Our winter schedule includes classes for preschoolers through adults. The Academy’s programs are held in two classrooms, Chrysler Corporation Classroom and Colonial Bank Classroom, on the Plaza Level in the Museum, overlooking Big Spring International Park.

All materials are provided for the children’s classes. Pre-registration is required. To register, call 256-535-4350 x222 or Register Online HERE. Space is limited, so REGISTER NOW!

Preschool Classes

Space is limited to 10 students per class.

Winter Wonderland! Ages 3-5

Celebrate the season of winter by creating wintry masterpieces using paint, pastel, clay, and other materials as seen in the tale – Snowie Rolie by William Joyce.

Instructor: Sheila Cape
Dates: January 10, 17, 24, 31, February 7, 14 (6 Tuesdays)
Time: 1-2 p.m.
Place: Chrysler Corporation Classroom
Fees: $40 members/$50 non-members

Draw! Paint! Create! Ages 3-5

Explore a variety of art techniques and styles in this class, emphasis on learning fundamentals of art––line, shape, color, and texture. Media include clay, paint, and collage. Read the tale Art Dog by Thacher Hurd.

Instructor: S. Renee Prasil
Dates: January 11, 18, 25, February 1, 8, 15 (6 Wednesdays)
Time: 3:45-4:45 p.m.
Place: Chrysler Corporation Classroom
Fees: $40 members/$50 non-members

Clay & Sculpture: Ages 3-5

Join the fun and experience the world of 3-D. Students will enjoy using clay, wire, papier-mâché, and other media.

Instructor: S. Renee Prasil
Dates: January 12, 19, 26, February 2, 9, 16 (6 Thursdays)
Time: 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Place: Chrysler Corporation Classroom
Fees: $40 members/$50 non-members

“COOL” Creatures! Ages 3-5

Create your favorite winter animals in clay, paint, and pastel in this visual art adventure. Read such tales as Snowballs by Lois Ehlert and Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? by Eric Carle and Bill Martin, Jr.

Instructor: S. Renee Prasil
Dates: January 13, 20, 27, February 3, 10 (5 Fridays)
Time: 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Place: Chrysler Corporation Classroom
Fees: $35 members/$45 non-members

After School Classes for Children

Space is limited to 12 students per class unless noted in the class description. Museum gallery visits included for inspiration.

Mixed Media: Grades K-4

Can’t just pick one art medium? Create artwork using paint, collage, clay and printmaking. All New Projects!

Instructor: Sheila Cape
Dates: January 10, 17, 24, 31, February 7, 14 (6 Tuesdays)
Time: 3:30-5 p.m.
Place: Chrysler Corporation Classroom
Fees: $55 members/$65 non-members

Cartooning: Ages 10-14

Back by Popular Demand! Explore ways to bring characters and their stories to life on paper. Let this class captivate your imagination and inspire your creativity. Focus on drawing techniques using pen, ink, pencil and marker to develop your own style in comic strip or book format. All New Projects!

Instructor: Melanie Laten
Dates: January 10, 17, 24, 31, February 7, 14 (6 Tuesdays)
Time: 3:30-5 p.m.
Place: Colonial Bank Classroom
Fees: $55 members/$65 non-members

FULL! Clay Creatures: Grades K-4

Join the fun—‘squish, squash, pinch, and pull’—by creating a variety of sculptural wild and whimsical creatures both imaginary and real using kiln-fired and self-hardening clay. Learn pinch, coil, slab construction, and glazing techniques.

Instructor: Sheila Cape
Dates: January 11, 18, 25, February 1, 8, 15 (6 Wednesdays)
Time: 3:30-5 p.m.
Place: Colonial Bank Classroom
Fees: $55 members/$65 non-members
This class is FULL. Please email your name and phone number to Laura E. Smith, Museum Academy Director at lsmith@hsvmuseum.org to be added to the wait list.

FULL! Exploring Drawing! Grades K-4

Learn about texture, value, and shape by working from still life and elements of nature. Lines and shapes are the building blocks for drawing anything the EYE CAN SEE. Media includes graphite, colored pencil, oil and chalk pastel. This class is designed to enhance confidence in drawing.

Instructor: Sheila Cape
Dates: January 12, 19, 26, February 2, 9, 16 (6 Thursdays)
Time: 4-5:30 p.m.
Place: Colonial Bank Classroom
Fees: $55 members/$65 non-members
This class is FULL. Please email your name and phone number to Laura E. Smith, Museum Academy Director at lsmith@hsvmuseum.org to be added to the wait list.

