Take a break from the hot summer months and escape to the snowy land of Arendelle as we get inspired by ‘Frozen’ and 'Frozen II'. Students will create their own castles, make a unique Olaf character, create winter scenes and create ice cube paints! Students will explore their own art super powers and create a magical classroom. ‘Frozen’ stories will be shared along with other wintery stories.
In this mural class at The Art Garage, students will learn how mural artists approach their large scale works of art. We will study artists such as Diego Rivera, Leonardo di Vinci, Keith Haring and Michaelaneglo to learn how murals incorporate their surroundings and why they become so important within their environments. Students will then start to plan their own large scale mural designed by the whole class! Join us for this exciting mural class! Show less
In this mural class at The Art Garage, students will learn how mural artists approach their large scale works of art. We will study artists such as Diego Rivera, Leonardo di Vinci, Keith Haring and Michaelaneglo to learn how murals incorporate their surroundings and why they become so important within their environments. Students will then start to plan their own large scale mural designed by the whole class! Join us for this exciting mural cl... Show more
To some it may be trash, but here, students will learn to use their imagination to create beautiful artwork out of recycled materials! Will their box turn into a plane, car, house, or rocket ship? Lids can become flower pedals, egg cartons can transform into caterpillars, paper towel rolls become printmaking tools and so much more! Participants will learn the benefits of recycling while expanding their imagination! Students will explore painting and building techniques in this class all while developing fine motor, problem solving and language skills. Show less
To some it may be trash, but here, students will learn to use their imagination to create beautiful artwork out of recycled materials! Will their box turn into a plane, car, house, or rocket ship? Lids can become flower pedals, egg cartons can transform into caterpillars, paper towel rolls become printmaking tools and so much more! Participants will learn the benefits of recycling while expanding their imagination! Students will explore paint... Show more
You get to be sorcerer of your own wizard art class this week! First you will need to make your very own wizard hat to secure your magical powers! Will you be guided by the moon and stars or by your pet owl? This class will make many different wizard art projects like magic wands, crystal balls and design your very own dream castles. This is sure to be a magical week at The Art Garage, indeed!
In this live, virtual class students will not only learn the history of the wax resist dyeing technique called Batik, but they will also learn the process first hand! Students will meet with the instructor each Thursday in June on Zoom to safely experiment with Batik from home. In this ancient and magical art form, wax acts as a resist to dye when applied to cloth to create beautiful, unique patterns and designs. Materials Kits for the month will be available to pick up at The Art Garage to help students practice patterns and motifs on their own fabric. Show less
In this live, virtual class students will not only learn the history of the wax resist dyeing technique called Batik, but they will also learn the process first hand! Students will meet with the instructor each Thursday in June on Zoom to safely experiment with Batik from home. In this ancient and magical art form, wax acts as a resist to dye when applied to cloth to create beautiful, unique patterns and designs. Materials Kits for the month w... Show more
This class students will design, problem-solve and create their own functional instruments out of recycled materials. Create a guitar that strums, a flute that sings and drums that keep the beat. Rhythm, pattern and pitch will be discussed alongside design and creativity as we shake, rattle and roll through the week!
