Ages 2-5

Colors, Shapes, Creative Play
Line, shape and color! Enjoy an interactive, multi-media studio class for parent and child. This class offers an opportunity for children to develop self expression and artistic imagination through song, stories and lots of art. Explore a variety of art materials, artists and the basic elements of art. *Parents must stay with children enrolled in class. Siblings must be enrolled in class to participate. Siblings over 5 years old may not remain in the classroom. Enrollment is limited to 12 students.

Y1 Christians | $98 (Members $83) | Mon 8-wks 6/9-7/28 9:30-10:45am

Y2 Christians | $98 (Members $83) | Tue 8-wks 6/10-7/29 9:30-10:45am

Y3 Christians | $98 (Members $83) | Wed 8-wks 6/11-7/30 9:30-10:45am

Y4 Christians | $98 (Members $83) | Thu 8-wks 6/12-7/31 9:30-10:45am

Y5 Christians | $98 (Members $83) | Fri 8-wks 6/13-8/8 9:30-10:45am
No class 7/4 Independence Day

Ages 6-8

Art Adventures
Explore the galleries of art from the Fine Arts Center’s permanent collection and special exhibitions! Return to the studio to create your own works of art. Each day will be a new adventure.

Y6 Bemis Faculty | $75 (Members $60) | Mon 4-wks 6/9-6/30 9:30-11:00am

Seeking a Paper Safari
Pack your bags, let your imagination run wild, and get ready for an adventure. Create projects using regular household paper products to make three dimensional paper animals, masks and much more. Visits to the Fine Arts Center galleries will be included.

Y7 Olmstead | $117 (Members $102) | Mon-Thu 2-wks 7/7-7/17 9:30-11:00am

Art Skills
A multi-media class with an emphasis on drawing and painting. Learn the basic fundamentals of making art with line, shape, texture and color. Explore a variety of media like tempera paint, pastels, markers and watercolors to express your unique style. Visits to the Fine Arts Center galleries will be included.

Y8 Brenn | $117 (Members $102) | Mon 6-wks 6/9-7/14 1:00-3:00pm

Mini Masters
Explore a new medium each week with an emphasis on imagination and individual style. Discover self expression through painting, drawing and more!

Y9 Bemis Faculty | $89 (Members $74) | Tue 4-wks 6/10-7/1 1:00-3:00pm

Y10 Bemis Faculty | $89 (Members $74) | Tue 4-wks 7/15-8/5 1:00-3:00pm

Art Source
A great class for every young artist. Explore mixed-media through paint, collage, pastels and much more. Visits to the Fine Arts Center galleries will inspire us.

Y11 Bemis Faculty | $117 (Members $102) | Wed 6-wks 6/11-7/16 1:00-3:00pm

Prints, Paints & Possibilities
Explore multi-media painting! Not all painting uses a brush! Create fun, interesting works of art that push the possibilities of using paint and paper!

Y12 Grenier | $117 (Members $102) | Wed 6-wks 6/11-7/16 4:00-6:00pm

Young Masters
Explore the use of line, shape and texture. Immerse yourself in color, and paint in the style of Monet, Degas and more.

Y13 Bemis Faculty | $117 (Members $102) | Thu 6-wks 6/12-7/17 1:00-3:00pm

Emerging Artists
Discover the galleries of the Fine Arts Center while exploring the basics of art. Draw, paint and collage your own masterpiece.

Y14 Bemis Faculty | $103 (Members $88) | Fri 5-wks 6/13-7/18 1:00-3:00pm
No class 7/4 Independence Day

Ages 9-11

That’s Why They Call it a Play
Explore acting through theatre games, vocal and physical improvisations, and use of props. Find new ways to create interesting characters, play with the other actors, and use the space around you. Wear comfy clothes and bring your imagination!

YD15 Plambeck | $153 (Members $138) | Tue 6-wks 6/10-7/15 9:30-11:30am

Ages 9-12

Think 3-D
So you want to become the next Michelangelo? If you like hands-on problem solving, then sculpture is the thing for you! Learn a variety of techniques and methods that will allow you to sculpt with ease. Work with various mixed-media including paper, wire, plaster, and paint in order to create unique and imaginative works of 3-D art. Supply list.

Y16 Wienecke | $117 (Members $102) | Mon 6-wks 6/9-7/14 1:00-3:00pm

Picasso Prints
Discover printmaking! This fun, creative class uses paint, glue, collage, drawing and lots of other exciting media to express your imagination! Visits to the exhibition Pablo Picasso: Etchings 1966-1971 will be used as inspiration.