Easel Painting: Ages 10-14

Learn to paint and draw at the easel. The class will work from direct observation on both still life and portraits, while acquiring a strong foundation in painting techniques. Color mixing, paint application, proportions, and creating a balanced composition will all be covered. Media include oil pastel and acrylic on canvas. Space is limited to 10 students.

Instructor: Melanie Laten
Dates: January 12, 19, 26, February 2, 9, 16 (6 Thursdays)
Time: 4-5:30 p.m.
Place: Chrysler Corporation Classroom
Fees: $55 members/$65 non-members

Saturday Classes for Children

Space is limited to 12 students per class. Museum gallery visits included for inspiration.

Studio Art Adventures: Got Art? Grades K-5

After taking a tour of the Stender Family Interactive Galleries – ART LAB and A Walk Through Time, create a wintry mixed media masterpiece using watercolor, art tissue, and other materials for embellishment. We’ll learn about COOL colors. Great FUN!

Instructor: Sheila Cape
Date: January 21 (Saturday)
Time: 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Place: Chrysler Corporation Classroom
Fees: $15 members/$25 non-members

FULL! Studio Art Adventures: Be MY Valentine! Grades K-5

Students create a heARTful painting to give to someone special this Valentine’s Day.

Instructor: S. Renee Prasil
Date: February 4 (Saturday)
Time: 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Place: Colonial Bank Classroom
Fees: $15 members/$25 non-members
This class is FULL. Please email your name and phone number to Laura E. Smith, Museum Academy Director at lsmith@hsvmuseum.org to be added to the wait list.

Studio Art Adventures: Go Figure! Ages 10-14

Inspired by the works in the Connections: Marilyn Murphy & Robert Trotman exhibition, create a figurative character using Scratch-Art® scratchboard.

Instructor: Kristy Jane From-Brown
Date: February 18 (Saturday)
Time: 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Place: Colonial Bank Classroom
Fees: $15 members/$25 non-members

Saturday Classes for Parent & Child

Awesome Animals! Ages 5 & Up

Lions, and tigers, and bears! Oh, my! Create your very own 11”x14” painting masterpiece of your favorite animal. A Roaring Good Time! Space is limited to 16 participants.

Instructor: Kristy Jane From-Brown
Date: February 25 (Saturday)
Time: 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Place: Colonial Bank Classroom
Fees: $25 members/$35 non-members per parent/child group
$15 members/$25 non-members per student

Art for Homeschooled Students

Ceramics!

The art program introduces clay handbuilding techniques – pinch, coil, and slab – into the homeschool curriculum. Subject matter includes vessels and sculptural works. A Spring Sculpture Session for Homeschooled classes will be offered in March through May 2012. Space is limited to 15 students per class.

FULL! Class I: Ages 5-8

Instructor: Anna Sue Courtney
Dates: January 12, 19, 26, February 2, 9, 16 (6 Thursdays)
Time: 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
Place: Colonial Bank Classroom
Fees: $50 per student (includes clay, firing & glazes)
This class is FULL. Please email your name and phone number to Laura E. Smith, Museum Academy Director at lsmith@hsvmuseum.org to be added to the wait list.

FULL! Class II: Ages 9-13

Instructor: Anna Sue Courtney
Dates: January 10, 17, 24, 31, February 7, 14 (6 Tuesdays)
Time: 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
Place: Colonial Bank Classroom
Fees: $50 per student (includes clay, firing & glazes)
This class is FULL. Please email your name and phone number to Laura E. Smith, Museum Academy Director at lsmith@hsvmuseum.org to be added to the wait list.

High School & Adult Classes

*Supply list will accompany class confirmation.

Batik

Learn the ancient art of Batik. Batik is a textile art similar to tie-dying. Instead of tying the fabric, wax is applied to resist dyes. The wax can be removed and re-applied several times to make unique and intricate designs. Each student will be able to finish at least two works of art in this class. Materials included. All levels. Space is limited to 8 students.

Instructor: Dr. Frances Church
Dates: November 18 and December 2 (2 Fridays)
Time: 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Place: Colonial Bank Classroom
Fees: $60 members/$70 non-members

FULL! Holiday Wire & Bead Jewelry

Create holiday themed jewelry pieces such as a bracelet, earrings, and a pendant for a necklace by learning about different wire and bead techniques. Materials included. All levels. Space is limited to 8 students. Great holiday gift idea. New jewelry making techniques!

Instructor: S. Renee Prasil
Date: December 3 (Saturday)
Time: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (one hour lunch break/bring a sack lunch)
Place: Colonial Bank Classroom
Fees: $50 members/$60 non-members

FULL! Acrylic & Oil Painting: Creative Color

Learn about painting skills with emphasis on the palette – color mixing, composition, value, and perspective. Subject matter includes landscape and still life. All levels. Space is limited to 10 students.

