Schedule

Week 1 – June 10-14

9 AM - Noon

Fun in the Mud (4 - 7) – Tami Howell

"Spin and Sculpt - Space Invaders!". Young potters will be introduced to the different kinds of clay, the pottery wheel, handbuilding and glazing. Projects include pinch-pot flying saucers, space alien face jugs, helping hand bowls and sunshine wall-hangings!

Painting Paradise! (4 - 7) – Lauren Hughes

Lauren will work with students to develop their basic painting skills and a love for the medium, along with concepts like the color wheel, line, texture and value in this foundational painting class! This class is designed to prepare students more fully for their future art classes and to give them hands-on experience with tools and media.

Secrets From The Garden (8 - 13) – Shirlee Bills

You’re invited to come on an art exploration of the many secrets the garden can hold in this Earth-inspired workshop! Students will be creating garden journals, watercolor paintings and mini gardens of their own.

Explorations In Sculpture (9 - up) – Jen Pepper

Step into the third dimension! Students will learn the use of  many materials and techniques that sculptors have used for centuries, including carving, casting, plaster, wood, soft sculpture, found materials and more! This is a beginning class for any student, and you need not bring anything else but your imaginations!

1 - 4 PM

2D Mixed Media (9 - up) – Jen Pepper

Students will explore working in pencil, charcoal, watercolor, ink and acrylic paints. Exciting techniques that artists have used will get students working from observation, to making their own still life set ups and collages to more abstract forms. This is a beginning class for any student interested in learning about a variety of wet and dry media and a chance for intermediate students that want to advance in their own creativity.

Youth Pottery (8 - up) – Tami Howell

"Spin and Sculpt - Beach Bash" Students will learn about the pottery wheel and how to make functional pottery (bowls, mugs), as well as handbuilding and glazing techniques. Projects include a clay beach ball bowl, a beach blanket snack pack and fish and mermaids!

Week 2 – June 17-21

9 AM - Noon

Under The Big Top (4 - 7) – Amylynn McDevitt

Nothing is more exciting than a circus, except for maybe creating one of your own! Come run away to the circus with Amylynn for a big-top adventure and create masks of your own and a 3D circus box and hear some great stories about your circus adventure!

Mermaids & Neptunes (4 - 7) – Jennifer Martin

The ocean is Earth’s final frontier, and it’s an incredible world of creatures and legends! Ms. Jennifer is going on an exploration, and you’re invited to join her as she helps you create your own crowns, tridents, tails and treasure and set sail!

Pepper’s Puppeteers (8 - 13) – Jen Pepper

Students will learn about the variety of puppets used in storytelling around the world and will create their own unique characters to perform live theatre – a puppet show – on the last day of class. Shadow puppets, masked creatures, Chinese lion dancers and marionettes are some of the projects planned.

1 - 4 PM

Youth Pottery (8 - up) – Tami Howell

"Spin and Sculpt - People and Pets" Students will learn about the pottery wheel and how to make functional pottery (bowls, mugs), as well as handbuilding and glazing techniques. Projects include face jugs, wheel and coil vases, animals and self-portraits!

Needlepoint (8 - 13) – Jan Rogers

In our newest fiber arts workshop, Ms. Jan will work with students to learn the basics of using needlepoint tools, techniques and materials to create awesome monogrammed accessories like cool BFF bracelets, bookmarks and a mini photo album! Come try something new!

Explorations In Sculpture (9 - up) – Jen Pepper

Step into the third dimension! Students will learn the use of  many materials and techniques that sculptors have used for centuries, including carving, casting, plaster, wood, soft sculpture, found materials and more! This is a beginning class for any student, and you need not bring anything else but your imaginations!

Week 3 – June 24-28

9 AM - Noon

Fun in the Mud (4 - 7) – Tami Howell

"Spin and Sculpt - Monster Mayhem!" Young potters will be introduced to the different kinds of clay, the pottery wheel, handbuilding and glazing. Projects include a pinch-pot eyeball box, a Big Mouth Monster, wheel and coil vases and textured name plaques.

Animal Explorers (4 - 7) – Amylynn McDevitt

Grab your binoculars! It's time to learn about animals and their environments and use your art skills to bring what you learn to life! Create an animal journal and an adventure kit to explore and listen to stories about famous explorers. Don't forget your sunscreen!

