MOSAIC ORNAMENT MAKING Come in from the cold and make a unique mosaic ornament with fellow students in this one day make and take event. Use colorful glass, tile, and ceramic pieces to create beautiful...
Read MoreThe purpose of Art Spectrums is to welcome neurodivergent children and teens, along with their families to enjoy the Des Moines Art Center and make memories with art. In this program, kids ages 5-18 on...
Read MoreCALLIGRAPHY: ABSTRACT AND EXPERIMENTAL LETTERING TECHNIQUES Join fellow students for this one-day workshop of bringing abstraction to calligraphy. Students will use various tools, including balsa wood and automatic pens, to make expressive calligraphic marks and...
Read MoreFILM NOIR AND GERMAN EXPRESSIONISM: POSTER DESIGN Private eyes, femme fatales, gangsters, vampires, gothic romances, warped senses of reality, alternate universes, and murder. The early film movements of German Expressionism and its Hollywood spin off,...
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 MoreSCULPTURE AND COLLABRATIVE ARTS WORKSHOP Step into a dynamic, cross-disciplinary studio where creatives like painters, performers, designers, and sculptors converge to collaborate, experiment, and build together. This 6-week workshop invites artists from all mediums to...
Read MoreJEWELRY DESIGN: BEADS AND BAUBLES (12-14) 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 MoreHANDBUILDING CLAY: SCULPTURES AND KEEPSAKE BOXES (9-11)? 3 -Week Workshop? In this exciting workshop, students will learn techniques to create miniature kiln-fired sculptures and keepsake boxes. Students will learn all the basics of handbuilding as...
Read MoreART ESSENTIALS: STILL LIFE AND FIGURE DRAWING (12-14) Art Essentials: Still Life and Figure Drawing will guide students through one of the cornerstones of artmaking. Students will learn shading and blending with charcoal, as well...
Read MoreDIGITAL PAINTING: DEPTH AND LAYERS (12-14) In this class, students will learn to make digital paintings both realistic and fantastic using the digital software Procreate. Using inspiration from the Des Moines Art Center’s painting collection,...
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