Kind–Age 8
Learn about fibers, where they come from and everything that is made from them! Have fun constructing pom poms, dread locks and small animals, while learning how to make choices about color and design.
Sat Mar 3-31 10am-11:45am
$125/members $118 5wks*
Gina Tavelli
Pre-K & Kind
Young students will have the opportunity to explore art making with all kinds of REAL materials. Every week a new medium will be introduced, including: Paint, Plaster, Ink, Pastels, Wa- tercolors and Found Objects. Students will create and experiment, while basing their projects around folk tales, famous artists work or holidays.
Mon Mar 5-April 2 9:15 – 11:00am OR 1:15-3:00pm
$125/ members $118 5wks
Donna Hurwitz
Ages 12+
Drawing is a means to an end, the start of any masterpiece, the master plan. Students will work with varied drawing media including pencil, ink, charcoal and conte crayon. Starting with the ba- sics in contour drawing, value studies, composition, and design theory, students will learn multiple techniques in the numerous mediums while building upon skills of observational drawing and still life as well as pulling from imagination. Beginner’s and up. Open Studio atmosphere.
Mon Mar 5-April 2 4:30-6:15pm
$125/members $118 5wks
Gwen Stevenson
Pre-K & Kind
A children’s introduction to Greek Mythology: Students will explore the world of Greek My- thology, beginning with the basic tales, such as Medusa and King Midas. Each day we’ll share a different story and create memorable items from our week such as a Greek Vase, a clay story character and our own dress up costume, complete with Fig Crown or Medusa Headband!
Tues Mar 6-April 3 9:15 – 11:00am OR 1:15 – 3:00pm
$125/ members $115 5wks
Marketa Garces
Ages 12+
We’ll explore various oil painting techniques working from Still Life and Photographs. Learn tech- niques of applying paints, mediums and gamsol while you develop your skill at composition, color usage, color mixing and use of light and shadow. A supply list to be purchased will be given. Open Studio atmosphere.
Tues Mar 6-April 3 4:30–6:15pm
$125/members $115 5wks
Donna Hurwitz
Ages 6-9 yrs.
A children’s introduction to Greek Mythology: Students will explore the world of Greek Mythology, beginning with the basic tales, such as Medusa and King Midas. Each day we’ll share a different story and create memorable items from our week such as a Greek Vase, a clay story character and our own dress up costume, complete with Fig Crown or Medusa Headband!
Wed Mar 7-April 4 4:30-6:15pm
$125/members $115 5wks
Marketa Garces
Based on our outdoor sculpture garden, students will have fun carving, sanding, gluing, painting, bending and sculpting with soap, wire, wood and other assorted objects. Learning principles of 3D additive and subtractive design, students will construct and assemble our pieces into fabulous works of functional and abstract art . We’ll even throw in a few found objects, like personal items or photos to make each piece our own! $10 materials fee.
Wed Mar 7-April 4 4:30-6:15pm $125/members $115 5wks Ages 8-13 G. Stevenson
Ages 9-13 yrs.
Glass fusing is the art of layering pieces of glass and then firing them in the kiln to permanently fuse them together. Students will learn to cut glass and design several pieces. Using colored glass pieces, glass dots, glass frit, and glass noodles, students will create unique and colorful designs. Instructor will take projects to her studio to be fired in the kiln to fuse all the pieces together. $50 materials fee payable at first class.
Fri Mar 9-30 4:30-6:15pm
$100/members $90 4wks
Leanne Blevins
Using cookies as a canvas and icing in place of a palette, students will learn the basic cookie decorating techniques. This workshop is fun, simple and delicious and will use St. Patrick’s Day or Spring themes. $8 materials fee payable to teacher.
Sat March 17 1:00-3:00pm $25/members $20 1 wk
Wendy Goodman
All camps are $150 for a half day session, unless otherwise noted. Discount to $275 for full day week. Please bring a healthy snack and wear appropriate clothes or bring a smock for carefee working.
June 25-29
We’ll spend the week creating art based on our favorite pet or animal. Students are asked to bring in photos to share with everyone and to maybe tell a story or two. Then we will use the photos to inspire a watercolor painting, a soft sculpture and small clay figurines. We’ll even invite some of our friends for a visit!
Ages 5-9 yrs. 930am-12pm
June 25-29
Silk chiffon is the fabric into which soft fibers are felted. This is called Nuno technique. Combinations of silk and wool can produce feather weight garments with exotic textures; perfect for summer events.
Ages 12+ 930am-12pm
June 25-29
Students will choose their medium, either oils or acrylic. This will be an open studio session where each person works to develop his style,while further developing their skills at composition, texture, color usage, perspective and use of light and shadow. Appropriate for beginners and also those with experience with the mediums. The student will choose their subject matter and work from Still Life, Photographs or even some Plein Aire painting outside of our studio! Students will bring their own basic set of acrylic or oil paints. May be repeated more than one week.
Ages 12-16 1230-3pm
June 25-29
We’ll create a paper mâché fortress complete with drawbridge and towers. Then we’ll sculpt medieval knights and royalty or characters from Beauty and the Beast to roam our architecture wonder.
Ages 7-11 1230-3pm
July 2-6 (4 days)
We’ll take elements from nature and the Park around us to create awesome rubbings and print collages. Then we’ll carve our own designs out of soap to block print on paper and fabric (bring a shirt!). Finally we will make marbleized papers with our favorite colors and techniques.
Ages 8-12 930am-12pm
July 2-6 (4 days) $125
We’ll move outside for this week of creating that is more appropriate for the outdoors! Have you ever painted with a squirt gun? Or made a pool print? Children will also learn a unique way of doing spin art and finish the week by making a tie dyed t-shirt. (Students should bring a 100% cotton t-shirt on the first day for dying)
Ages 5–10 1230-3pm
July 2-6 (4 days) $125
Breathe some new life into an old piece of furniture by re-designing it with a little paint and some fresh new ideas. We’ll look at various types of painted furniture and then develop a design for our own. From abstract painting, to stencils or even decoupage, we will each bring home a newly decorated creation to treasure and use at the same time!Students should bring an old piece of distressed furniture on the first day.
Ages 10+ 1230-3pm
July 23-27
Based on family trips to The South of France, we will learn about the culture, traditions and art of this region. We’ll create a 3D painting of a sunflower field and learn the story of the “Santon” while making a clay figurine. We’ll even make lavender soap and learn to play the popular game of Petangue!
Ages 5-9 10am-1230pm
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