Education at Socrates

About

Socrates Sculpture Park offers educational programming that explores art making and celebrates shared experiences in Socrates’ unique environment.

We work with experienced artists, educators, naturalists, horticulturalists, and cultural producers to develop workshops that inspire and challenge all ages, skill levels, and backgrounds.  We’ve made inflatable sculpture performances with schools, tiny robots from found materials with families, removed an infamous monument, had space-age fashion shows, and we are planning some experiments with healing gardens and bioplastics.

Our educational programming is inspired by the extraordinary diversity of Queens, the natural cycles of the park, and the world-class exhibitions we host. All of our educational programs are free.

Programs

Field Guide: Art, Ecology, & Mindfulness Workshops–>

Designed for all ages, this program is offered in the spring, summer, and fall on select Saturdays and combines art-making with natural materials, gardening, experiments in sustainability, and a celebration of the senses!

Socrateens–>

Please note that this program is temporarily paused. For more info please email HERE

This intensive art making program for Teens takes place after school on a weekly basis over the course of one academic year. Socrateens work closely together to develop sculpture-making, drawing, performance, and photo/video skills.

Socrateens Resilience Lab –>

Please note that this program is temporarily paused. For more info please email HERE

Socrateens Resilience Lab (formerly AH-YES) participants work together to improve the built environment at Socrates, and make it more sustainable.

Support

Free education programs at Socrates Sculpture Park are made possible with generous support from Lily Auchincloss Foundation, The Cowles Family Charitable Trust, William Talbott Hillman Foundation and with additional support provided, in part, by public funds from the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council.