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Giant Paper-mâché Sculpture (Ages 12-14)

January 24, 2023

Want a giant pet or an impossibly huge shoe? Make one! Paste, newspaper, cardboard and wire—that’s just about all you need to explore the world of papier-mâché and make big sculptures. Work hard, have lots of fun, get really messy and end up with the most amazing sculpture you've ever made!

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Paper Party: Making Art with Paper (Ages 6-8)

January 24, 2023

What happens when you experiment with all the different ways of art-making with paper? You discover new ways of creating! In this class, we will draw on paper, create collages, make books, fold origami, and build sculptures. We will also learn about contemporary artists and how and why they use paper. By the end of […]

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Cat + Dog Creations (Ages 6-8)

January 24, 2023

Want to celebrate our furry friends? Our class for cat and dog creations is just the thing! Make a pet-inspired trinket dish with air-dry clay, or paint your own work of art inspired by works from famous artists who use animals as inspiration.

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Art Explorers (Age 5)

January 24, 2023

Let's explore art-making! Create eclectic 2D and 3D art collections using clay, wire, fabric, paint or other materials. Our smallest artists can sign up for multiple weeks of classes and always have new projects to create!

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Superhero Adventure Studio (Ages 6-8)

January 24, 2023

We will make our own superhero adventures by making and using action figures, costumes, masks, storybooks, and more! Plan, create, investigate and refine your art-making processes. We'll start with tinkering and exploring ideas and materials and encourage experimentation.

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Artist-a-Day (Ages 6-8)

January 24, 2023

Each day, we'll learn about a new artist and the medium in which they work. We will think about why artists make art and what makes you an artist! Which causes are important to you? What inspires you? Have fun and explore art-making processes and concepts with inspiration from those who came before us.

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Creating with Polymer Clay (Ages 9-11)

January 24, 2023

Explore art-making with polymer clay! Polymer clay is fun because it's rich and colorful. In this class, we will do a variety of projects and learn best how to work with polymer clay. We'll make jewelry or small sculptures and experiment with baking our creations to make them last forever!

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Gnome Homes + Fairy Gardens (Ages 6-8)

January 24, 2023

Make whimsical small worlds with a variety of materials like clay, collage, paint, natural materials, even shrinky dinks. Keep your creation indoors or bring components of it outdoors to your own garden. We'll also make some fun garden art to help lure gnomes and fairies into your garden.

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Giant Paper-mâché Sculpture (Ages 9-11)

January 24, 2023

Want a giant pet or an impossibly huge shoe? Make one! Paste, newspaper, cardboard and wire—that’s just about all you need to explore the world of papier-mâché and make big sculptures. Work hard, have lots of fun, get really messy and end up with the most amazing sculpture you've ever made!

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Art Explorers (Age 5)

January 24, 2023

Let's explore art-making! Create eclectic 2D and 3D art collections using clay, wire, fabric, paint or other materials. Our smallest artists can sign up for multiple weeks of classes and always have new projects to create!

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Customizing Action Figures (Ages 6-8)

January 24, 2023

Make action figures out of discarded toys and parts! We will be using parts of existing toys to alter, reassemble and make unique creations. We will be upcycling and sculpting additional parts out of clay and whatever else we can find! Bring your own toy parts or use ours!

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ONSITE: Ideas + Their Containers: Beginning Sculpture

November 07, 2022

This beginners' workshop will focus on contemporary sculpture practices, creative process and technical development. The class will introduce you to safe and appropriate machine and hand tool usage in the woodshop alongside beginner mold-making techniques. Students will learn traditional and alternative processes for making functional and sculptural hybrid objects: objects that present or perform unlikely […]

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ONSITE: Arctic Animals (Ages 6-8)

November 07, 2022

Let’s travel to the frigid arctic from the comfort of our heated classroom to learn all about the animals and ecosystem! We’ll be exploring various mediums including painting, drawing, sculpture, and collage to create our icy animals.

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ONSITE: Family Studio: Make a Snow Globe

November 07, 2022

Come and make art side by side as a family. Families will explore a new medium each week and create a beautiful project together. In this class you'll create your own world in a snow globe out of recycled & found items!

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ONSITE: Mixed-Media Art Exploration (Ages 6-8)

November 07, 2022

In this workshop we will explore materials and media as we create drawings, paintings, small sculptures, books, prints and more. With the lens of creativity and experimentation we will gain skills in a variety of media and try out new techniques.

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ONSITE: High-Performance Concrete

November 07, 2022

A great introduction to high-performance concrete. During this workshop, you will learn how to form molds, calculate concrete mixes, pour, and finish concrete. This is not concrete from your big box store, but a high performance mix that is great for furniture. We will talk about form building, mix designs, fibers, pigments, and finishes. Make […]

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ONSITE: Customizing Action Figures (Ages 9-11)

April 27, 2022

Make action figures out of discarded toys and parts! We will be using parts of existing toys to alter, reassemble and make unique creations. We will be upcycling and sculpting additional parts out of clay and whatever else we can find! Bring your own toy parts or use ours!

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ONSITE: Mixed-Media Mold Casting

April 14, 2022

Learn how to make and cast clay molds in plaster, use plaster sculpting tools, create alginate molds, and incorporate mixed media into the mold casting process. Plan to create a wall hanging or freestanding plaster sculpture, and leave with the skills to pursue your own at-home casting projects.

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ONSITE: 3-D Cardboard Maker Studio (Ages 6-8)

April 08, 2022

In this studio class, we will focus on the experience of building with cardboard. We'll imagine, design, and create a variety of things like buildings, vehicles, and more. We will also work together to build one incredible collaborative structure as we expand our skills and explore many creative uses for cardboard.

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ONSITE: Superhero Adventure Studio (Ages 6-8)

April 08, 2022

Superhero adventure studio is where participants get to plan, create, investigate and refine their art making processes. Tinkering is the starting point of invention so in this studio art experience we will make our own superhero adventures by making and using action figures, costumes, masks, storybooks, and more!

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ONSITE: Found Object Sculpture (Ages 9-11)

February 06, 2022

Let’s make sculptures from found and recycled objects! For inspiration We will look to the work of artists like Nailah Taman, Atsuko Tanaka, and Betye Saar. We will also discuss eco-friendly art and collaborate to make a sustainable classroom environment. A large part of this class will involve walking around the neighborhood and engaging our […]

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ONSITE: Customizing Action Figures (Ages 9-11)

February 06, 2022

Make action figures out of discarded toys and parts! We will be using parts of existing toys to alter, reassemble and make unique creations. We will be upcycling and sculpting additional parts out of clay and whatever else we can find! Bring your own toy parts or use ours!

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ONSITE: Found Object Sculpture (Ages 6-8)

January 26, 2022

Let’s make sculptures from found and recycled objects! For inspiration We will look to the work of artists like Nailah Taman, Atsuko Tanaka, and Betye Saar. We will also discuss eco-friendly art and collaborate to make a sustainable classroom environment. A large part of this class will involve walking around the neighborhood and engaging our […]

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