adult education

adult art classes

YAM adult art classes are designed for everyone from beginners to artists who want to hone their skills. Every class is taught by a professional artist who is eager to share their creative process and techniques. These museum-based classes are perfect for lifelong learners and creative members of our community. All adult art classes are available for OPI credits.

YAM Museum Members receive 20% off most adult education courses.

Art Journaling at Tippet Rise
When: Saturday, May 10 | 10 AM – 3 PM
Cost: $20 Supply Fee

Welcome warm weather back to Montana with an inspiring and invigorating art journaling class at Tippet Rise. Enjoy the many beautiful views of nature and sculpture as you are led in creative exercises by Huntley artist Katherine Jore. Whether you are experienced in art journaling or have never heard of it, you will have fun. Katherine will give ideas for creating beautiful pages, as well as ideas for adding texture and layer to pages. Join us in interpreting the Tippet Rise landscapes using your unique creative voice.

Urban Sketching & Sketch Booking Symposium
When: Saturday, May 17 | 10 AM – 4 PM
Cost: Free!

Mark your calendars for this year’s Urban Sketching and Sketch Booking Symposium! Sharpen your pencils and join artists from The Billings Arts Association and Billing’s own Urban Sketchers for a day of FREE pop-up workshops and on-site demos at the Museum. Learn the basic framework of urban sketching and keeping a sketchbook, and discover the tools used to create on the fly. Jump into the world of rendering perspective, then study color and layout with the artists to help tell your story in a fresh new way. Other workshops include Nature Journaling, Travel Journaling, and Art Journaling. The skills you learn are useful for any creative journaling practice.

New this year! Special Creative Journaling Workshop with Stan Fellows (by registration only)

Please join us in welcoming visiting artist Stan Fellows to Billings for this special two-day symposium workshop. We will meet from 1 – 4 PM on Saturday (5/17) and then again from 10 AM – 1 PM on Sunday (5/18). Come discover a new and unique approach to using watercolor. This class is accessible to non-artists and inspiring to experienced painters.

Cancellation Policy

Classes will be cancelled two weeks prior to the scheduled date if enrollment is insufficient. Your enrollment cost will be refunded fully.  Please enroll before then to avoid cancellations.

After registering, if you cannot attend a class, you must cancel a full TWO WEEKS before the class, or your money will not be refunded.

For more information contact:
Marilu Metherell, Adult Education Coordinator
406.256.6804 x250
adulted@artmuseum.org

cooking classes

Pre-Registration is required a minimum of one week in advance to allow our chef to prep food and plan accordingly. Register online using the links below or call 406.256.6804 during business hours. Please email our Adult Education Coordinator, Marilu Metherell at adulted@artmuseum.org with any questions.

Saturday Cooking Classes

Explore the art of cooking in the Murdock Gallery with Chef Angela Lyle of the YAM’s Raven’s Café d’Art.

When: 10 AM – 1:30 PM
Cost: $80 (20% off for Museum Members) | $20 supply fee included

May 3 | Foods of the Islands
A dive into the ethnic diversity of the Pacific Islands.

Thursday Evening Cooking Classes

Get more hands on experience in just two hours with Chef Angela Lyle.

When: 5:30 – 7:30 PM
Cost: $65 (20% off for Museum Members) | $20 supply fee included

April 24 | Breads of the World
A cultural mosaic tour of breads and what goes with them.

Cancellation Policy

Classes will be cancelled two weeks prior to the scheduled date if enrollment is insufficient. Your enrollment cost will be refunded fully.  Please enroll before then to avoid cancellations.

After registering, if you cannot attend a class, you must cancel a full TWO WEEKS before the class, or your money cannot be refunded.

For more information contact:

Marilu Metherell, Adult Education Coordinator
406.256.6804 x250
adulted@artmuseum.org

yoga at the yam

Join us every Wednesday from 10:30–11:30 AM in the Murdock Gallery. Yoga instructor — and YAM member! — Sarah Brown will lead these sessions and welcomes ALL levels. Please bring your own yoga mat.

Cost: YAM member $50 for a six-class series | Not-yet Member $75 for a six-class series | YAM member $10 for a single drop-in class | Not-yet Member $15 for a single drop-in class
When: Wednesdays in the Murdock Gallery from 10:30 – 11:30 AM

For more information contact:

Marilu Metherell, Adult Education Coordinator
406.256.6804 x250
adulted@artmuseum.org

connections at the art museum with the montana chapter of the alzheimer’s association

This monthly program is an important way for people living with early-stage cognitive impairment, including those living with Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia, and their care partners to connect with others at the YAM. Promoting connection, interaction, and companionship through viewing and discussing artwork and creating art in the studio. The bonds formed at these programs often last throughout the duration of the disease, creating additional support for all involved.

 

When: Every 3rd Friday | 10:30 AM – 12 PM
Cost: Free

Registration in advance is required. Call 800.272.3900 or email montana@alz.org to register.

May 16, 2025
June 20, 2025
July 18, 2025
August 15, 2025

For more information please contact
Alzheimer’s Association

800.272.3900
montana@alz.org

 

For additional support please contact the Alzheimer’s Association’s free, 24/7 Helpline at 800.272.3900 to speak with information specialists and care consultants.