YOUNG PEOPLE'S PROGRAM
AGES 2–3 with Adult
New Explorers: Fun with Art YP01FA10 a or b
Explore art together and celebrate autumn colors and themes inspired by pumpkins, scarecrows and owls. Activities include easel painting, leaf and apple printing, handprinting and fingerpainting. Students will also explore texture by impressing clay with sticks, stones, pinecones and leaves. Builds motor and cognitive skills.
Instructor: Eva Scopino
a Wednesdays, 10 - 11am, Oct 6 - Dec 8
10 sessions: $108; members: $97
b Saturdays, 9 - 10am, Oct 9 - Dec 11
10 sessions: $108; members: $97
New Explorers: Mix It Up YP02FA10 a or b
Concoct your own fun art materials; make cool discoveries! We’ll make goop, play dough, puffy paint, colored glue and more using safe ingredients like salt, flour and cornstarch with tempera paint, glue, sand and clay. Builds motor and cognitive skills.
Instructor: Catherine Lendler (a) or Jennifer van Elswyck (b)
a Tuesdays, 10 - 11am, Oct 5 - Dec 7
10 sessions: $108; members: $97
b Tuesdays, 4 - 5pm, Oct 5 - Dec 7
10 sessions: $108; members: $97
AGES 4–6
Smart @ Art: A Harvest of Art YP03FA10 a or b
Explore art inspired by fall colors and themes: pumpkins, scarecrows, owls, leaves, apples, gourds. Paint, draw with different materials, investigate clay, make masks and mobiles, build constructions with wood, papier-mâché. Imagination encouraged.
Instructor: Judie Cavanaugh (a) or Eva Scopino (b)
a Wednesdays, 4 - 5:30pm, Oct 6 - Dec 8
10 sessions: $155; members: $140
b Saturdays, 10:30 - 12pm, Oct 9 - Dec 11
10 sessions: $155; members: $140
Mixed Media Magic! YP04FA10
Imagine and create: paintings, drawings, collages, constructions and sculpture using different materials including watercolor and tempera paints, oil pastels, clay, wood, wire, tissue paper, feathers, foil, fuzz, fluff, glitter and more surprises. Imagination and individual expression encouraged.
Instructor: Catherine Lendler
Fridays, 4 - 5:30pm, Oct 8 - Dec 10
10 sessions: $155; members: $140
GRADES 1–2
Sketch and Paint: Nature and Imagination YP05FA10
Explore line, shape, form, shading, color mixing, and media including charcoal, oil crayons, chalk pastels, tempera paint, watercolor and black ink. Work from observation and imagination. Inspirations include trees, gourds, sunsets, falling leaves and more.
Instructor: Eva Scopino
Mondays, 4 - 5:30pm, Oct 4 - Dec 6
10 sessions: $155; members: $140
Clay Play YP06FA10
Investigate hand-building with clay. Work in our professional pottery studio. Learn pinch, coil and slab methods. Create clay leaves, owls, pumpkins, a lantern and more fun clay projects inspired by autumn.
Instructor: Lily Kok-Forbush
Tuesdays, 4 - 5:30pm, Oct 5 - Dec 7
10 sessions: $163; members: $147
Mixed Media: Autumn Inspirations YP07FA10
Create artwork inspired by the beauty of the colors and textures of fall! Make masks, collages, mobiles, drawings and paintings using a variety of media including watercolor and tempera paints, oil pastel, clay, wood, cardboard, wire, tissue paper, feathers, foil, glitter.
Instructor: Anna Scarff
Saturdays, 10:30am - 12pm, Oct 9 - Dec 11
10 sessions: $155; members: $140
GRADES 3–4
Painting… and Beyond YP08FA10
Take painting a few steps further by cutting, folding and gluing. Make paintings and then transform your paintings into a sculpture, machine, mask and mobile.
Instructor: Becky Strom
Mondays, 4 - 5:30pm, Oct 4 - Dec 6
10 sessions: $155; members: $140
Hooray for Clay YP09FA10
Get excited to create with clay! Inspired by traditional and non-traditional art, as well as one another, students will imaginatively design, build and glaze vessels, figures and sculptures. Projects include sculpting silly or life-like circus animals, slab-built buildings, coil-building visionary vessels and more. For new as well as continuing students.
