| Summer Art Classes and Workshops |
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Summer Art Camp for Children Ages 6 - 12
9:30 am - Noon
Week 1: Multi-Media Adventures June 30 - July 3
Alexandra Roberts
Members: $120 Non-members: $145
Discover and develop creativity through exciting drawing and painting activities that celebrate the work of favorite artists. Come explore the museum, and create your own original masterpiece!
Week 2: Let's Do Summer! July 7 - 11
Judi Olkkola
Members: $150 Non-members: $175
Multi-media flowers, sun, gardens! Children will celebrate summer and express themselves with lots of color using tissue paper, neon, fluorescent and acrylic paints along with watercolors.
Week 3: Drawing and Painting July 14 - 18
Judi Olkkola
Members: $150 Non-members: $175
Children will view work by Van Gogh, Picasso, Renoir and Monet, and then draw/paint their own version of one of the artist's works. Watercolors, poster paint, acrylic paint, cray pas and various other mediums will be used for their compositions.
Week 4: Ocean Explorers July 21 - 25
Alexandra Roberts
Members: $150 Non-members: $175
Travel to the depths of the ocean flooor where creatures lurk and mermaids sing. Artists will use their flippers to dive into a variety of exciting art materials and let their imaginations sail away on a creative adventure.
Week 5: It's Beach Time! July 28 - August 1
Judi Olkkola
Members: $150 Non-members: $175
Inspired by summer near the beach, make sculpture, weaving, collage, fish prints and paintings using tissue paper, paint, sand, shells and other wonderful materials!
Week 6: Castles, Gnome Homes & Fairy Houses August 4 - 8
Alexandra Roberts
Members: $150 Non-members: $175
Imagine an enchanted world in the hidden corners of the forest. Young artists will combine paper mache, natural materials, jazzy embellishments and a sprinkle of magic dust to create a whimsical world for fairies and gnomes to cast their spells.
Week 7: Oodles of Materials August 11 - 15
Judi Olkkola
Members: $150 Non-members: $175
Experience an art adventure using oodles of materials! Children will experiment with various paints as well as beads, feathers, glitter, pipe cleaners and more to make masks, sculptures, self-portraits, collages and weavings.
Week 8: Lights, Camera, Action! August 18 - 22
Alexandra Roberts
Members: $150 Non-members: $175
Let your child take center stage as we recreate a favorite tale. Budding artists, actors and stage crew design costumes, create props and scenery, and bring famous characters to life. Parents and friends are invited for the final performance on the last day of class. Prepare yourself for a fantastic theatrical adventure!
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Clay Workshops for Middle School Students
9:30 am - Noon |
*Note about clay classes:
Due to the extra time needed for firing and glazing of clay objects, students may need to return at a later date to pick up finished ceramic work.
Angela Persechino, Instructor
($25 materials fee included in price)
Week 1: The Stone Age June 30 - July 3
Members: $145 Non-members: $170
Earth, water and fire: origins of ceramics (Marajo Island, Brazil and Zapotec, Mexico). Create small-scale animals and people out of clay. Handbuilding techniques: pinch, coil and press clay to create functional containers. Emphasis is on geometric designs and texture.
Week 2: Tiles From Around the World July 7 - 11
Members: $175 Non-members: $200
Carve architectural images such as castles, mosques and cathedrals from a country of choice on clay tiles and decorate with designs and colors.
Week 3: Middle East July 14 - 18
Members: $175 Non-members: $200
Create a beautiful bowl using a specific hand building technique. Animal patterns, designs and texture will complete this very interesting piece.
Week 4: Japan July 21 - 25
Members: $175 Non-members: $200
Students will have a choice of creating a set of Japanese tea cups or a large-scale vessel using a unique decorative design known as cord-created patterns (Jomon ware).
Week 5: Liberia July 28 - Aug 1
Members: $175 Non-members: $200
Mano Storage pots (c. 1930-50). White clay hand-rubbed with powdered charcoal, beeswax and palm oil; designs incised with one’s own jewelry. Use anything to create interesting designs, patterns and texture on a very unique clay pot.
Week 6: Egypt / Africa Aug 4 - 8
Members: $175 Non-members: $200
Students will explore a primitive method of creating and firing clay (smoke fired). Clay slabs, writing tablets and universal containers will be used like traditional communication purposes including cultural signs and symbols.
Week 7: Greece Aug 11 - 15
Members: $175 Non-members: $200
Greek vessels with an Olympic theme. Hear a story about an important sporting event depicted on a Greek-style vessel. Using a specialized “glazing” technique (terra sigillata- “sealed earth”), students will create modern games on a clay vessel using this traditional process.
Week 8: Jewelry Aug 18 - 22
Members: $175 Non-members: $200
Several cultures identified themselves by the jewelry they wore. Create interesting and unique jewelry that fits your style and individual preferences. Beads, pendants and other
accessories will be used to complete beautiful pieces to keep for yourself or give as gifts.
Children's Afternoon Workshops 1 - 3 pm
Ages 6 - 12 (Kinder Art and Finger Painting are appropriate for pre-schoolers) |
All Afternoon Workshops: Members: $25 Non-members: $35
Click on underlined workshop to register.
June 30 - Masks
July 1 - Collage
July 2 - Watercolor
July 7 - Kinder Art
July 8 - Ocean Art
July 9 - Book Making
July 10 - Acrylic Painting
July 11 - Masks
July 14 - Acrylic Painting
July 15 - Kinder Art
July 16 - Masks
July 17 -Watercolor
July 18 - Collage
July 21 - Watercolor
July 22 - Collage
July 23 - Acrylic Painting
July 24 - Ocean Art
July 25 - Kinder Art
July 28 - Finger Painting
July 29 - Ocean Art
July 30 - Collage
July 31 - Masks
Aug 1 - Watercolor
Aug 4 - Watercolor
Aug 5 - Sculpture
Aug 6 - Painting Still Life
Aug 7 - Collage
Aug 8 - Ocean Art
Aug 11 - Acrylic Painting
Aug 12 - Kinder Art
Aug 13 - Watercolor
Aug 14 - Ocean Art
Aug 15 - Sculpture
Aug 18 - Collage
Aug 19 - Sculpture
Aug 20 - Masks
Aug 21 - Painting Still Life
