The Saturday Art Club is back! Part of the National Saturday Club network, the National Maritime Museum Art&Design Saturday Club is a free weekly creative drop-in event for young people aged 13-16 who live, work, or study in Greenwich.

Sessions take place from 10am-1pm every Saturday at the National Maritime Museum, starting October 2025. This is a wonderful opportunity to develop new skills, make new friends, achieve a Bronze Art Award and showcase your artwork in a national exhibition!

As a Club member you will attend weekly Saturday classes facilitated by an artist, who will support you to develop new skills in critical thinking and creative practice. They will introduce you to working across different artistic disciplines from printmaking and textiles to sculpture and collage. You will also be supported to exhibit your work, facilitate workshops, visit other cultural institutions, and gain an accredited Bronze Arts Award.

Club members will also take part in national events including Masterclasses with leading industry professionals and the Summer Show, where all Club members exhibit their work in a public exhibition – all for free!

If you want to speak about how to take part in or access Saturday Art Club comfortably and safely, please email youngpeople@rmg.co.uk or text/call us. We can’t provide dedicated one-to-one support, but you are welcome to attend with your support worker if you need to.

To find out more about accessibility at The National Maritime Museum, visit this page of our website: https://www.rmg.co.uk/plan-your-visit/facilities-access#NMM

We ask everyone who registers whether they have access requirements before attending their first workshop. We’ve shared some examples of previous requests/provision below:

Step-free access, accessible toilet facilities

Availability of quiet space, regular breaks

Noise cancelling headphones, fidget toys

Resources like worksheets sent in advance or in audio form, where possible.

Explore this Club’s previous Masterclasses:
Urban planning with Arup
Colour psychology and paint mixing with Marianne Shillingford
Portraiture with Jemisha Maadhavji
Animation with Jim Le Fevre