Humberto an Ocosta Student created this image with his underwater ROV. Join our program this spring! See information below!

(Videos of Underwater ROV videos by local students)


  Westport Aquarium often teaches art and science  classes for kids preschool through high school age and adults. Parents and grandparents are welcome also. We have made sail boats, By the Wind Sailor Jellyfish and Portuguese Man o' War Jelly models and raced them on a homemade water racing track. We take pictures and videos of wildlife underwater using an ROV and so much more. Email Kathryn Myrsell at [email protected] if you are interested in future art classes. 
 Art at the Aquarium
There is always an opportunity to make free crafts at our art table in the gift shop, including jellyfish kites, fish charms to paint and plates to decorate.

Stained glass
 Kathryn Myrsell has taught an ocean inspired Glass mosaics class at the South Beach Arts Association. 
We can also teach small ocean inspired stained glass, and kiln formed glass, or clay fish projects, embroidered fish, or silk screening and printing, fish kites and other art  workshops at the aquarium for small groups. call 360-268-7070 to set up an art workshop appointment for your small group. 



​Pinhole photography day
Our next Pinhole Photography program will be April 26th 2026 
Westport aquarium has participated in World Wide Pinhole photography Day for the last 9 years and we look forward to participating again this year...come make a pinhole camera, take a pinhole photograph and post it to the worldwide pinhole photography day website. Share your photo with pinhole enthusiasts around the world. This event usually seems to fall on the last Sunday of April. Updates on our event will be posted on our Facebook page.
 
To register for classes call 360-268-7070 or email Kathryn Myrsell at [email protected]

More Dates will be added soon

 or mu(Marc is pictured above running our c.100 year old hand crank film projector)
​We have a 1908 hand crank movie projector at the aquarium! Make your own direct animation short film as part of our free craft table activites now. Just ask at the front desk for a short two to three foot section of film leader and we will lend you some sharpie markers and/ or nail polish to use in the aquarium to make your own direct animation film! Then you can watch it right away on our hundred+ year old hand crank movie projector at the Westport Aquarium! You can take home your direct animation film section or if you would like, you can add it to our community film where we are splicing visitors film sections end to end to make one long film. It takes many frames to make just one minute of film!!! So far we have about 5 minutes worth! :) This free activity is available when ever the aquarium is open. We can also bring this activity to your local school, libary or museum if you wish. Contact us at [email protected] to make arrangements.