Y17 Grenier | $103 (Members $88) | Mon 5-wks 7/7-8/4 1:00-3:00pm

Funky Tiles
Who says tiles have to be square? Why not a tree, a boot, or a car? Here’s your chance to use your own inspiration while learning the basics of relief tile making.

Y18 Christians | $78 (Members $63) | Wed 4-wks 6/11-7/2 4:00-5:30pm

Y19 Christians | $78 (Members $63) | Wed 4-wks 7/9-7/30 4:00-5:30pm

Young Potters
Are you eager to create works of pottery but are intimidated by or “too young” to use a pottery wheel? This class will allow you to get your hands in clay. Experiment with new and easy-to-learn methods for pottery making. Become a young pottery master without the assistance of a wheel and learn the skills that will make your transition to wheelthrowing much easier. Supply list.

Y20 Wienecke | $117 (Members $102) | Thu 6-wks 6/12-7/17 1:00-3:00pm

Abstract, Modern and Pop Art
Have you ever wanted to create abstract art like Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and Alexander Calder? Learn a little bit about the artists and explore the different styles, techniques and materials that these artists utilized. Create modern-inspired creations using a variety of media such as paint, sculpture, collages, fabric prints and much more. Get ready to have some messy fun.

Y21 Olmstead | $145 (Members $130) | Mon-Thu 2-wks 6/30-7/10 1:00-3:00pm

Y22 Olmstead | $145 (Members $130) | Mon-Thu 2-wks 7/14-7/24 1:00-3:00pm

Beasts and Beauties
Discover mystical and mythical creatures such as the Yeti, mermaids, dragons, griffins and many more. Explore media such as paper folding, mosaics, paints, colored pencils and much more. Visit the Fine Arts Center to discover the basics of art.

Y23 Olmstead | $117 (Members $102) | Mon-Thu 2-wks 7/21-7/31 9:30-11:00am

Hooray for Hats
Have you ever wondered how to make wacky hats and wigs from a simple paper bag? Use paper bag products to make many styles of hats and wigs for boys and girls. Explore the Fine Arts Center galleries to better understand the history of hat fashion. We will be cutting, folding, painting and sewing these fantastic creations. Get ready to be amazed with all you can do with a paper bag.

Y24 Olmstead | $117 (Members $102) | Mon-Thu 2-wks 7/28-8/7 1:00-2:30pm

Ages 11-15

My Icon
After taking a look at the current exhibitions in the Fine Arts Center galleries, create images of your own personal Icon, in a variety of media; collage, drawing and printmaking will be explored.

Y25 Tschur | $159 (Members $144) | Tue-Thu 3-wks 6/10-6/26 9:30-11:30am

Action Drawing and Cartooning
Develop basic drawing skills that will evolve into individual and expressive cartooning. We will emphasize the illusion of movement and basic composition to produce cartoons that are expressive. Produce one-frame drawings and multi-framed comic strips.

Y26 Hutton | $96 (Members $81) | Wed 6-wks 6/11-7/16 1:00-2:30pm

Dragons and Mythological Beasts
Explore Medieval and Chinese dragons, griffins, chimeras and other creatures. Use a variety of techniques and materials including clay, colored pencils, watercolors and more.

Y27 Hutton | $96 (Members $81) | Wed 6-wks 6/11-7/16 4:00-5:30pm

Ages 11-16

Teen Raku
What could be more exciting than pulling a clay pot out of the hot kiln and hearing it sizzle as it is plunged into water? Experience the Japanese firing technique known as Raku. Learn wheelthrowing, handbuilding and traditional glazing techniques. Beginner and intermediate students welcome.

Y28 Blanton | $159 (Members $144) | Tue 9-wks 6/10-8/5 4:00-6:00pm

FULL - REGISTRATION CLOSED
Kids and the Potters Wheel
Be introduced to wheelthrowing methods of working with clay. Learn to create forms such as bowls and mugs. Decorate and glaze your finished pieces. Explore your own ideas on the wheel, and use handbuilding techniques to enhance your work.

Y29 Howard | $145 (Members $130) | Fri 8-wks 6/13-8/8 9:30-11:30am
No class 7/4 Independence Day

Ages 12-15

Acting is Doing
What is acting? Begin the exploration of onstage life – using words, active listening, stage concentration and discovering your characters’ needs in a scene. Learn the meaning of “really doing” and “really being.” Bring your creative self!

YD30 Chandler-Mills | $153 (Members $138) | Mon 6-wks 6/9-7/14 9:30-11:30am

Beginning Drawing
Develop your drawing skills using the basic fundamentals of art. Use a variety of media such as pencil, charcoal, pastel, watercolor and markers. Visits to the Fine Arts Center galleries will provide a source of inspiration.

