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Art FUNdamentals | PRESCHOOL ART CLASSES
On Monday, Tuesday and Friday mornings, our studio art hosts "Art FUNdamental" classes tailored especially to our preschool artists. Classes meet from 9:30am-11:00am and use the entire studio space. Each class includes an art lesson, an art project, a story, a small snack, and plenty of time to explore the studio. Parents must stay with artists under the age of three.
Class Registration
*New this year*, families have the option of signing up for a single class, a month of classes, or an entire semester of classes. Discounts offered on monthly and semester registrations. Registrations online only.
Our Teaching Philosophy
Explore art in the way that best serves the artist. Age-appropriate art for a preschooler is messy and silly. It's story-filled and sensory-rich. It is new and novel. It is irresistible. Their little minds CRAVE this freedom of exploration. It's open-ended questions and very few "no's."
On Monday, Tuesday and Friday mornings, our studio art hosts "Art FUNdamental" classes tailored especially to our preschool artists. Classes meet from 9:30am-11:00am and use the entire studio space. Each class includes an art lesson, an art project, a story, a small snack, and plenty of time to explore the studio. Parents must stay with artists under the age of three.
Class Registration
*New this year*, families have the option of signing up for a single class, a month of classes, or an entire semester of classes. Discounts offered on monthly and semester registrations. Registrations online only.
Our Teaching Philosophy
Explore art in the way that best serves the artist. Age-appropriate art for a preschooler is messy and silly. It's story-filled and sensory-rich. It is new and novel. It is irresistible. Their little minds CRAVE this freedom of exploration. It's open-ended questions and very few "no's."
Each month, our Art FUNdamental Classes will focus on a particular theme. The art projects, art lesson, and story will change each week but the creative stations throughout the studio are the same for the entire month.
Artists may register for a SINGLE month, multiple months, or for the entire semester. $20.00 annual enrollment fee applied to all registrations, except Studio Club. {Learn more about Studio Club}
Artists may register for a SINGLE month, multiple months, or for the entire semester. $20.00 annual enrollment fee applied to all registrations, except Studio Club. {Learn more about Studio Club}
JANUARY FUNDAMENTALSJanuary | THEME: Light and Dark
Artist: Vincent VanGogh Art Skills/Media: Charcoal, UV-reactive paints, Landscape Drawing This Month's Stories: Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak Freight Train by Donald Crews Flashlight by Lizi Boyd Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey Class Time: 9:30am-11:00am Ages: 12 months - 5 years; artists under the age of three must a parent stay Description: This month, we'll learn about light and dark and the creation of the landscapes. Study the stars and the suns in the landscapes of Vincent VanGogh. In addition to making pictures about light and dark, we'll explore these contrasting concepts in shadow play, in black and white playdough, pressed charcoal sticks, AND even with the black lights! |
MONDAYS 9:30AM-11:00AM
Meets January 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th TUESDAYS 9:30AM-11:00AM
January 10th, 17th, 24th, and 31st FRIDAYS 9:30AM-11:00AM
January 10th, 17th, 24th, and 31st Select your class when you check out.
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FEBRUARY FUNDAMENTALSFebruary| THEME: Portraiture and Figure Drawing
Artist: Paul Klee, Roy Lichtenstein, and Andy Warhol Art Skills/Media: Portraiture and Figure Drawing This Month's Stories: Ain't Gonna Paint No More by Karen Beaumont The Foot Book by Doctor Seuss The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans Class Time: 9:30am-11:00am Ages: 12 months - 5 years; artists under the age of three must a parent stay Description: Drawing a person is a developmental stage that EVERY child goes through. Every child progresses from SUNS (circles with lines) to "tadpole" people (figures with only a head and appendages) to more fully detailed figures with belly buttons, fingers, eyelashes, etc. We can help that process along by encouraging observation of faces and figures. This month, we'll use mirrors, full body tracing, prints, and photography to SEE ourselves as the art subject. |
MONDAYS 9:30AM-11:00AM
February 6th, 13th, 20th, and 27th TUESDAYS 9:30AM-11:00AM
February 7th, 14th, 21st, and 28th FRIDAYS 9:30AM-11:00AM
February 3rd, 10th, 17th, and 24th Select your class when you check out.
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MARCH FUNDAMENTALSMarch | THEME: Out of This World
Artist: Joan Miro and Salvador Dali Art Skills/Media: Portraiture and Figure Drawing This Month's Stories: Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister The Lorax by Doctor Seuss Roaring Rockets by Tony Mitton Class Time: 9:30am-11:00am Ages: 12 months - 5 years; artists under the age of three must a parent stay Description: Transport yourself to silly imaginary world through the art of Salvador Dali and Joan Miro. We'll practice our doodling skills and our cutting-and-pasting skills a BUNCH this month. We'll also read books about under water and outer space worlds and then CONSTRUCT our own worlds using a variety of unusual art supplies! |
MONDAYS 9:30AM-11:00AM
March 6th, 13th and 27th NO CLASS ON MARCH 20TH TUESDAYS 9:30AM-11:00AM
March 7th, 14th and 28th NO CLASS ON MARCH 21st FRIDAYS 9:30AM-11:00AM
March 3rd, 10th and 17th NO CLASS ON MARCH 24th or 31st Select your class when you check out.
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APRIL FUNDAMENTALSApril | THEME: Nature
Artist: Joan Miro and Salvador Dali Art Skills/Media: Portraiture and Figure Drawing This Month's Stories: The Story of Ferdinand by Robert Lawson Make Way For Ducklings by Robert McCloskey Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr and John Archambault The Gruffalo by Julie Donaldson Class Time: 9:30am-11:00am Ages: 12 months - 5 years; artists under the age of three must a parent stay Description: Paint pictures of the outside world--from flowers to clouds to complete landscapes. Our artists this month will get to learn about the horizon line and PERSPECTIVE (objects near us look different that object that are far away). We'll make are about nature and we'll make art WITH nature. Paint with flowers as paint brushes. Paint on rocks as your "canvas." Doodles on leaves as your "paper." Build your own forests will playdough and sticks. |
MONDAYS 9:30AM-11:00AM
April 3rd, 10th, 17th, and 24th TUESDAYS 9:30AM-11:00AM
April 4th, 11th, 18th, and 25th FRIDAYS 9:30AM-11:00AM
April 4th, 14th, 21st, and 28th Select your class when you check out.
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MAY FUNDAMENTALS May| THEME: Sculpture
Artist: Famous sculptures from around the world Art Skills/Media: Creation in the round, clay, wire, paper sculpture This Month's Stories: Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Williams Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by Willian Steig JNot a Box by Antoinette Portis I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klaussen Class Time: 9:30am-11:00am Ages: 12 months - 5 years; artists under the age of three must a parent stay Description: Our last month before summer, we will be making SCULPTURE from all sorts of materials--paper, wire, clay, and probably even marshmallows! Children are natural builders. Sculpture is building art! All sculptures will be inspired from the stories that we read. We'll also look large collect of modern sculptures from around the world for our inspiration! |
MONDAYS 9:30AM-11:00AM
May 1st, 8th, 15th, and 22nd NO CLASS ON MAY 29TH TUESDAYS 9:30AM-11:00AM
May 2nd, 9th, 16th, and 23rd NO CLASS ON MAY 30TH FRIDAYS 9:30AM-11:00AM
May 5th, 12th, 19th, and 26th Select your class when you check out.
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