Children and Teens

SUMMER: Cartooning (ages 6-9)

Kanitra Perrault     $120

Make your cartoons come to life. Create exciting superheroes, action figures, and story ideas for your own comic strip. Just bring your ideas and see how quickly you will develop your own unique style. All materials are included.

Registration for this class begins Tuesday, June 2 at 10:00am.

R255 6 sessions starting Tues. June 30 4:30–5:30pm 

CLASS FULL

SUMMER: Let’s Throw a Pot (ages 9-13)

Colleen Vanderhoef             $200  

A workshop focusing on the basics of wheel throwing.  Various aspects of clay properties, glazing and design are explored. For beginning and intermediate students. Some handbuilding techniques are also introduced.  Materials and firing fees included.

CLASS FULL

Registration for this class begins Tuesday, June 2 at 10:00am.

R74  6 sessions starting Mon. June 29 4:30-6:00pm   

SUMMER: Ceramics (ages 6-9)

Colleen Vanderhoef    $150

Learn basic pottery techniques: handbuilding, glazing and decoration. Individual instruction is provided with emphasis on developing the child’s creative imagination. Slab, coil and pinch pot projects will be among the techniques explored. Materials and firing fees included.

Registration for this class begins Tuesday, June 2 at 10:00am.

R52        6 sessions starting starting Tues. June 30; 4:30-5:30pm

NEW! Introduction to Animation (ages 10-14)

Kanitra Perrault                      $180

The animation course for children offers a comprehensive curriculum that covers the fundamentals of animation, including principles of movement, character design, and storyboards. They will start by creating simple flip books and progress to more complex projects, such as creating their own animated short films or designing characters and animating them using traditional techniques. With hands-on projects and guided instruction, students will learn how to bring their imaginations to life, create their own animated characters, and develop storytelling skills. By the end of the course, they will have a solid foundation in animation and be able to create their own animated short film.

Registration for this class begins Tuesday, March 3 at 10:00am.

S256    6 sessions starting Sat. May 9                                          11:00am–12:30pm

NEW! Ceramics for Families (ages 5 & up)                                                                Wendy Morris             $180 (per person)                                                                      

Enjoy exploring handbuilding and sculpting with clay along with your child, grandchild, niece, nephew… you get the idea: Bring a child (or two) and come play with clay! First-timers are welcome! Ages 5 and up. Children must be accompanied by a parent or adult family member. 

Registration for this class begins Tues. June 2 at 10:00am.                                   

R15 6 sessions starting Thu. July 2 4:30-6:00pm 

SUMMER: Anime/Manga (All levels—Ages 8-13)

Kanitra Perrault                    $120

Students will learn to illustrate in this worldwide popular style of cartooning. "Manga" means comics in Japanese and "Anime" is short for Japanese animation. They will look at popular characters for inspiration and then create their own. Materials needed: pencil, fine point black sharpie, eraser, paper, color pencils, and markers.

Registration for this class begins Tuesday, June 2 at 10:00am.

R53 6 sessions starting Thu. July 2    4:30-5:30pm

NEW! Learn to Draw (ages 8–11)
Wendy Morris       $180

Did you know, that when we activate the right side of the brain and quiet the left side, it enhances the ability to see and draw what is seen? Children will create drawing using exercises and techniques inspired by this principle and the work of Betty Edwards. Children will be given all the materials necessary. Each class will explore new methods as well as build on previous ones.

R11 6 sessions starting Wed., July 1           4:30–6:00pm