For Adults Events

Musing Together is a monthly art conversation program designed for individuals with early-stage Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia and their care partners. Each month, High Museum of Art staff facilitate lively conversations focusing on four to six artworks on view in the High’s collection or special exhibitions.

Join us for an evening conversation featuring Matt DiGiacomo, aka Matty Boy, as he discusses his fashion trajectory and current projects with Andrew Westover, the Eleanor M. Storza Deputy Director, Learning & Civic Engagement.

Call your friends or family or show up on your own for a one-of-a-kind photo opportunity at the High Museum of Art. Choose from a selection of three different backgrounds within the museum.

Designed for new members, or any members looking to get a fresh perspective, this leisurely tour offers an hour of looking and learning led by a High Museum of Art docent. Stools and assistive listening devices will be provided.

Learn to illustrate light, shadow, form, and space using layers of transparent color in this dynamic introduction to watercolor painting. Through a series of practical exercises, experiment with wet-on-wet washes, dry brushing, and other expressive techniques to build depth and atmosphere. Discover how color, contrast, and composition can bring your imagery to life while finding your voice as a watercolor painter.

Explore a wide variety of techniques and materials in this exciting, comprehensive introduction to drawing. Experiment with lines, mark making, shapes, texture, tone, and composition to create drawings from observation, and learn how to use the principles of design to support your compositions.

Learn to illustrate light, shadow, form, and space using layers of transparent color in this dynamic introduction to watercolor painting. Through a series of practical exercises, experiment with wet-on-wet washes, dry brushing, and other expressive techniques to build depth and atmosphere. Discover how color, contrast, and composition can bring your imagery to life while finding your voice as a watercolor painter.

Using color is a central skill in painting. This class will teach you how to mix colors and define hue, value, and saturation using a primary color wheel. Through observation and practical exercises, gain an understanding of how colors are affected by the proximity, size, location, or quantity of other colors in a painting, and create a series of abstract color compositions that highlight these principles.

Explore a wide variety of techniques and materials in this exciting, comprehensive introduction to drawing. Experiment with lines, mark making, shapes, texture, tone, and composition to create drawings from observation, and learn how to use the principles of design to support your compositions.

We invite adults of all ages who identify as disabled or neurodivergent to join us along with their friends and family for a Sensory-Friendly Evening. This after-hours program includes drop-in art-making workshops, wellness programs, and guides for exploring art and ideas in the galleries.

Join us for a day of free admission and drop-in programming for adults of all ages! Whether you like to explore on your own, join a conversation, or create art, there is something for you. Come as you are and stay as long as you like.

Join us for a playful and creative journey through improvisational quilting, exploring the medium without rules, patterns, or perfection. Discover your creative rhythm through free-form piecing, spontaneous composition, and color exploration. Working with fabric scraps, learn to embrace imperfection and celebrate the unexpected while creating your own quilt top. Draw insight and inspiration from both historic and contemporary quilts in the museum’s collection, connecting your process to a vibrant legacy of innovation and storytelling through cloth.