Past Youth Workshops

In this special holiday themed class, students will learn how to construct a collagraph plate, making use of various textures and techniques. They will also learn how to properly ink their plate and roll it through our printing press! Our theme is "a holiday scene," which could be a cozy indoor scene by the fire or a snowy nature scene, a snowman, or a Christmas tree. Students will make multiple prints, donating one to the center for our holiday display in the lobby. Their work will be up from mid-November until early January for everyone at the center to enjoy!

Prairie Arts Center is excited to once again partner with our neighbors to the north, the OSU Museum of Art, for this year's Spring Break Camp. This 4-day camp will begin on Tuesday, March 18th with a visit to the museum for an interactive tour of Ralph Steadman: And Another Thing where campers will get to see Steadman's expressive, bold, and whimsical work up close. Our week of art making will take inspiration from Steadman's ink blot technique and his willingness to wait for characters and images to emerge from his random splats and splodges. Students should bring a lunch and snack, and come dressed for the weather and making messes!

Students will design and create 3-5 foam stamps with a holiday theme. Once the stamps are made, we will swap and share our creations in order to make holiday wrapping paper and cards.

These ornaments are a fun combination of 3-D and 2-D work. We will start with the animal heads, cut out from paper egg cartons, adding detail and personality with paint. While those dry, we'll create a colorful framed background and body for our animals.

In this special holiday class, students will learn the basics of soap making! Working with local soap maker, Genipha Backoulou, students will caste their own soap bars, choosing from an array of ingredients and decorations. They will go home with 2 to 3 unique bars of hypoallergenic soap that can be used by them or given as gifts.