Young Artists Program

WINTER 2019

Young Artists Program

Our children’s program is designed to encourage creativity. Emphasis on process rather than product creates an environment of free inquiry and exploration. Most importantly, positive acceptance of each child’s artistry builds confidence and enhances self-worth.

SECURITY RULES REQUIRE THAT YOU COME INTO THE SCHOOL TO DROP OFF AND PICK UP YOUR CHILD.

PAINTING EXPERIENCE

Marcia Oakes 19W CHI033: Mondays, Jan 7-Mar 11, 3:45 PM to 5:15 PM No class on Jan 21 or Feb 18. 8 sessions $164 ($169 after Dec 27) Material fee $20 5-6 years Catch a rainbow and melt it apart - then find new ways to put it back together again! This class plays with color using tempera, watercolor, crayons, pastels, and markers. Collages and paintings are some of the projects your child will bring home. This course is designed to help children manipulate color in various media to express themselves creatively.

THE WORLD OF CLAY

Holly Ciccoricco 19W CHI173: Mondays, Jan 7-Mar 11, 3:45 PM to 5:15 PM No class on Jan 21 or Feb 18. 8 sessions $168 $173 after Dec 27) Material fee $25 5-6 years Join us in this class to experiment with a variety of handbuilding and sculptural techniques. Students will learn about clay art history since Paleolithic times while exploring media such as stoneware clay, selfhardening clay, polymer clay, glazes, and acrylic paint. Projects include pinch pots, animals, slab portraits, and coil baskets.

IMAGINATIVE DRAWING TECHNIQUES

Sue Barrasi 19W CHI206: Mondays, Jan 7-Mar 11, 3:45 PM to 5:15 PM No class on Jan 21 or Feb 18. 8 sessions $164 ($169 after Dec 27) Material fee $20 9-11 years An entire world can be created with pencil and paper. The key to unlocking that world will be explored in this imaginative course. Students will explore a variety of drawing materials and learn different techniques through classical and creative exercises. This course will investigate many aspects of drawing, from the fun of everyday sketching to the power of finished pieces.

SCIENCE & ART!

Sandra Kehoe 19W CHI224: Mondays, Jan 7-Mar 11, 3:45 PM to 5:15 PM No class on Jan 21 or Feb 18. 8 sessions $164 ($169 after Dec 27) Material fee $20 7-8 years Come explore the world of science through art with fun and creative experiments focused on different scientific topics. This unique approach is a wonderful way to expose children to science in an open and artistic way. Join us as we discover the magic of crystals, light, constellations, plants, and much more!

CERAMICS: POTTERY ON THE WHEEL

Susan Bogen 19W CHI099: Tuesdays, Jan 8-Mar 12, 3:45 PM to 5:15 PM 10 sessions $210 ($215 after Dec 27) Material fee $30 10-13 years Make your own ceramics! In this class, new students will learn basic wheel-throwing techniques while returning ones will increase and refine their pottery-making skills. Challenge yourself physically, mentally and artistically to discover your relationship with the wheel and clay. We will go on an exploration of shape and function, creating our own bowls, mugs, and pitchers on the wheel.

CREATIVE MINDS

Sue Barrasi 19W CHI162: Tuesdays, Jan 8-Mar 12, 3:45 PM to 5:15 PM 10 sessions $205 ($210 after Dec 27) Material fee $25 5-6 years In this class, children are encouraged to develop their personal artistic voice through given exercises. Creating art is a unique outlet for self expression. Join us and investigate a variety of materials, techniques and themes such as painting, collage, self portraits, still lifes and landscapes. Each child will have the opportunity to explore and gain confidence in their own creativity.

NEW! WE ARE AMERICAN ARTISTS!

Karen Elder 19W CHI227: Tuesdays, Jan 8-Mar 12, 3:45 PM to 5:15 PM 10 sessions $205 ($210 after Dec 27) Material fee $25 7-8 years This course explores the styles and techniques of some of our country’s greatest artists, from colonial times to the present day. Students will learn about composition, color, and form while working in two- and three-dimensions using a variety of materials. Students will be learning a little about each artist’s life and how the time and place influenced their art. Projects will be inspired by wonderful artists such as Edward Hicks, Charles Demuth, Louise Nevelson, Robert Indiana, Alexander Calder, Andy Warhol, and Georgia O’Keeffe.

NEW! ILLUSTRATION AND SMASHING DESIGNS

Kathy Eisler 19W CHI229: Tuesdays, Jan 8-Mar 12, 3:45 PM to 5:15 PM 10 sessions $205 ($210 after Dec 27) Material fee $25 9-11 years If you love would love to be a fashion or costume designer, this class is for you! Learn to illustrate figures with gestures and poses, draw faces, and create patterns and textiles. We will also create wearable fashions of our own such as shoes, hats, fabric, shirts, and more.

