Academy Classes

Studio Art Adventures: Ceramic Creatures! Ages 5 & Up Saturday, March 12 | 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Adult & Child: Members: $30 | Non-Members: $40 Student Only: Members: $25 | Non-Members: $35 Liza Harrison Class is full. Create a ceramic creature (turtle, ladybug, fish, etc.)! Learn about handbuilding and glazing techniques.

Spring Break Half-Day Art Camp March 14 - 18 (Monday - Friday) | 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. (Half day) Members: $150 | Non-Members: $175 Camp I: Ages 5 - 8 | Camp II: Ages 9 - 13 Explore the Museum’s exhibitions as you travel through the galleries and create your own masterpieces. Discover elements [...]

Drawing! Ages 9-13 March 22, 29, April 5, 12, 19, 26 (6 Tuesdays) | 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. $85 Members | $100 Non-members Anna Sue Courtney REGISTER FOR CLASS The art program introduces drawing techniques (graphite, charcoal, colored pencil, marker and pastel) - into the homeschool curriculum. Subject matter includes still life and landscapes as [...]

Drawing! Ages 5-8 March 22, 29, April 5, 12, 19, 26 (6 Tuesdays) | 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. $85 Members | $100 Non-members Jessica Nunno REGISTER FOR CLASS The art program introduces drawing techniques (graphite, charcoal, colored pencil, marker and pastel) - into the homeschool curriculum. Subject matter includes still life and landscapes as related [...]

Spring into Art! Ages 4-5 (Pre-K) March 22, 29, April 5, 12, 19, 26 (6 Tuesdays) | 3:45 – 4:45 p.m. Members: $70 | Non-Members: $85 Instructor: Jessica Nunno REGISTER FOR CLASS Create clay animals as well as painted butterflies and colorful flower masterpieces as seen in the stories Waiting for Wings by Lois Ehlert [...]

Spectacular Sketches! Grades K-4 March 22, 29, April 5, 12, 19, 26 (6 Tuesdays) | 3:45 – 5:15 pm $85 Members | $100 Non-members Lenore Corey REGISTER FOR CLASS Explore how artists use the basic elements of art –color, line, shape, and texture to create their own artwork. Media include markers, colored pencils and pastels. [...]

Drawing with Colored Pencils March 22, 29, April 5, 12, 19, 26 (6 Tuesdays) | 6 – 8 p.m. $140 Members | $155 Non-members Skill Level: All Susie Garrett REGISTER FOR CLASS The emphasis of this class will be on basic methods involved in drawing with Prismacolor® colored pencils. Enhance your artistic style and express your creative [...]

Drawing Intensive! Ages 14-18 March 23, 30, April 6, 13, 20, 27 (6 Wednesdays) | 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. $130 Members | $145 Non-members Jessica Nunno REGISTER FOR CLASS Do you have a love for drawing? Expand on your talents in this special skill-building class that will focus on perspective, cast shadows, texture, line and [...]

Cartooning: Ages 9+ March 23, 30, April 6, 13, 20, 27 (6 Wednesdays) | 4 – 5:30 pm $85 Members | $100 Non-members Jessica Nunno REGISTER FOR CLASS Develop a comic strip with your own invented characters. Learn how to draw a variety of facial expressions, animate objects, imply motion, and use background space in [...]

Ceramics: Grades K-4 March 23, 30, April 6, 13, 20, 27 (6 Wednesdays) | 4 – 5:30 pm $85 Members | $100 Non-members Liza Harrison REGISTER FOR CLASS Create whimsical sculptures, vessels and creatures in clay and other materials. Students will learn hand building skills and basic clay techniques while creating imaginative works out of [...]

Drawing! Ages 5-8 March 24, 31, April 7, 14, 21, 28 (6 Thursdays) | 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. $85 Members | $100 Non-members Anna Sue Courtney REGISTER FOR CLASS The art program introduces drawing techniques (graphite, charcoal, colored pencil, marker and pastel) - into the homeschool curriculum. Subject matter includes still life and landscapes as [...]

Mixed Media! Grades K-4 March 24, 31, April 7, 14, 21, 28 (6 Thursdays) | 4 – 5:30 pm $85 Members | $100 Non-members Shanna Graves REGISTER FOR CLASS Young artists combine skills in ceramics, drawing and painting with new discoveries in a variety of arts media and processes. Media include clay, watercolor, acrylic, marker [...]

Ceramics: Handbuilding & Wheel Throwing Techniques, Ages 9+ March 24, 31, April 7, 14, 21, 28 (6 Thursdays) | 4 – 5:30 pm $85 Members | $100 Non-members Liza Harrison REGISTER FOR CLASS Explore pinch, coil, slab construction and basic glazing methods. Wheel throwing techniques will be introduced.

Ceramics: Handbuilding & Wheel Throwing March 24, 31, April 7, 14, 21, 28, May 5, 12 (8 Thursdays) | 6 – 8:30 p.m. $225 Members | $240 Non-members Skill Level: All Greg Datcher This class is full. Hand-building and wheel-throwing techniques will be demonstrated with an emphasis on exploring the versatility of the wheel. Instruction [...]

Creativity Without Bounds: Oil Painting Techniques March 24, 31, April 7, 14, 21, 28, May 5, 12 (8 Thursdays) | 6 – 8:30 p.m. $160 Members | $175 Non-members Skill Level: All Robert Bean This class is full. Painting skills, creating effective composition, and learning to see and understand what makes engaging art is the [...]

Expressive Watercolor Florals March 25, April 1, 15, 29, May 6 (5 Fridays) | 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. $145 Members | $160 Non-members Skill Level: All Linda Ruhl REGISTER FOR CLASS Experiment with both wet and dry media to expand your knowledge of materials and techniques and move beyond the fundamentals. Discover the different [...]

Studio Art Adventures: Matisse! Ages 5 & Up Saturday, March 26 | 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Adult & Child: Members: $30 | Non-Members: $40 Student Only: Members: $25 | Non-Members: $35 Jessica Nunno REGISTER FOR CLASS Create your own artwork inspired by the artist Henri Matisse and his painting The Goldfish using acrylic on canvas panels. [...]