Youth Visual Art Classes

Youth Visual Art Classes
Fall 2010

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ARTSTUDIO CLASSES AT ARTHAUS

The focus of our ArtStudio classes is based on a process-oriented art experience in an open studio format. The studio is set up into multiple stations where children are invited to explore a wide range of art materials and techniques. The teachers provide instruction and serve as guides and facilitators through the creative process, thereby supporting each child in their unique creative expression. Children learn to trust their own creative impulses and how to make their artistic visions a reality.

ArtStudio for Tiny Twos

AGE: 22-26 months (suggested age)
TIME: Thursdays 9-10am
INSTRUCTOR: Jenna Haug
LOCATION: ArtHaus Studio

DATE: September 9 - October 14
COST: $50 + $10 materials

DATE: October 28 - December 9 (no class on Thanksgiving)
COST: $50 + $10 materials (or $110 for both sessions)

Not quite ready for the drop-off class? This studio experience offers you and your child the best of both worlds as he/she starts to transition to an open studio session but still has the security of you in the studio. Through an exploratory process, children take their first steps in orienting themselves with art materials and artistic expression. Parents/caregivers gain insight into the benefits of creative expression in early childhood development as they observe their children at work.

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ArtStudio for Tiny Masters

AGE: 27 months-3 years
TIME: Thursdays 10:15-11:15am
INSTRUCTOR: Jenna Haug

DATE: September 9 - October 14
COST: $50 + $10 materials

DATE: October 28-December 9 (no class on Thanksgiving)
COST: $50 + $10 materials (or $110 for both sessions)

Are you ready to send your budding artist into a studio and let someone else harness his/her creativity and do the clean up? This art exploration class is designed for children who are ready to make the transition to attending a class independently, in addition to exploring new art materials and techniques. Painting, homemade play- dough, collage, and printmaking are a few examples they will choose from during their hour of studio time.

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MINI-MASTERS: AGES 4-5

This fall ArtHaus offers a variety of options for the 4-5 year olds and their parents. If you are looking for an in-depth art program and feel your child can handle two hours in the studio, sign them up for both the ArtStudio (open studio) and the Art Exploration (lesson-based class) for a reduced rate. If you feel your child does better with the open studio format rather than the teacher-led lesson approach, only do the first hour. Likewise, if your child has enough free-choice time at school and thrives on learning about artists and exploring their own creativity through teacher-led activities, just come for the second hour. Something for everyone! (If you are signing your child up for both ArtStudio and Art Exploration for a 2-hour art experience take $15 off your registration fee.)

ArtHaus offers Walking School Bus for Mini-masters and Little Masters!

ArtHaus will offer safe after-school transportation from John Cline Elementary School for students ages 5-8 enrolled in ArtHaus Mini-masters or Little Masters classes on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays this fall. In an attempt to support working parents, an ArtHaus instructor will lead a walking school bus from John Cline to the ArtHaus Studio for students enrolled in tuesday or thursday classes starting at 3:30 and ending at 5:15. For more information please call Lea at ArtHaus 382.5440 or visit fall registration day at ArtHaus on Saturday, August 21 from 11am-1pm.

ArtStudio for Mini-Masters

TIME: Thursdays 3:30-4:15pm
LOCATION: ArtHaus Studio

DATE: September 9-October 14
INSTRUCTOR: Rachelle Branum
COST: $50 + $10 materials

DATE: October 28-December 9 (no class on Thanksgiving)
INSTRUCTOR: Lea Lovelace
COST: $50 + $10 materials ($110 for both sessions)

Is your child still trying to figure out if he or she is a painter like Van Gogh or a sculptor like Rodin? We love it! In an open studio format, with a variety of art-making stations, children are invited to discover and explore a wide range of materials, including painting, printmaking, drawing, sculpture, and mixed media.

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Art Exploration for Mini-Masters

Two classes available for the fall session, Mark Making (Fall I session) or Earthwise Art (Fall II session). See class details below.

Mark Making (Fall I)

DATE: September 9-October 14
TIME: Thursdays 4:15-5:15pm
LOCATION: ArtHaus Studio
INSTRUCTOR: Rachelle Branum
COST: $55 + $20 materials

From Cavemen to Picasso, artists of every generation and every school of thought have been making their mark on the world using various artist materials. Together we will study the art of mark making, exploring different materials and methods from charcoal to watercolor, oil pastels to acrylics.

Earthwise Art (Fall II)

DATE: October 28-December 9 (no class on Thanksgiving)
TIME: Thursdays 4:15-5:15pm
LOCATION: ArtHaus Studio
INSTRUCTOR: Lea Lovelace
COST: $55 + $15 materials

Your child is sure to enjoy this exploration of art through mixed media! We will look at how contemporary artists are reducing their carbon footprint by reusing, recycling, and reinventing found objects while making artwork. We will explore collage, found objects, painting, and sculpture as we create our own earthwise works of art.