There are many different types of Japanese tea ceremony bowls such as the matcha bowl and Chawan tea bowl that are still used in tradition today. This class will begin with each student making their very own tea bowl designed in Japanese tradition. Students will study the different ceramic pieces that are included in tea ceremonies and choose the ones that they would like to replicate with their own flare. We will study traditional and modern Japanese ceramic textures, patterns and construction to emulate the sacred tea ceremony wares in our own style! Students will also make their very own ceramic Shigaraki cat (or Lucky Cat) to bring each artist good luck. Show less
There are many different types of Japanese tea ceremony bowls such as the matcha bowl and Chawan tea bowl that are still used in tradition today. This class will begin with each student making their very own tea bowl designed in Japanese tradition. Students will study the different ceramic pieces that are included in tea ceremonies and choose the ones that they would like to replicate with their own flare. We will study traditional and modern ... Show more
As we combine art and science, this class will make your skin crawl, canvases dazzle and imaginations take “flight”. Students will spend each day with a different crawly creature. Spiders, butterflies and other amazing bugs will be explored as students become familiar with vocabulary such as arachnids and insects, endo and exoskeletons, thorax, abdomen and antennas. Colorful paintings, 2-D and 3-D art will be created as we discover a bug’s (and an arachnids!) life. Show less
As we combine art and science, this class will make your skin crawl, canvases dazzle and imaginations take “flight”. Students will spend each day with a different crawly creature. Spiders, butterflies and other amazing bugs will be explored as students become familiar with vocabulary such as arachnids and insects, endo and exoskeletons, thorax, abdomen and antennas. Colorful paintings, 2-D and 3-D art will be created as we discover a bug’s (a... Show more
Batik is primarily known as an Indonesian art form however, the resist technique has existed across the world in various places such as China, India and Africa. Students will not only learn the history of the wax resist dyeing technique called Batik but they will also learn the process first hand! The wax acts as a resist to dye when applied to cloth and we will practice patterns and motifs on our own fabric with this magical, ancient art form.
Your little artist will love the open ended exploration of this class and the assortment of materials and projects that will ignite their imagination and creativity! We’ll experiment with new art processes like gelli printmaking, watercolor monotypes, glue prints, lace prints and balloon prints! Students will learn to use everyday items such as bubble wrap, cups and more as stamps to create abstract masterpieces. students will learn how to investigate as an artist and create one of a kind artworks in a fun-filled learning environment! Show less
Your little artist will love the open ended exploration of this class and the assortment of materials and projects that will ignite their imagination and creativity! We’ll experiment with new art processes like gelli printmaking, watercolor monotypes, glue prints, lace prints and balloon prints! Students will learn to use everyday items such as bubble wrap, cups and more as stamps to create abstract masterpieces. students will learn how to inv... Show more
They may just look like wires, gears and cold metal but they warm our hearts with their quirky personalities, loyalty and friendship! In this class, we’ll have a week-long robot adventure and look to some of our favorite droids like BB8, R2D2, and WALL-E for inspiration while learning the nuts and bolts of 2-dimensional drawing and junk art sculpture! Through the Tempera Batik technique, students will use contour drawing and tempera painting to make their robots take on exciting new forms. We’ll even bring our robotic creations into the third dimension by learning how to use recycled materials to sculpt our very own 3D robot friends. Still not sure this class is for you? Well - that does not compute! Show less
They may just look like wires, gears and cold metal but they warm our hearts with their quirky personalities, loyalty and friendship! In this class, we’ll have a week-long robot adventure and look to some of our favorite droids like BB8, R2D2, and WALL-E for inspiration while learning the nuts and bolts of 2-dimensional drawing and junk art sculpture! Through the Tempera Batik technique, students will use contour drawing and tempera painting t... Show more
In this live virtual class, artists will combine a fun art process called tempera batik with blind contour drawings resulting in a beautiful masterpiece that will be uniquely you! Materials Kits for the week will be available for pick up at The Art Garage for registered students and artists will meet each day on Zoom with their instructor to learn all about the spontaneous blind contour drawing process made popular by Picasso (working from a selfie!). We will then fill in their shapes of our contours to create a colorful, expressive painting. Finally, we’ll complete the look with an india ink wash- which will result in the richly colored and antique finish that gives the process its name! Show less
In this live virtual class, artists will combine a fun art process called tempera batik with blind contour drawings resulting in a beautiful masterpiece that will be uniquely you! Materials Kits for the week will be available for pick up at The Art Garage for registered students and artists will meet each day on Zoom with their instructor to learn all about the spontaneous blind contour drawing process made popular by Picasso (working from a s... Show more
Come get down with the real animals of East Africa in an Art Garage safari! Madagascar is home to some of the world’s most interesting creatures including a diverse population of lemurs, reptiles, birds and insects! This week, we’ll take an adventure to East Africa and create colorful artworks inspired by the unusual animals that live there, like the ring tailed lemur, comet moth and tomato frog! Ceramics, pastels, printmaking, acrylic and watercolor painting will guide us in our adventure! Animal stories will be read throughout the week including the famous Madagascar movie story. Now let’s move it, move it and get ready to make some art! Show less
Come get down with the real animals of East Africa in an Art Garage safari! Madagascar is home to some of the world’s most interesting creatures including a diverse population of lemurs, reptiles, birds and insects! This week, we’ll take an adventure to East Africa and create colorful artworks inspired by the unusual animals that live there, like the ring tailed lemur, comet moth and tomato frog! Ceramics, pastels, printmaking, acrylic and wat... Show more
We will be taking inspiration from stories and myths to bring our very own mythical beasts from our imaginations to life! Students will write a poem or short story that interconnects the lives of a heroine or hero and their mythical animal friend before building a sculpture to illustrate their creation! Young artists will use metal armatures, paper mache, and paints to bring their stories and their beasts to life in this mythically fun class!
This class will offer young artists an opportunity to explore new cultures without leaving home through a colorful world of illustrated stories and fairy tales! This virtual camp will be pre-recorded so that students can ake a trip around the world on their own schedule, using global literature as their guide to the rich cultural heritage and traditions of other countries. Registered students will recieve links to a week of videos, each including a new story and an artwork inspired by it. You will be able to pick up a Materials Kit for the week at The Art Garage before class begins to help your young artists draw, paint, and collage their way around the world! Show less
This class will offer young artists an opportunity to explore new cultures without leaving home through a colorful world of illustrated stories and fairy tales! This virtual camp will be pre-recorded so that students can ake a trip around the world on their own schedule, using global literature as their guide to the rich cultural heritage and traditions of other countries. Registered students will recieve links to a week of videos, each includ... Show more
This class will offer young artists an opportunity to explore new cultures through a colorful world of illustrated stories and fairytales! We’ll take a trip around the world using literature as our guide and see what other children around the world are reading! Each day we’ll read a new story then create artwork inspired by it and draw, paint, collage and more. Books like Possum Magic (Australia), Dim Sum For Everyone! (China) and I Lost My Tooth In Africa (Mali) will introduce your children to the rich cultural heritage and traditions of other countries. Show less
This class will offer young artists an opportunity to explore new cultures through a colorful world of illustrated stories and fairytales! We’ll take a trip around the world using literature as our guide and see what other children around the world are reading! Each day we’ll read a new story then create artwork inspired by it and draw, paint, collage and more. Books like Possum Magic (Australia), Dim Sum For Everyone! (China) and I Lost My To... Show more
Do you know the difference between a monotype and a monoprint? Well you will after this week of printmaking at The Art Garage! Students will learn a variety of different printmaking techniques and different ways to make their 'impressions' aka: prints. We will look at the different ways famous printmakers such as Rembrandt, Goya and Lichtenstein used printmaking in their own art. Get ready to gelli print, block print and more in this exciting printmaking class! Show less
Do you know the difference between a monotype and a monoprint? Well you will after this week of printmaking at The Art Garage! Students will learn a variety of different printmaking techniques and different ways to make their 'impressions' aka: prints. We will look at the different ways famous printmakers such as Rembrandt, Goya and Lichtenstein used printmaking in their own art. Get ready to gelli print, block print and more in this exciting... Show more
95% of the Earth's oceans are completely unexplored and full of mysterious plants and creatures. Let's dive in! We will explore the mysteries of the ocean through the art of paper mache in this underwater art class. Students will sketch a plan for their sea creature, build a frame for it, and sculpt it layer by layer out of ooey gooey paper mache. Finally, we will bring our octopi, seahorses, and coral to life with paint and finish the week with a new oceanic friend! Show less
95% of the Earth's oceans are completely unexplored and full of mysterious plants and creatures. Let's dive in! We will explore the mysteries of the ocean through the art of paper mache in this underwater art class. Students will sketch a plan for their sea creature, build a frame for it, and sculpt it layer by layer out of ooey gooey paper mache. Finally, we will bring our octopi, seahorses, and coral to life with paint and finish the week wi... Show more
Combining fantasy and art, students will create a 3-D monster from their imaginary closets! Inspired by a multitude of books, illustrations and movies students will sketch features of their monsters, construct forms out of chicken wire, wrap their forms and paint colorful monsters to life! Students will have an opportunity to give their monster a handmade heart with a special message to put inside their monster's form. Each monster will be complete with accessories, a name and even a birth certificate! Show less
