Find a place for your child to get a taste of creating their own art and sculpture. Children's classes focus on building skills and imagination, learning and having fun. Animals, color and shapes, and crafts, are all part of the ever-changing Children's Art Program. Classes fill quickly. Register early to ensure your child's place in class.

SPRING 2010 CHILDREN'S ART CLASSES

Artist Workshop - Learn how to use a variety of art media while creating two and three-dimensional works of art. Drawing, painting, printing-making, and sculpture will be explored. Students create portraits of people and animals, still lifes, and landscapes, working from still life set-ups, photographs, and the imagination.
Wednesdays, 4:30 - 6:00 pm Instructor: Ramona Agro
April 28 - June 2 (6 weeks) Fee: $115 ($105 fee for Art Guild members)

Art Classes for Home-Schooled Students - Sessions are designed for beginners and more experienced students. Session content combines use of art techniques, art history, hands-on drawing, painting, and working in three dimensions. Students will use their imaginations as they create original art works.
Wednesdays, 2:00 - 3:30 pm Instructor : Ramona Agro
April 28 - June 2 (6 weeks) Fee: $115 ($105 fee for Art Guild members)

2010 SUMMER CAMP ART ADVENTURES

Whaling Week - Sketch scenes of sea mammals from huge whales playing in the ocean to walrus and seals sunning themselves on the shore. Following in the tradition of early sailors, use the sketch to create your own carved plaster scrimshaw.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, July 13, 14, and 15, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Instructor: Ramona Agro Fee: $95 ($85 for Art Guild members)

Clay Creations - During the first two days of the camp, use a pottery wheel and hand-sculpting to create your own free-style pottery creations. On the last day of the camp, put the finishing touches on your pottery using a variety of glazes. Pick-up of fired pottery will be announced on the dates when the pottery is glazed.
Instructor: Holly Constantine Fee: $95 ($85 for Art Guild members)

All Clay Creations sessions will take place at Hopewell School except the August 17 glazing session which will be held at the Glastonbury Art Guild.

Camp 1: Tuesday and Wednesday, July 13 and 14, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm - Create pottery
Tuesday, Aug. 10 - Glaze pottery, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm (alt. date for glazing is Aug. 17)
Camp 2: Tuesday and Wednesday, July 20 and 21, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm - Create pottery
Tuesday, Aug. 17, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm - Glaze pottery (alt. date for glazing is Aug. 10)

Beach Safari - Sketch beach scenes from memories, pictures, and your imagination - the seashore, a lush island with sail boats. Use your sketch to create both a painting and a sculpture using a variety of art media.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, July 20, 21, and 22, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Instructor: Ramona Agro Fee: $95 ($85 for Art Guild members)

Creative Critters - Choose your favorite summertime critter to draw and sculpt. Frogs, dragonflies, butterflies, salamanders, spiders - learn to draw them and then use your drawing to create a sculpture of them in the grass, on a flower or rock.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, July 27, 28, and 29, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Instructor: Ramona Agro Fee: $95 ($85 for Art Guild members)

Print Making - Learn to make your own original prints on paper, wood, and cloth using readily available materials - monoprints, sponges cut into shapes, etc. Create a textured collage and then use it to make prints.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, August 10, 11, and 12, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Instructor: Ramona Agro Fee: $95 ($85 for Art Guild members)

Portraits Made Easy - Whether it’s a self-portrait or a picture of your best friend or favorite pet, learn to draw faces of people and animals of your choice. Mix the colors to bring the portrait to life and then create a clay scupture of your portrait.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, August 17, 18, and 19, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Instructor: Ramona Agro Fee: $95 ($85 for Art Guild members)

Sculpture Studio - Create sculptures using natural objects (shells, stones, leaves, sticks) or objects brought from home (small toys, balls, etc.). Embellish the sculpture with hand carving. Use the sculpture to create a mold and then a plaster cast of your sculpture.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, August 24, 25, and 26, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Instructor: Ramona Agro Fee: $95 ($85 for Art Guild members)

Adult Art Classes
Serious teens may enroll in
Adult Classes

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All art classes and summer art camps are presented at the Glastonbury Art Guild, 1396 Hebron Avenue unless otherwise noted in the course description.