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Kids Classes & Workshops

NEW Classes and Workshops available!

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The CMA offers courses available in a wide range of media, scheduled for weekdays and weekends throughout the day and evening, there's a class to fit every schedule, budget, and interest! Courses are available for adults plus children and teens, (including a Summer Art Camp).

*Teens ages 14 and older are also welcome to enroll in any of our Classes for Adults and Teens.

Scholarships are also available for students (ages 6-18) through generous support from The Hoover Foundation. Click here for more Scholarship Info

2024 School's Out Free Monday

All Imagination Levels!!!

Begins 10/14/2024, Ends 10/14/2024 - Register

*deadline to register: 10/12/2024

1 , 10:00 AM-02:00 PM

Courtyard

Instructor: Haylee Wagner

FABRIC PORTRAITS: A FAMILY ART WORKSHOP --- MONDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2024 FROM 10:00AM TO 2:00PM

Join us for a fun-filled day of art making inspired by the exhibition: Eyes to the Soul: The Fiber Art of Margene May (August 27, 2024- October 27, 2024) | Canton Museum of Art (cantonart.org). Margene May was a self-taught, Canton-based fiber artist with a love for textiles, collage, and the faces of people she cared about. Learn about Margene's textural message-making and collage technique while creating vibrant portraits of your own family members and friends. This project inspires deeper looking for all ages and skill levels, and it's a great way to bond while exploring self-perception through a unique artistic process of a unique, Canton-based artist.

Workshop activities include:

Fabric collage portrait

Mirror yarn weaving

Face Quest looking game in the galleries

Recommended for ages 5+ with an adult caretaker. This is a FREE event but pre-registration is required.

This program is made possible by Ohio Humanities and in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of Ohio Humanities or the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Cost: $0.00 per person (Cost for Members: )

Art Play Date: No-Sew Puppet Theater

Designed for toddlers ages 1-4 and an Adult

Begins 10/15/2024, Ends 10/15/2024 - Register

*deadline to register: 10/13/2024

1 Tuesday, 10:30 AM-11:30 AM

Room 101

Instructor: Amanda Crowe

Offering this NEW Art Play Date at CMA! Parents, come join your little artists in multisensory art-making activities for both of you to enjoy together. As summer rolls into fall, it's not always easy to get your tot outside for active play - but with a little imagination, indoor play can become an important part of your tot's busy day. Create a pop-up dramatic play area inside your home. Dress for painting with large brushes and sloppy colors as we learn about the importance of expressing ourselves through various sized brush strokes, dripping and splattering paint, and stamping paint onto large sheets of canvas. Then, create a sock puppet to activate your theater and follow you home! Ok-to-get-messy attire is suggested; aprons provided. *Note: Due to drying time, this project requires next-day pickup.

*Cost includes all supplies for both one child and one adult to do together.

Cost: $20.00 per person (Cost for Members: $16.00)

Fiber Art Portraits

Designed for ages 10-13

Begins 10/15/2024, Ends 10/15/2024 - Register

*deadline to register: 10/12/2024

1 Tuesday, 05:30 PM-07:00 PM

Room 101

Instructor: Haylee Wagner

Offering this NEW one-time workshop at CMA! Discover fiber art and gather inspiration from the vibrant portraits in the exhibit, "Eyes to the Soul - The Fiber Art of Margene May." In this workshop, students will learn collage techniques utilizing a variety of fabrics to create their own expressive portraits. Craft a unique piece featuring a loved one, someone who inspires you, or even a self-portrait. Be sure to bring a photo reference, either printed out or on a phone.

*Cost includes all supplies.

Cost: $25.00 per person (Cost for Members: $20.00)

Kinetic Mobiles

Designed for ages 6-9

Begins 10/29/2024, Ends 10/29/2024 - Register

*deadline to register: 10/27/2024

1 Tuesday, 05:30 PM-07:00 PM

Room 101

Instructor: Haylee Wagner

Offering this NEW one-time workshop at CMA! Inspired by the recent acquisitions of Alexander Calder artworks to our permanent collection, this workshop introduces students to the world of kinetic art. Participants will learn the basics of constructing their own mobiles using wire, colorful shapes, and a variety of materials. This hands-on class encourages young artists to experiment with balance, movement, and design to create their own unique hanging sculptures.

*Cost includes all supplies.

Cost: $25.00 per person (Cost for Members: $20.00)

Keepsake Pinch Pots

Designed for ages 6-9

Begins 11/26/2024, Ends 11/26/2024 - Register

*deadline to register: 11/24/2024

1 Tuesday, 05:30 PM-07:00 PM

Room 101

Instructor: Haylee Wagner

Offering this NEW one-time workshop at CMA! Join us for this fun and creative workshop where students will learn the art of hand building with clay. Using traditional pinching techniques, students will shape, smooth, and decorate their own unique keepsake container. This hands-on class is perfect for students who want to explore clay, and create special ceramic container they can cherish or gift to a loved one.

*Cost includes all supplies.

Cost: $35.00 per person (Cost for Members: $23.00)

Art Play Date: Milk + Cereal Dreamscape

Designed for toddlers ages 1-4 and an Adult

Begins 12/10/2024, Ends 12/10/2024 - Register

*deadline to register: 12/08/2024

1 Tuesday, 10:30 AM-11:30 AM

Room 101

Instructor: Amanda Crowe

Offering this NEW Art Play Date at CMA! Parents, come join your little artists in multisensory art-making activities for both of you to enjoy together. Wear your favorite PJs to CMA for a mess-and-gluten-free exploration of dreams, constellations, and nighttime animals using a variety of kid-friendly cereal colors, textures, and shapes. Following story time in the gallery, tots will create their own Cheerio-inspired ladders to the moon, granola-sprinkled starscapes, and edible honey-painted nocturnal animals as they build a tasty mosaic dreamscape to take home! Ok-to-get-messy attire suggested; aprons provided. *Note: All ingredients are peanut and gluten free.

*Cost includes all supplies for both one child and one adult to do together.

Cost: $20.00 per person (Cost for Members: $16.00)