Y31 Brenn | $117 (Members $102) | Thu 6-wks 6/12-7/17 1:00-3:00pm

ARTiculate Yourself
Explore genuine, personal involvement in the studio using a variety of art materials including collage, paint, clay and paper mâché. Gain a sense of your personal style by expressing your emotions and opinions through form and color. Engage in collaborative and individual art projects.

Y32 Brewer | $117 (Members $102) | Sat 6-wks 6/21-7/26 1:30-3:30pm

Ages 16-19

From Page to Stage
Scene Study and Monologue Workshop. I have this character…Now what? Who am I? Learn how you can find and express the playwright’s words and meanings through analyzing the script and exploring your process as an actor. Get on your feet!

YD33 Plambeck | $153 (Members $138) | Wed 6-wks 6/11-7/16 6:30-8:30pm

Youth Workshops

June 9 – June 13

Sketchbook Series
Bring your sketchbook and explore the Fine Arts Center galleries. Return to the studio to complete your cartoon, painting or fine art project. Students of all levels are welcome and individualized instruction will be provided. Ages 13-17

YW34 Fraser-Coco | $89 (Members $74) | 4-days Mon-Thu 6/9-6/12 9:30-11:30am

Tie Dye
Tie dye was everywhere in the sixties: on shirts, skirts, headbands, flags, dresses and bags. With the help of a few improvements, you can recreate a lot of the same styles and colors of the original tie dyes without as much fuss. Learn several tie dying techniques and experiment with some natural elements. Express yourself creatively! Supply list. Ages 9-12

YW35 Cutler | $86 (Members $71) | 1-wk Mon-Fri 6/9-6/13 12:30-2:00pm

Drawing and Painting the Landscape
Express yourself in this drawing and painting workshop. Use charcoal, oil and chalk pastels, tempera and mixed-media to create a number of landscape compositions from expressionistic to abstract. Visits to the Fine Arts Center galleries will provide a source of inspiration. Ages 7-12

YW36 Roe | $93 (Members $78) | 4-days Mon-Thu 6/9-6/12 1:00-3:00pm

June 16 – June 20

Crafts from the Past
Remember the macaroni mosaic jewelry box you made your mom, or the vase from a discarded bottle and yarn that still has tissue paper flowers in it? “Crafts from the Past” offers your child the opportunity to revisit some of these old time crafts when kids could use their creative ideas as well as other things that kids did for fun in times gone by. What a great way to spend the summer! Ages 9-12

YW37 Cutler | $86 (Members $71) | 1-wk Mon-Fri 6/16-6/20 9:30-11:00am

Sketchbook Series
Bring your sketchbook and explore the Fine Arts Center galleries. Return to the studio to complete your cartoon, painting or fine art project. Students of all levels are welcome and individualized instruction will be provided. Ages 9-15

YW38 Fraser-Coco | $89 (Members $74) | 4-days Mon-Thu 6/16-6/19 9:30-11:30am

June 23 – June 26

Sketchbook Series
Bring your sketchbook and explore the Fine Arts Center galleries. Return to the studio to complete your cartoon, painting or fine art project. Students of all levels are welcome and individualized instruction will be provided. Ages 13-17

YW39 Fraser-Coco | $89 (Members $74) | 4-days Mon-Thu 6/23-6/26 9:30-11:30am

June 30 – July 3

Paint Workshop
Explore a variety of paint media and techniques, including tempera, watercolor and more. Visits to the Fine Arts Center galleries will inspire us! Ages 6-8

YW40 Bemis Faculty | $89 (Members $74) | 4-days Mon-Thu 6/30-7/3 9:30-11:30am

Sketchbook Series
Bring your sketchbook and explore the Fine Arts Center galleries. Return to the studio to complete your cartoon, painting or fine art project. Students of all levels are welcome and individualized instruction will be provided. Ages 9-15

YW41 Fraser-Coco | $89 (Members $74) | 4-days Mon-Thu 6/30-7/3 9:30-11:30am

July 7 – July 11

Pointillism
Ever wonder how Seurat was able to create Sunday Afternoon on the island of the La Grand Jatte, or The Bathers at Asnieres? Be guided through the art of Pointillism, a style of painting in which a picture is constructed from dots of pure color that blend, at a distance, into recognizable shapes and various color tones. You’ll get the point! Ages 9-12

YW42 Cutler | $86 (Members $71) | 1-wk Mon-Fri 7/7-7/11 9:30-11:00am

Sketchbook Series
Bring your sketchbook and explore the Fine Arts Center galleries. Return to the studio to complete your cartoon, painting or fine art project. Students of all levels are welcome and individualized instruction will be provided. Ages 13-17

YW43 Fraser-Coco | $89 (Members $74) | 4-days Mon-Thu 7/7-7/10 9:30-11:30am

The Musical Theatre Adventure
“The smell of greasepaint, the roar of the crowd!” This program introduces young performers to the magical world of the Musical Theatre. You will learn the basics including singing, dancing and acting through performing numbers from classic and modern musicals. The program will conclude with a presentation for parents at 6:00pm on Friday. Ages 6-10.

