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Staying at home doesn’t mean you can’t brighten up your look and your surroundings! Learn how to utilize different beading and weaving techniques, with many supplies found at home. This interactive online class is presented via Zoom. Please download Zoom prior to your first class: (www.zoom.us(link is external)) You will be emailed Zoom meeting instructions, including a unique URL and meeting ID, to join the class 1 day before...
Learn how to sculpt your favorite magical creatures out of self-drying clay and other materials! Explore sculpting techniques that will help you transform a lump of material into something magical—all without leaving home. Click here for the instructor's recommended supply list. Notes: This interactive online class is presented via Zoom. Please download Zoom prior to your first class: (www.zoom.us) You will be emailed Zoom meeting instructions,...
Your Signature Script - Writing the Italic Way (Ages 12 - 17) Using the classic Italic hand to learn penmanship is fun, easy and beautiful, and it adds a sense of history and enjoyment to making the letters. Develop your own signature script, based on the long-ago tradition of Renaissance scribes, to wow your friends and family! Click here for the instructor's recommended supply list. This interactive online class is presented...
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Bring more realism to your drawings by learning how to create texture in colored pencil. You will learn how to render soft, rough, fuzzy, smooth and shiny objects. The basics of colored pencil will be covered before moving into more advanced techniques. Skill Level: Beginner This interactive online class is presented via Zoom. Please download Zoom prior to your first class. You will be emailed Zoom meeting instructions, including a unique URL...
Enjoy new picture books and be inspired by their art! Learn the difference between fairy tales, fables, and myths. Painted paper Eric Carle collages, robot drawings, James Rizzi cartoon cityscapes, and many more fun drawings, paintings, and collages inspired by children's literature will be featured.
Join us for a week of artmaking inspired by plants! We will explore different ways to make art about and with plants. Artists will be encouraged to survey their outdoor spaces each day after camp to gather materials for the next day. Join us online via Zoom for an interactive and creative camp experience. You’ll be emailed your Zoom link the day prior to your start date of camp. No supplies are included. Review the posted supply list to purchase...
Coordinate your hand and eye while exploring still life and portraiture. First, we’ll develop or expand on fundamental drawing skills and techniques. Understand more about line, shapes, shading, and light. Using watercolor, you will deepen your understanding about color and realistic rendering as you build a painting step-by-step. Join us online via Zoom for an interactive and creative camp experience. You’ll be emailed your Zoom link...
Take a canvas and create a still life, landscape or portrait. Using acrylic paints, students will explore color, perspective, and realistic rendering, as they build a painting step-by-step. All skill levels are welcome. This class covers sketching, composition, brush strokes and color mixing Join us online via Zoom for an interactive and creative camp experience. You’ll be emailed your Zoom link the day prior to your start date of camp....
Using graphite, watercolor, and mixed media, you will be experimenting with a variety of ways to create a portrait. We will consider how other artists use the portrait to communicate their ideas and personality. To begin, this class will guide you through the basics of how to create a portrait. As the class progresses, you will have the opportunity to experiment with various styles and express your creativity.
The Paintbrush @ 2446 N Clark St, Chicago, IL
Unleash your child's creativity with engaging hands-on ART classes at The Paintbrush. Join us for in-person sessions that inspire artistic expression through drawing, painting, and artist-inspired projects. Limited capacity, social distancing, and no shared supplies ensure a safe and enriching experience.
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Create abstract artworks based on themes of nature. Compose collages comprised of interesting papers such block-printed, marbled, and Japanese rice papers, including some collage papers we’ll create ourselves through different techniques! We then work on our collages with paint and/or leaves and flowers in a variety of ways, such as painting through stencils, printing with wood-blocks, and adhering plant material.
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
What does “being mindful” mean? Mindfulness is the simple awareness of the present moment - slowing down and paying attention. Learn basic mindfulness techniques such as breathing, meditation, observation, and listening. Create art in a variety of media as a response to these practices. For example, we might make an abstract painting in response to a breathing meditation, or a colorful collage representing a peaceful place we’d like to go to....
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Visual art can be another way to tell a story. After reviewing some beloved books with words and pictures, we’ll examine visual works of art to understand the story the artist is trying to share. We’ll create our own narrative works of art in varying media inspired by what we learn.
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Learn to manually control each variable including the ISO, the shutter speed, and the aperture. Learn how to organize and edit your photos using Adobe Photoshop, and print a selection of your images with EAC’s inkjet printers. Understand how to properly adjust your camera’s exposure to achieve different results and become a more confident photographer! If you have a DSLR camera and hard-drive or large thumb drive please bring to class....
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Art & Technology: Interactive Art with Laser Cutting & Engraving(Ages 9-15) Learn about the advanced ability of our laser cutter and engraver to bring your intricate ideas to life. Explore layering and interlocking techniques to create kinetic, mechanical and interactive art. Combine electronics like LED lights, motors, sensors, and solar panels to explore the possibilities of art and technology. Materials are provided.
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Explore the basics of Adobe Photoshop through weekly projects! Each week, students will explore and experiment with multilayered editing utilizing curves and masks in different applications. Students are welcome to bring in existing digital photographs for editing purposes. Students will leave at the end of the term with prints from each project.
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Art & Technology: Intro to Laser Cutting and Engraving (Ages 9-14) Combine art and technology to create uniquely designed projects using the laser engraver/cutter. Students will explore how to design vector graphics and edit images in Adobe Illustrator. Students will then cut and engrave their creative ideas onto wood, acrylic, and fabric. Make your customized key chains, puzzle games, 3D animal models, or anything you can imagine!
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Turn your imagination into reality through 3D printing! Learn the basics of 3D modeling software and 3D printers to create your very own objects. Students will take home 2-3 small printed objects of their own design, and the knowledge to use Tinkercad, a free software available online. All Digital Media Department students have access to Maker Lab equipment during scheduled, monitored Open Studio hours throughout the term.
The Chopping Block Lincoln Square
Budding chefs 7 to 11 years old learn fundamental kitchen skills, focusing on measuring, mixing, working cleanly and safely in the kitchen, and exploring new foods, while following recipes geared for their age group. Today's Menu: Broccoli Cheddar Soup; Deluxe Caramel Apples. Parents and guardians, please check in your kids promptly for class and return to pick them up after the session.
The Chopping Block Lincoln Square @ 4747 N Lincoln, Chicago, IL
Budding chefs 7 to 11 years old learn fundamental kitchen skills, focusing on measuring, mixing, working cleanly and safely in the kitchen, and exploring new foods, while following recipes geared for their age group. Today's Menu: Creeeepy Pumpkin Cupcakes with Spiderweb Frosting; Scaaary Chocolate Halloween Cookies! Parents and guardians, please check in your kids promptly for class and return to pick them up after the session.
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