Arturo's Preschool is a free program for preschool, homeschool, and daycare groups serving children ages 3–6. Take an up-close look at a work of art, read a featured picture book, and try out games and movement activities connected to artworks. Then explore ideas through an art-making activity.

The Arturo's Preschool program is fully booked for the 2025–2026 school year. Please check back in August 2026 for new themes and availability!

Squiggle, Dribble, Splat!
Drip, drip, drop—let's find art with paint that plops! Explore our newly installed Postwar and Contemporary galleries and learn about artists who traded in their paintbrush for new ways to create. In the studio, make your own experimental artwork!

Dancing Feet
Stomp your feet, clap your hands, everyone's ready for a DMA dance! Join as we search the Arts of Africa galleries for a dance-inspired artwork. Explore art through movement and then create your own musical masterpiece.

Bug Bash
What's all the buzz about? Art, of course! Scurry, creep, and crawl through the galleries as we hunt for bugs in art. In the studio, create your own un-bee-lievable bug art.

Scheduling Guidelines:

• Arturo's Preschool is offered Wednesday–Friday, September–May, at 10:00 a.m. or 11:00 a.m.
• The program lasts between 45 to 60 minutes and includes group time in the Museum galleries and an art-making activity.
• Arturo's Preschool is offered in English, Spanish, or Bilingual Spanish/English. Please let us know your language preferences when booking your program.
• A minimum of 10 students is required, with a maximum of 25 children per class. One adult chaperone is required for every five students.
• Arturo's Preschool is free of charge for students and chaperones when scheduled at least three weeks in advance.
• All requests must be submitted through the request form.