Motivation Events

May 16, 2026 | 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Oasis

Discover tranquility and connection at Oasis, a mindfulness-centered experience held on the third Saturday of each month.
Inside a gallery, a woman with brown skin and long black braids sits cross-legged with her hands on her knees and her eyes closed. Women lay on yoga mats around her.

April 14 - May 19, 2026 | 1:30 - 4 p.m.

Mixed Media Illustration

Create your own narrative illustrations. Looking to paintings, pop culture, and tarot cards for inspiration, practice simplifying and exaggerating human anatomy to create unique character designs and captivating compositions.
A person paints a portrait of a woman on a colorful landscape background, using watercolors. Paint tubes, brushes, a palette, and a smartphone are on the white table. The artist holds a brush over the painting.

April 14 - May 19, 2026 | 6 - 8:30 p.m.

Mixed Media Illustration

Create your own narrative illustrations. Looking to paintings, pop culture, and tarot cards for inspiration, practice simplifying and exaggerating human anatomy to create unique character designs and captivating compositions.
A person paints a portrait of a woman on a colorful landscape background, using watercolors. Paint tubes, brushes, a palette, and a smartphone are on the white table. The artist holds a brush over the painting.

April 14 - May 19, 2026 | 6 - 8:30 p.m.

Mixed Media Portraiture

Learn to capture character as you create portraits using a variety of media. Through guided lessons, develop your skills in facial anatomy, proportion, and expression while exploring pastel sticks, charcoal, gouache, and graphite.
A person with short hair and glasses, wearing a blue plaid shirt, smiles while sitting at a table with papers and art supplies. Another person in purple sits across from them. Red cabinets and chairs are in the background.

April 14 - May 19, 2026 | 1:30 - 4 p.m.

Mixed Media Portraiture

Learn to capture character as you create portraits using a variety of media. Through guided lessons, develop your skills in facial anatomy, proportion, and expression while exploring pastel sticks, charcoal, gouache, and graphite.
A man with curly hair and glasses sits at a table, pointing to a drawing in front of him, while another person with gray hair sits across from him. Bright red cabinets and chairs are visible in the background.

May 20, 2026 | 6 - 9 p.m.

Sensory-Friendly Evening

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.
A person smiles while holding patterned paper at a table, surrounded by others engaged in creative craft activities in a brightly lit room.

May 21, 2026 | 2 - 3 p.m.

Member May Exhibition Tour | Isamu Noguchi: “I am not a designer”

Join us as we explore nearly two hundred works from Isamu Noguchi’s career.
Bunnen, Playscapes, Piedmont Park O4

April 16 - May 21, 2026 | 1:30 - 4 p.m.

Improvisational Quilting: Surface Design and Stitching

Discover the art of surface design. Define your artistic voice within richly layered textile works, and create an expressive mini quilt that tells personal or collective stories. Draw inspiration from fiber artists in the museum’s collection while experimenting with vibrant techniques like direct painting with fabric paint and dye pastes, stamping, mark making, and stitching.
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April 16 - May 21, 2026 | 1:30 - 4 p.m.

Intermediate Painting: Color Mixing and Texture

Learn new ways to create paintings while experimenting with color systems and texture. Work from observation, memory, and imagination as you begin mixing colors using warm and cool color palettes.
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May 30 - May 31, 2026 | 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Toddler Takeover

This one-of-a-kind experience developed for children from birth through 5 years old will feature performances of the Bernhardt Theatre for the Very Young, art-making at the High Museum of Art, activities with Atlanta Symphony Orchestra musicians, and much more.
A young girl in a pink outfit twirls joyfully on a sidewalk, while adults and children sit on colorful mats and watch. People are gathered outdoors on a sunny day, surrounded by trees and modern buildings.

June 19, 2026 | 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Juneteenth Celebration

Happy Juneteenth! Come celebrate with us. We invite you to create art, enjoy performances, and explore world-class art—all day!
A large crowd gathers in a brightly lit atrium to watch musicians and performers, surrounded by colorful geometric wall art and two levels of spectators. Drums and DJ equipment are set up in the center.

Daily | 1 - 2 p.m.

Daily HIGHlights Tours

Engage directly with works of art in the galleries through docent-led HIGHlights tours every Tuesday through Sunday.
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