Children's Classes

CERAMICS

 

Fee includes clay, firings and glazes.

 

BEGINNING WHEEL (ages 10+)

Roy Kunisaki (RK-2)
Mondays, 9/13-11/1, 4-6pm
$170, Members $140
Learn wheel-throwing, trimming and glazing skills.
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BEGINNING/INTERMEDIATE WHEEL (ages 10+)

Roy Kunisaki (RK-5)
Tuesdays, 9/14-11/2, 4-6pm
$170, Members $140
Improve wheel-throwing, trimming and glazing skills.
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CLAY PLAY (ages 3+, with adult)

Adrian Sandstrom (AS-2)
Wednesdays, 9/15-11/3, 1-2:30pm
$210, Members $180
Bring mommy, daddy or a grown-up friend and experience the fun of ceramics! Roll, shape, pinch and rub clay and impress it with different textures. Make simple sculptures and other projects. Have fun together and develop new skills.
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INTRODUCTION TO CERAMICS (ages 6–10)

Adrian Sandstrom (AS-3)
Wednesdays, 9/15-11/3, 3:30-5pm
$170, Members $140
Learn hand-building techniques by creating imaginary creatures, animals and more. Make pinch and coil pots and experiment with texture.
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DRAWING & PAINTING

 

THE MASTERS (ages 7+) NEW!

Arzu Arda Kosar (AK-1)
Wednesdays, 9/15-11/3, 4:30-6pm
$170, Members $140
Michelangelo, Van Gogh, Kandinsky, Picasso and Warhol are among the most influential masters of western art. Learn about their lives and make art inspired by their work. Projects include sculpture, painting, collage and silk screening. Fee includes supplies.
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CARTOONING/MODELING SUPERHEROES (ages 7+)

Jennifer Siegal (JNS-1)
Mondays, 9/13-11/1, 4-5:30pm
$150, Members $120
Draw, paint and ink cartoons and superheroes. Give your character a name, powers and story and build a cartoon strip. Bring your character to life in a 3-D clay version. Let your imagination run wild! Fee includes clay.
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IMAGINATION & CREATIONS (ages 5+)

Robin Bott (RB-3)
Thursdays, 9/16-11/4, 4-5:30pm
$170, Members $140
Explore drawing, painting and sculpture through tile mosaics, papier-mache, fantasy space art and shadow boxes. Try printmaking, puppet making, air-dry clay sculpture, drawing and more! Fee includes supplies.
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BEGINNING FASHION DESIGN FOR YOUNG ARTISTS (ages 9+) NEW!

Terry Madison (TM-1)
Wednesdays, 9/15-11/3, 4:30-6pm
$150, Members $120
“Project Runway” comes to PVAC! Fashion, sketching, simple pattern-making, hand-sewing and designing simple doll garments. Make patterns by both draping and flat pattern method, then cut out pieces from fabrics furnished by fashion designers. Make several hand-stitched outfits for the doll you bring to class.
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YOUTH PAINTING & PASTEL (ages 9+)

Jennifer Siegal (JNS-4)
Thursdays, 9/16-11/4, 4:30-6pm
$150, Members $120
Explore a variety of painting styles and techniques while working with acrylic paints, watercolors and dry pastels. Learn color mixing, controlling the medium and shading techniques for realistic rendering. Paint a portrait with pastels, create a landscape in acrylic paints and paint a still life with watercolors.
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BUDDING ARCHITECTS (ages 8+)

Alyse Anderson (AA-1)
Saturdays, 9/18-11/6, 9am-10:30am
$170, Members $140
Build a model skyscraper from wood, cardboard and other sturdy materials; paint a city skyline, and make other crafts to explore architecture. Learn fun facts about architecture using drawings, photographs and written texts as clues. Illustrate a postcard by drawing your favorite discoveries. Fee includes supplies.
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YOUTH DRAWING (ages 7+)

Jennifer Siefal (JNS-5)
Saturdays, 9/18-11/6, 1pm-2:30pm
$150, Members $120
Use charcoal, graphite and colored pencil while learning different shading techniques. Draw your favorite animal, an impressionistic self portrait and a gesture drawing of a summer tree. Use simple perspective to create a futuristic city.  
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