Character designers are essential to the development of movies, video games, comic books and all manner of modern entertainment. Learn the history and basic principles of character design. Use traditional drawing skills as well as Adobe Photoshop and a Wacom tablet to develop your own OC (original character). A basic understanding of figure drawing is […]
read moreLearn about the traditional art of the retablo, or miniature altar scene, and make small clay altars to honor heroes, artists, and ancestors.
read moreWe're going to build cardboard worlds! Get your imagination and recyclables ready for this cardboard construction class. Students will create blueprints for their unique designs and will have all sizes of cardboard at their disposal. We'll begin with small structures and move to larger collaborative environments as the week progresses.
read moreJump into the world of stop-motion animation. Work with drawings, paper cut-outs and clay. Learn how to produce 2-D and 3-D animation sequences and bring inanimate subjects to life.
read moreJourney millions of years into the past as we make dinosaurs utilizing various artistic media. Students will draw, paint, collage and sculpt to create their prehistoric creatures.
read moreFrom small to life-sized, explore a different material every day while making your 3D creations. Learn about different 3D forms through the exploration of materials like paper, bamboo skewers, cardboard, fabric and clay.
read moreCreate the wildest creatures you can imagine! Students will learn a variety of handbuilding skills such as coil making, extruding, and how to make a pinch pot. Students will leave with a sculpture of an imaginary (or real) monster, alien, or mythical creature of their creation!
read moreExplore creative aspects of printmaking! Students ages 9-14 will make hand-carved styrofoam plates, glue prints, safety cut prints and photo emulsion prints. Students ages 6-8 will do monoprinting, marker prints, collographs, tissue paper prints + more! We’ll also learn how to make multiples of our drawings to create editioned prints, just like professional printers. After […]
read moreWant a giant pet or an impossibly huge shoe? Make one! Paste, newspaper, cardboard and wire—that’s just about all you need to explore the world of papier-mâché and make big sculptures. Work hard, have lots of fun, get really messy and end up with the most amazing sculpture you've ever made!
read moreWhat happens when you experiment with all the different ways of art-making with paper? You discover new ways of creating! In this class, we will draw on paper, create collages, make books, fold origami, and build sculptures. We will also learn about contemporary artists and how and why they use paper. By the end of […]
read moreBecome part of a real film crew in this live-action, moviemaking class. From concept to shooting to performing, this class will teach you the fundamentals of the great collaborative process of filmmaking. Creativity, teamwork and visual art come together to create a movie that will enjoy its red carpet premier on the final day of […]
read moreLearn the ancient Japanese art of Shibori (tie-dye) using an organic natural indigo bath. It’s the bluest of all blues. Dye fabric, a bandana and a t-shirt.
read moreLearn the basics of wheel throwing, trimming and glazing. This extended, two-week class offers more time to practice on the wheel and more opportunities to complete projects. Create handmade functional pottery, experiment with various glazes and learn about safety in the ceramics studio.
read moreLearn the joy of digital photography! Students will learn the history of photography, how to take a polished image, and how to thoughtfully critique an image. Students will learn the basics of photography (rule of thirds, composition, lighting, etc.) and how to optimize the camera they are using, whether it's an iPhone, a basic point […]
read moreUse simple techniques with textile pigment to print designs on your own fabric, then sew your own tote bag and pillow with a sewing machine!
read moreWant to celebrate our furry friends? Our class for cat and dog creations is just the thing! Make a pet-inspired trinket dish with air-dry clay, or paint your own work of art inspired by works from famous artists who use animals as inspiration.
read moreCreate your own fuzzy wool friend! Students will learn how to use colorful wool fibers and tools to create 3-D felted animals.
read moreWhat do you care about in your community? Through this collaborative artmaking class, students will explore disability justice. Disability justice is a movement that works to bring awareness about people with disabilities. That can mean many different things: how our buildings and cities are built to accommodate people or simply how we treat each other. […]
read moreLet's learn how to fuse and slump glass in a furnace called a kiln. We'll make cool designs by cutting out colorful sheets of glass. When we layer different colors on top of each other and fire them in the kiln, the glass fuses together into a finished object. We'll make small pieces of art […]
read moreCreate your own set of oracle cards loosely based on the Rider Waite Tarot card. Students will design a deck of fortune-telling cards with paint, collage, and other mixed media. At the end of the week, practice reading each other’s fortunes.
read moreCreate your very own board game to play with friends and family! We'll share ideas about our favorite games, play some games together, and design our own game boards and pieces. You'll leave this class with your own one-of-a-kind board game, as well as ideas for several different games you can play with it.
read moreLet's explore art-making! Create eclectic 2D and 3D art collections using clay, wire, fabric, paint or other materials. Our smallest artists can sign up for multiple weeks of classes and always have new projects to create!
read moreEnjoy painting and want to paint big? Join us for a collaborative painting experience. We'll get inspired with a mural walk through the Fan neighborhood, then work both individually and together to create a large-scale painting that will be displayed at VisArts.
read moreCreate your own 3D animations! Students will learn the basics of Blender, a 3D computer graphics software, to create a brief, 5-second animated video. You’ll also learn how to navigate the digital 3D space and come to understand underlying concepts that inform 3D animation like vertices and polygons.
read moreCreate your own soft little friends and sculptures! Learn how to transform natural wool fibers into soft sculptures and hand-made fabric with basic needle-felting and wet-felting techniques.
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