SCULPTURE 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 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 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 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,...
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 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 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 MoreWHEEL 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 More?PAINTING (7-8)?? Experiment with painting styles while exploring brush strokes 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...
Read MoreART EXPLORERS: MIXED-MEDIA ART (7-8) Explore the wide world of art making! Students will be introduced to a wide variety of materials to create two-dimensional and three-dimensional works and will be given choices in planning...
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