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YOUNG PEOPLE'S PROGRAM

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A child's readiness is more important than the age guidelines noted. Call if you wish to discuss the level of work in any class. Old clothes or a smock are strongly recommended.

 

AGES 2–3 with Adult

New Explorers: Discover Art    YP01SU13
This is a playful class for two and three year olds accompanied by an adult. Enjoy exploring art together, working at child’s level, inspired by summer colors, themes and celebrations. Little fingers will discover many different materials to help develop motor skills and imaginations—painting, clay, collage and making simple constructions. Doing art helps build visual literacy and creativity.
Instructor: Catherine Lendler
Mondays, 4 - 5pm, June 24 - July 29
6 sessions: $68; members: $61

 

AGES 3–5 with Adult

Art Together: Making Mini Masterpieces    YP02SU13
This is a great class for children who want to continue working on art together with a parent/adult caregiver. Children will build visual literacy and creativity, as well as motor and problem-solving skills, as we explore painting, clay, puppets, collage and construction. Inspiration includes summer colors and themes— sun, sand, sea, water, sand, fish, seashore and more.
Instructor: Eva Scopino
Tuesdays, 4 - 5pm, June 18 - July 23
6 sessions: $68; members: $61

 

AGES 4–6

Smart @ Art: Sun and Sea    YP03SU13
For young artists who are ready to work independently. Draw, paint, sculpt with clay and papier-mâché; make collages and puppets; create with wood and mixed media. Celebrate summer themes and colors, beach scenes, fish, fun in the sun. Builds creativity, motor and problem-solving skills. Imagination and individual expression encouraged!
Instructor: Judie Cavanaugh
Wednesdays, 4pm - 5:30 pm, June 19 - July 24
6 sessions: $96; members: $86

Let’s Create in 3-D!    YP04SU13
Express your creativity as you experiment with many different art materials to construct 3-D animals, buildings, castles, robots—and ideas from your imagination! Wood scrap sculpture, clay play, collage and lots of different mixed media will be explored, to help build creativity as well as motor and problem-solving skills.
Instructor: Nellie Shevelkina
Fridays, 4 - 5:30pm, June 21 - July 26
6 sessions: $96; members: $86

 

MINI-CLASSES FOR AGES 6–9

Giant Flowers and Plants    YP23SP13
It is spring and everything is blooming! Create fun, wildly imaginative, colorful, oversize 2-D and 3-D flora from colored paper, cardstock, tissue paper, dowels, and decorative materials. Explore proportion, color, shape and design. Fosters original and creative thinking; cross-connections to plant science and nature.
Instructor: Eva Scopino
Tuesdays, 4 - 5:30pm, May 7 - 14
2 sessions: $25; members: $23

Sock Critters    YP24SP13
Create simple, fun and unique creatures from your imagination. Learn to sew and stuff sock creations, and then embellish them inventively with google eyes, buttons, yarn, felt, fluff etc. Simple hand sewing will be taught for those who want to sew, or hot glue and tacky glue can be used. This is a great eco project. Promotes motor skills, tactile learning and creativity.
Instructor: Eva Scopino
Tuesdays, 4 - 5:30pm, May 21 - 28
2 sessions: $33; members: $30

Giant Papier-Mâché Food!    YP25SP13
Get inspired by Claes Oldenberg’s oversize pop art sculptures of food. Create giant food sculpture using cardboard, newspaper and papier-mâché. Paint and decorate your foods creatively with pom-poms, tissue, glitter, etc. Explore proportion, color, shape and design.
Instructor: Jennifer Van Elswyck
Thursdays, 4 - 5:30pm, May 2 - 23
4 sessions: $50; members: $45

Sea Creatures    YP22SU13
Create realistic and fantasy sea creatures using painting, glitter, watercolor, collage and mixed media. Develop creativity and motor skills. Learn different art and design techniques, as well as fun facts and myths about oceans and marine life.
Instructor: Eva Scopino
Thursdays, 4 - 6pm, June 20 & 27
2 sessions: $45; members: $41

Puppet Theatre    YP23SU13
Design and create your own marvelous puppet theatre complete with stage curtains and embellishments. Students will also make stick puppets to perform in their theatre. Media includes cardboard, wood scraps, fabric, paint and ornamental materials.
Instructor: Eva Scopino
Thursdays, 4 - 6pm, July 11, 18, 25
3 sessions: $65; members: $59

 

GRADES 1–2

Draw! Print! Paint!    YP05SU13
Learn about lines, shapes, patterns and colors as you enjoy sketching, printing and painting in a supportive, creative atmosphere. Explore different techniques and materials including pencils, pastels, paints and ink. Discover tips on color-mixing and handling brushes and paint. Create prints by stamping and monoprinting. We will work from both imagination and observation. There will be new projects for continuing students. This class promotes visual literacy and creativity and builds art and motor skills.
Instructor: Eva Scopino
Mondays, 4 - 5:30pm, June 17 - July 22
6 sessions: $96; members: $86

Clay Play    YP06SU13
Explore the many creative possibilities of clay while you work in our pottery studio. Squish, bend, pinch, roll, and join! Lessons include coil, pinch, and slab hand-building techniques, clay construction, and texture, form and design. Create pots, animals, bugs, sandcastles, plus ideas from your imagination. Glazing techniques will be introduced, and some pieces will be fired in our kiln. Working with clay builds manual and fine motor skills and promotes creative thinking and problem-solving.
Instructor: Lily Kok-Forbush
Tuesdays, 4 - 5:30pm, June 18 - July 23
6 sessions: $100; members: $90

Mixed-Media Art of the Imagination    YP07SU13
A great class for children who love working with detail and design. Draw, paint, and create collages, constructions and habitats, masks and mobiles, inspired by summer themes and your imagination! Build with cardboard, clay, wire, and wood, and embellish with various materials of your choice, including natural objects such as sand and seashells plus tissue paper, glitter, pom-poms, cellophane and more. Build creativity, problem-solving and fine motor skills. (No class July 4.)
Instructor: Young People’s Faculty
Thursdays, 4 - 5:30pm, June 20 - August 1
6 sessions: $96; members: $86

 

GRADES 3–4

Media Mash    YP08SU13
Explore a variety of media, including charcoal, ink, paints, pastels, acetate sheets, markers, printmaking, wire, glitter, wood, yearn, beads and plaster craft. Be inspired by nature, characters, stories, shapes and color. Use your imagination to layer, build, combine and construct amazing artworks.
Instructor: Nellie Shevelkina
Mondays, 4 - 5:30pm, June 17 - July 22
6 sessions: $96; members: $86

Nature Sightings    YP09SU13
Birds, butterflies, bugs, snakes, animals, trees and flowers will inhabit our creations as we draw outdoors around CAW and at the Peabody Museum. Using our drawings, we will create inventive sculpture using cardboard, paint, drawing materials, collage, mixed media and printmaking. Projects include a tiny world diorama, dimensional painting and freestanding sculpture. The class develops art and natural science awareness, builds art and design skills, and encourages young artists to explore a variety of media.
Instructor: Nellie Shevelkina
Tuesdays, 4 - 5:30pm, June 18 - July 23
6 sessions: $96; members: $86

Hooray for Clay    YP10SU13
Get excited to create with clay! Inspired by familiar and experimental 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. Instruction focuses on creative hand-building; does not include use of the wheel. For new as well as continuing students.
Instructor: Violet Harlow
Wednesdays, 4 - 5:30pm, June 19 - July 24
6 sessions: $105; members: $95

Fun with Metal    YP11SU13
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. (No class July 4.)
Instructor: Connie Pfeiffer
Thursdays, 3:30 - 5pm, June 20 - August 1
6 sessions: $105; members: $95

 

GRADES 5–7

Junior Potters on the Wheel    YP12SU13
Cups and mugs, bowls and plates, pottery are loads of fun to create! From the wheel to the table, Junior Potters wedge, throw, trim and glaze unique works of utilitarian art. Instruction will be given to each student at her or his level of experience. Come get your hands in clay in CAW’s pottery studio. Both new and returning students are welcome.
Instructor: Violet Harlow
Mondays, 4 - 6pm, June 17 - July 22
6 sessions: $139; members: $125

Find Out About Fiber Art    YP13SU13
Fabric and fiber are the media for design and expression in this class. Students will have fun experiences handling, exploring, inventing, constructing and designing with this media. We will explore textile’s variety in color, richness and feel. Students will create art using a variety of processes such as working with felted wool, soft sculpture, string painting, wall hanging and glue batik. We will learn the basics of weaving with different fibers on cardboard looms and hula-hoops! No prior experience is necessary.
Instructor: Eva Scopino
Wednesdays, 4 - 6pm, June 19 - July 24
6 sessions: $133; members: $120

Draw and Paint A Plein Air    YP14SU13
Summer is the perfect time to work outdoors, a plein air. Develop drawing, painting, and observational skills by sketching trees, flowers and architecture around us. Study shadows and changes of color under the sky, explore the neighborhood around CAW and Edgerton Park and learn to incorporate your studies into creative compositions. We will use pencil, charcoal, soft pastel, tempera and watercolor. The class develops art and natural science consciousness, builds basic to intermediate art and design skills, and encourages young artists to explore a variety of drawing and painting media. (No class July 4.)
Instructor: Nellie Shevelkina
Thursdays, 4 - 6pm, June 20 - August 1
6 sessions: $128; members: $115

Metal Sculpture and Jewelry    YP15SU13
Explore jewelry making and metal arts using non-precious materials. Students can acquire the skills of metal craft through a combination of projects, demonstrations and independent guidance by the instructor. Students use basic hand tools such as hammers, cutters, files, pliers and torches to develop projects. Create mini sculptures and basic jewelry forms with copper sheet metal and wire. Teens welcome. (No class July 4.)
Instructor: Connie Pfeiffer
Thursdays, 5 - 7pm, June 20 - August 1
6 sessions: $137; members: $123

Cartooning the EZ Way    YP16SU13
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 individual students and developing what they like 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, June 21 - July 26
6 sessions: $131; members: $118

 

GRADES 8–12

Teen Darkroom Photography    YP17SU13
This class will introduce the basic technical and artistic elements of photography. Every student will learn how to use a manual camera and the fundamentals of processing film and making prints. We will discuss lighting, composition and the unique creative possibilities of photography. For new and returning students. A 35mm manual camera is preferred and students will need to supply film and paper. (No class July 1.)
Instructor: Kris Wetmore
Mondays, 4:45 - 6:45pm, June 17 - July 29
6 sessions: $133; members: $120

Low-Tech Printmaking for Teens    YP18SU13
Explore the basics of low-tech printmaking and investigate processes that can be done without the use of a printmaking press. We will cover a variety of easy techniques to make multiple images, including transfers, scanning, linoleum-cuts, stenciling, cardboard plates, rubber stamping, and monotype. Students will be encouraged to hand-color or add to their prints. We will also experiment with incorporating drawing, painting, photography, bookmaking and collage into our prints. The class focus is on form and content, with less emphasis on complicated techniques. Finding out how print and multiples can “shape” art is our primary quest.
Instructor: Rebecca Looney
Tuesdays, 4 - 6pm, June 18 - July 23
6 sessions: $128; members: $115

Teen Drawing and Watercolor    YP19SU13
Young artists are provided with the fundamentals of drawing and watercolor painting with a focus on color. Projects utilize a rich array of drawing materials plus watercolor pencil and liquid, pan and tube watercolor. We will build and expand on traditional subject matter: still life, landscape, cityscape and portrait, both observational and abstract. We will discuss materials, techniques, composition, and the effects of light and shadow on color. Weather permitting, we will work outdoors. Individual expression encouraged. The course is ideal for students at all levels who want to further their experiences in drawing and watercolor painting.
Instructor: Jennifer Van Elswyck
Wednesdays, 4 - 6pm, June 19 - July 24
6 sessions: $133; members: $120

Fun with Photoshop    YP20SU13
Imagine if Salvador Dali had a program like Photoshop. Students will cover the basics of Adobe Photoshop while being assigned a series of creative out-of-the-box exercises each week. Each assignment will focus on a variety of Photoshop editing techniques while creating dynamic compositions using concepts like photomontage, among others, to alter reality. Mastery of Photoshop’s traditional function as a tool of visual enhancement will be covered and provide a basis to explore some of the software’s more obscure and exciting functions. Students are required to have a digital camera, paper and a thumb drive to save their projects. A home computer and printer access is recommended.
Instructor: Lucy McClure
Tuesdays, 4:45 - 6:45pm, June 18 - July 23
6 sessions: $130; members: $117

Teen Clay    YP21SU13
In this class, teens learn to create personal, unique pottery starting from raw clay using both hand-building and the potter’s wheel. Class demonstrations with additional one-on-one instruction allow each student to learn at their own pace. Students are encouraged to develop personal ideas into their own ceramic wonders. Open to both beginners and continuing students. Cost includes $24 for clay and firing fees. (No class July 4.)
Instructor: Michael Bradford
Thursdays, 5 - 7pm, June 20 - August 1
6 sessions: $140; members: $126

Fashion Illustration: From Sketchpad to Canvas
This adult class is also open to teens 16 and older. For details, click here!

 

COURSE INFORMATION

Classes meet weekly. Beginning and ending dates are noted with each course description.

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.

We encourage you to enroll by June 10. You may enroll after this date, but early enrollment is encouraged due to limited class size. You can register NOW by mail or on our website (www.creativeartsworkshop.org). You may also register by telephone or in person at CAW between 9 and 5, Monday through Friday.

A $3.00 handling fee will be applied to each registration.

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 canceled. If you would like confirmation of your registration, please email the Registrar at registrar@creativeartsworkshop.org.

 

REGISTER ONLINE
Please note the following areas in order to register successfully: Course title, day, and time, Course Code, and Fee.

 

WEEKEND WORKSHOPS FOR FAMILIES

(Twisteez) Wire & Recycling Workshop
Ages 6 and up with adult
YP24SU13W
This workshop is a fun and unique opportunity to bring family members together to express themselves while playing with Twisteezwire. Twisteezwire is a nontoxic, colorful, easy to bend and cut plastic-coated copper wire developed by CAW founders Harold and Kiki Rabinowitz. This workshop is taught by their daughter Abbie Rabinowitz, aka Wire Muse. This workshop is a great way for parents, grandparents, and children to spend quality time together. All are welcome to experience the joy of discovering your creative self by using wire as a sculpting medium. Wire for the workshop is supplied! Additional wire is available for purchase. Please bring lunch or snack. (Check out Twisteezwire.com for ideas and inspiration.)
Instructor: Abbie Rabinowitz
Sunday, 11am - 3pm, July 14
Cost: $67 per adult ∓ child, $30 for additional family members; members: $60 per adult & child, $27 for additional family members

Fun Painted Furniture
YP25SU13W
Ages 7 and up with adult
Transform an old piece of wood furniture into a new treasure! Have fun working together in a playful, creative atmosphere. Workshop will start with basic preparation of wood furniture. We will mix colors, create design and patterns to paint on furniture. Sandpaper, drawing and stenciling materials, and a variety of brushes, acrylic paints and varnish will be provided. We will also look at various examples of painted furniture for inspiration. Bring a portable piece of wood furniture or some small wood objects. Students will take the painted piece home and to varnish after paint is completely dry. Bring your own lunch and be prepared for a day of creativity and a newly transformed piece of furniture!
Instructor: Nellie Shevelkina
Saturday, 10am - 3pm, July 27
Cost: $100 per adult & child, $45 for additional family members; members: $90 per adult & child, $41 for additional family members

 

WEEKEND WORKSHOPS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

SHHH! Mother’s Day Surprises
Ages 6 and up
YP35SP13W
Handmade gifts are the best. Make your own for mom, grandma or other special females for Mother’s Day. Creative projects include fingerprint art, jewelry, handmade bookmarks, fancy paper flowers and unique cards. All gifts will be artistically wrapped!
Instructor: Ruth Sack
Saturday, 1 - 3pm, May 11
Cost: $20; members: $18

Fairy Houses and Flower Fairies
Ages 6 and up
YP36SP13W
Make a charming dwelling for fairies using sticks, twigs, stones, shells and other natural materials, which will be provided. Feel free to bring additional nature items if desired. Students will also create small fairies for their houses.
Instructor: Nellie Shevelkina
Sunday, 1 - 3pm, May 19
Cost: $25; members: $23

Potato Print T-Shirts
Ages 6 and up
YP37SP13W
Learn to cut and carve shapes from potatoes, then put them together to design and stamp-print onto a T-shirt! Potatoes, tools, acrylic/fabric paint and one T-shirt per student will be provided. Feel free to bring additional shirts to stamp if desired.
Instructor: Jennifer Van Elswyck
Sunday, 1 - 3pm, June 2
Cost: $24; members: $22

 

PIZZA-AND-ART FRIDAYS
FOR AGES 6-12

Schedule a date night or grab an evening out with the girls - we’ll take care of the kids! For three Fridays, drop off your kids at CAW - we’ll give them a pizza dinner and create a variety of art projects. Dinner includes pizza, a drink, and a fun treat. Choose one night, or sign up for all three!
YP30SP13W c
Instructor: Jennifer Van Elswyck
c Painting & Collage
Friday, 6 - 9pm, May 17
Cost: $30; members: $27

 

SCHOOL VACATION ART WEEKS
FOR GRADES 2-5

 

BIRTHDAY PARTIES

Did you know that CAW is available for birthday parties? Have your birthday party in an art studio! CAW faculty members will lead the party in arts or crafts projects, lasting approximately 1 1/2 hours, leaving time for cake, presents, and making great memories of a unique and fun-filled birthday! Choose from a variety of themes and projects. For further information or to schedule a party, call the office at 562-4927. A fantastic idea for children of all ages!

 

ART CLASSES FOR HOME- SCHOOLERS

Creative Arts Workshop offers a comprehensive art curriculum for home-school groups. Age appropriate program for ages 9-14, includes basic drawing, painting, graphic design and sculpture. We require a minimum of six students per class per semester. For more details call Kate Paranteau, Program Director, at 203 562-4927.

 

PRIVATE LESSONS

Private lessons at CAW for young people can be arranged through individual instructors. The duration and schedule of lessons must be approved by the registrar. The cost, beginning at $50 per hour, is dependent on materials cost and the number of students enrolled.

 

 

 

 

 


Creative Arts Workshop   80 Audubon Street   New Haven, Connecticut 06510   p) 203.562.4927   f) 203.562.2329