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LITTLE MASTERS: AGES 6-8

ArtHaus offers Walking School Bus for Mini-masters and Little Masters!

ArtHaus will offer safe after-school transportation from John Cline Elementary School for students ages 5-8 enrolled in ArtHaus Mini-masters or Little Masters classes on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays this fall. In an attempt to support working parents, an ArtHaus instructor will lead a walking school bus from John Cline to the ArtHaus Studio for students enrolled in tuesday or thursday classes starting at 3:30 and ending at 5:15. For more information please call Lea at ArtHaus 382.5440 or visit fall registration day at ArtHaus on Saturday, August 21 from 11am-1pm.

ArtStudio and Art Exploration for Little Masters

Your child is sure to enjoy this exploration of art combining open studio time and a teacher led lesson exploring new artists each week. We will start the class with a 45-minute open studio time where students are encouraged to explore a variety of art-making stations. The combination approach to class time encourages in-depth exploration of media and techniques and al- lows students to define their own personal expression while being inspired by the works of past and living artists.

Two classes available for the fall session, Earthwise Art (Fall I) and Mark Making (Fall II). See details below.

Earthwise Art (Fall I) * CLASS FULL

AGE: 6-8
DATE: September 7-October 12
TIME: Tuesdays 3:30-5:15pm
INSTRUCTOR: Lea Lovelace
COST: $65 + $20 materials
LOCATION: ArtHaus Studio

Together we will look at how contemporary artists are reducing their carbon foot- print by reusing, recycling, and reinventing found objects while making artwork. We will explore paper play, found objects, painting, and sculpture as we create our own earthwise works of art.

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Mark Making: Painting/Drawing (Fall II) (DUE TO DEMAND ADDING AN ADDITIONAL SECTION ON MONDAYS!)

AGE: 6-8
DATE: October 26- December (no class November 23)
TIME: Mondays or Tuesdays 3:30-5:15pm
INSTRUCTOR: Rachelle Branum
COST: $65 +$25 materials
LOCATION: ArtHaus Studio

From Cavemen to Picasso, artists of every generation and every school of thought have been making their mark on the world using various artist ma- terials. Together we will study the art of mark making exploring different materials and methods from charcoal to watercolor and oil pastels to acrylics. We will have a walking school bus from John Cline both days.

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AGES 9-15

Art Outside the Box

DATE: September 13- October 18
AGE: 9-12 years
TIME: Mondays 3:30-5:15pm
INSTRUCTOR: Lea Lovelace
COST: $65 + $20 materials fee
LOCATION: ArtHaus Studio

Travel from past to present looking at the work of artists that shocked and rocked their time periods. Inspired by some of their non-traditional materials and meth- ods for making artwork, we will experiment with a variety of ways to express our- selves. Explore drawing, painting, printmaking, and sculpture, and expand your notion of art to the outer limits!

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Clay Studio

TIME: Mondays 3:30-5:15pm
INSTRUCTOR: Rachelle Branum
COST: $65 + $25 materials fee
LOCATION: The Clay Studio (207 Washington St.)

DATE: September 13- October 18
AGE: 13-15 years

DATE: October 25-December 6 (no class November 22)
AGE: 9-12 years

Come and explore the new Clay Studio with Rachelle Branum. We will get our hands dirty and our minds working while we explore the properties of clay, building both functional and decorative works of art. We will even get to try our hands at the new pottery wheels!

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Screenprinting Studio

DATE: October 25-December 6 (no class November 22)
AGE: 13-15 years
TIME: Mondays 6:00-7:45pm
INSTRUCTOR: Lea Lovelace
COST: $65 + $20 materials fee
LOCATION: ArtHaus Studio

Warhol did it! Rauschenberg did it! Now we'll do it! Screen-printing is a design transfer tool used often for mass-producing images on paper, wood, and fabric. Come learn some easy screen-printing techniques that you can use in transferring your own artwork onto clothing, book covers, stationery, pillows and more. We'll get a sneak peak at a screen-printing t-shirt operation right here in Decorah, and then create our own t-shirts, sharing each other's designs.

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FAMILY WORKSHOP

Kiln-Fired Clay Ornaments

DATE: November 21
TIME: Sunday 2-4pm
INSTRUCTOR: Rachelle Branum
COST: $15/person
LOCATION: The Clay Studio (207 Washington St.)

Change out of your Sunday best and bring the kids to play with clay! ArtHaus instructor and owner of The Clay Studio, Rachelle Branum, will teach you the properties of clay and how to explore texture and underglaze as decoration. Then you and the kids can mold mud to make ornaments for your tree. At the end of our workshop you will have some keepsakes to help you remember this special time of year and the special afternoon you spent together. (Children must be accompanied by an adult.)

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