Youth Classes

In this 1.5-hour workshop, students will learn the basics of slab construction while creating a functional clay picture frame. No prior clay experience is needed—just curiosity and creativity! Participants will roll out slabs, shape their frame, and use texture tools and stamps to personalize their design.

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. 

This summer's Kids' Art Studio will be an Encore! of our Artists in the Spotlight summer camps. Each day students will explore a different artist from our summer line-up, creating a finished artwork inspired by their medium, subject matter, philosophy, and/or life. Even though returning summer camp students may be familiar with the theme, the projects will be new. Unlike summer camp, students may attend one day, all four, or anything in between.