youth art camps

December After-School Art Club

Meet up with other young art enthusiasts age 10-14 for an hour-long virtual creative session exploring a different artistic medium each month.

Registration required, max class size 8 students, min 3 students

Brown bag supplies available for pick up prior to each month’s program

$15 for members, $20 for non-members
Instructor: Hana Velde

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Teen Studio Saturdays

Artists ages 14-18 will have the opportunity to warm-up together as a group with creativity exercises and then work independently on art projects.

Instructor: Caitlin Donald

To register for any of these online classes call 563.557-1851 x15 or stay tuned for online registration at dbqart.org/youth-classes

CANCELED–Clay Basics II – Solar Systems

The Dubuque Museum of Art offices and galleries will be closed to the public through at least Friday, May 1st, 2020, and all events during this time postponed. We apologize for the inconvenience. Please visit our website for updates as they are announced.

Thursday, April 16
4:00 – 4:50 PM

Ages 10-14
Cost: $15 Members, $20 Guests
Materials included
Instructor: Hana Velde

We will kick it up a notch and play with oven bake clay this class. Colorful and pliable Sculpey is easy to use and bakes into a durable plastic, perfect for small projects. For the science-minded artist, we’ll try our hands at creating a mini solar system model that can be baked and strung as a mobile.

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CANCELED-Clay Basics I – Clay Birds

The Dubuque Museum of Art offices and galleries will be closed to the public starting Tuesday, March 17, 2020 through at least Friday, April 3, 2020, and all events during this time postponed. We apologize for the inconvenience. Please visit our website for updates as they are announced.

Thursday, April 2
4:00 – 4:50 PM

Ages 10-14
Cost: $15 Members, $20 Guests
Materials included
Instructor: Hana Velde

Students will enjoy visualizing in three dimensions working with with air dry clay. We will explore coiling and texturing techniques as we make little clay birds (or dinosaurs!) and a nest for them to live in.

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CANCELED–Spring Break Art Camp: Making Many

The Dubuque Museum of Art offices and galleries will be closed to the public starting Tuesday, March 17, 2020 through at least Friday, April 3, 2020, and all events during this time postponed. We apologize for the inconvenience. Please visit our website for updates as they are announced.

Monday-Thursday, March 16-19
Section I: Grades K-3, M/T 9 AM – 12 PM
Section II: Grades 3-6, W/TH 9 AM – 12 PM

Cost: $30 Members, $40 Guests
Materials included
Instructor: Caitlin Donald

Looking for a creative way to fill Spring Break week? Students will explore how artists make multiples and explore different techniques to accomplish that. Activities will include plaster casting and foam relief prints.

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CANCELED-Ancient Artifacts: Cylinder Seals, Bead Making and Cave Painting

The Dubuque Museum of Art offices and galleries will be closed to the public starting Tuesday, March 17, 2020 through at least Friday, April 3, 2020, and all events during this time postponed. We apologize for the inconvenience. Please visit our website for updates as they are announced.

Saturday, March 28
1:00 – 2:30 PM Ages 6-9
2:30 – 4:00 PM Ages 10-14

Cost: $10 Members, $15 Guests
Materials included
Instructor: Caitlin Donald

Students will explore early humans and their artwork, with a focus on how and why they made art. Activities include making cylinder seals, cave painting, and bead making.

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CANCELED-Painting Basics II – Dreamscapes

The Dubuque Museum of Art offices and galleries will be closed to the public starting Tuesday, March 17, 2020 through at least Friday, April 3, 2020, and all events during this time postponed. We apologize for the inconvenience. Please visit our website for updates as they are announced.

Thursday, March 26
4:00 – 4:50 PM

Ages 10-14
Cost: $10 Members, $15 Guests
Materials included
Instructor: Hana Velde

This class will focus on composition, brush use, color mixing, and color theory as we explore acrylic painting techniques. Students will prepare a canvas board and work on an imaginative dreamscape painting.

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DuMA Summer Art Camp 2019

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 inspiration to create their own works of nature-inspired art in a variety of mediums.

The Museum’s educational philosophy focuses on experimentation, problem solving and “thinking outside the box.” Students create art in a safe and positive environment, finding inspiration in the Museum’s exhibitions and collections. Originality and self-expression is encouraged.

Instructed by Hana Velde, Rachel Spurling, and Caitlin Donald. All supplies furnished.

For more information or to register a child, please contact Margi Buhr, Director of Education, at (563) 557-1851 Tues – Fri, or via Email at mbuhr@dbqart.org

You may also register online using the form below:

ONLINE REGISTRATION

DuMA Spring Break Art Camps

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 Week? Young artists will explore the Museum’s galleries for inspiration, then head to the studio to create their own works of art in a variety of age-appropriate mediums.

Register Here Online