Pike County Artisan Center

After School Arts Program

  

After School Arts Program

The Artisan Center's After School Arts Program is a fun exploration of a variety art forms and media for kids ages 5-13. Each month's session topic focuses on a specific type of art, or a certain genre or time period, and classes are infused with a bit art history, cultural background, and technical instruction. Enrollment for each session begins two weeks prior to the first class. For additional information about fees, enrollment, and terms, please click the link below. Click Here for a Class schedule.

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The NEW Music Education Program for all ages is available beginning in March! Also a NEW Woodcarving class for adults beginning in March!

Please visit the Calendar to view a full class schedule for children and adults for Spring 2010. Details about pricing and times are listed on the calendar. Thanks!

Session Topics:

February: Printmaking

Teacher: Lahla Deakins

Students will learn to print multiple images from their own master plates they'll create using styrofoam, wood, cardstock, ink, paint, and other materials in a variety of ways. We'll explore how the image on the plate is "reversed" when printed onto paper, and practice using positive and negative space. 

Classes for 5-8 year olds meet on Tuesdays beginning February 2, 2010, from 4-5:30 p.m.
Classes for 9-13 year olds meet on Thursdays beginning February 4, 2010, from 4-5:30 p.m.
Tuition is $45 per student for the month.

March: Pastels Sculpture
Teacher: Lahla Deakins

Students will learn to use colorful chalks to make unique portraits and other drawings, plus learn about famous artists who have used this distinctive medium in their own work. Classes will focus on using different techniques to achieve different effects using the same pastels each week.

April: Egyptian Art
Teacher: Lahla Deakins

This class will take students back in time and to another culture, where they’ll explore Egyptian hieroglyphics, kings’ sarcophagi, and lots more. We’ll use clay, parchment paper, gold paint, and a variety of other materials to create our own Egyptian relics.

May: Clay
Teacher: Lahla Deakins
We’ll draw mostly from our imaginations in this creative clay class as we make all kinds of sculptures, from people to animals to made-up creatures! Students will learn technical skills of attaching pieces of clay together and using coils, slabs, and other techniques to build their pieces. All work will be kiln fired by the instructor.

 

 

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