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Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Did you know that a shamrock is a little clover or flower and is the symbol of Ireland? These little green plants are used for decorating during St. Patrick’s Day and are meant to bring good luck. Let us get into the green spirit and make our own shamrock out of puffy paint! Students will each make their own “green” puffy paint that they will use to make painting of shamrock. There are so many fun and creative ways to do this project and we cannot wait to see how you create your shamrock. Instructed by Lauren Brant Ages 3 to 6 with caregiver Pee Wee Art - It is never too early to introduce your child to the arts. Pee Wee Art is a fun hands-on art program that introduces preschoolers and younger artists to the arts and allows for parents to assist with their child’s creative process.

The Curtis Center for the Arts invites those of all artistic levels to come and learn or continue at their level of expertise with ceramic handbuilding. All the basics will be reviewed as we work with slabs, coils, pinching, slumping, reliefs, and carving. Students will also learn glazing and cold finishing to complete their projects. Mondays, March 6 through April 24 Instructed by Maggie Stewart 16 and older

We are going to be making some colossal paintings of the one and only T-Rex. Students will create three different works of art featuring the “king of the dinosaurs.” We will be doing a paint pour, watercolor spray painting and painting our own colorful T-Rex on wood. Students will have so much fun using different painting techniques to create this prehistoric favorite. Instructed by Lauren Brant Ages 6 to 12 After School Art Studio - Come to the Curtis Center after school to let out your inner artist! At our After School Art Studio, we will be making a new work of art at each program. We will be painting, collaging, having fun with mixed media and other fun mediums and techniques to create unique works of art. Join us for one studio class or all of them!

Explore the colorful expressive world of abstract acrylic painting. Nothing is more inspiring or freeing then to make large sweeping strokes with paint. Students will work large in this class and are encouraged to experiment and repaint. Tuesdays, March 7 through March 28 Instructed by Maggie Stewart

We are going to be learning about the color wheel in this class. We will be painting with acrylics on wood and students will learn how to mix and blend the primary colors (red, yellow, and blue) to create a colorful umbrella featuring all the colors of the rainbow. Throughout the class we will also be focusing on brushstrokes and how to paint quickly on a wooden surface. Instructed by Lauren Brant Ages 8 to 14 After School Art Studio - Come to the Curtis Center after school to let out your inner artist! At our After School Art Studio, we will be making a new work of art at each program. We will be painting, collaging, having fun with mixed media and other fun mediums and techniques to create unique works of art. Join us for one studio class or all of them!

Let us board a rocket and blast off to the moon! Students will create a mixed media work of art of the moon. We will be decorating a canvas with acrylic paint using fun techniques like smush and splatter painting. Then students will make a cutout of a moon and collage it with buttons. We will combine the two pieces together to create an out of this world work of art. Program is for ages 6 to 12 and is instructed by Lauren Brant. Spring Break Art Camp - Not going anywhere for Spring Break? Stop by the Curtis Center for the Arts to create fun and unique hands-on art projects. This year our theme is outer space, and we will be creating works of art that are out of this world! Each day will feature a different art project and students can pick which project they want to do, or they can do all of them! Get creative with us over Spring Break!

We are going to have an out of this world time creating an alien using a variety of mixed media techniques that will include collage, drawing and painting. Spring Break Art Camp - Not going anywhere for Spring Break? Stop by the Curtis Center for the Arts to create fun and unique hands-on art projects. This year our theme is outer space, and we will be creating works of art that are out of this world! Each day will feature a different art project and students can pick which project they want to do, or they can do all of them! Get creative with us over Spring Break!

Come and spend a fun afternoon creating a one-of-a-kind work of art featuring bugs! We will be exploring and working with acrylic paint, learning how to work with various mark making tools and collaging with a variety of papers to create these colorful bugs. Instructed by Katie Trapp Ages 6 to 12 After School Art Studio - Come to the Curtis Center after school to let out your inner artist! At our After School Art Studio, we will be making a new work of art at each program. We will be painting, collaging, having fun with mixed media and other fun mediums and techniques to create unique works of art. Join us for one studio class or all of them!

Lightspeed ahead! We are creating not 1 but 2 out of this world works of art inspired by Star Wars with very special guests Arts on Fire. Students will design their very own lightsaber using the fused glass technique and they will glaze a bank of the famous Death Star. Come and join us young Jedis! Spring Break Art Camp - Not going anywhere for Spring Break? Stop by the Curtis Center for the Arts to create fun and unique hands-on art projects. This year our theme is outer space, and we will be creating works of art that are out of this world! Each day will feature a different art project and students can pick which project they want to do, or they can do all of them! Get creative with us over Spring Break!

Learn the fundamentals of drawing techniques, allowing you to draw from real life or your imagination. Students will explore core technical skills like gestural drawing, building light and shadow, proportion and one-point perspective. This class provides an overview of how to work with various drawing materials and translate what you see onto your paper. Tuesdays, March 28 through April 25 Instructed by Julia Rymer

Students will be learning about the relief printmaking technique using linocut blocks. We will be doing a print of a butterfly. Students will create a double image of their butterfly carving both a negative and positive block. For this project we will be inking and adding tissue paper to our block to create a very colorful print that we will transfer onto another surface. Students will create a beautiful series of colorful butterflies. Instructed by Lauren Brant Ages 9 to 14 After School Art Studio - Come to the Curtis Center after school to let out your inner artist! At our After School Art Studio, we will be making a new work of art at each program. We will be painting, collaging, having fun with mixed media and other fun mediums and techniques to create unique works of art. Join us for one studio class or all of them!

Enjoy learning how to paint landscapes with oils in the Alla Prima style. Techniques for approaching landscape painting will be introduced and explored. This class will be structured around the drawing, painting, and development of expressive techniques of landscape art. Thursdays, March 30 through May 4 Instructed by Cliff Austin