Winter/Spring 2019 Youth Art Classes Online Registration Form Back to Basics: Drawing Class Saturdays, January 19 & 26, February 2 & 9 (4-week session) Section I: Ages 8-12: 9-10:30 am Section II: Ages 13-16: 10:30 am-Noon Tuition: $60 Members | $75 Guests (materials included) Instructor: Hana Velde Students will practice the act of observing through […]
Online Registration Form Inspired by the colors and artworks in the current exhibition African American Art of the 20th Century, students will create personal expressions of their neighborhood environments and learn brush techniques using acrylic paint. Ages: This workshop is geared to children 9 and older, but all ages are welcome. Instructor: Hana Velde Tuition: […]
DuMA Spring Break Art Camps: Monday-Friday, March 25-29th Section I: Grades K-2, M-F, 9-11 am (optional sack lunch add-on 11 am-Noon) Section II: Grades 3-5, M-F, 1-4 pm Tuition: $65 Members | $75 Guests (materials included); $10 sack lunch (optional) Instructors: Rachel Spurling and Caitlin Donald Looking for a creative way to fill Spring Break […]
Age 6–8: June 17–20 @ 9–11:30 AM Age 9–12: June 24–27 @ 9–11:30 AM Age 13–16: July 8–11 @ 9–11:30 AM Cost: $50 Members; $60 Guests ONLINE REGISTRATION Young artists will explore the theme 'Art and Nature' while spending mornings at both Swiss Valley and the Arboretum, as well as visiting the Museum’s galleries for […]
Pumpkin Prints, Instructor: Hana Velde Thurs, Nov 21, 4:00 -4:50pm Ages 10-14 Cost: $10 Members and $15 Guests Materials included After a tour of Arthur Geisert’s Pumpkin Island etchings, we will head down to the classroom to create our own unique pumpkin prints using monotype and glue line printing processes.
Mini-book Making, Instructor: Hana Velde Thurs, Dec 5, 4:00-4:50pm Ages 10-14 Cost: $10 Members, $15 Guests Materials included Have you ever dreamed of making your own picture book, graphic novel, or comic book? Inspired by the works of picture book artist Arthur Geisert, we will create blank mini-books that can be filled with your own […]
Students will engage in the act of observing through activities such as continuous line drawing, drawing upside down, and drawing negative spaces, then begin a still life project to discover how shading and perspective add depth to their drawings. Exercises will include observation through continuous line drawing, drawing upside down, and drawing negative spaces, and […]
Saturday, January 25th 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Ages 10-14 Cost: $10 Members, $15 Guests Materials included Instructor: Caitlin Donald Students will explore the connections between art and science. After a tour of the Flow: Journey through the Mississippi River Watershed exhibition, students will make their own artistic contribution to science by creating a science […]
Thurs, January 30th 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM Ages 10-14 Cost: $10 Members, $15 Guests Materials included Instructor: Hana Velde Students will try out the techniques and tricks of portrait drawing, including the study of facial proportions and learn about the subtle shading needed to bring their portraits to life! Students have the option to […]
Friday, February 7th 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | Ages 6-9 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM | Ages 10-14 Cost: $10 Members, $15 Guests Materials included Instructor: Caitlin Donald Students will examine the history of self-portraits and compare them to the “selfies” of today. A self-portrait will be created using a “selfie” students have taken. […]