Free Arts Programming for K-12 Schools
2026–2027 SCA Education Guide
Get your copy of the Saugatuck Center for the Arts education guide. It covers free, standards-aligned programming for K-12 classrooms across West Michigan, including classroom visits, field trips, and artist residencies.
Creative Education at the Saugatuck Center for the Arts
We offer free, standards-aligned creative literacy programs for K-12 schools across West Michigan, led by professional working artists. Our hands-on educational programming is designed for children, families, and adults, and sits at the intersection of arts and wellness. These programs build confidence, connection, and emotional resilience alongside creative skill. Educators can bring their students to the SCA for a field trip, or invite a visiting artist into their classroom.
Artist-Inspired Programming
All SCA educational outreach programming is informed by the work of our current exhibiting artists. Students of all ages work directly with professional creatives across an array of mediums and career paths, from sculpture and textile art to design and photography.
Creative Education Offerings
Creative Education Offerings for Adults
- Hands-on Workshops
- Group Field Trips
- Professional Development
Community Outreach Programs
- The WiP, our mobile art truck that takes creativity across West Michigan
- Side by Side Studio, where families created together
Creative Education Offerings for Youth
- In-School Programming
- After-School Workshops
- Summer Camps & Classes
- Joy Squad
- Visiting Artists
- Annual Film Festival
- Group Field Trips
The SCA is a multi-disciplinary arts center
The SCA is a home, a living, breathing creative ecosystem where making and learning are inseparable. We nurture the art, the artist, and the audience, and our mission is to spark joy, inspire hope, and transform lives through creative experience. We are artist-centered, community-rooted, and driven by the belief that creativity is not a luxury but a lifelong practice.
Meet Our Leadership Team
Special thanks to the generous funders who make our cost-free youth educational programming possible!
Meijer
Carol + Greg Josefowicz Salisbury Foundation
Jones Family Foundation
Kieth Walker
Cowhill Yacht Club
Louis & Helen Padnos Foundation
Macatawa Bank
Wickwood Inn / Soucie Horner Design Collective
Laura Young
Corewell Health
Lisa + Wayne Titus
Bob Garechana + Dan Rak