CLAY: HANDBUILDING

Mary Martire 19W CHI015: Wednesdays, Jan 9-Mar 13, 3:45 PM to 5:15 PM 10 sessions $210 ($215 after Dec 27) Material fee $30 7-9 years Children complete projects as they develop basic clay handbuilding skills. We use coils and slabs to create fantasy animals, personalized masks and more as we explore the limitless potential of clay. Both functional and sculptural projects are explored. Experimentation is encouraged.

DRAW & PAINT LANDSCAPES

Karen Elder 19W CHI204: Wednesdays, Jan 9-Mar 13, 3:45 PM to 5:15 PM 10 sessions $205 ($210 after Dec 27) Material fee $25 5-6 years Where have you been, and where would you like to go? Children in this class will draw and paint scenes from the city, country, ocean, sky, and outer space. We can create with pencils, markers, oil pastels, watercolors, and tempera paints. Inspiration may come from studying works by artists such as Vincent Van Gogh, Paul Cézanne, Georgia O’Keeffe, and Grant Wood.

COMIC BOOK HEROES & VILLAINS

Peter Scanlan 19W CHI214: Wednesdays, Jan 9-Mar 13, 3:45 PM to 5:15 PM 10 sessions $205 ($210 after Dec 27) Material fee $25 10-13 years The depiction of mythic beings, gods, and monsters is one of the oldest traditions in art, dating back to man’s first Stone Age cave drawings. Students will learn to break the human (or inhuman) figure down to its simplest form and then reconfigure it to create drawings of fantastical beings that spring partly from the real world and partly from the student’s imagination. Using the same techniques, students will draw machines, robots, architecture, and anything else they can think of to breathe life into their artwork.

NEW! ANIMALS 1-2-3!

Nicole Pillorge Walla 19W CHI228: Wednesdays, Jan 9-Mar 13, 3:45 PM to 5:15 PM 10 sessions $205 ($210 after Dec 27) Material fee $25 9-11 years Looking to inspirational examples of animals in art, we will depart on an exciting study of a favorite animal through drawing, collage and sculpture. We will begin by drawing a favorite pet or animal, working with contour, line quality, composition, shade and shadow in pencil, charcoal and ink. Next, we will make collages using colored papers, tissue paper, magazines, and newspaper. Finally, we will make sculptures using air-dry clay on a wire armature, breaking down the animal form into simple shapes and refining it. Join us on this WILD adventure!

LET’S EXPLORE SCULPTURE

Kathy Eisler 19W CHI121: Thursdays, Jan 10-Mar 14, 3:45 PM to 5:15 PM 10 sessions $205 ($210 after Dec 27) Material fee $25 7-8 years Exercise your imagination and creativity in this class as we explore a variety of sculpture media. We start by handbuilding with various kinds of clay and continue our journey with Pariscraft and paper mache. Learn to express yourself artistically and develop skills as you combine materials such as cardboard, wood and wire to create wonderful 3-dimensional art.

DRAWING, PAINTING & PASTELS

Donna Dolby 19W CHI207: Thursdays, Jan 10-Mar 14, 3:45 PM to 5:15 PM 10 sessions $205 ($210 after Dec 27) Material fee $25 5-6 years Calling all creative young artists! Make vibrant, colorful works of art showcasing your skills in watercolor and other paint, as well as pencil, ink, and pastel. We will explore famous artists’ techniques and create amazing works of art just like the Masters. You will learn to draw and paint, but be ready to have a ton of fun!

NEEDLE FELTING

Christine Hsiao 19W CHI215: Thursdays, Jan 10-Mar 14, 3:45 PM to 5:15 PM 10 sessions $205 ($210 after Dec 27) Material fee $25 9-11 years Needle felting is a process which uses special tools to interlock wool fibers to form a more condensed material. No sewing, knitting, or gluing! Children will learn step-by-step techniques that take natural sheep’s wool and bring it to life! This class is designed for children to explore their creativity and develop hand-eye coordination while they create 2-D and 3-D soft and colorful felted woolly animals like bunnies, owls, penguins, dogs, and much more!

CLAY: THE WHEEL & BEYOND

Mary Martire 19W CHI219: Thursdays, Jan 10-Mar 14, 3:45 PM to 5:15 PM 10 sessions $210 ($215 after Dec 27) Material fee $30 10-13 years This course is for children interested in using the pottery wheel and handbuilding techniques. We’re going to build our skills, progressing from clay preparation to learning forming methods on and off the wheel. Each week, we’ll gain skills that can be used on future work. This fun class will take new and experienced students through some of the endless creative possibilities of working in clay.

DRAW & PAINT LIKE THE MASTERS

John Mungiello 19W CHI223: Saturdays, Jan 12-Mar 9, 12:30 PM to 3:00 PM 9 sessions $240 ($245 after Dec 27) Material fee $30 10-13 years Explore drawing and painting fundamentals and learn to make them work together like the great masters of western art. See how Rembrandt used light to create his famous paintings, how Van Gogh used color and thick paint to create wonders of neo-impressionistic art, and how Da Vinci used glazing to create brilliant works. By learning how to interpret classical techniques, students will use critical thinking to train their eyes into seeing past the surface of a picture, while at the same time building their creativity and developing a personal visual language in drawing media and acrylic paint.