After-school and summer classes open to the public
FACT's Community Studio offers visual-arts classes for young people ages 4 to 18. Opportunities are available for teen and young-adult students to exhibit work at the ARTbarn. View our current calendar of events and programs

Santa Fe Public School Program for Homeless Families
FACT offers long-term visual-arts sessions for children and teens whose families do not currently have a place to live. Our partner, the Santa Fe Public School Program for Homeless Families, offers families support, advice, and guidance.

Professional development for youth. FACT also provides assistant teaching positions for teens and young adults interested in professional experience as art educators.

FACT provides art classes for young people ages 5 to 16 as part of this center's Summer Youth Camp.

FACT brings biweekly visual-arts classes to young adults ages 13 to 21 at the Santa Fe County Youth Development Program (Detention Center). Our partner, Outside In, is a local nonprofit offering music and dance education to incarcerated youth.

FACT offers mural-making opportunities throughout the year that connect young people to their community. With support from an organization or business, FACT organizes classes and creates a site-specific mural as a public art piece. Recent FACT mural sites include Elizabeth, A Salon and The Lensic Theater.

Weekly in-school classes
Our semester-based arts-learning program serves kindergarten through sixth-grade children at elementary schools in Santa Fe, Española, and other regional school districts. Guided by New Mexico State Standards and Benchmarks, our hands-on lessons meet developmental needs of specific age groups and reinforce each school's academic goals.

Professional development for public-school teachers
and arts educators
Related to ARTreach, our professional-development workshops help integrate visual-arts learning into the classroom. FACT instructors train teachers during scheduled in-service work days and through ARTreach classroom experiences.

Weekly after-school classes
Our after-school program serves kindergarten through sixth-grade children. Semester-based classes run for one to three hours during the academic year at selected Santa Fe public elementary schools and community centers.

Weekly/daily summer programs
Our summer programs offer daily and weekly morning or afternoon artmaking classes at public elementary schools.