Instructor: Violet Harlow
Wednesdays, 4 - 5:30pm, Oct 6 - Dec 8
10 sessions: $163; members: $147
Drawing with Messy Media YP10FA10
Charcoal, pastel and ink are too messy for home, but are perfect materials at CAW. With messy media you will have fun with color and shape when you smear, blend, splatter, scrape, drip, print and collage to make unique drawings of people, places and things.
Instructor: Jennifer Van Elswyck
Thursdays, 4 - 5:30pm, Sep 30 - Dec 9 (no class Nov 25)
10 sessions: $155; members: $140
Fun with Metal I YP11FA10
Make jewelry and mini sculpture with copper sheet metal and wire to wear or hang. Stamp, fold, hammer, bend, cut, twist and even heat metal to create pendants, medallions and forms from nature such as pea pods and leaves. Students will explore using basic hand tools, especially hammers, mallets, cutters, files, pliers and torches (one-on-one with instructor) to create works in metal.
Instructor: Connie Pfeiffer
Thursdays, 4 - 5:30pm, Sep 30 - Dec 9 (no class Nov 25)
10 sessions: $161; members: $145
Saturday Drawing and Painting YP12FA10
Develop and improve in drawing and painting. Focus on fun and creative ways to learn about shadows, color, volume, perspective, and realistic and abstract styles by working from observation and imagination. Subjects include figures and portraits, still life, landscapes, animals, and imaginary compositions.
Instructor: Nellie Shevelkina
Saturdays, 10 - 11:30am, Oct 9 - Dec 11
10 sessions: $155; members: $140
GRADES 5–7
Junior Potters on the Wheel YP13FA10
Create a series of bowls, mugs and vases on the wheel in CAW’s pottery studio. Freedom and independent study are at the core of this class as young artists learn to navigate the studio and follow their work from throwing to glazing. Hands on personal attention from the instructor will guide each student at his /her own level. Enrollment limited to 8 students.
Instructor: Violet Harlow
Mondays, 4 - 6pm, Oct 4 - Dec 6
10 sessions: $215; members: $194
Ultimate Mâché YP14FA10
Papier-mâché has been in use for 2,000 years for making masks, decorations, tables, chairs, trays, animals, insects and anatomical models! This class will explore these uses for papier-mâché and more; from large to micro size! A little bit sloppy and slimy. Projects include a Venetian carnival mask, piñata, calacas (skeleton characters from Mexico), animals, beads and a jack-o’-lantern.
Instructor: Nellie Shevelkina
Tuesdays, 4 - 6pm, Oct 5 - Dec 7
10 sessions: $207; members: $186
Paint, Print & Draw Lab YP15FA10
Explore painting, printmaking and drawing using traditional and experimental ways of making art. From these experiments, we will create paintings, prints, masks, wall art, wrapping paper, cards and handmade books.
Instructor: Kris Wetmore
Wednesdays, 4 - 6pm, Oct 6 - Dec 8
10 sessions: $207; members: $186
Artists… Start Your Engines… Draw Machines YP16FA10
As the subject of art, we will take a look at a variety of machines and mechanical parts. We will draw from observation, make prints with machine parts, draw hybrids by combining machine parts with non-machine elements and create fantasy drawings inspired by machines using pencil, charcoal, marker and pen.
Instructor: Kelley Kapp
Thursdays, 4 - 6pm, Sep 30 - Dec 9 (no class Nov 25)
10 sessions: $207; members: $186
Fun with Metal II YP17FA10
Make jewelry and mini sculpture with copper sheet metal and wire to wear or hang. Stamp, fold, hammer, bend, cut, twist and even heat metal to create pendants, medallions and forms from nature such as pea pods and leaves. Students will explore using basic hand tools, especially hammers, mallets, cutters, files, pliers and torches (one-on-one with instructor) to create works in metal.
