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Art Classes

Join our exciting, exploratory, and educational mid-day and after-school art classes for children! Weekly art classes, Sunday through Thursday, in multi-week sessions. {Fall Session, Sep. 25-Dec. 14; Winter Session, Jan. 8-Mar. 14; and Spring Session, Apr. 8-Jun. 6} With a focus on fine art education, each class helps students learn about a diverse range of artists and art styles while using a variety of professional, high-quality art materials to create their own artwork!

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SPRING SESSION 2024!

Weekly ART Classes • APRIL 8 - JUNE 6 • SUNDAYS - THURSDAYS

REGISTER THROUGH the Week of April 29, with prorated tuition

Scroll down to see class offerings & Full Weekly schedule

All programs are nonrefundable. Please see our Policies page for more information.

INTRO TO ART
AGES 5-6

Not running Spring Session.

Please look for more opportunities during Summer Art Camps and Fall Session Weekly Classes!

  • Our youngest students will experience a variety of art-making and learn foundational art techniques: color-mixing with paint, drawing using shapes and symmetry, and creating with 3D materials. They will learn the basics of composition, and will be exposed to various art styles and often the works of well-known artists. A great way to step into structured art education; each project is instructor-led with specific goals and skills set for each exciting project! Students will complete a new artwork every 1-2 weeks. All artwork will be ready to take home as a portfolio at the end of the session. Parents are not expected to stay during class time.

    NEW PROJECTS different from previous classes or camps. We strive to offer unique art projects from session to session, allowing students to continue with a program, such as “Intro to Art”, without repeating the same project from a different session.

    Learning: Drawing & Painting Basics, Color Theory, Brush Control & Blending, Composition, Shape Mapping, Texture, Basic Sculpture, Intro to Weaving, Intro to Printmaking, Realism & Art History

EXPLORING ART
AGES 6-12

TUESDAYS, 3:15-4:15pm
Apr. 9 - Jun. 4, 9 Weeks, $158

WEDNESDAYS, 2:00-3:00pm
Apr. 10 - Jun. 5, 9 Weeks, $158

THURSDAYS, 3:15-4:15pm
Apr. 11 - Jun. 6, 9 Weeks, $158

  • Students will learn about artists from around the world, past and present, who have become masters of their craft and inspire new ways of creating! Students will explore a broad mix of art materials, styles, and techniques over the course of the session, such as printmaking, painting, drawing, weaving and fiber arts, metal embossing, clay and sculpture, and other mixed media. (Not all media can be covered in one session, but count on a variety!) Students complete a new artwork every 1-2 weeks. All artwork will be ready to take home as a portfolio at the end of the session.

    NEW PROJECTS different from previous classes or camps. We strive to offer unique art projects from session to session, allowing students to continue with a program, such as “Exploring Art”, without repeating the same project from a different session.

    Learning: Art History, World Art, Contemporary Art, Printmaking, 3D Sculpture, Fiber Arts, Painting & Drawing, Balance & Composition, Color Theory, Values & Texture

PAINTING & DRAWING
AGES 6-9

SUNDAYS, 10:00-11:00am
Apr. 14 - May 19, 6 Weeks, $105

TUESDAYS, 4:30-5:30pm
Apr. 9 - Jun. 4, 9 Weeks, $158
Frozen due to low enrollment.

WEDNESDAYS, 3:15-4:15pm
Apr. 10 - Jun. 5, 9 Weeks, $158
Frozen due to low enrollment.

  • Students will experience a variety of high-quality art materials for 2D painting and drawing including watercolor and acrylic paints, ink, charcoal, chalk and oil pastels. While learning about values, shading and color mixing, brush control, and the basics of composition, students will be exposed to diverse art styles and the works of famous artists both past and present, inspiring their own creative pieces. Students will develop foundational artistic skills, and will complete a new artwork every 1-2 weeks. All artwork will be ready to take home as a portfolio at the end of the session.

    NEW PROJECTS different from previous classes or camps. We strive to offer unique art projects from session to session, allowing students to continue with a program, such as “Painting & Drawing”, without repeating the same project from a different session.

    Learning: Realism in Drawing, Color Theory, Brush Control & Blending, Shading & Values, Shape Mapping, Composition, Perspective, Proportions, Illustration & Design, Art History

STUDIO ART: DRAWING
AGES 10-14

WEDNESDAYS, 4:30-5:30pm
Apr. 10 - Jun. 5, 9 Weeks, $158
Frozen due to low enrollment.

  • In this Studio Art class, students will receive focused instruction in drawing and develop techniques with a variety of high-quality drawing materials from graphite and colored pencils, to chalk and oil pastels, markers, ink and charcoal. Students will practice skills such as creating realistic 2D forms, sketching and shading in both color and grayscale, drawing from real life (still life objects and images), and drawing in specific artistic styles. Students will learn to develop values and textures in their art, and how to achieve balance and focal point in composition. Completion of new artworks will be rolling, usually every 2-3 weeks. All artwork will be ready to take home as a portfolio at the end of the session.

    NEW PROJECTS different from previous classes or camps. We strive to offer unique art projects from session to session, allowing students to continue with a program, such as “Painting & Drawing”, without repeating the same project from a different session.

