Youth Classes

In this two hour workshop, students step into the world of imagination and clay, designing and building their very own whimsical fairy house. Using clay tools and creative details, each student can decide whether their fairy house will be a jar, tea lite holder, or incense burner.

Inspired by OSU Museum's Cimarron National Works on Paper Exhibition

Prairie Arts Center is excited to once again partner with the OSU Museum of Art for this year's
Fall Break Camp. This 3-day camp will begin on Wednesday, October 15th with a visit to the museum for an interactive tour of Cimarron National Works on Paper, an exhibition brimming with inspiring treatments of the most essential and humble art supply there is: paper! During our 3 days of art making, we will explore a range of techniques, both simple and unexpected, that transform paper into two and three dimensional art. Students should bring a lunch and snack, and come dressed for the weather and making messes.

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.