Art Academy is an after-school class designed for students who wish to develop and grow their artistic aptitude. Throughout each six week session, students learn and practice foundational skills in the visual arts and are exposed to a variety of mediums in both the 2D and 3D arts. Art Academy students also develop strong visual literacy and critical thinking skills through looking at and discussing their own artwork and the artwork of others. For the 6-10 year old cohort, each session yields a "final" work or project that is shared and discussed. For the 11-14 year old students, the focus shifts to skills-based instruction with an emphasis on drawing, painting, design, and composition.
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Youth Classes
The Artist's Mark: A Spring Break Art Camp
Prairie Arts Center is excited to partner with the OSU Museum of Art for this year's
Spring Break Camp, the Artist's Mark. This 4-day camp will begin on Tuesday, March 17th with a visit to the museum for an interactive tour of Guild Hall: An Adventure in the Arts, an exhibition that features works from some of the most iconic artists of the 20th century including Jim Dine, Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, and Miriam Schapiro. This exhibition offers us a wide variety of styles and mediums to explore, with the connecting theme of place. During our time together, we will focus on using unexpected materials and mark making while creating both two dimensional and three dimensional works. Students should bring a lunch and snack, and come dressed for the weather and making messes!
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Spring Break Camp, the Artist's Mark. This 4-day camp will begin on Tuesday, March 17th with a visit to the museum for an interactive tour of Guild Hall: An Adventure in the Arts, an exhibition that features works from some of the most iconic artists of the 20th century including Jim Dine, Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, and Miriam Schapiro. This exhibition offers us a wide variety of styles and mediums to explore, with the connecting theme of place. During our time together, we will focus on using unexpected materials and mark making while creating both two dimensional and three dimensional works. Students should bring a lunch and snack, and come dressed for the weather and making messes!
February Youth Pottery: Enchanted Hat
Calling all young witches, wizards, and magical makers! Step into a world of enchanted clay in this 2-hour youth pottery workshop, where students will design and create their very own Enchanted Hat. Using slabs of clay, carving tools, and sculptural details, each artist will shape a magical hat that looks like it belongs in a spell-filled classroom or atop a wizard’s shelf.
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January Saturday Youth Clay Class: Make Your Own Ceramic Conversation Hearts
Calling all creative kids! With pre-rolled clay slabs ready to go, students will cut and shape their own ceramic conversation hearts using cookie cutters and simple handbuilding tools. They’ll have access to individual alphabet letters, allowing them to arrange and stamp any word or name they choose—from initials to fun phrases to totally original creations. Each heart will include a small clay hook added at the top, making it easy to hang on a wall, locker, door knob, or display peg.
After the workshop, we’ll bisque fire all the pieces. Kids can return as soon as the following week—by appointment to paint their finished hearts with watercolor, choosing soft pastels, bold pops of color, or anything in between. A fun, creative piece of art they can proudly hang and enjoy!
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After the workshop, we’ll bisque fire all the pieces. Kids can return as soon as the following week—by appointment to paint their finished hearts with watercolor, choosing soft pastels, bold pops of color, or anything in between. A fun, creative piece of art they can proudly hang and enjoy!
2nd Session March Art Academy 2026
Art Academy is an after-school class designed for students who wish to develop and grow their artistic aptitude. Throughout each six week session, students learn and practice foundational skills in the visual arts and are exposed to a variety of mediums in both the 2D and 3D arts. Art Academy students also develop strong visual literacy and critical thinking skills through looking at and discussing their own artwork and the artwork of others. For the 6-10 year old cohort, each session yields a "final" work or project that is shared and discussed. For the 11-14 year old students, the focus shifts to skills-based instruction with an emphasis on drawing, painting, design, and composition.
Ink and Watercolor Memory Map
Memory maps can connect students to maps in general, their various uses throughout human history, and illustrative map making traditions. It also gets them thinking about way-finding on a very personal level and as an element of story telling and memory. You can facilitate a memory to map together- taking a walk as a group for example- or they can work with a memory all their own. Students could map their neighborhoods, their walk to school or a local park, another special place from their experience, or even their homes and yards. Because it engages memory and is evocative of personal narrative and mythologies, this is also a wonderful activity for adults.
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