Museum announces Summer Studio Artworks camps and classes

 

Huntsville, Ala. – The Huntsville Museum of Art is pleased to announce that the Museum Academy will reopen the week of June 9, following temporary closure during the museum’s ongoing HVAC upgrade. Camps and classes will run from June 9 through mid-September. Please note that while the Museum Academy resumes programming, admissions to the museum galleries will remain closed through the end of June.

The Huntsville Museum of Art Academy will offer camps and classes for ages 4 through 14. Camps will include half-day options: Drawing, Cartooning and SCULPTacular. Classes will include ceramics, drawing, painting, multi-media, and jewelry making. Other classes include Art Sampler, Mudworks, Dips, Dabs & Dots, Things that Crawl, Wiggle & Roar, Creativity, Color & Composition and Saturday Parent/Child classes.

In June, the museum will offer several high school and adult classes. Adults can enjoy classes in ceramics, drawing, acrylic, oil and watercolor painting, Painting Glass with Transparency and Light in Watercolor, Watercolor: Landscapes, Drawing in Pencil & Charcoal, Stained Glass Basics, and Mixed Media Painting. In July and August, classes will include ceramics, drawing, watercolor, oil painting, Paint Like an Impressionist: Techniques in Acrylic or Oil, Watercolor Sketching: Yummy Things to Eat, Stained Glass Sun Catchers & Fan Lamp, Acrylics: Abstract Extravaganza and Expressive Portrait Drawing in Charcoal & Conté.

Master Artist Workshops

  • August 7–9 – Suggest Rather than Render (“alla prima”) with Dan Graziano

  • August 21–24 – CHARCOAL: Expressive Mark Making, A Painter’s Approach to Drawing with Gary Chapman

  • September 11–13 – Capturing Radiant Light in Your Paintings in Oil or Acrylic with Michael Story

“The Huntsville Museum of Art Academy provides arts education by offering workshops, camps and classes to the community for adults, children and teens.” said Director of Education/Museum Academy Laura E. Smith. “Learning a new skill is great summer fun, and we encourage people to take advantage of these opportunities to learn and grow.”

Register Online at hsvmuseum.org or call 256-535-6372. All camps and classes will be held at the Huntsville Museum of Art in the Museum Academy studios located in downtown Huntsville at Big Spring Park.

 

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About the Huntsville Museum of Art
The Huntsville Museum of Art is a non-profit municipal corporation established by the City of Huntsville, Alabama, and governed by a city-appointed Museum Board.  The Museum seeks to foster understanding of the visual arts and appreciation of artistic achievement.  In addition to its galleries and exhibitions, the Museum offers art classes for children and adults along with special programs, lectures and musical presentations.  Rental space is also available for weddings, meetings and other events.