Family friendly tours to explore our current exhibition. Educators foster youth friendly discussion focused on noticing elements in the art, learning vocabulary and supporting creative ideas. Tours are followed by an art making experience that links to the themes and materials in the exhibition.
Saturday
Mornings at the Museum 1-Winter/ Spring
Family friendly tours to explore our current exhibition. Educators foster youth friendly discussion focused on noticing elements in the art, learning vocabulary and supporting creative ideas. Tours are followed by an art making experience that links to the themes and materials in the exhibition.
One Day Heart Cups
The students will use the pinch method to make heart-shaped cups. They will glaze the cups before being fired. This is a fun valentine activity.
All work will be fired and ready for pick up in the Kimball Art Center lobby 7-14 days after your class. We do not ship class work.
If you have not received an email from us after 2 weeks, please check the lobby (sometimes emails go to spam or the email used to sign up is invalid).
If artwork is not picked up after 60 days it will be recycled.
*Since artwork may look different after firing, make your pottery or sculpture recognizable by carving a signature into your piece.
One Day Pinch Rabbits
The students will make pinch pots and attach them together to make a hollow rabbit. They will then add on detail and glaze the rabbit. This is a fun spring project!
All work will be fired and ready for pick up in the Kimball Art Center lobby 7-14 days after your class. We do not ship class work.
If you have not received an email from us after 2 weeks, please check the lobby (sometimes emails go to spam or the email used to sign up is invalid).
If artwork is not picked up after 60 days it will be recycled.
*Since artwork may look different after firing, make your pottery or sculpture recognizable by carving a signature into your piece.
Scratching the Surface
This 4 hour workshop would look at different surface techniques that can be used alone or in combination with other elements. Students will experiment with pre rolled slabs to be able to make a sampler of tiles. This is a great class for those that do wheel throwing and hand building.
All work will be fired 7 to 14 days after class. If you haven’t heard from our clay manager by then, just come pick it up in the front lobby.
Fearless Abstract Painting Workshop – 2 Days
FEARLESS ABSTRACT PAINTING WORKSHOP Play, experiment, have fun! Explore spontaneous creation with emphasis on “no rules!”. Join professional artist Samantha da Silva as she shares her unorthodox method of painting: Rollers rather than brushes, tables instead of easels, lots of paint and water, canvas manipulation and plaster, salt, sand and wood shavings to create ethereal, textured abstracts. Heart-centered discussions will be offered to assist you to let go of fear, silence the inner critic, turn up your intuition and explore your own artistic style in a safe, supportive environment including: 5 Things To Make Painting Easier, Compassionate Critiques, How to tell your painting is finished, and so much more! Everyone is considered a beginner. No previous artistic experience necessary, just an open mind and an open heart.
WORKSHOP OUTLINE | 2-DAYS
1. Philosophy
“The process of creation evolves into ideas.”
2. Materials Overview
Deep VS Thin profile canvas
Artist VS Student quality paint
3. How to Begin
Fear no canvas: Set your intention
Tone your canvas
4. Fearless Abstract Painting: Foundational Techniques
Use nature as a starting point
Paint application with a roller
Use water to blend colors
Canvas manipulation
Paper towels to lift & transfer color
5. Texture
Modelling Paste VS Gloss gel
Plaster
Make your own mediums using salt, sand & sawdust
6. Create Depth in Your Paintings
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