For the growing learner, stART! gives your child the opportunity to expand their knowledge of materials. Students will begin considering more advanced applications of the elements of art such as color, line, and shape, as well as the principles of design including harmony and balance. Come join us each Saturday (except for July 4).
“Day of” standby participants may be seated on a first-come, first-served basis. Plan to arrive at 12:45 to check with educators on session availability.
Three dimensions are better than two! Well, maybe not better, but different. We’ll explore space through sculpture this day, inspired by the children’s story “Not a Box.”
Artists set criteria for their own work. In this session, students will do the same, creating an original work of art using their own rules.
With scissors in hand, students will cut, arrange, and paste paper to make images and designs. Cutting and pasting seems simple enough, but we’ll spice it up with new approaches like cubomania, and applied color theory.
Drawing is an essential art skill, but there are so many drawing tools that students don’t always get a chance to play with. Unusual shaped crayons, pastels, erasers, brushes…we’ll play with them all!
Sewing and weaving can be done using a wide range of materials, for some really cool effects. Crafty ideas on Pinterest and Etsy might inspire you to create some cool fabric, yarn, and sewn objects.
Let’s spend some time painting. This fun session will let you explore one of the most popular art media.
What are you hiding with a mask? What identity are you becoming? This session combines the best of fantasy, play, and artistic craftsmanship to create neat masks.
No need to move fast, we’re making art books. Books made using folded paper, cloth, and other materials can be really creative and dynamic works of art that are more than just a single image.
Lithography is the process of using a stone (litho) to make an image (graphic.) For this project, we’ll use polyester instead of stone, but the basic idea is the same (we’ll explain more when you get here!) Also, there’s a really cool big printing press.