Have something to say and want to take your vision beyond the page? Love yourself a Yoko Ono moment? This course, for students ages 12 - 17, introduces students to integrate visual art with a more theatrical approach to art-making. 

Students will explore performative basics - such as time, place, and use of props, learn about professional performance artists and their contribution to both the art world and society at large, and have a chance to choose a personal topic on which to design and workshop an original work. Please expect a minimal amount of research-based homework throughout the course as we begin developing personal pieces. No experience necessary.

This course will have an academic approach to learning performance art, but should be considered an opportunity to invest in and find catharsis for social topics students find important and impactful to their life story.

General outline:

Week 1 - define performance art, introduction to pioneer artists

Week 2 - continue with history of performance art, learn introductory performative content

Week 3 - modern performance art and social media, discuss student interests for creating original work

Week 4 - continued topic exploration for original work via theatre games and sociodramatic role play

Week 5 - Set goals for theatrical performance, continued exploration of content via role play and story telling

Week 6 - begin constructing final piece

Week 7 - continue work on final piece

Week 8 - performance of final piece and debrief of outcomes and social impact 

Member discount: 15 percent

We’ve heard your demands and are happy to now offer semester-long homeschool classes! Art Play, for ages 9-13, is an opportunity to experience different materials from a variety of teachers hand-selected for their area of expertise. Each week, the instructor will guide students through projects using mediums such as paint, clay, watercolor, collage, drawing, sculpture, dyeing and more!

Class schedule and curriculum subject to change.

Week 1: Plaster mandalas

Week 2: Plaster mandalas

Week 3: Watercolor portraiture 

Week 4: Black and white portraiture

Week 5: Coffee portraiture

Week 6: Acrylic painting

Week 7: Acrylic painting

Week 8: Painting

Week 9: Painting

Week 10: Painting

Week 11: Paper mache

Week 12: Paper mache

Week 13: Mixed media 

Week 14: Mixed media

Week 15: Mixed media

Please note that we will not hold classes during Spring Break (March 13-17) as well as on April 7th.

Member discount: 15 percent

Are you ready to take your drawing style and experience to the next level? Students ages 10 and up will learn the basics of drawing digitally with the user-friendly app Procreate and an Apple Pencil. iPads and Apple Pencils are provided by the MACC, but you are welcome to bring your own.

This beginners class is a stepping stone to our intermediate and advanced digital classes. All digital students must take this class before taking other digital classes unless they have previous digital experience. 

Week 1: Fundamentals & Basic Tools

Instructor will show students varying examples of digital artwork. Then students will learn how to create a new canvas in Procreate, the basics of using brushes, and will be encouraged to explore the app with the instructor’s guidance. Students will learn how to change brush size, utilize the eraser, pick colors using the eyedropper tool, organize their gallery and create color palettes in procreate. 

Week 2: Layers

Students will learn how to utilize layers in a work of art in procreate and how to use a clipping mask to modify certain parts of a work of art 

Week 3: Editing Tools

Students will learn how to merge and transform layers, and use the liquify tool 

Week 4: References and sketching

Learn to import photos for reference, and begin the sketching and planning process of a work of art

Please note that we will not hold classes during Spring Break (March 13-17).

Member discount: 15 percent

Are you ready for spring? In this colorful workshop, students ages 6 - 9 will draw and paint different floral-themed projects and add some fun mixed media embellishments. It’s an added bonus that you can keep this garden year-round! 

Member discount: 15 percent

Calling all animal lovers! In this mixed media class, students ages 5 - 9 will learn how to draw and paint farm and jungle animals, underwater fish and birds in the sky and even your own adorable pets! Students will work with various materials such as beads, feathers, glitter and acrylic paint to create wacky animals and creatures with 12 legs, 100 eyes and 4 heads inspired by their own imagination. Students are encouraged to bring photos of their adorable pets to recreate. 

Please note that we will not hold classes during Spring Break (March 12-18).

Member discount: 15 percent

In this class, students will master the basics of drawing and painting. This class is designed for beginner to intermediate learners. Guided lessons will teach students ages 8-13 how to set up a composition and will emphasize and incorporate the use of art elements and principles of design. Special emphasis will be on light, value, and shading techniques. Gain an understanding of different drawing and painting tools and how to properly use them.

Week 1: Start off with a collage, end with sculpture

Week 2: Paint sculpture/draw from reference, work on composition

Week 3: Explore color using different painting mediums

Week 4: Focus on light and shading

Member discount: 15 percent. 

In this class, students will master the basics of drawing and painting. This class is designed for beginner to intermediate learners. Guided lessons will teach students ages 5-9 how to set up a composition and will emphasize and incorporate the use of art elements and principles of design. Special emphasis will be on light, value, and shading techniques. Gain an understanding of different drawing and painting tools and how to properly use them.

Member discount: 15 percent. 

In this mixed media art class, children ages 5 – 9 will embark on techniques in drawing, painting, collage and sculpture.  This class encourages creativity in each student. Young artists will be encouraged to see the beauty in ever-changing nature, in objects around them, and in their own imaginations. 

Each month, each season unravels new opportunities for creation and imagination! For example, January is a chance to think about new beginnings! “In this new year, I will ___.  February is the month of love and we’ll look at who and what we love.  All of the thoughts of each month and holiday will be depicted through various media; colored pencil, acrylic paint, watercolor, sculpting in clay, montage, and collage.

The goal of instruction is for students to see the world around them with new eyes and to create what they see! Each young artist will be encouraged to be creative in the exploration of his/her skills, imaginings, and love of life!

Please note that we will not hold classes during Spring Break (March 13-17) as well as on April 7th.

Member discount: 15 percent