Instructor: Connie Pfeiffer
Thursdays, 5:30 - 7:30pm, Sep 30 - Dec 9 (no class Nov 25)
10 sessions: $213; members: $192
Cartooning the EZ Way YP18FA10
Using simplified drawing methods consisting of lines and circles, discover how easy it is to draw all sorts of cartoon images: cars, superheroes, super villains, hip-hop/urban-street designs, animals, creatures, dragons, and whatever else your imagination can conjure up. The class focuses on the individual student and developing what he or she likes to draw. Whether beginner or advanced, there will be something for everyone with the desire to draw and learn in a fun, stress-free and diverse environment.
Instructor: Chris Highsmith
Fridays, 5:30 - 7:30pm, Oct 8 - Dec 10
10 sessions: $207; members: $186
GRADES 8–12
Traditional Teen Photo YP19FA10
This class focuses on both technical and artistic aspects of photography. Students will learn camera operations and darkroom techniques. We will discuss lighting, composition and the unique creative possibilities of photography. A 35mm manual camera is preferred. Students need to purchase film and paper. Fine for beginners and experienced students.
Instructor: Chris Volpe
Mondays, 4:30 - 6:30pm, Sep 20 - Nov 22
10 sessions: $212; members: $191
Teen Digital Photo YP20FA10
Step out of the darkroom and into the world of color photography and desktop printing. This is an introductory class on digital photography for interested amateurs who want to improve their photographic skills, as well as serious artists excited to explore new photographic technology. We will cover camera basics, file formats, and digital printing. Students will learn how to use Adobe Photoshop to crop, tone and improve their pictures just like professional photographers. A digital camera is required (advice on buying a digital camera is available); a home computer and desktop printer recommended.
Instructor: Chris Volpe
Wednesdays, 4:15 - 6:15pm, Sep 22 - Nov 24
10 sessions: $219; members: $197
Canvas & Sketchbook: The Essentials YP21FA10
Paint on paper, canvas paper and learn to stretch and prime a canvas. Using acrylic paint, we will find out about color mixing and intensifying visual interest by cropping compositions. We will also use a sketchbook as to collect ideas for paintings. Students at all levels will enjoy this class, which takes into consideration students’ previous experience and interests.
Instructor: Kelley Kapp
Tuesdays, 5 - 7pm, Oct 5 - Dec 7
10 sessions: $219; members: $197
Teen Clay YP22FA10
This class is an exploratory survey of sculptural and pottery forms and techniques, including hand-building, wheel-throwing, slip decoration, and glazing. Open to beginning and continuing students, with work adapted to each student’s interests. Students may elect to create high-fired works for which there will be an additional charge of $2.00 per pound for each fired item.
Instructor: Michael Bradford
Thursdays, 5 - 7pm, Sep 30 - Dec 9 (no class Nov 25)
10 sessions: $215; members: $194
Portfolio Development for Young Artists YP23FA10
This class is designed for the serious high school student who is ready to develop an art portfolio for college admissions to an art program or for personal enrichment. In a portfolio, both breadth and specialization within the fine arts must be established. In this course, each student’s strengths will be assessed from their current collection of work. In addition, students will be able to add in-depth drawing, monoprinting, bookbinding and three dimensional works to round out their portfolio. Students will leave class with a digital portfolio of their best work. Price includes $25 lab fee.
Instructor: Phil Levine
Wednesdays, 4:30 - 6:30pm, Oct 6 - Dec 8
10 sessions: $250; members: $225
COURSE INFORMATION
Classes meet weekly. Beginning and ending dates are noted with each course description. There will be no class on Monday, July 5, 2010.
Each child's readiness is more important than the age guidelines noted. Call if you wish to discuss the level of work in any class.
Material costs are included in class fees.
Old clothes or a smock are strongly recommended.
Only registered students can attend classes.
Please enroll by June 14. You may enroll after this date, but early enrollment is encouraged due to limited class size. You can register NOW by mail or online. Mailed applications and enrollments will be processed in the order they are received according to the postmark. You may also register in person at the CAW office between 9 and 5, Monday through Friday.
Please note that your place in a class is secured with the receipt of your payment.
All classes have limited enrollment.
The decision to cancel a class which does not meet its required minimum enrollment is made about one week before the class begins.
Students are only notified if a class is full or cancelled. If you would like confirmation of your registration, please send a stamped self-addressed envelope.
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