KIDS CLASSES:
Spring Session
April 19th

6 Weeks

CLASS SCHEDULES | CLASS DESCRIPTIONS | UPCOMING SESSIONS
 
Spring Session
April 19th

6 Weeks

AGE: 12 & up4:30-6:00pmStudio Foundations: Sculpture
AGE: 2 3/4 - 49:30-10:30amExperience Art Parent/Child
AGE: 2 - 311:00am-NoonArt Start Parent/Child
AGE: 3 3/4 - 51:30-2:30pmDiscover Art Parent/Child
AGE: 6-83-6pmAfter School Care
AGE: 6-84:30-5:45pmFUNdamentals: 2-D Art Elements & the Masters they Inspired
AGE: 13-23 mo.9:30-10:15amMusic
AGE: 2-5 yrs.10:30am-11:15amMusic
AGE: 1-12 mo.11:30-12:15pmMusic
AGE: 4-63-6pmAfter School Care
AGE: 4 - 64:30-5:45pmArt Explorers: Creative Chronicles-The Story in Art
AGE: 2 3/4 - 49:30-10:30amExperience Art Parent/Child
AGE: 2 3/4 - 411:00am-12:00pmExperience Art Parent/Child
AGE: 8 & Up3-6pmAfter School Care
AGE: 8 & Up4:30-5:45pmYoung Artists: Curious Cloth: Textiles throughout the Ages
AGE: 2 - 39:30-10:30amArt Start Parent/Child
AGE: 2 3/4 - 411:00am-12:00pmExperience Art Parent/Child
AGE: 3 3/4 - 51:30-2:30pmDiscover Art Parent/Child
AGE: 4-63-6pmAfter School Care
AGE: 4 - 64:30-5:45pmArt Explorers: Creative Chronicles-The Story in Art
AGE: 2 - 39:30-10:30amArt Start Parent/Child
AGE: 2 3/4 - 49:45-10:45amExperience Art Parent/Child
AGE: 6-811:15-12:30pmFUNdamentals: 2-D Art Elements & the Masters they Inspired
AGE: 4 - 611am-12:15pmArt Explorers: Creative Chronicles-The Story in Art
AGE: 5 - 812:45-2:00pmExtra Needs Art
AGE: 8 & Up1:00-2:15pmYoung Artists: Curious Cloth: Textiles throughout the Ages
AGE: 12 & up2:30-4:00pmStudio Foundations: Sculpture
AGE: infant-5 yrs.9:30-10:15amMusic
 
CLASS DESCRIPTIONS:

Spring Session
April 19th

6 Weeks

Art Start Parent/Child
Ages: 2 - 3
Tuesdays 11:00am-Noon Apr. 20, 27, May 4, 11, 18, 25  Tr.
Abbien  
Fridays 9:30-10:30am Apr. 23, 30, May 7, 14, 21, 28  Tr. Jill  
Saturdays 9:30-10:30am Apr. 24, May 1, 8, 15, 22, June 5  Tr. Jill  
Introduce your toddler to creative exploration through this exciting class designed specifically for 2 year olds. Emphasis is placed on individual exploration with flexibility built in for varying attention spans. Art starters are introduced to basics including drawing, painting, modeling, construction, and much more while developing fine motor and critical thinking skills. Parents learn about the specifics of creative development for this age and leave with inspiration for encouraging creative development at home! We recommend that all 2 year olds start with this class.
Course fee including materials: $135.00


Experience Art Parent/Child
Ages: 2 3/4 - 4
Tuesdays 9:30-10:30am Apr. 20, 27, May 4, 11, 18, 25  Tr.
Abbien  
Thursdays 9:30-10:30am Apr. 22, 29, May 6, 13, 20, 27  Tr. Jill  
Thursdays 11:00am-12:00pm Apr. 22, 29, May 6, 13, 20, 27  Tr. Jill  
Fridays 11:00am-12:00pm Apr. 23, 30, May 7, 14, 21, 28  Tr. Jill  
Saturdays 9:45-10:45am Apr. 24, May 1, 8, 15, 22, June 5  Tr. Jill  
Expand your child’s creative potential and foster a life long love for the arts. Little artists experience a wide range of age appropriate media in 2 & 3 dimensions. Weekly work in sketchbooks encourages general development and students creatively discover themselves and their world through studio exploration. Parents learn about art materials for the home and how to encourage their child at their developmental level!
Course fee including materials: $135.00


