Drawing, an important
skill for most art
Painting and Color
- Children 5-8: Tuesdays, 10-12
- Children 8-12 Tuesdays 2-4
- After school class: Tues. 4-6
- Teens: Thursdays 4-6
- Adults: Thursdays 6-8
The Myth of Self-Expression
Psychologically disturbed children can sometimes express themselves through art in ways they cannot do otherwise. But most art is not self-expression. To think of it as such is an innocent mistake many outside the field or with little experience in it make. To think of art this way, however, undervalues both the artist (child, amateur or professional) and the craft.
Art is a fundamental activity. It is a way of thinking, a way of examining the world, understanding it, dealing with it, reporting on it, creating new ways of looking at it -- even making things never before seen or imagined.
We have developed our methods of teaching during many years of experience. In addition to providing instruction on all aspects of this important and engaging activity, we encourage students to explore and use the whole range of what art is and can do.
Sculpture with Clay
Sculpture with Wood and other things
The Importance of Art
Art develops parts of the mind not developed through other means, and helps improve such skills as conceptual thinking, observation, understanding, spatial relationships and fine motor skills. It also seems to stimulate curiosity and, in the right educational atmosphere, helps with self confidence.
There is much evidence that making visual art is an inherent human function. Most serious artists understand this intuitively. All indigenous peoples throughout time and in all parts of the world have made art. Historians and anthropologists often assume art making was done in the service of hunting or religion.
Making Stuff
Classroom Activities