Art Classes for Children on Saturdays

Classes and workshops offered for children and teens by Chester County Art Association, at our main location in West Chester, for the current semester.

Acrylic & Oil Painting for Teens

Saturday

13 - 18 years

Instructor:

Susan Curtin

painting

details

Bring drawing materials to the first class. We will discuss acrylic and oil painting materials and techniques. Students will learn to create form and depth through first making an underpainting, and then adding color glazes. Be ready to amaze yourself. Materials list is available in the office.

10 weeks

start date:

1/24/2009

end date:

3/28/2009

member price:

$205

non-member price:

$225

12:30pm - 3:30pm

location:

Far Studio

CD3

Amazing Art Adventures

Saturday

3 - 5 years

Instructor:

ElisaBeth A. Chaunce

mixed media

details

This class will take your young artists on an amazing art adventure. Students will learn about a few artists, and explore the world around them through art from drawing different sea-life, to making nature prints. Throughout the class students will use a variety of media such as bubble art, crayon resist, watercolor & tempra paints, oil pastels, markers and more. A $25 materials fee is payable to the instructor during the first class.

10 weeks

start date:

1/24/2009

end date:

3/28/2009

member price:

$140

non-member price:

$160

10am - 12:00pm

location:

Multi Media Room

CM4

Anything Goes!

Saturday

6 - 9 years

Instructor:

Chris Chadwick

mixed media

details

An experimental workshop designed to spark the imagination and inspire the artistic creativity that's in each one of us. Students will learn techniques of handling a variety of mediums while also having lots of fun. A $25 materials fee is payable to the instructor during the first class.

10 weeks

start date:

1/24/2009

end date:

3/28/2009

member price:

$173

non-member price:

$193

9:30am - 12pm

location:

Near Studio

CM5

Drawing and Painting

Saturday

9 - 12 years

Instructor:

Susan Curtin

painting

drawing

details

Foster the awakening of the creative being in your child by allowing them to bring out the gifts they possess. The process of training the mind and hand to express from within opens a lifetime skill no matter what field your teen chooses. Susan's lifelong classic training in drawing and painting, a love which started in a community art center, enables her to extend a wealth of knowledge to your child.
Materials list is available in the office.

10 weeks

start date:

1/24/2009

end date:

3/28/2009

member price:

$173

non-member price:

$193

9:30am - 12pm

location:

Far Studio

CD2

Pacific Northwest Totem Poles

Saturday

6 - 9 years

Instructor:

ElisaBeth A. Chaunce

mixed media

details

Students will craft their very own hanging totem pole using felt, yarn and mixed media. A study of traditional carvers methods as well as the meaning behind the totem poles and the characters used will take place on both days. A $20 materials is payable to the instructor during the first class.

2 weeks

start date:

3/7/2009

end date:

3/14/2009

member price:

$40

non-member price:

$60

1pm - 3pm

location:

Multi Media Room

WM1

Working the Wheel

Saturday

10 - 13 years

Instructor:

Sherri Cutrufello Schultz

ceramics

details

Come experience the pottery wheel. Beginners and experienced students welcomed. Students will learn the basics of throwing on the wheel as well as how to embellish their creations. A $40 materials fee is payable to the instructor during the first class.

10 weeks

start date:

1/24/2009

end date:

3/28/2009

member price:

$180

non-member price:

$200

10:00am - 12:00pm

location:

Ceramics Studio

CC5

We are closed for the holidays, we re-open January 3, 2009.

Happy holidays!

Exton Square Studio
610 524 1925

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The Chester County Art Association receives state arts funding support through a grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.