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Youth Programs
COVID-19 PRECAUTIONS for YOUTH & TEENS
All staff and visitors will be wearing protective cloth face-coverings. Classroom space will be sanitized every 2 hours and there will be frequent hand-washing sessions. Students will be issued a private box of materials to use during their time at The Art Center. Classroom seating will be in 6-foot increments. Students will have their temperature checked with a no-touch forehead thermometer during morning drop off. Any student with a temperature of 100.4 or higher will be sent home. All staff will adhere to same temperature monitoring as students.
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Summer Art Camp A unique experience every week Monday – Friday, 8:30am-4:30pm Tuition $110 member / $135 non-member per week, per child Ages 5-12 years old Need-based scholarships available Don't forget to bring a snack, a lunch, and a water bottle!
Summer Art Camp gives the community’s children the opportunity to explore art in all its forms and encourages those students to explore their own creativity. Summer Art Camp hires both professional and certified art teachers. Every week is unique and ends with a punch-and-cookie reception; families and friends are invited into The Art Center to see the work that the campers have accomplished during the week, socially distanced, of course.
Week-by-week descriptions:
July 13-17: Grab Your Cape and Escape to Planet IMAgination
• Create your own superhero • Human Spirograph • Traditional drawing and creating a story board • Discover the amazing van Gogh, Picasso, and Hopper
July 20-24: Discover the Art of Medieval Times
• Visiting knights will teach about their art of swordplay and perform a dubbing ceremony with the students • Art and craft project from medieval times • View the art created during this period • Learn to draw the human figure and painting • Using primitive art equipment to create a drawing
July 27-31: Construction and Design
• At the Drive-in: Collaborative art project using recycled cardboard to create cars, then pulling in to watch a movie and eat popcorn! • Art of Architecture: Pop-up houses, found-object buildings, drawing big community buildings • Robots, paper clay bugs • Aerial and one-point perspective
August 3-7: “A Little of Everything”
• Clay • Paper bead making, paper making • Drawing, painting, oil pastels • Tie-dye bandanas • And more
After-School Program: ART FOR KIDS Ages 5-13 Rachel Egelston and guest artists Fridays 4:30-6pm Tuition per session: $45 member / $60 non-member
Session 1 Sept 4-25: Art Foundation: Painting, drawing and sculpture.
Session 2 Oct 2-30: Clay pottery, printmaking on bandanas, cartoon, Manga.
Extend your student’s learning beyond the classroom with this afterschool program. Children will learn something new or develop their own artistic voice while building their critical thinking skills. These ongoing sessions offer an evolving curriculum.
All youth classes address the Colorado Model Content Standard for visual arts. Content standards used in class will be provided upon request. Students and parents are assured of a unique classroom and project experience whether it be in fall, holiday, winter, spring, or summer sessions. Classes are taught by art teachers and teaching artists.
Home School Program Ages 5-13 Rachel Egelston Thursdays 1:00-2:30pm, August 20 – Oct 8 $105 member/$155 non-member All materials provided; need-based scholarships available
Art and Cuisine From Around the World
Students will explore art and culture from different countries. They will create art and sample food items from Costa Rica, Norway, Africa, Central America, India, Mexico, and China. Mediums used during the session include colored pencils, clay, watercolor, tempera, acrylic paint, and more. This class will help build your student’s creativity, problemsolving skills, and visual thinking.
School’s Out Day Camp Ages 5-13 8:30am-4:30pm September 7, 8; October 12, 13 Tuition per day: $25 member / $30 non-member All materials provided
Monday, Sept 7: The World of Art – Discover techniques using colored pencils, oil pastel, chalk, pencils, and watercolor.
Tuesday, Sept 8: Messy Art – Soap foam printing, frozen paint, water blaster painting, shadow drawing, painting with bubbles. Using these methods, students will create a series of projects.
Monday, Oct 11: Imaginary Worlds – Consider the possibility of alternate worlds, dreamscapes, and imaginary landscapes where adventure occurs and imagination takes over. Students will use a variety of 2D and 3D materials.
Tuesday, Oct 12: All About Me – Self-portrait sculptures, cartooning, large Picasso faces, how to draw a face, happy /sad watercolor books.
Did you know that engaging in the arts enhances a child’s ability to learn? The Art Center offers a variety of fun artcentered activities for children and students that provide them opportunities to think creatively, build confidence, and solve problems.
