February Vacation: Winter Imaginarium Session A
This is a new “open-ended style” winter art program. Students will have great flexiblity in creating their personal art projects, including 3 -D story dioramas, games, fairy houses, sculptures, cartoons, puppets or anything that you dream up. Guided by the teacher, children will have a chance to explore and use a wide range of art materials. We’ll have a short snack break, where we may explore the art gallery and outdoors.
Please bring a water bottle and snack.
Learn to Paint a David Hockney Landscape
David Hockney is masterful at capturing the essence of a scene. We’ll follow his process and break things down to big shapes, a simplified color palette and fabulous mark making to keep the drawings of Hockney’s surroundings feeling alive and joyful. We will try the same playful approaches in our own pages with guided exercises. Landscape painting can feel overwhelming – but with a few simple techniques, you can bring a touch of Hockney magic into your own artwork. This class has a required materials list.
Winter Fairy & Gnome Magic: Session B
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!
Try Your Hand At Painting & Drawing Workshop: Session B
This workshop is geared towards the "absolute adult beginner" to come learn the basics of painting and drawing in a supportive, judgement-free session. Spend the morning in the GAC studios and learn about basic techniques, materials and approaches to working creatively in two dimensions. Come discover your creative potential.
February Vacation: Winter Imaginarium Session B
This is a new “open-ended style” winter art program. Students will have great flexiblity in creating their personal art projects, including 3 -D story dioramas, games, fairy houses, sculptures, cartoons, puppets or anything that you dream up. Guided by the teacher, children will have a chance to explore and use a wide range of art materials. We’ll have a short snack break, where we may explore the art gallery and outdoors.
Please bring a water bottle and snack.
Try Your Hand At Painting & Drawing Workshop: Session A
This workshop is geared towards the "absolute adult beginner" to come learn the basics of painting and drawing in a supportive, judgement-free session. Spend the morning in the GAC studios and learn about basic techniques, materials and approaches to working creatively in two dimensions. Come discover your creative potential.
Valentine Portraits: BYOB Paint & Sip
No art skills required – sign up with a sweetheart, a sense of humor, and your favorite bottle (BYOB!). We’ll guide you step by step, but the real fun is in the laughter, the “oops” brushstrokes, and seeing your love through their eyes. By the end of the night, you’ll each have a one-of-a-kind keepsake (and a story worth telling).
Bringing Stories To Life – Making Dioramas: Session B
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!
Skyscapes In Watercolor Workshop
We all look up to the skies for a myriad of reasons; beauty, peace, despair, hope, inspiration, and so much more. In this workshop we will create many skyscapes to show mood, rhythm, beauty and color while painting winter sunsets, stormy skies, and other scenes. Students are encouraged to bring in photos from their phones or magazines for inspiration. This class has a required materials list.
No Fear Painting: Session B
This dynamic, hands-on course is designed to unlock your creative potential through playful experimentation. Discover new ways to express yourself using painting, mixed media, and collage. Explore bold color choices, develop new techniques, and simplify the essence of your subject matter using color, depth, and space. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced artist, this course will help you let go of perfectionism and embrace the joy of spontaneous creation.