TWC teaches after-school and elective photography classes to fourth through eighth-grade students, holds the annual Weston Scholarship for elementary through high school and college students, and hosts community workshops and classes for adults. It also hosts exhibitions and artist-in-residency programs. TWC has photography programs at four elementary and middle schools throughout Monterey and Aromas-San Juan Counties and has a hybrid space that is a darkroom, classroom, and gallery at the Martin Luther King Jr. School of the Arts (MLK SOA) in Seaside, California. Through photography, students learn interdisciplinary thinking across the arts and sciences and how to express themselves creatively.

At TWC, photographers of the next generation, who were born long after taking photos with a physical camera was commonplace, learn how to use a camera (both digital and analog) and how to develop and print film. TWC seeks to teach students and visitors about Monterey Bay’s rich history as a place of inspiration for artists and photographers, specifically Edward Weston. While preserving this past, TWC simultaneously expands and builds upon this history and connection. TWC primarily expands and makes this connection by offering photography classes to local schools, students, and community members at zero or little cost.