Now offering this unique camp in-person at the museum! Build exciting 3-D sculptures using mixed media, clay, found objects, plaster, paper mache, wood, wire, and more. View masterpieces from the Museum collection first hand and learn about Art History to spark creativity to create one-of-a-kind works that will impress and inspire. Taken 3D Media before? No problem, all projects and activities are brand new for 2022!
Now offering this unique camp in-person at the museum! Delve into the mind of an illustrator! Explore what it takes to design unique characters through fundamental drawing, illustration, and cartooning techniques. Analyze commercial, cartoon, and fine art to build your understanding of visual language and then put that knowledge to work. Explore the principles behind style and effectively communicating a message in your art. All experience levels welcome. Taken Character Illustration before? No problem, all projects and activities are brand new for 2022!
Now offering this unique camp in-person at the museum! Do you love to draw and want to improve your skills? This camp is for you! Students enrolled in this course will learn fundamental drawing techniques from observation and other sources, using a variety of materials such as charcoal, pencil, graphite, and pastels. Learn how to use value, perspective, shading, line, texture and more! Taken Drawing 101 before? No problem, all projects and activities are brand new for 2022!
Now offering this 6 week course in-person! Be inspired by the world around you through visits to the Museum galleries and learning about famous artwork. Students will learn to build their fundamental artistic skills essential to any artist. Create unique art projects using a variety of drawing and painting art materials. Lessons change every session taught by experienced instructors that work with each student to see them grow, sign up for multiple classes!
Now offering this 6 week course in-person! Delve into the mind of an illustrator! Explore what it takes to design unique characters through fundamental drawing, illustration, and cartooning techniques. Analyze commercial, cartoon, and fine art to build your understanding of visual language and then put that knowledge to work. Explore the principles behind style and effectively communicating a message in your art. All experience levels welcome. Taken the class before? Instructor works with each individual student to see them grow, sign up for multiple classes!
Now offering this Art Play Date in-person! Parents, come join your little artists in this exciting daytime workshop. You and your child will be immersed in multisensory art making activity stations for toddlers and adults to enjoy together. Have fun learning and playing together while helping your little artist get started in the world of art. Who needs a paintbrush when you have your head, fingers, and toes? Parents, join your little artists as they explore fun new ways of making art using their little bodies!
Now offering this NEW one-time workshop in-person! Customize and create your own unique decorative lantern light out of tissue paper, twine, natural materials and more! Add a battery operated tea light, hang and enjoy! All skill levels welcome.
*Cost includes all supplies
COVID UPDATE: *At this time, the CMA recommends but no longer requires students and instructors to wear a face mask inside the building. (Mask policies subject to change based on CDC guidelines)
Now offering this NEW one-time workshop in-person! Inspired by the exhibit "Abandoned America: Everything Must Pass." Students will discover how artist, Matthew Christopher, captures the mesmerizing beauty and lost history of various derelict buildings. His artwork advocates for rehabilitation and reuse by emphasizing the cultural importance of preservation.
Now offering this NEW two-day workshop in-person! Carnival celebrations have taken place for centuries all around the world. Each one culturally unique, full of pageantry, costumes, and fun! In this workshop, students will learn about the history of Carnival masks and create a whimsical paper mache head of their very own. Have fun being a little silly and use your sense of humor to create exaggerated features using paper mache techniques to bring your sculptures to life. All experience levels welcome.