Instructor: Gayle Power
Dates: January 11, 18, 25, February 1, 8, 15 (6 Wednesdays)
Time: 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Place: Colonial Bank Classroom
Fees: $70 members/$80 non-members*
This class is FULL. Please email your name and phone number to Laura E. Smith, Museum Academy Director at lsmith@hsvmuseum.org to be added to the wait list.

Ceramics: Wheel Throwing

Explore the use of glazes and slips and sculpting techniques to create expressive and individual works such as mugs and vessel forms. Prior clay class experience is helpful. Materials included. Space is limited to 8 students.

Instructor: Greg Datcher
Dates: January 12, 19, 26, February 2, 16, 23, March 1, 8 (8 Thursdays)
Time: 6-8:30 p.m.
Place: Colonial Bank Classroom
Fees: $165 members/$175 non-members (includes clay, firing, & glazes)

Painterly Portraits

Explore the portrait through gesture and proportions in oils by working from a photograph and a live model. Color mixing and achieving a likeness is emphasized. Instructor demonstrations included. All levels. Space is limited to 10 students.

Instructor: Robert Bean
Dates: January 12, 19, 26, February 2, 9, 16 (6 Thursdays)
Time: 6-8 p.m.
Place: Chrysler Corporation Classroom
Fees: $75 members/$85 non-members* (includes model fees)

Egg Tempera Painting Techniques

Learn about the favored medium of the early Renaissance painters. Egg tempera is a luminous paint, accenting pure color and fine drawing with glazing qualities of oil paint, yet is water-based, fast drying and optically brilliant. Create an 8”x10” original still life painting on a Claybordä panel. Demonstration of egg yolk and mineral pigment colors included. Materials provided (egg tempera pigments, ClaybordTM, and brushes). All levels. Space is limited to 8 students.

Instructor: Linda Ruhl
Dates: January 13, 20, 27, February 3 (4 Fridays)
Time: 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Place: Colonial Bank Classroom
Fees: $75 members/$85 non-members

Stained Glass Expressions – Clockworks!

Learn about glass-cutting, pattern-making, copper-foiling, soldering, and construction. Students will create a stained glass clock with functional time-piece. Materials included. All levels. Space is limited to 8 students.

Instructor: Melinda Ortner
Dates: January 14, 21, 28 (3 Saturdays)
Time: 10 a.m.- 1:30 p.m.
Place: Colonial Bank Classroom
Fees: $95 members/$105 non-members

FULL! Mixed Media Painting

Explore color theory, elements of design, composition, and techniques in layering mixed media and collage. Materials included. All levels. Space is limited to 10 students.

Instructor: S. Renee Prasil
Date: January 14 (Saturday)
Time: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. (one hour lunch break/bring a sack lunch)
Place: Chrysler Corporation Classroom
Fees: $55 members/$65 non-members
This class is FULL. Please email your name and phone number to Laura E. Smith, Museum Academy Director at lsmith@hsvmuseum.org to be added to the wait list.

Wire & Bead Jewelry

Learn to make handmade clasps, findings, wire wrapped beads, and wire formed beads! Create jewelry pieces such as bracelet, earrings, or hammered style pendant to wear or give as a gift. All levels. Materials included. Space is limited to 10 students.

Instructor: S. Renee Prasil
Date: January 28 (Saturday)
Time: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (hour lunch break/bring a sack lunch)
Place: Chrysler Corporation Classroom
Fees: $50 members/$60 non-members

Watercolors: Seasonal Landscapes

Learn various watercolor techniques—such as wet-in-wet and wet-on-dry—and explore ways to create realistic imagery. Focus on painting landscapes in all seasons. Students will explore seasonal color palettes, sky and foliage colors, and techniques to create textures in landscapes. All levels. Space is limited to 10 students.

Instructor: Linda Ruhl
Dates: February 4, 11, 18, 25, March 3 (5 Saturdays)
Time: 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Place: Chrysler Corporation Classroom
Fees: $75 members/$85 non-members*

Introduction to Printmaking – Got Ink?

Learn how to carve and print linoleum blocks with relief carving tools. Create an original work of art. Lots of fun-filled demonstrations! Materials included. All levels. Space is limited to 10 students.

Instructor: Kristy Jane From-Brown
Date: March 3 (Saturday)
Time: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. (hour lunch break/bring a sack lunch)
Place: Colonial Bank Classroom
Fees: $45 members/$55 non-members