Birds Of A Feather (8 -1 3) – Jennifer Martin

Our feathered friends are some of nature’s most beautiful works of art, and Ms. Jennifer is looking forward to guiding students on this mixed-media exploration of their world!  Through collage, sculpture and basic printmaking, young birders will get a  chance to draw inspiration from the creatures of the air!

1 - 4 PM

Youth Pottery (8 - up) – Tami Howell

“Spin and Sculpt - Turns and Textures”  Students will  learn to manipulate clay using traditional hand-building and wheel turning and explore a variety of glazing and texturing techniques. Projects include textured teacups and saucers, mirrors, wall pockets and Moai statues!

Drawing with Colored Pencils (10 -  up) – Sylvester Hickmon

A good colored pencil drawing is like a painting! After taking this class, your child’s drawings will glow with jewel-like, intense colors and delicate translucent effects. Students will learn color-layering, blending, line impression technique and different methods of color lifting, giving them a solid foundation to further explore color pencil drawing on their own.

Watermedia Painting (8 - 13) – Lauren Hughes

In this foundational painting class, Lauren will lead students on an exploration of more advanced aspects of the medium. Using watercolor and acrylics, students will gain a deeper understanding of paint and using it to create movement, texture and light in their paintings.

Week 4 – July 8-12

9 AM - Noon

Native American Art (4 - 7) – Dr. Roseetta Spann-Davis

The first Americans used art as part of just about everything they created; and in this mixed-media creative workshop, students will create masks, beaded moccasins and sketchbooks they’ll use in class to explore aboriginal art elements and principles, ideas and images.

Painting Paradise! (4 - 7) – Lauren Hughes

Lauren will work with students to develop their basic painting skills and a love for the medium, along with concepts like the color wheel, line, texture and value in this foundational painting class! This class is designed to prepare students more fully for their future art classes and to give them hands-on experience with tools and media.

Be Dazzled! Jewelrymaking (8 - 13) – Mackenzie Sholtz

Blending traditional methods of stringing, wire wrapping and macramé with current trends of steampunk and repurposing creates jewelry with a fun blend of funk and fashion. With equal parts of make-your-own beads with ready-made elements, this class focuses on a variety of easy jewelry making techniques to create a variety of individual pieces to suit the student.

1 - 4 PM

Masks Of the World (8 - 13) – Dr. Roseetta Spann-Davis

Ms. Roseeta will lead this fascinating mask-making workshop, in which students will produce African or Asian cultural masks. Students will develop a sketchbook of visual images and notes related to their masks and will apply acrylic paint, raffia, beads, feathers and other appropriate media in the creation of their compositions.

Intro to Scratchboard (9 - up) – Terrance McDow

Mr. Terrance will lead his students on an exploration of the fascinating and increasingly popular mediu of scratchboard, in which artistic images are made by using tools to scratch into a board coated with a thin layer of ink-coated clay. In the first half of the 20th century, it was a preferred technique for scientific and medical illustration, but has since made a comeback as an appealing medium for illustrators of magazines, ads, graphic novels, and one of a kind pieces of fine art!

Week 5 – July 15-19

9 AM - Noon

Mermaids  & Neptunes (4 - 7) – Jennifer Martin

The ocean is Earth’s final frontier, and it’s an incredible world of creatures and legends! Ms. Jennifer is going on an exploration, and you’re invited to join her as she helps you create your own crowns, tridents, tails and treasure and set sail!

Fun In The Mud (4 - 7) – Amanda Cox

In this class, students will be introduced to different kinds of clay, the pottery wheel, a variety of hand-building techniques and colorful glazes. We will explore classic children's stories to gain inspiration for our creations as we combine art, storytelling and play in this unique class offering.

Secrets From The Garden (8 – 13) – Tara Schumarcher

You’re invited to come on an art exploration of the many secrets the garden can hold in this Earth-inspired workshop! Students will be creating garden journals, watercolor paintings and mini gardens of their own.

1 - 4 PM

Majolica and More! (8 - up) – Amanda Cox

In this intermediate ceramics class, students will be led on an exploration of a variety of surface decoration techniques in addition to gaining experience with various hand-building and wheel-throwing techniques. Majolica glazing, Sgraffito and various types of printmaking will give the students’ works an added dimension! Some basic prior experience handling clay and using pottery tools is recommended.

Animals Of The World (8 - 13) – Tara Schumarcher

Different cultures around the world encounter a wide variety of animals and represent them artistically in just as many ways, from African animal masks to Native American totems! Come on an art-safari with “Mrs. Shoe” and learn how people celebrate the creatures with whom they share the planet!

