Now offering this unique camp in-person at the museum! Who doesn't love to play in the mud? Come explore the endless creativity of clay in this fun yet challenging class. Campers will visit the CMA galleries and see famous ceramic pieces first hand. Tours of the ceramics lab will be given, while learning the process that the clay goes through from beginning to end. Create fun, decorative and sculptural pieces to cherish always. Taken Creative Clay before?
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 Art Play Date in-person! Parents, come join your little artists in this exciting day time 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. In this tactile, squishy and slimy workshop, students will get their hands messy with a variety of art materials from workable dough to ooey gooey slime!ÿ
*Cost includes all supplies for both one child and one adult to do together.
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 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.
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 one-time workshop in-person! Enjoy a short lecture with Bert Nero, an Ikebana (The Art of Japanese Flower Arranging) practitioner, who will speak on her experiences and the history of Ikebana. Then create a vase inspired by these beautiful arrangements. Students will use basic hand building techniques to make a ceramic container suitable for displaying their own Ikebana inspired flower arrangement. All skill levels welcome
*Cost includes all art supplies including firing and glazing of your pieces!
Now offering this NEW one-time workshop in-person! In conjunction with the Art for Health & Healing Program, the Canton Museum of Art welcomes you to a special mindfulness workshop that focuses on slowing down, relieving stress, and learning to use creativity to increase awareness of self and be present in the moment. Join our Art for Health & Healing Program Coordinator, Dianne Papes, as she directs you through the intuitive process of creating a mandala using watercolor techniques. Mandala's have been found throughout the centuries.
Now offering this NEW one-time workshop in-person, back by popular demand! Enjoy a night with a mom, family, or friends. Make memories, have fun, and leave with a bracelet you both will cherish always! Equipped with a hammer, a little anvil, and metal stamping tools, you can easily make your own fashionable stamped bracelet using any designs or letters you would like! All skill levels welcome.
Now offering this 6 week course in-person! Parents, come play with your little artists as we draw, paint, sculpt, and create! Each week, students will gain inspiration while learning about a master artist and create their very own masterpieces! Enjoy learning and playing with your little ones as we introduce them to the exciting world of art. Lessons change every session taught by experienced instructors that work with each student to see them grow, sign up for multiple classes!
*Cost includes all supplies for both one child and one adult to do together.