Presented by Sally Hybl & Senior YRT Company
YW44 Hybl | $133 (Members $118) | 1-wk Mon-Fri 7/7-7/11 8:30-10:25am

YW45 Hybl | $133 (Members $118) | 1-wk Mon-Fri 7/7-7/11 10:30am-12:25pm

Cardboard Mania
Parent and Child Workshop
Looking for something cool and fun to do with your youngster this summer? You will love Cardboard Mania! Build your own spaceship, and glide through space with your child as the pilot. Or cheer them on as they race down the speedway in their own one-of-a-kind cardboard racer. Or give them command of their own cardboard robot, and let their imagination soar. Oh, the things you can do with just a little imagination. *The same adult and child will be expected each week. Ages 5-7 with one parent

YW46 Cutler | $86 (Members $71) | 1-wk Mon-Fri 7/7-7/11 12:30-2:00pm

July 14 – July 17

Sketchbook Series
Bring your sketchbook and explore the Fine Arts Center galleries. Return to the studio to complete your cartoon, painting or fine art project. Students of all levels are welcome and individualized instruction will be provided. Ages 9-15

YW47 Fraser-Coco | $89 (Members $74) | 4-days Mon-Thu 7/14-7/17 9:30-11:30am

Draw and Paint
Draw and paint your way through a week of art and creativity. Visit the galleries of the Fine Arts Center to learn new vocabulary and techniques. Let’s do art! Ages 6-8

YW48 Bemis Faculty | $103 (Members $88) | 1-wk Mon-Fri 7/14-7/18 1:00-3:30pm

July 21 – July 25

Artstart Express
A great beginning workshop for every young artist. Experiment with line, color, texture and shape through collage, painting, pastels, soft sculpture and more! Let’s get started. Museum visits included for inspiration. Ages 4-6

YW49 Dimond | $86 (Members $71) | 1-wk Mon-Fri 7/21-7/25 9:30-11:00am

Sketchbook Series
Bring your sketchbook and explore the Fine Arts Center galleries. Return to the studio to complete your cartoon, painting or fine art project. Students of all levels are welcome and individualized instruction will be provided. Ages 13-17

YW50 Fraser-Coco | $89 (Members $74) | 4-days Mon-Thu 7/21-7/24 9:30-11:30am

Line, Color, Smudge
Looking at the works of master artists, we will use paints, crayon, pastels and more to explore line, color, smudging, layering and texture. Visits to the Fine Arts Center galleries will provide a source of inspiration. Ages 6-8

YW51 Dimond | $103 (Members $88) | 1-wk Mon-Fri 7/21-7/25 1:00-3:00pm

July 28 – August 1

Young at Art
Folktales, stories and fables are the ingredients of this mixed-media class. Listen to stories and use their content to inspire your paintings, collages, watercolors and more! Ages 5-7

YW52 Dimond | $103 (Members $88) | 1-wk Mon-Fri 7/28-8/1 9:30-11:30am

Artsmart Express
Become smart in art when it comes to composition, layering, color, shape and line. Join us in exploring these elements of art as we texture the surface of collage, watercolor, soft sculpture and more! Museum visits included. Ages 6-8

YW53 Dimond | $103 (Members $88) | 1-wk Mon-Fri 7/28-8/1 1:00-3:00pm

August 4 – August 8

Paper Dolls
A special workshop for doll lovers. Learn about and create sets of traditional paper dolls with clothing from early American collections. Make rolled dolls, Japanese theatre paper puppet dolls, and contemporary “Paper Dolls” of mixed-media. You will be thrilled about your own collection. Ages 8-Adult

YW54 Dimond | $103 (Members $88) | 1-wk Mon-Fri 8/4-8/8 9:30-11:30am

Cardboard Mania
Parent and Child Workshop
Looking for something cool and fun to do with your youngster this summer? You will love Cardboard Mania! Build your own spaceship, and glide through space with your child as the pilot. Or cheer them on as they race down the speedway in their own one-of-a-kind cardboard racer. Or give them command of their own cardboard robot, and let their imagination soar. Oh, the things you can do with just a little imagination. *The same adult and child will be expected each week. Ages 5-7 with one parent

YW55 Cutler | $86 (Members $71) | 1-wk Mon-Fri 8/4-8/8 9:30-11:00am