Screen Printing (10 - up) – Frank McCauley

In this mixed-media workshop, students will explore screenprinting, photo transfers, monotypes and assemblage on their way to creating  experimental works on paper and t-shirts. Students will also combine and experiment with painting/drawing methods, textural effects and collage techniques that encourage thinking “outside the box.”

Week 6 – July 22-26

9 AM - Noon

Native American Art (4 - 7) – Dr. Roseetta Spann-Davis

The first Americans used art as part of just about everything they created; and in this mixed-media creative workshop, students will create masks, beaded moccasins and sketchbooks they’ll use in class to explore aboriginal art elements and principles, ideas and images.

Fun in the Mud (4 - 7) – Amanda Cox

In this class, students will be introduced to different kinds of clay, the pottery wheel, a variety of hand-building techniques and colorful glazes. We will explore classic children's stories to gain inspiration for our creations as we combine art, storytelling and play in this unique class offering.

Watermedia Painting (8 - 13) – Lauren Hughes

In this foundational painting class, Lauren will lead students on an exploration of more advanced aspects of the medium. Using watercolor and acrylics, students will gain a deeper understanding of paint and using it to create movement, texture and light in their paintings.

1 - 4 PM

Print, Stitch & Sew (10 - up) – Jennifer Martin

In this mixed-media textile art workshop, students will learn basic sewing techniques along with other media like block printing and immersion dyeing that will enable them to decorate and recreate clothing, wearable accessories and art for the wall.

Drawing With Colored Pencils (10 - up) – Sylvester Hickmon

A good colored pencil drawing is like a painting! After taking this class, your child’s drawings will glow with jewel-like, intense colors and delicate translucent effects. Students will learn color-layering, blending, line impression technique and different methods of color lifting, giving them a solid foundation to further explore color pencil drawing on their own.

Gourds-A-Go-Go! (8 - 13) – Jackie Jurecek

Nobody knows gourds like Ms. Jackie, and she’s ready to show her students how to take them from the garden to the gallery! Students will transform ordinary gourds (large woody seed pods) into whimsical creatures and other creations in this class which encourages thinking “outside the gourd!”

Week 7 – July 29 - Aug 2

9 AM - Noon

Bug Out with Bugs! (4 - 7) -  Tara Schumacher

Let's shrink down and explore the world of the crawlers and flyers!  Tara will introduce her students to the beauty and fun of insects!  Young “entomologists” will create a variety of insects using 2D and 3D forms, using materials found in nature and our own cabinets to create bug homes, their own imaginary bugs and a bug journal documenting all their discoveries!  Come bug out with us!

Fun In The Mud (4 - 7) – Amanda Cox

In this class, students will be introduced to different kinds of clay, the pottery wheel, a variety of hand-building techniques and colorful glazes. We will explore classic children's stories to gain inspiration for our creations as we combine art, storytelling and play in this unique class offering.

Maskmaking (8 - 13) – Dr. Roseetta Spann-Davis

Ms. Roseeta will lead this fascinating mask-making workshop, in which students will produce African or Asian cultural masks from a variety of natural materials. Students will develop a sketchbook of visual images and notes related to their masks and will apply acrylic paint, raffia, beads, feathers and other appropriate media in the creation of their compositions.

1 - 4 PM

Youth Pottery (8 - up) – Ashley Lareau

In one of our most popular ongoing summer offerings, students will have the opportunity to learn the basics of making decorative and functional ceramic art using traditional hand-building techniques and throwing functional vessels on the pottery wheel. Students will also learn a variety of surface decoration and glazing methods.

Intro to Scratchboard (9 - up) – Terrance McDow

Terrance will lead his students on an exploration of the fascinating and increasingly popular mediu of scratchboard, in which artistic images are made by using tools to scratch into a board coated with a thin layer of ink-coated clay. In the first half of the last century, it was a preferred technique for scientific and medical illustration, but has since made a comeback as an appealing medium for illustration, graphic novels, and one of a kind pieces of fine art!

Animals Of The World (8 -13) – Tara Schumarcher

Different cultures around the world encounter a wide variety of animals and represent them artistically in just as many ways, from African animal masks to Native American totems! Come on an art-safari with “Mrs. Shoe” and learn how people celebrate the creatures with whom they share the planet!