Workshop Cost: The $120 workshop fee includes art supplies and museum staff for one Nelson-Atkins Studio Classroom. Each classroom is designed to accommodate up to 16 students. Please select the number of Studio Classrooms your group will require. Payment is due at the time of registration.
- Example: I have 61 students total. I will need 4 Studio Classrooms. My total cost for Studio Workshops will be $480.
Schoolwide Title I schools in the Kansas City metropolitan area are eligible for the Nelson-Atkins’ Incentive Grant Program. The Incentive Grant Program provides a $200 stipend to offset trip expenses and underwrites workshop fees for classified schoolwide Title I schools in Missouri and Kansas. A minimum of 16 students is necessary to receive the funding. Maximum group size depends on the individual tour and workshop.
Validation of Incentive Grant benefits for qualifying visits will be included with your confirmation email. Requests from groups falsely claiming Title I status will be canceled.
How to book: Select a School Workshop and complete the Request for the number of Studio Classrooms your group will require.
When to book: At least three weeks’ advance notice is required. After submitting your request, you’ll receive a request acknowledgement email.
How to pay: Payment is due at the time of registration and requires a credit card to process.
Workshop Confirmation: Workshops are not confirmed until a confirmation email is received. Confirmation will arrive within 10 business days.
Chaperones: 1 chaperone per 16 students is required; please round up for additional chaperones. The ideal chaperone assists with group behavior management and gallery transitions. No more than 2 chaperones per 16 students; paraeducators cannot be a chaperone. Children and siblings under 18 years of age are not eligible to be chaperones.
COVID-19: Workshops follow the museum’s overall COVID-19 safety policies. Please visit our Safety Guidelines page to check on our current policies related to COVID-19, including the status of masks.
NOTE: For clarity of communication, each teacher needs to register for their own class. Please do not schedule for others.
LUNCHES
The Nelson-Atkins does not have indoor dining spaces for school groups bringing lunches with them. School groups are welcome to eat sack lunches outdoors. In the case of inclement weather, the museum cannot provide an indoor eating space. Middle and high school groups of up to 45 students are welcome to make a reservation at Rozzelle Court Restaurant two weeks before their field trip. Contact studioworkshops@nelson-atkins.org for reservations or more information.
CANCELLATIONS AND CHANGES
To cancel or make a change to your scheduled workshop, please email studioworkshops@nelson-atkins.org. Please include your name, phone number, confirmation number, name of school, date and time of your scheduled visit. Workshop cancellations require a minimum notice of three business days prior to the scheduled visit. Except for weather cancellations, groups who cancel without three days’ notice will not receive a refund.
All changes to the date and time need to be submitted through a new workshop request. At least three weeks’ advance notice is required for submitting all changes.
Prior to Submitting a School Workshop Request:
- Consult with your school’s administration; are you a school-wide Title 1 school in the KC metro?
- Check district and school calendars: Schedule around testing days, school assemblies, half days, and any other student events/programming.
- Know approximate travel time to and from your school
- Check bus scheduling calendar, maintenance days and availability
- 1 adult chaperone is required for every 16 students
- Have credit card available to make payment at time of registration.
- The museum is CLOSED on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. So no onsite tours or workshops available on Tuesdays or Wednesdays.
School Workshop Social Narrative (PDF)
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Additional Questions?
For additional information please email StudioWorkshops@nelson-atkins.org