Applications are now open for consideration to all 9^th – 12^th grade students entering the 2025 – 2026 school year. If you are interested in community engagement and supporting the arts, we encourage you to apply. Previous applicants are encouraged to reapply!

Application period: June 1 – August 29

The Teen Art Council (TAC) at NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale embraces teens and empowers peers within the museum space by providing programming and support that enhances leadership skills, critical-thinking and developmental milestones for an emerging professional. By fostering a designated, incubated safe space for teens’ perspectives to convene, NSU Art Museum initiates lifelong relationships with the teen demographic.

This FREE program allows teens to have the opportunity to collaborate with peers to plan events, investigate exhibitions and discover the inner workings of the museum. Our mission is to create spaces and programs for teen representation and bridge the gap between teenagers and NSU Art Museum.

NEW WORKSHOPS

Augmented Reality Art Lab: Step into the future of creativity with Augmented Reality Studio Sessions, a hand’s-on workshop designed exclusively for Teen Art Council members. In this dynamic series, students will work side-by-side with NSU Art & Design college interns to explore the exciting intersection of technology and art.

Creativity Booster: Mindful Artmaking is a restorative workshop created for TAC members. Through a variety of mediums—drawing, painting, collage, sculpting and more—students will learn how to use art as a tool for self-care, stress relief, and deeper connection themselves and others.

Teen Art Council is made possible by the generosity of Wayne and Lucretia Weiner, the Jerry Taylor & Nancy Bryant Foundation, the Wege Foundation, Lillian S. Wells Foundation, Delia Moog, and Spirit Charitable Foundation.

Photo by Meg Pukel

Major support for NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale is provided by the David and Francie Horvitz Family Foundation Endowment, the City of Fort Lauderdale, Jerry Taylor and Nancy Bryant Foundation, Wayne and Lucretia Weiner, Broward County Cultural Division, the Cultural Council, and the Broward County Board of County Commissioners, sponsored in part by the State of Florida through the Division of Arts and Culture and the National Endowment for the Arts, Community Foundation of Broward, Lillian S. Wells Foundation, the Wege Foundation, Beaux Arts of Fort Lauderdale, The Hudson Family Foundation, Delia Moog, Charles and Laura Palmer, Dr. Barry and Judy Silverman, Broward Health, and Friends of NSU Art Museum. NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums.