Bringing Stories To Life – Making Dioramas: Session A
Have you ever wanted to design your own mini theater or write a script? In this class, children bring stories to life in 3D—creating scenes, costumes, and accessories from a favorite tale or their own original story. Using materials like fabric, buttons, ribbon, cardboard, and paint pens, kids will turn imagination into art and embark on an art adventure!
Boondoggle Keychain Workshop
Learn how to make colorful boondoggle keychains, the classic craft! Students will learn different methods and patterns to design their own keychains, zipper pulls, or backpack charms. Perfect for hanging out with friends, trying something new, and showing off your creative side.
Visual Journal Practice
Connect to your creative language through this visual journaling process that everyone can do. Participants are invited to practice awareness of their felt sense and work intuitively to create simple images using color, lines, shapes, and collage materials. Engage in a brief reflective writing process to explore their meaning for you. This workshop provides an introduction to the expressive arts process that may start or complement your self-care routine to reduce stress, gain insight, and foster well-being.
Learn the Art of Iris Folding – Valentine Cardmaking Workshop
Create beautiful square Valentine cards while learning the “Art of Iris Folding,” a paper-crafting technique where strips of decorative paper are folded and layered in a spiral pattern to form a design that resembles the iris of a camera or eye. Using different templates and a stunning assortment of papers, you’ll fold, layer, and assemble your design to completion, resulting in a one-of-a-kind card.
My Funny Valentine Adult Workshop
Create your own custom Valentine’s Day cards or postcards! Start with blank cards in different formats and design and customize them with a large variety of provided art materials. All skill levels are welcome! The teacher will provide a list of postage guidelines, plus recommended books and websites with handmade card projects for further exploration.
My Funny Valentine Youth Workshop
Create your own custom Valentine’s Day cards or postcards! Start with blank cards in different formats and design and customize them with provided collage papers, markers, colored pencils, crayons, paints, stamps, 3D objects, and letter. All skill levels are welcome! The teacher will provide a list of postage guidelines, plus recommended books and websites with handmade card projects for further exploration.
Art & Literature Series: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Create art inspired by Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets! Follow Harry, Ron, and Hermione through their second year at Hogwarts while making characters, creatures, potions, spell books, and even the secret Chamber with its giant basilisk. Join us for enchanting fun!
Art for Resilience – Winter Series
Enjoy nature-inspired creative activities for fun, connection, self-expression, and well-being. Activities are designed to be accessible, and to invite your ideas to flourish as you build a mindful practice of creative expression to nourish yourself. Explore the wisdom of the winter season and your intuitive self through a variety of mixed media techniques and brief journal reflection.
Winter Fairy & Gnome Magic: Session A
Come explore a magical realm of fairy-inspired art! Students will create imaginative projects like enchanted clay luminaries, fairy treasure boxes, winter fairy houses, masks, felt creatures, and more. Join us for magical fun as we explore both real and imaginary worlds!Please note: NO class on 1/19
Drop & Shop: Holiday Youth Art Workshop: Session B
Need time to tackle your holiday shopping? Drop the kids off for some creative fun while you check off your gift list! Young artists get a festive space to explore their creativity through hands-on holiday-themed art projects, and you you enjoy a few hours to yourself for Holiday shopping — whether it’s in GAC's Holiday Expo or around town.