Located on the sixth floor of the Museum, MAD's Artist Studios program invites visitors to ask questions, view works in progress, and gain firsthand exposure to the creative process of the artists and designers working on site. The studios are open daily to the public between 10 am and 5 pm and Thursdays evenings from 6 to 8 pm.

The artists and designers working at MAD represent a wide range of creative practices within the fields of art, craft, and design. In addition to their time in the studio, they also participate in the Museum's education programs for all ages—from the Museum’s intergenerational Studio Sunday workshops to Thursday evening drop-in workshops inspired by their current work. 

Established in 2008, the program has served as an important platform for more than 180 artists and designers to advance their careers and is widely recognized as an innovative model for Museum education. Alumni of the program have gone on to highly regarded careers, and after their time at MAD have proceeded to exhibit work at MAD and other major institutions, including the Queens Museum, Whitney Museum, Brooklyn Museum, Studio Museum, among others. The MAD Artist Fellowship was introduced in 2016 to support the practice of emerging NYC-based artists from historically underrepresented communities.