Join us in the studio for a joyful summer of art-making. Art Adventures run Tuesdays through Thursdays, 9am-Noon. Sessions are offered for ages 5-12. Class size is limited to 8 students. Each day includes a lunch break. Please bring water bottle and lunch. Prices include all materials. Classes fill up quickly, so register today!
Sliding Scale, Scholarships, and Carpooling available;
inquire using our Contact Form.
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July: Modern Art Adventures
Using great works of modern and contemporary art as inspiration, workshops focus on developing skills, confidence and self-expression through art making.
Session 1: Drawing & Painting • July 9-11
Session 2: Sculpture • July 16-18
Session 3: Early Childhood Art • July 23-25
July-August: World Art Adventures
In this series, we will explore arts and crafts from around the world. Students will learn about diverse cultural and creative expression while finding inspiration for their own artistic creations.
Session 4: Arts and Crafts of Mexico • July 30-August 1st
Session 5: African Art • August 6-8
Session 6: Art from the Middle East • August 13-15
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Session 1: Drawing and Painting
- July 9, 10, 11
- 9:00am-Noon
- Ages 6-12
Develop skills through daily demonstrations and experiments in a variety of media such as acrylic, watercolor, pastel, graphite, ink and charcoal. Working with themes from nature, still life, the figure and abstraction, we will explore how color, line, shape and composition can be used to express our ideas.
Artists such as Van Gogh, O’Keeffe, Theibaud, Kandinsky and more provide inspiration.
$140 • Register
Session 2: Sculpture
- July 16, 17, 18
- 9:00am-Noon
- Ages 6-12
Bring your ideas to life in 3-dimensional form with clay, papier mache, wood, wire, cardboard, and more. Artists such as Picasso, Andy Goldsworthy, Marisol, and more will provide inspiration.
$140 • Register
Session 3: Early Childhood Art
- July 23, 24, 25
- 9:00am-Noon
- Ages 5-8
This workshop will include explorations in a variety of drawing, painting, printmaking and sculpture techniques appropriate for younger students. Artists such as William Johnson, Paul Klee, Alexander Calder and more will provide inspiration.
$140 • Register
Session 4: Arts and Crafts of Mexico
- July 30, 31, August 1
- 9:00am-Noon
- Ages 6-12
In this workshop we will create yarn paintings inspired by the traditional art of the Huichol people, paper cut-outs traditionally made from the bark of the amate tree by the Otomi, bark paintings inspired by the folk art tradition of the Nahua of southern Mexico, and tin ornaments (hojata), a tradition dating back to the 16th century.
$140 • Register
Session 5: African Art
- August 6, 7, 8
- 9:00am-Noon
- Ages 6-12
In this workshop we will be inspired by fabric art from Nigeria known as Adire Eleko, which uses a resist technique, as well as mask and animal sculpture traditions from West Africa.
$140 • Register
Session 6: Art from the Middle East
- August 13, 14, 15
- 9:00am-Noon
- Ages 6-12
In this workshop, we will explore ancient Egyptian art traditions through the creation of plaster relief sculptures, learn about and create mosaics inspired by ancient works found in Israel, and create paintings inspired by Persian Miniatures, a beautiful and intricate style of narrative painting dating back many centuries.
$140 • Register
This class is full. You can add your name to waitlist.
Scholarships Available
Julie is dedicated to guiding her students towards their innate creative freedom and confidence. She has a commitment to access for all. Inquire about Scholarships, Sliding Scale and Carpooling using our Contact Form.
