Courses

DISCOVERING ART: Grades K-3

The primary goal of this course is to motivate the child to appreciate the arts through a wide variety of studio activities (drawing, painting, constructing, printmaking, and mixed media), art appreciation games, and discussions about art. The activities of art making; conceiving an idea, assembling, organizing, and working with the materials, give students a concrete way to apply and share knowledge as they discover more about the world of art.

DRAWING AND PAINTING: Grades 4-9

Drawing and painting are the first steps in translating an idea into concrete visual terms. In this course, you will explore linear, tonal, color, abstract and realistic art through drawing and painting exercises. Discover the different qualities of graphite, charcoal, pen and ink, tempera, acrylic, collage and mixed media. Learn to draw and paint forms from nature, interiors, manmade objects, the human figure, and imaginary images.

CREATIVE BOOKBINDING: Grades 7-Adult

This course will not only involve you in the wonderful process of creative bookbinding, but will also provide inspiration and ideas for the artist within each one of us. It is great fun to assemble a handmade book. In this course, you will learn several binding and folding methods. Once assembled, you will bring the pages of your books to life by transforming the pages through drawing, painting collage and sculpture techniques. Picture beautiful handcrafted books with pages that explode between the covers. Some altered book techniques will also be covered.