Youth Classes

Secret Message Scratch Art

In September, Prairie Arts Center was asked to contribute a video tutorial of an art making project to the Annual Youth Conference put together by the Oklahoma Department of Health. This year, the conference is focused on student mental health and emotional resilience. The resulting video features a project that combines self reflection with the fun and easy DIY scratch art medium. The technique of scratch drawing can be enjoyed by kids as young as 6 on up to high school.

Jointed Paper Puppets and Stop Motion Animation Basics

In the fall of 2019, our partners at the OSU Museum of Art had an exhibition dedicated to the history and artistry of stop motion animation (see Resources for link). The following project was inspired by one of the featured artists in that exhibition, Gabrielle Tesfaye, and her beautiful work The Water Will Carry Us Home, a work that features watercolor and ink puppets in a narrative about men, women, and children being transported on slave ships (see Resources for link). If you wish to show your student(s) this film for inspiration, we recommend watching it yourself first so you are prepared for the difficult content and questions. We had some great conversations and, as usual, were impressed with the students' keen observations and understanding.

Virtual Summer Art Camp - Art and the Ologies

This year's summer camps are a playful pairing of art and the ologies! Together, we will explore the many ways artwork illustrates, aids, and even creates human understanding in fields as diverse as psychology, mythology, marine biology, and entomology. Each week we will take our inspiration from two fields of study, creating works that express and celebrate our expanding knowledge!

Psychology and Mythology - Virtual Summer Art Camp

Psychology and Mythology

June 2nd- 5th, 6-9 yrs old
June 9th- 12th, 10-12 yrs old
Come join us as we explore how art helps us understand the very essence of being human! We will create self portraits, mythological character illustrations, masks, and mind maps, all while learning about our amazingly complex brains and our love of stories.

Marine Biology and Oceanology - Virtual Summer Art Camp

Marine Biology and Oceanology

June 16th- 19th, 6-9 yrs old

June 23rd- 26th, 10-12 yrs old

We will go deep during these two weeks, exploring earth's most mysterious habitat. We will create sea creature puppets based on deep sea drone photographs, listen to whale sonar, and map the ocean zones.

Entomology and Botany - Virtual Summer Art Camp

Entomology and Botany

July 14th - 17th, 6-9 yrs old
July 21st- 24th, 10-12 yrs old
Join us this week as we transform the beauty and delicacy of the insect and plant world into beautiful artworks! We will learn about the bugs and plants in our own backyard, have artist scavenger hunts, and imagine a new bug into being.

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