ONLINE: At-Home Printmaking (Ages 6-8)
Experiment with different kinds of relief printmaking, focusing on materials that can be found in most homes.
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ONSITE: Painting with Watercolor (Ages 9-11)
Learn several watercolor techniques that will prepare you to paint abstract and landscape scenes. Techniques include painting on wet and dry paper, oil resist and using eyedroppers.
read moreONSITE: Mini Clay: Sculpting Small (Ages 9-11)
Do you love tiny objects and working with clay? Have fun making miniature clay animals, fairy garden furniture, tiny food, beads, pendants and more!
read moreONSITE: Flying Machines (Ages 6-8)
Explore all things related to flight and our skies by making kites, looking at how birds fly and even studying outer space. To learn more about these ideas, we’ll use different art media and techniques such as origami, sculpture, painting and more.
read moreONSITE: Book Making + Mixed Media (Ages 9-11)
Explore bookmaking and create both books and sketchbooks. We’ll experiment with various media to make personalized, beautiful art objects.
read moreONSITE: Pop Art Portraits (Ages 12-14)
Learn to accurately draw a portrait using various methods. Create your own portrait and make it go wild with a pop art color scheme!
read moreONSITE: Pinch Pot Pokémon (Ages 6-8)
Pokémon and monsters and imaginary friends, oh my! This clay class will introduce hand-building techniques such as pinching and coiling. Students will discuss animal characteristics and learn to sculpt real and imaginary creatures in their natural habitat. Walk away with two or three sculpted creatures!
read moreONSITE: Artful Animals (Ages 6-8)
Enjoy a fun-filled week of creating animal-themed masterpieces. We’ll explore a variety of media, including paint, clay, found objects and papier-mâché. Along the way, students will learn animal facts, and enjoy lots of animal themed games and stories.
read moreONSITE: Magical Relief Prints (Ages 6-8)
Discover the magic of relief printmaking! Explore color and texture in order to create one-of-a-kind prints. Experiment with foam plates and linoleum as well as found and recycled objects like bubble wrap and string. Learn about professional printmaking tools and processes while experimenting and having fun!
read moreONSITE: The Dye Days of Summer (Ages 9-11)
Discover the wonders of color and cloth by exploring fabric dyes and tie-dye techniques. At the end of the week, we’ll use our collection of dyed fabric to create a tote bag using the sewing machine.
read moreONSITE: Pinhole Darkroom Photography (Ages 9-11)
Using primarily light, create handmade, pinhole cameras to make black and white portraits in the darkroom.
read moreONLINE: Fashion Illustration (Ages 9-11)
Explore the world of fashion illustration. We’ll look at how to set up a base model, draw fun and fabulous outfits, look at color basics, and have themed challenges.
read moreONSITE: Screen Printing T-Shirts and Posters (Ages 12-14)
Learn how to screen print by making posters and t-shirts. We’ll cover lots of approaches within this versatile medium, including creating hand-drawn stencils with your own design. Learn about printing, registration and color mixing using water-based, non-toxic acrylic ink. Experimentation is encouraged!
read moreONSITE: Unicorns + Wizardry (Ages 6-8)
Explore a variety of art media while creating fantastical art. Unicorns, Wizards, and other magical creatures will emerge!
read moreONLINE: Digital Toy Photography Adventure (Ages 9-11)
Using digital cameras or a smartphone and the creative process, you’ll produce a series of fun, photographic stories with your own toys. Learn story development and photo tips specific to toy photography, which is a professional genre of photography. You’ll also learn basic photo editing techniques using Adobe Lightroom.
read moreONSITE: Wheel Throwing (Two-week class) (A) (Ages 12-14)
Learn the basics of wheel throwing, trimming and glazing. This extended, two-week class offers more time to practice on the wheel and more opportunities to complete projects. Create handmade functional pottery, experiment with various glazes and learn about safety in the ceramics studio.
read moreONLINE: Build a Clay City (Ages 6-8)
Learn about architecture from around the world and create your own clay city!
read moreONSITE: Handbuilding with Clay (Ages 12-14)
Learn a variety of ceramic hand-building techniques such as pinch pots, coil and slab building. You’ll learn to create functional vessels and creative sculptural objects.
read moreONSITE: Exploring Printmaking (Ages 9-11)
Explore creative aspects of printmaking by making hand-carved styrofoam plates, glue prints, safety cut prints and photo emulsion prints. We’ll also learn how to make multiples of our drawings to create editioned prints, just like professional printers. After class, you can give away prints to your friends and family!
read moreONSITE: Image Transfers + Collage (Ages 9-11)
Learn a variety of methods for reproducing and applying images to surfaces. We’ll work to combine image and collage techniques, creating layered compositions. Use pictures of your own or photos you’ve found in magazines!
read moreONSITE: Handbuilding with Clay (Ages 9-11)
Learn a variety of ceramic hand-building techniques such as pinch pots, coil and slab building. You’ll learn to create functional vessels and creative sculptural objects.
read moreONLINE: Clay Jewelry (Ages 12-14)
Use polymer clay and learn how to sculpt pendants, earrings, and bracelet beads.
read moreONSITE: Fun with Printmaking (Ages 9-11)
Explore a variety of printmaking techniques to make multiples of your artwork. We’ll look at processes like monotypes, linoleum carving, screen printing, non–toxic engraving and colographs. We’ll transfer images to paper, vinyl, plexiglass, fabrics or wood.
read moreONSITE: Darkroom Photography (Ages 12-14)
Using 35mm cameras, learn the fundamentals of black and white photography. Take field trips and use the darkroom to print your own photographs. Lessons include camera operation, composition, lighting, subject matter and other principles. If time allows, we may also experiment with pinhole photography by making our own cameras out of recycled materials. Bring your […]
read moreONSITE: Screen Printing T-Shirts and Posters (Ages 12-14)
Learn how to screen print by making posters and t-shirts. We’ll cover lots of approaches within this versatile medium, including creating hand-drawn stencils with your own design. Learn about printing, registration and color mixing using water-based, non-toxic acrylic ink. Experimentation is encouraged!
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