Bring your characters to life in Procreate! This class will cover the essentials of character design, including poses, facial expressions, and costume design, all while exploring Procreate’s features.
read moreIn this introduction to glass fusing class, students will learn how to cut glass, assemble it and make unique pieces of art to take home with them by the end of the week!
read moreExplore surrealism—an artistic movement full of strange, dreamlike images and ideas. Students will learn about famous artists, and practice cutting and layering shapes to create their own surreal collages.
read moreLet'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!
read moreLearn how to make unique home décor out of polymer clay. Polymer clay is an easy to use, oven-fired clay, so you can make these at home, too. We will explore style, aesthetic, and design, as well as basic pottery techniques to make our creations. Projects will include candle holders, picture frames, trinket dishes, sculptures, […]
read moreEmbrace your love of color by learning to make stained glass. You'll select and design stained glass patterns, then cut, grind, clean, foil and solder your creation using the copper foil technique and lead-free solder. Beginners will complete a simple suncatcher and more experienced students will explore more advanced designs. We'll end class with our own […]
read moreWork together to create an interactive pond outdoors, complete with artistic fish, water, and origami lotuses. Let your imagination run wild to create your own beautiful watery world out of paper and other simple art materials!
read moreLearn to quilt! We'll cover the basics of using a sewing machine to create quilts, including some of the most popular stitches, different types of fabric, and more! We'll use simple quilt patterns to make a small lap quilt or quilted wall hanging.
read moreLet'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!
read moreMake patches to sew on clothes by upcycling material such as old denim! We will use paint pens and learn to draw designs and lettering to create awesome wearable art!
read moreIn this class, we will be drawing and making robots: robot drawings, paintings, cardboard robots, puppets, comics, pom pom and pipe cleaner robots! Giant ones, tiny ones, silly ones—robots with mustaches. Collage robots? Robots made out of sticks? Yes and yes. Robot Art Class will emphasize letting loose our imaginations and having fun with a […]
read moreAre you curious about making 3D models on the iPad? Learn the basics of sculpting 3D models in NomadSculpt, an approachable and fun program with all sorts of practical applications.
read moreExperiment with fabric and other fibers to create sculptural forms and transform clothing. Mark making will be explored through hand stitching and painting. Basic stitching and weaving will be covered. Students are welcome to incorporate other media and pieces of clothing for decoration and reconstruction.
read moreIn this performing arts camp, everyone will work together to create a story and then perform it! First, students will brainstorm ideas, create their own characters, and build the group narrative. Next, students will develop their storytelling skills through theater games and movement activities. The emphasis will be on stage presence, confidence, facial expression, and […]
read moreLearn the basics of metalworking! In this class, students will create mechanical objects using rivets, which are small pins that are hammered through multiple layers of metal or other flat materials, creating pivot points where the piece may bend and rotate. We’ll cover piercing, sawing, filing, riveting, and simple design techniques. Some soldering may be […]
read moreBoldly dive into metalworking techniques through the creation of a "chaos project." You will begin with making a unique drawing or design, then we'll move to create sculptural works that challenge our ideas of what metal can create! All students will learn piercing, sawing, soldering, filing, and simple design/drawing, along with additional proiect-specific techniques. At […]
read moreLet'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!
read moreEnjoy painting and want to paint big? Join us for a collaborative painting experience. We'll get inspired with a mural walk through the Fan neighborhood, then work both individually and together to create a large-scale painting that will be displayed at VisArts.
read moreWe're getting the band back together! Learn to use the letterpress studio to create rad band posters, cool stickers, and merch. Letterpress is a form of relief printmaking that uses a printing press and typesetting individual letters to create words and designs for printed media. Bands originally used this form of printmaking to advertise their […]
read morePaper puppets are an easy and fun project. Starting with 2D materials such as papers, fabrics, and felt, construct many different people, animals, and objects to create a miniature world! Methods for articulating the paper puppets will be demonstrated. Details will be worked in using additional materials such as paints, inks, markers, and more. Each […]
read moreLearn how to make fun polymer clay creations! Polymer clay is an easy to use, oven-fired clay, so you can make these at home, too. We will explore multiple pottery techniques, including how to make pinch pots, how to use coils, how to blend, and how to make hand-built sculptures. Students will come home with […]
read moreMake 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.
read morePaint in a really big way! Create life-sized self-portraits and work together to produce collaborative paintings. Leave with a giant treasure.
read moreLearn the fundamentals of black and white photography. We'll take photo field trips and use the darkroom to print our photographs. Ages 9 – 11 will use pinhole cameras and learn to create photograms. For ages 12 – 14, lessons include camera operation, composition, lighting, subject matter, and other principles. Ages 12 – 14 may bring their own […]
read moreLearn to make small sculptures using armatures and polymer clay! This class will teach you how to plan a sculpture with reference pictures and thumbnail sketches. You'll also learn how to build an armature with wood, wire, and foil. Together, we'll sculpt the polymer clay over our armatures to bring our plans to life.
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