Dive into the history of art and learn about 7 famous artists from 7 different countries. Each day students will explore the works of Henri Matisse, Wassily Kandinsky, Pablo Picasso, Marcel Duchamp, Piet Mondrian, Salvador Dali, and Keith Haring. Students will be emulating the styles of these artists through drawing, painting, and sculpture.
Thursday
Mosaics for Teens
Teens get creatively curious in this class! This class is a Park City favorite – each year students have focused on specific themes such as self-portraits, pets, and bugs. This year Katherine is teaching teens to design and cut out their own shape for mosaic making. This builds so much confidence in their creative journey. Returning students will continue to be challenged with new and exciting applications in the world of mosaics. Katherine will be bringing a kiln for those who wish to mosaic with fused glass pieces. This class is recommended for students ages 11 – 15.
Altered Books for Teens
Students learn about how an altered book is a form of mixed media artwork that changes a book from it’s original form to a different form, changing it’s appearance or meaning. Teens will choose a topic that is meaningful to them (i.e. travel, comics, love, friendship). Then, students will have the opportunity to work with paint, vintage papers, feathers, stencils, and markers to create compositions in their book that align with their book theme. If they are up for a challenge, teens can also learn the “pop-up” book technique to give their altered book a 3-D quality. The options are endless! Bring your creativity and have fun!
2-D Animation for Teens
Students will learn to do basic, hand-drawn 2D animation in this class. Together, we will draw a basic bouncing ball cycle that will be ready for animation. After that concept is taught, students will begin drawing a basic walk cycle using tracing paper. Kylie will help students digitize their animations, and will have the sequence saved on a flash drive. On the last day, students will create mini flip books, and will present their books in class!
Teen Sketch & Draw
In this class, students will work with Emily to discover various methods of drawing. This class will be an exploration of drawing materials. Students will be given the opportunity to experiment with different colored paper, charcoal, graphite, powdered graphite/charcoal, white charcoal, pastel pencils and liquefied graphite and charcoal. Students may bring in images they wish to work with or they may work from a still life that will be set up for each class.
Print, Paint, Repeat for Teens
Dive into the art of printmaking! Using wood blocks, teens will learn how to build surfaces onto the block to create images and prints. Teens will also learn about relief printmaking, where students carve into foam to make beautiful impressions. Some everyday objects can be used in printmaking, and Janice will show teens what can be used so they can try printmaking at home! Students will leave class with a series of prints after class.
