WHEEL THROWING CLAY (9-11)?? Focusing on fundamentals, this class will teach students the basics of how to throw pottery. They’ll learn how to reach fundamental goals, how to troubleshoot issues, and create custom forms while...
Read MoreDRAWING (9-11) Explore drawing what you see with your eyes and what you see in your imagination. Learn fundamental drawing skills and experiment with different drawing mediums to make your fabulous creations. Scholarships for classes...
Read MoreJEWELRY DESIGN: BEADS AND BAUBLES (9-11) Do you like to express your creativity and personal style with the things you wear. Make your own wearable art in this exciting new class! Students will work with...
Read MoreDIGITAL DRAWING AND PAINTING (9-11) Explore motion, line, and color using digital artmaking tools! In this class, students will learn how to translate their drawing and painting abilities to create amazing artwork. Scholarships for classes...
Read MorePAINTING (9-11) Experiment with painting styles while exploring brushstrokes and color mixing. Learn how colors on the color wheel work with each other to make dynamic works of art. Create your own paintings large and...
Read MoreDIGITAL DRAWING AND PAINTING (9-11) Explore motion, line, and color using digital artmaking tools! In this class, students will learn how to translate their drawing and painting abilities to create amazing artwork. Scholarships for classes...
Read MoreYOUTH CLAY STUDIO (9-11) Take this opportunity to play in the mud! Students will learn a variety of handbuilding methods by creating pinch pots from clay balls, coiled forms, and slab tiles while making sculptures...
Read More2D ART EXPLORATIONS (9-11) This class is for artists who want to learn a little bit about everything that can be created on a flat, single plane. Methods of printmaking, photography, digital illustration, drawing, painting,...
Read MoreMAKE YOUR OWN CHIA PLANTER (1-day workshop for 9-11 year-olds) Make a lush, sprouting sculpture and add some greenery to your winter months! Chia Pets are ceramic planters that grow curly sprouting seeds that look...
Read MoreVALENTINE’S DAY CARDS WORKSHOP (1-day workshop for 9-11 year-olds) Show the people in your life how much you care about them with a hand-crafted valentine! This one-day workshop will show students methods of making pop-up...
Read MoreACRYLIC POUR PAINTING WORKSHOP (1-day Workshop for 9-11 year olds) Create colorful, expressive fluid art in this one-day workshop! Students will learn several different pour painting techniques, like marbling and the Dutch Pour method, while...
Read MoreHANDBUILDING CLAY: CERAMIC SCULPTURES (9-11) Work with your hands to create three-dimensional work in clay. Learn sculptural hand-building techniques and work with color using surface design applications and glazes. All levels are welcome; beginning students...
Read MoreDRAWING (9-11) Explore drawing what you see with your eyes and what you see in your imagination. Learn fundamental drawing skills and experiment with different drawing mediums to make your fabulous creations. Scholarships for classes...
Read MoreTOY MAKING LAB (9-11) Build your own fun! In this class, students will learn how to make their own toys, including designing and sculpting a Funko or Labubu-inspired art toy out of polymer clay and...
Read MoreSCRAP LAB (9-11) In this mixed-media class, students will use items from everyday life for their artwork and let their ingenuity and creativity run wild. Students will make 2D collages and 3D constructions using materials...
Read MoreMUSEUM DISCOVERIES (9-11) Get to know some of the secrets of the Des Moines Art Center Museum and the artwork it holds! In this new class, students will take weekly tours in the museum and...
Read MoreWE’RE MAKING POM POMS! (1-day workshop for 9-11 year-olds) Get ready to make some fluffy, fuzzy, floof balls. In this one-day workshop, students will use yarn to make pom poms both large and small and...
Read MoreSPRING BREAK TOTAL ART EXPERIENCE In this fun week-long camp, young artists will get the chance to sample a smorgasbord of art-making techniques- a TOTAL ART EXPERIENCE. Campers will paint, draw, and sculpt, and more,...
Read MoreSPRING BREAK TOTAL ART EXPERIENCE In this fun week-long camp, young artists will get the chance to sample a smorgasbord of art-making techniques- a TOTAL ART EXPERIENCE. Campers will paint, draw, and sculpt, and more,...
Read MoreMAKE A MAGIC SATCHEL (1-day Workshop for 9-11-year-olds) Are you a wizard or a mage looking for a place to store your runes and potions? This workshop will teach you how to make a felted...
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