Now offering this NEW Art Play Date in-person! Parents, come join your little artists in multisensory art making activities for both of you to enjoy together. Learn to interact creatively with your little one while helping your child get started in the world of art by exploring color mixing and the color wheel with highly pigmented blocks of melting ice. Did you know that playing with colors actually boosts language skills in young children?
Now offering this NEW one-time workshop in-person! This special workshop is designed for one adult and one child (ages 6-9) to do together! If worn-out toys could talk, they would tell some terrific stories. Learn about the imaginative still life paintings of artist Robert Coleman Jackson on display in our galleries and bring toys to life by placing them in arranged settings that are usually designed for people doing people-related activities. Start creating a legacy together by setting aside time for art-making-in-the-moment.
Now offering this NEW Art Play Date in-person! Parents, come join your little artists in multisensory art making activities for both of you to enjoy together. Learn to interact creatively with your little one while helping your child get started in the world of art by painting with scented pigments, interacting with a variety of materials, and stacking animals from large to small. Our sensory play dates are developed to stimulate your toddler's sense of touch, smell, sight, hearing, and balance while encouraging creativity and exploration in a safe environment.
Now offering this NEW one-time workshop in-person! Inspired by the clay animal sculptures in the exhibit "Thinking with Animals." Learn techniques for transforming polymer clay into your own miniature collection of these adorable cube-shaped animals. Instructions will be sent home on how to bake in the oven to harden.
*Cost includes all supplies. *At this time, CMA no longer requires students and instructors to wear a face mask inside the building. (Mask policies subject to change based on CDC guidelines)
Now offering this 6 week course in-person! Parents, come play with your little artists as we draw, paint, sculpt, and create! Each week, students will gain inspiration while learning about a master artist and create their very own masterpieces! Enjoy learning and playing with your little ones as we introduce them to the exciting world of art. Lessons change every session taught by experienced instructors that work with each student to see them grow, sign up for multiple classes!*Cost includes all supplies for both one child and one adult to do together.
Now offering this NEW 6 week course in-person! Dive into a rainbow of color and immerse yourself in a color experience inspired by the exhibit "Color Wonder from the CMA Collection." Everywhere you look, color holds meaning. It evokes emotion, describes ideas, and conveys symbolism. Through creativity, students will create their own 2D art utilizing a variety of drawing and painting materials. Some of the projects include color theory, color symbolism, color science, and more! Discover the role of color in art and just how powerful colors can be.
Offering this 6 week course in-person! Come explore the endless creativity of clay in this fun and challenging class. Visit the galleries to see famous ceramic pieces first hand, tour the ceramics lab and learn the process that clay goes through from beginning to end. Create functional, decorative, and sculptural pieces to cherish always. Lessons change every session taught by experienced instructors that work with each student to see them grow, sign up for multiple classes!
Now offering this 6 week course in-person! Be inspired by the world around you through visits to the Museum galleries and learning about famous artwork. Students will learn to build their fundamental artistic skills essential to any artist. Create unique 2D art projects using a variety of drawing and painting art materials. Lessons change every session taught by experienced instructors that work with each student to see them grow, sign up for multiple classes!*Cost includes all supplies.
Offering this 6 week course in-person! Delve into the mind of an illustrator! Explore what it takes to design unique characters through fundamental drawing, illustration, and cartooning techniques. Analyze commercial, cartoon, and fine art to build your understanding of visual language and then put that knowledge to work. Explore the principles behind style and effectively communicating a message in your art. All experience levels welcome. Taken the class before? Instructor works with each individual student to see them grow, sign up for multiple classes!
Offering this NEW one-time workshop in-person! Inspired by the fantasy and nature in the exhibit "Potion Park: The Kaleidoscopic Garden of Steve Ehret and Kat Francis." Bring your garden inside by learning to wet felt whimsical flowers. Harness your creativity to incorporate natures colors and make these felt sculptures limited only by your imagination. Learn the art of wet felting using wool, a resist, soap, and water to make a seamless no sew project in a day! All skill levels welcome.
