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Starts Thu, Sep 24, 4:00 PM · $80 ($70 members)
Little Artists: Sculpey and Squishies is a hands on class for young children who like to squish, roll and shape things. The focus is three dimensional work, and students use a variety of media…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Sat, Sep 26 · $40 ($30 members)
Autumn Slime Fest is a one-day slime making workshop at the Yocum Institute for Arts Education, built around the start of fall. Kids and teens ages 8 to 14 mix and take on a batch of seasonal slimes…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Wed, Sep 30 · $40 ($30 members)
In this one day fused glass workshop, kids design and build their own mini monster magnet using colorful Bullseye glass. Spooky, silly or just plain strange, anything goes. Students work with precut…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Thu, Oct 1, 5:30 PM · $120 ($110 members)
Art Explorers looks at the lives and work of famous artists, both from the past and working today. Students learn about those artists and then make their own pieces inspired by what they have seen.…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Sat, Oct 3 · $30 ($20 members)
In this workshop at the Yocum Institute for Arts Education, fallen leaves become woodland animals. Students use colorful autumn leaves and other natural materials to make squirrels, hedgehogs…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Tue, Oct 6, 5:30 PM · $190 ($180 members)
Students combine different artistic processes and media to build up more complex works of art. Classes focus on the principles of design and on experimenting with a range of drawing and painting…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Thu, Oct 8, 7:00 PM · $75 ($65 members)
Kids work with clay in this Halloween-themed ceramics class, making playful projects that are not too spooky. Students hand-build things like jack-o'-lanterns, friendly monsters, witch hats and other…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Mon, Oct 12, 7:00 PM · $75 ($65 members)
In this seasonal ceramics class, kids hand build cozy clay projects that celebrate autumn. Students make items such as leaves, leaf wreaths, mushrooms, pumpkins and other fall decorations, using…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Sat, Oct 17 · $40 ($30 members)
A Halloween and autumn craft session for kids and teens who like anything spooky. Makers work on clay charms shaped like cats, witches and monsters, ghost banners made from fabric, spooky friendship…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Sat, Oct 24 · $40 ($30 members)
Kids build a miniature Halloween world of their own design. Using a mix of materials, students put together tiny seasonal scenes such as a pumpkin patch, a group of trick or treaters, or even a…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Tue, Oct 27, 5:00 PM · $95 ($85 members)
Pop Art Adventure is a visual art class for kids at the Yocum Institute for Arts Education. Students explore Pop Art approaches to making bold designs, drawing ideas from comic books, graffiti art…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Tue, Nov 3, 4:00 PM · $75 ($65 members)
Art That Glows is a hands on art class for young children at the Yocum Institute for Arts Education. As the days get shorter, students make projects built around light and shine, from glowing…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Thu, Nov 5, 7:00 PM · $60 ($50 members)
Food Creations is a ceramics class where kids make food art out of clay, just for looking at and not for eating. Students hand-build playful ceramic versions of pizza, hamburgers, cupcakes and other…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Sat, Nov 7 · $30 ($20 members)
This visual art class at the Yocum Institute for Arts Education invites young artists to explore the season of thankfulness. Taking inspiration from the book The Giving Tree, students talk about…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Mon, Nov 9, 5:00 PM · $60 ($50 members)
Young artists draw their favorite holiday characters with instructor Shawna Hansberry. The group may take on Santa Claus, elves, Frosty, the Grinch, angels, wise men or reindeer, and the class…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Mon, Nov 9, 6:00 PM · $65 ($55 members)
Kids imagine what kind of house an elf would live in, then build one. First they make an elf figure out of polymer clay or soft air dry clay. Next they create the elf's workshop and fill it with…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Mon, Nov 9, 7:00 PM · $60 ($50 members)
This seasonal ceramics class has kids making fall clay art built around turkeys and pumpkins. Students hand-build a variety of projects, including turkeys and pumpkins as flat tiles and as small…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Wed, Nov 11, 7:00 PM · $60 ($50 members)
Students make their own beads out of polymer clay, then turn them into earrings, necklaces, pendants and other pieces of jewelry. The finished pieces make good holiday gifts. The group also decorates…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Fri, Nov 13, 6:00 PM · $60 ($50 members)
Students paint holiday scenes and subjects in this Friday evening class with instructor Shawna Hansberry at the Yocum Institute for Arts Education. Each student picks the paint they want to work…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Fri, Nov 13, 8:00 PM · $60 ($50 members)
Anime and manga are two popular forms of Japanese animation with a similar look. Anime usually turns up in TV shows and movies, while manga appears in comic books and graphic novels. Both use a…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Sat, Nov 14 · $30 ($20 members)
Young artists make pumpkins, gourds and turkeys full of pattern and personality. Along the way they try collage, layering and touchable textures, which is an easy first step into mixed media art.…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Sat, Nov 14 · $35 ($25 members)
Kids ages 7 to 10 build their own cornucopia centerpiece out of upcycled materials. Working with everyday items that would otherwise be thrown away, students turn them into a symbol of abundance and…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Thu, Dec 3, 7:00 PM · $60 ($50 members)
This ceramics class lets kids ages 5 to 12 make food out of clay that looks good enough to eat, but is purely for fun. Students hand-build playful versions of favorite treats such as pizza…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Sat, Dec 5 · $30 ($20 members)
Kids make personalized ornaments and keepsakes for the people they love in this gift making workshop at the Yocum Institute for Arts Education. Students work with a variety of materials and their own…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Sat, Dec 5 · $25 ($15 members)
Little Artists is a gift making workshop for children ages 3 to 5 at the Yocum Institute for Arts Education. Young students make personalized ornaments and keepsakes for the people they love, using a…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn