Ages 5-6: Art Exploration

Instructor: Lia ter Heide
Saturdays 9-10am
8 weeks: April 12 to June 7 (No class April 19)
Location: In-person Williams Building room 243
$150 (supplies included)

Please bring a water bottle, snacks, and work shirt

In this class, children will be offered many opportunities to explore their creativity and learn and develop new skills in the visual arts in a fun and supportive environment. Through a wide variety of media and tools, students will gain knowledge and skills in a way that engages, challenges, and inspires them. Topics will include: 

  • Getting to know our materials 
    • Drawing: line, shape
    • Painting: color, form, space, and texture
    • Sculpture: form and space
    • Mixed media: texture, stamps, and collage
    • Composition
  • Getting to know our ideas 
    • Drawing: subject matter and how to find and explore it
    • Painting: what do you want to paint?
    • Sculpture: an animal, person, or creature of your own creation using various media
    • Mixed media: adding props and environments to your figurative work
    • Collaboration

Please note that the instructor repeats some art processes each term, but with different projects.