ONSITE: Making Comics (Ages 12-14)
Learn everything about creating your own cartoon characters and telling their story in your very own comic.
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ONLINE: Cartooning (Ages 12-14)
Invent your own cartoon characters and stories as you learn about drawing methods and materials used by professional cartoonists. Start by creating characters, then experiment with some basic narrative techniques. Finally, we’ll create short narratives and cover inking, finish, corrections and optional materials.
read moreONSITE: Claymation (Ages 15–18)
Do you want to make things move? Explore the world of claymation, where everything is alive. Create your own unique characters, intricate sets, foley or musical sounds, and piece together your imagined world through the hands-on process of stop-frame animation. This class counts as a core course toward VisArts’ Art League Certificate.
read moreONLINE: Scientific Illustration (Ages 12-14)
Explore scientific illustration! We’ll learn different types of drawing techniques and create scientific illustrations inspired by nature from your own outdoor space at home.
read moreONSITE: Stained Glass (Ages 12-14)
Embrace your love of color by learning to make stained glass. Select or design stained glass patterns, then cut, grind, clean, foil and solder your stained glass creation using the Tiffany technique. Beginners complete a small window and students with previous experience learn more advanced techniques, completing more challenging projects of their choice.
read moreONLINE: Drawing Lab (Ages 9-11)
Explore the fun parts of drawing: Surprises, creative flow and experimentation. In the process, we’ll build our technical skills. This class includes lots of drawing experiments. Like mad scientists in our lab, we’ll see which new formulations and reactions we can create. It will get a little silly and a little spectacular, and soon your […]
read moreONSITE: Drawing with Oil Pastels (Ages 9-11)
Enrich your art-making experience with drawing and painting using oil pastels, pencil and charcoal. We’ll learn about a variety of approaches to drawing and painting. Classes will include demonstrations of various art media, comparison of styles and a study of how the materials can be used expressively.
read moreONSITE: Wheel Throwing (Ages 15–18)
Learn the basics of wheel throwing, trimming and glazing. Create handmade functional pottery, experiment with various glazes and learn about safety in the ceramics studio. This class counts as a core course toward VisArts’ Art League Certificate.
read moreONSITE: Wire Jewelry (Ages 9-11)
Create wearable, wire art! You’ll learn wire manipulating and shaping techniques, then use traditional jewelry tools to make roses, scrolls, perfect loops, wrapped loops, headpins, cages, hooks and closures. Learn to strengthen and harden your designs, then add beads and learn finishing techniques.
read moreONSITE: Introduction to Metal Jewelry (Ages 15–18)
Explore metal! On our journey, we’ll learn how to measure, shape, soften and strengthen. We’ll also learn how to texture, form, cut and connect. You create your own pieces of wearable art along the way. Other techniques covered include: Sawing, drilling, texturing, working with wire, filing, sanding, polishing, riveting, annealing with a torch and fold […]
read moreONSITE: Introduction to Acrylic Painting (Ages 15–18)
Explore acrylic painting in a class inteded to help students develop control in painting from observation as well as invention. We’ll cover technical aspects of acrylic painting, material handling, pursuit of creative directions and experimentation with expressive elements. This class counts as a core course toward VisArts’ Art League Certificate.
read moreONSITE: Printed Histories: Printmaking to Spread Your Message (Ages 12-14)
Printmaking is a great way to make multiples of your artwork and spread your message. We’ll explore how important messages have been communicated throughout history in different forms of printmaking: Newspapers, posters, flyers, etc. You’ll create your own multiples through linocut, stamping, and other forms of printmaking.
read moreONSITE: Metalworking (Ages 12-14)
Get acquainted with metal and learn basic metalworking techniques. Students will create individual projects using traditional jewelry tools. You’ll learn how to cut shapes using a jeweler’s saw and heat your metal to soften and reshape your work. We’ll also drill into metal, then use bolts, screws and rivets to connect it in new ways.
read moreONLINE: Fashion Illustration (Ages 9-11)
Explore the world of fashion illustration! We’ll look at how to set up a base model, draw fabulous outfits, look at color basics, and have themed challenges.
read moreONSITE: Drawing with Oil Pastels (Ages 12-14)
Enrich your art-making experience with drawing and painting using oil pastels, pencil and charcoal. We’ll learn about a variety of approaches to drawing and painting. Classes will include demonstrations of various art media, comparison of styles and a study of how the materials can be used expressively.
read moreONSITE: Handbuilding With Clay (Ages 9-11)
Create functional and sculptural ceramics by learning different hand-building techniques such as coil, pinch and slab. You’ll get comfortable with clay and gain confidence in your ability to work with the material.
read moreONSITE: Figure Drawing (Ages 15-18)
Use the human figure to build and fine tune your drawing skills as we study motion, proportion and expression. As diverse as the art world can be, figure study is still a standard in any comprehensive education program, and a must-have in any art student’s portfolio.
read moreONLINE: Drawing Lab (Ages 9-11)
Let’s explore the fun parts of drawing: Surprises, creative flow and experimentation. In the process, we’ll build our technical skills. This class includes lots of drawing experiments. Like mad scientists in our lab, we’ll see which new formulations and reactions we can create. It will get a little silly and a little spectacular, and soon […]
read moreONLINE: Making Comics (Ages 9-11)
Learn everything about creating your own cartoon characters and telling their story in your very own comic.
read moreONSITE: Stained Glass (Ages 12-14)
Embrace your love of color by learning to make stained glass. Select or design stained glass patterns, then cut, grind, clean, foil and solder your stained glass creation using the Tiffany technique. Beginners complete a small window and students with previous experience learn more advanced techniques, completing more challenging projects of their choice.
read moreONLINE: Scientific Illustration (Ages 12-14)
Explore scientific illustration! We’ll learn different types of drawing techniques and create scientific illustrations inspired by nature from your own outdoor space at home.
read moreONLINE: Visual + Written Journaling (Ages 12-14)
Explore ways of using words and pictures to record your ideas and observations, document your experiences, and discover new avenues for your creative expression. In this class, you’ll fill the pages of a composition notebook with drawings, diagrams, data logs, personal writing, collage, and more. We’ll find inspiration by looking at the creative practices of […]
read moreONSITE: Digital Toy Photography Adventure
Using digital cameras or a smartphone and the creative process, you’ll produce fun photographs with your own toys as your models. Learn how to convey mood and feelings and photo tips specific to toy photography, which is a professional genre of photography. You’ll also learn basic photo editing techniques using Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop.
read moreONSITE: Metalworking (Ages 9-11)
Get acquainted with metal and learn basic metalworking techniques. Students will create individual projects using traditional jewelry tools. You’ll learn how to cut shapes using a jeweler’s saw and heat your metal to soften and reshape your work. We’ll also drill into metal, then use bolts, screws and rivets to connect it in new ways.
read moreONSITE: Comic Strips, Comic Books and Graphic Novels (Ages 15–18)
Explore the history and techniques of comic art, a narrative artform that uses a combination of words and pictures. We’ll begin with an overview of the history of comic art, with an emphasis on the compositional methods and challenges that are unique to this artform. We’ll cover the basics of character creation, preliminary sketching, plotting […]
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