Discover Art Parent/Child
Ages: 3 3/4 - 5
Tuesdays 1:30-2:30pm Apr. 20, 27, May 4, 11, 18, 25  Tr.
Abbien  
Fridays 1:30-2:30pm Apr. 23, 30, May 7, 14, 21, 28  Tr. Jill  
Expand your child’s creative potential and foster a life long love for the arts. Little artists experience a wide range of age appropriate media in 2 & 3 dimensions. Weekly work in sketchbooks encourages general development and students creatively discover themselves and their world through studio exploration. Parents learn about art materials for the home and how to encourage their child at their developmental level!
Course fee including materials: $135.00


Extra Needs Art
Ages: 5 - 8
Saturdays 12:45-2:00pm
Apr. 24, May 1, 8, 15, 22, June 5
Tailor designed curriculum that meets specific learning needs in a individualized atmosphere. Exploration and skills development are promoted through 2 and 3-D media. Classes are taught by a highly qualified art instructor with experience moving children forward while they have fun and gain confidence in their abilities!
Course fee including materials: $155.00


Art Explorers: Creative Chronicles-The Story in Art
Ages: 4 - 6
Wednesdays 4:30-5:45pm Apr. 21, 28, May 5, 12, 19, 26  Tr.
Jill  
Fridays 4:30-5:45pm Apr. 23, 30, May 7, 14, 21, 28  Tr. Jill  
Saturdays 11am-12:15pm Apr 24, May 1, 8, 15, 22, June 5  Tr. Jill  
In this exciting class, your little artist will make connections between art and literacy and expand their understanding of how pictures can communicate; a picture's worth a thousand words! Explore how to look at a work of art, make connections,and ask questions about what you see. Create narrative artworks, work from inspiration after readings, be illustrators like Eric Carle, and explore bookmaking itself!
*After School Care available; scroll down to the end of kid listings for more info and registration.
Course fee including materials: $135.00


FUNdamentals: 2-D Art Elements & the Masters they Inspired
Ages: 6-8
Tuesdays 4:30-5:45pm Apr. 20, 27, May 4, 11, 18, 25  Tr.
Abbien  
Saturdays 11:15-12:30pm Apr. 24, May 1, 8, 15, 22, June 5  Tr. Jill  
Calling all doodle bugs! Your little artist will hone in on their creativity with a focus on developing 2-D skills. With inspiration from master artists, students will engage in a variety of projects with emphasis on line, color, value, shape, and texture. Put pencil and brush to paper and get creative!
*After School Care available; scroll down to the end of kid listings for more info and registration.
Course fee including materials: $135.00


Young Artists: Curious Cloth: Textiles throughout the Ages
Ages: 8 & Up
Thursdays 4:30-5:45pm Apr. 22, 29, May 6, 13, 20, 27  Tr.
Jill  
Saturdays 1:00-2:15pm Apr. 24, May 1, 8, 15, 22, June 5  Tr. Jill  
Zoom through time and history while creating a variety of types of art related to textiles from ancient to modern times! Weave, dye, print, draw, and stitch while finding inspiration from a range of cultures up through contemporary artists. Boys and girls love to learn techniques for creating textiles and express their ideas through fabulously fun fabric work!
*After School Care available; scroll down to the end of kid listings for more info and registration.
Course fee including materials: $135.00


Studio Foundations: Sculpture
Ages: 12 & up
Mondays 4:30-6:00pm Apr. 19, 26, May 3, 10, 17, 24  Tr.
Abbien  
Saturdays 2:30-4:00pm Apr. 24, May 1, 8, 15, 22, June 5  Tr. Jill  
All hands on deck; experience the basic fundamentals of 3-D sculpture! Students will build sculptures in wood, clay, wire, paper, plaster and re-cycled materials through which they'll increase their understanding of forms in space. This course focuses on heightening three-dimensional visual awareness,creative problem solving, balance, and materials exploration.
Course fee including materials: $145.00


After School Care
Tuesdays 3-6pm Apr. 20, 27, May 4, 11, 18, 25   Ages 6-8
Wednesdays 3-6pm Apr. 21, 28, May 5, 12, 19, 26   Ages 4-6
Thursdays 3-6pm Apr 22, 29, May 6, 13, 20, 27   Ages 8 & Up
Fridays 3-6pm Apr. 23, 30, May 7, 14, 21, 28   Ages 4-6
6 Weeks (w/ the option to attend on school-closed days as well)
Register for a session (or two or three) of after school, weekly art classes and tack this option on for after school care from 3:00-6:00pm. We’ll meet your child at the bus or pick them up from school (walking vicinity of FAC) from 3:00pm on or you can drop them off. We’ll have creative fun, snack and storytime, and help with homework, where necessary. We guarantee weekly care even when no art class is scheduled. This is, largely, a once a week option to offer variety and creative fun to your child’s after-school routine! You must register for an afternoon art class in combination with this option. Please call if you have questions!
Course fee including materials: $82.00






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