Take a Virtual Tour of the ArtLab:
What is the ArtLab?
- A community center outfitted with digital media tools located in the Sculpture Garden of the Hirshhorn Museum
- A drop-in zone for DC area teens to come after school and on the weekend
- A place to experiment with visual and audio technology
- An online space to communicate with other ARTLAB+ teens through a social network
- A resource to meet and work with artist mentors
- A network of interest-based clubs where teens can plan social events
- A studio where teens form production teams and create media projects
- A classroom hosting short and long-term workshops for teens and school groups
What do teens in ARTLAB+ programs do?
- Hang out with other like-minded peers
- Form clubs with teens who share similar interests
- Create production teams and take on their own projects
- Learn the media skills they want to learn from mentors and experts
- Design and compose videos, animations, websites, games, podcasts, and more
- Visit the Hirshhorn and other Smithsonian museums for research and inspiration
- Make unique products for use by Hirshhorn Museum visitors
- Give back to local communities by voicing their opinions on important district and regional issues
Where is the ArtLab?
View ARTLAB+ in a larger map
From L'Enfant Plaza Metro (Maryland Ave. Exit):
- Head north on 7th St SW
- Turn left on Jefferson Dr SW
- Take the stairs on your right, down into the Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden
From Smithsonian Metro (Mall Exit):
- Head east on Jefferson Dr SW, toward the Capitol
- Before reaching 7th St SW, take the stairs on your left, down into the Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden
The ARTLAB+ space is funded, as a member of the YOUmedia Network, by the MacArthur Foundation. ARTLAB+ programs are funded by the Pearson Foundation, in partnership with the New Learning Institute, along with funds from the Knight Foundation, Vivian and Elliott I. Pollock and internal Smithsonian Institution funds from the Youth Access Grant.