    Learning: 2D Forms, Shading & Values, Composition, Shape Mapping, Perspective, Proportions, Color Theory, Realism, Still Life, Contemporary Art & Art History

STUDIO ART: PAINTING
AGES 10-14

THURSDAYS, 4:30-5:30pm
Apr. 11 - Jun. 6, 9 Weeks, $158

  • In this Studio Art class, students will receive focused instruction in painting and develop techniques using a variety of high-quality painting materials including watercolor, acrylic, and gouache paints, as well as acrylic markers and watercolor pencils. Students will practice painting in a range of styles and will observe the works of well-known artists– both classic and contemporary– to inspire personal painted art pieces! While painting on diverse surfaces (paper, wooden panel, canvas), they will learn about composition, values and textures, color theory and color mixing, and improve their brush control. Completion of artworks will be rolling, usually every 2-3 weeks. All artworks will be collected to take home as a portfolio at the end of the session.

    NEW PROJECTS different from previous classes or camps. We strive to offer unique art projects from session to session, allowing students to continue with a program, such as “Painting and Drawing”, without repeating the same project from a different session.

    Learning: Acrylic, Gouache, and Watercolor Painting, Color Theory, Brush Control, Texture & Blending Techniques, Focal Point & Composition, Realism, Impressionism, Contemporary Art, Art History

Cartooning & Illustration
AGES 6-9, 10-14

MONDAYS, 3:15-4:15pm (Ages 6-9)
Apr. 8 - Jun. 3, 8 Weeks, $140 - No Class May 27

MONDAYS, 4:30-5:30pm (Ages 10-14)
Apr. 8 - Jun. 3, 8 Weeks, $140 - No Class May 27

  • In this class, students will make projects based on familiar cartooning styles and movie animation; they will learn about comic book art, and the Japanese cartooning styles of Anime, including Kawaii & Chibi characters. Some projects are based on book illustration or graphic design. Students will draw and paint with diverse materials such as art pencils, illustration markers, paint pens, and acrylic & watercolor paints. Occasionally, projects will be sculptural. Students will create expressive characters, learn about drawing 3D forms and shading, paint landscapes and backgrounds that match imaginative stories and fantasy worlds, and practice established illustrative art styles including Manga and Pop-Art. Completion of artworks will be rolling, usually every 2-3 weeks. All artwork will be ready to take home as a portfolio at the end of the session.

    NEW PROJECTS different from previous classes or camps. We strive to offer unique art projects from session to session, allowing students to continue with a program, such as “Cartooning & Illustration”, without repeating the same project from a different session.

    Learning: Cartooning, Character Design, Illustrating Emotion & Expression, Comic Book Art & Visual Storytelling, Color Theory, Shading & Values, Perspective, Scale & Proportions, Landscape Elements, Painting & Brush Control, Contemporary Art

All programs are nonrefundable. Please see our Policies page for more information.

SPRING SESSION WEEKLY SCHEDULE

All programs are nonrefundable. Please see our Policies page for more detailed information.

APRIL 12 & 19

CERAMIC HANDBUILDING
TWO-DAY ART CLASS

“Pinch Pot” Fish Sculpture

Day 1: Friday, April 12 - 3:30-5:00pm (1.5 hrs)
Day 2: Friday, April 19 - 3:30-4:30pm (1 hr)
For Ages 6-12 • $70

This special, two-day ceramic class will guide students through the basics of ceramic clay handbuilding and glazing, each creating a beautiful and unique “pinch pot” fish sculpture, from clay construction to glazing!

Day 1 (Friday, April 12): Construct/build the fish sculpture; learn how to create essential shapes in clay, go through the entire construction process using “score and slip” to attach pieces such as fins and eyes, and use clay tools to carve textures and add design details.

Day 2 (Friday, April 19): The clay sculptures will be dry, and ready for painting on glaze. Colorful glazes - with every rainbow hue to choose from - must be painted in at least 3 coats (layers) for maximum shininess.

After glazing, the sculptures will remain in the Art Studio to fully dry and then be fired in a kiln; ready in about 1-2 weeks after class. You will be notified by email when they are ready to pick up and take home.

See what we’ve been up to!

Looking very closely… 👁️ …drawing the details, every whisker, hair, and feather! Another Spring Break Art Camp project from our “Into The Wild” week: Campers chose a close-up photo of an animal eye and recreated it with col
Animal “Abstract Expressionism” and Scratch-art Tracks, created in Spring Break Art Camp a few weeks ago, “Into The Wild” Art Camp, by Ages 7-12. Campers LOVE animal art projects!!! If your kiddo is an animal-lover, check out
Sign Up Now! 🩵 LINK IN BIO: Don’t miss this special ceramic clay class, a 2-day Spring Mini Series starting THIS Friday April 12 & 19! For ages 6-12. | This ceramic class will guide students through the basics of ceramic clay handbuilding
“Into the Wild” Windows! 🌒 A nice solar eclipse day to show some silhouette paintings from last week’s Spring Break Art Camp! Campers chose a wild animal to paint with foliage & habitat elements on clear acetate, as a black sil
🌸 SPRING REGISTRATION is open, and classes resume April 8! 🌸 Sign up now at the link in our bio! Enjoy these snippets of the Winter Art Show - we are finally circling back to post some of the displays after a couple of busy weeks finishing another
Just a glimpse of a few “Glimpsing Galaxies” pieces that Studio Art Drawing class finished up, just before heading out the door for the end of the session! Students learned a 1-Pt Perspective technique for the walls & edges of their b

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