Combining fantasy and art, students will create a 3-D monster from their imaginary closets! Inspired by a multitude of books, illustrations and movies students will sketch features of their monsters, construct forms out of chicken wire, wrap their forms and paint colorful monsters to life! Students will have an opportunity to give their monster a handmade heart with a special message to put inside their monster's form. Each monster will be com... Show more
Sprinkle on some fairy dust and get ready to fly! We’ll be taking a journey into fantasy forest, where trees dance, fairies play, gnomes dwell and woodland critters abound! Throughout the week, young artists will explore whimsical creatures and animals with a wide range of media such as clay, dioramas, collage and painting. Visual learning, fine motor skills, decision- making and inventiveness will come into action as we let our imaginations fly!
Just because we can’t see them doesn’t mean they don’t need a home to call their own! This week artists will fabricate miniature mixed media homes for these humble forest dwellers! This class will call upon your imagination and resourcefulness! Using clay as your foundation- you’ll sculpt and carve your basic form and then embellish it with an array of found objects and media. Beads, paint, moss, bark, rocks, anything goes for this miniature home of their own! Show less
Just because we can’t see them doesn’t mean they don’t need a home to call their own! This week artists will fabricate miniature mixed media homes for these humble forest dwellers! This class will call upon your imagination and resourcefulness! Using clay as your foundation- you’ll sculpt and carve your basic form and then embellish it with an array of found objects and media. Beads, paint, moss, bark, rocks, anything goes for this miniature h... Show more
Strap on your space suit and join us as we play amongst the stars - artistically, that is! Students will embark on a week long mixed media expedition with outer space being the destination. Students will learn about the planets in our solar system, stars, black holes and more! As we learn about space we will create sun-catchers, tie-dye planets, and even junk art rockets! This class is sure to be Out of this World!
Cave Paintings are known to be the very first murals of our civilization. Presently, murals exists across the world to create harmonious artwork within our surroundings. Many murals bring accessible art to the public and murals establish benefits for the places where they dwell such as New York City, Belfast, Nicaragua and India. In this class students will design their own large scale mural that will be displayed for many years to come! Students will also paint the float for the Park Hill 4th of July parade! Join us for this large scale mural class that will defy the test of time. Show less
Cave Paintings are known to be the very first murals of our civilization. Presently, murals exists across the world to create harmonious artwork within our surroundings. Many murals bring accessible art to the public and murals establish benefits for the places where they dwell such as New York City, Belfast, Nicaragua and India. In this class students will design their own large scale mural that will be displayed for many years to come! Stude... Show more
Join us around the campfire as we spin tales to capture your little one’s imagination! We’ll read books, play games, and of course create art that centers around the theme of the great outdoors. Art projects will include painting landscapes, creating binoculars and other play objects to help make camping even more fun! A collaborative mixed media “campfire” will be made on the first day for story time throughout the week! We will get camping inspiration from books such as Fred and Ted Go Camping, S is for S’mores, and Bugs A to Z. Show less
Join us around the campfire as we spin tales to capture your little one’s imagination! We’ll read books, play games, and of course create art that centers around the theme of the great outdoors. Art projects will include painting landscapes, creating binoculars and other play objects to help make camping even more fun! A collaborative mixed media “campfire” will be made on the first day for story time throughout the week! We will get camping i... Show more