Young children are natural artists! This class will let them explore many materials while enhancing fine motor skills. A different theme will be introduced each week, with three or four projects through cutting, pasting, ripping, drawing, and painting. Students will explore different materials, improve fine motor skills and creativity. Since all that work can build up an appetite, each class will include a fun snack which the kids prepare themselves. Remember, it's the process, not the product that counts... and come dressed for hands-on artistic fun!

Storytime Art

60 minute class for children 3 to 6 years

Story time with a twist! Each week, a different story will be explored. Picture books are chosen from both well-known and newer authors. Kids will do projects based on both the stories and the artists’ techniques. They will enhance their creativity and fine motor skills through drawing, painting, collage, and mixed media. Students will explore different media and learn about composition in art.

All About Art

75 minute class for 7 years old through adult

Each class will focus on a different artist. Some are famous, many are well-known, and there are a few surprises thrown in! Children and young adults will learn about the artists' techniques by trying it themselves! They will explore materials like charcoal, pastels and pencils, ink and acrylics. Students will get familiar with composition in art, improve their creativity and fine motor skills. [Supply list]

Colored Pencil Drawing

75 minute class for 7 years old through adult

Learn colored pencil drawing skills with a variety of techniques and tools. Colored pencil is an amazingly versatile medium; beautiful, non-toxic, and capable of many effects, from light and delicate to intense and saturated. Students will learn basic shading and color mixing, while enhancing visual drawing skills. [Supply list]

Still Life Drawing

90 minute class for 8 years old through adult

In this drawing class, we will work from still life. We will look at some of the great still life artists, and then create our own works of art. You will learn creative drawing techniques and skills. You'll learn ways to make your drawings more personal and more personally fulfilling. This is a great class for beginners who want to take up the practice of drawing for pleasure. [Supply list]

Drawing Realistically

90 minute class for 8 years old through adult

Anyone can draw realistically; it just requires shifting to a different way of seeing. In this course, students will learn practical hands-on exercises to learn to "see things more clearly" and will learn basic strategies for accessing the visual mode of thinking. Along the way, they will also study rules of proportion, gray scales, shading, and other drawing techniques. This is an intensive drawing class with weekly homework assignments. [Supply list]

Drawing Forth Creativity

90 minute class for 8 years old through adult

Students hone their drawing skills while learning to draw with spontaneity, use their creativity to show emotion, and tell stories with their art. This class helps students find their own style and develop their artistic vocabulary. They will learn about different artists and their drawing methods. Students are encouraged to draw daily. Weekly homework will be assigned. [Supply list]

Studio Drawing

90 minute class for 8 years old through adult

This is an intermediate drawing class for students who wish to continue in drawing. We will focus on exercises to improve drawing, based on the student’s personal vision and style. The course is individualized, based on each student’s skills and talents. We will learn too see like an artist and will work from still life. Basic drawing materials will be used: drawing pencils, charcoal, pen and ink, and brush and ink. This is a course for serious drawing students, and drawing practice outside of class will be required. [Supply list]

Nature and Animals

90 minute class for 8 years old through adult

A beginner's class in drawing and painting of all types of nature. Students will learn various techniques, including charcoal drawing, sketching and oil/acrylic painting. The goal of this class is to help the artist appreciate nature and all of its beauty through color, texture, brush strokes, outlining and blending. By choosing different subjects such as animals,landscapes, marine life etc, the student will discover the different palettes found on land, in the water and up in the sky. [Supply list]

Printmaking

90 minute class for 10 years old through adult

A beginner's class on making relief prints. Students will learn various techniques, including monoprints, linoleum blocks, rubber stamps, found objects and more. The goals of this class include exploration of materials, improving fine motor skills and creativity, exploration of composition in art, learning about different artists and their printmaking techniques. [Supply list]