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 MoreBOOK BINDING – WITCHCRAFT AROUND THE WORLD In this 2-day workshop, students will learn about the many histories of witchcraft and the occult throughout the world. Tying together this vast amalgamation of “witchcraft” is the...
Read MoreTEEN FUNDAMENTALS: ART SKETCHBOOKS AND JOURNALING (15-18) In this class, students will focus on the importance of sketchbooks and journals in the artist’s creative life. Art journals aid artists in documenting their ideas, thoughts, emotions,...
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 MoreHORROR MOVIES: POSTERS IN INK Join fellow horror movie and ink enthusiasts in this 2-day workshop. Students will explore the world of poster art through the lense of the horror film genre and Inktober fun....
Read MoreTEEN FUNDAMENTALS: CERAMIC SCULPTURE AND WHEEL THROWING (15-18) Teen Fundamentals: Ceramic Sculpture and Wheel Throwing encourages students to learn the intricacies of working with clay to make amazing three-dimensional art. Learn sculptural hand-building techniques and...
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 MoreIn Teen Fundamentals: Figure Drawing, students will work with live, clothed models and learn to draw the human figure more accurately. Students will use essential figure drawing art mediums like newsprint, vine charcoal, and conte...
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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