50 per student | Ages 16+
Join us at RAM for an Intermediate Acrylic Workshop on January 22 and 23, from 5:30 to 8 PM. On the first day, students will learn about color mixing, underpainting, and limited palettes through hands-on projects. The second day of this workshop will focus on the art of composition. Discover how to use thumbnail sketches effectively and create a small painting that examines proportion, value, size, shape, and impact
RECURRING PROGRAMS
RAM SATURDAYS
Every Saturday from 12 – 3 pm
FREE
RAM is the place for make-and-take art projects. Currently, the classes are focusing on fun projects while exploring crafts through the decades.
All art supplies provided. All ages and skill levels welcome.
No need to register.
PAINT ‘N SIP WITH PETRA RADCLIFFE
Once a month
$25/members
$35/non-members
Recreate works by the great masters, guided by Petra Radcliffe, while you sip your favorite beverages. All skill levels welcome, art supplies provided.
16+ to paint / 21+ to sip
ART START
Every Wednesday from 1 – 2 pm
FREE
Get ready for an afternoon of creative fun just for little ones! Join Jessica Hutchings for Art Start at the Regional Art Museum.
No need to register.
HOMESCHOOL ART
CLASSES 2025
Every other Tuesday
FREE
Registration Required
GUIDED TOURS
FREE
Just drop on by!
Sundays at 1 pm
November 9
December 14
Guided by a trained gallery educator, tours include our 5 galleries and information about the techniques and processes of multiple artists.
GROUP TOURS
Tours for both students and adults (or school field trips!) will be led by trained gallery educators for a 60–90 minute museum experience. The first half will be spent touring the galleries and the second half will be spent finding a favorite artwork and sketching their own works of art from that image or sculpture.
479.784.2787
petra@fsram.org
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How did we do?
Support for RAM is provided, in part, by the Arkansas Arts Council, an agency of the
Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism, and the National Endowment for the Arts.