Early art-making experiences help develop self-expression, problem-solving, and social skills in young children. Multisensory play with colors and shapes, texture, balance, and scale is at the core of this child-directed exploration. Please dress for unexpected paint splatters.

In this fiber arts class, students will learn to create beautiful textile art inspired by summer sunsets. Using a  blend of water, soap, and soft wool roving, participants will capture the ephemeral beauty of the setting sun in a stunning piece of fuzzy, warm textile art.

Learn the art of pyrography! Beginner to intermediate students learn to use a heated tool to burn designs onto a functional wooden birdhouse. Line weight, surface texture, various wood grains and finishes will be explored in this class. Students are provided with protective heat-safe gloves.

Create tie-dye patterns using natural pigments from your spice cabinet and garden. This class will explore various techniques, including twisting, tying, and knotting cloth to achieve vibrant and psychedelic designs.

Stuck on designing and redesigning a character? Imagine the story behind the character and watch it come to life. This series focuses on drawing techniques, character development, and emotion. Registration includes sketchbooks and drawing tools.

Print with leaves, flowers, and other natural objects to create unique art on paper or fabric. Students will learn about basic printmaking techniques and tools, pattern-making, color combinations found in nature, and attention to detail. 

Using Michelle Wentling’s fiber art exhibit as inspiration, students will learn the basics of hand weaving and sewing to create a small woven crossbody bag-perfect for your phone or other easily lost belongings!

This parent-child art class uses nontraditional art materials to explore faces and emotions. Students will examine portraits in the galleries and then use mirrors in the studio to create their own artwork.