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Home » Workshops & Classes » Young People

Young People

  • Two boys in Clay Play
  • A girl explores painting
  • Teens drawing en plein air
  • A young artist exploring materials

Two boys in Clay PlayA girl explores paintingTeens drawing en plein airA young artist exploring materials

Studio capacity:

Main room = 6 people, including instructor
Multipurpose room = 6 people, including instructor

 

Studio policies:

-  Parents/guardians will drop off students outside the front door. The instructor or teacher's assistant will meet students outside to sign in students.

- Once they have signed in, students will wait outside until everyone arrives and signs in.

- Instructors or teaching assistants will escort students to the 3rd floor

- Parents/guardians will pick up students outside the front door.

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Let’s Get Our Hands Dirty: Hand-building with Clay:

In person

Meredith Andrews

It's amazing and it's true!  With just your hands and a few simple tools, you can transform a chunk of earth (clay) into a beautiful form. By week’s end, youth will create one functional and one decorative piece of clay for glazing and firing in the kilns at CAW.  Students will explore the basics of shaping, attaching, carving, and glazing clay forms. Tuition for this class includes a fee of $15 for basic materials provided by CAW. COVID-19 Information: CAW is now requiring proof of vaccination status from all who are eligible to receive it for in-person classes and workshops. Please click here to upload your vaccination card in advance of the first day of class. Note: if you have already submitted your vaccination card to CAW, there is no need to do it again.

Term: Summer 2022

Suggested Ages: 7 - 11

Dates: 7/5–7/8

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Fun with Metal

In person

Connie Pfeiffer

Hammer, saw, fold, stamp, twist, shape, and heat metal to make sculpture and jewelry. Students will learn techniques using copper and brass sheet metal along with wire to create 2-D and 3-D objects and forms. Have fun exploring basic hand tools such as mallets, cutters, files, pliers, and torches (one-on-one with instructor). Tuition for this class includes a fee of $5 for basic materials provided by CAW. COVID-19 Information: CAW is now requiring proof of vaccination status from all who are eligible to receive it for in-person classes and workshops. Please click here to upload your vaccination card in advance of the first day of class. Note: if you have already submitted your vaccination card to CAW, there is no need to do it again.

Term: Summer 2022

Suggested Ages: 9 - 12

Dates: 7/5–7/8

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Pow! Zap! Wham! Make Your Own Cartoon Strip in One Week

In person

Megan Jeffery

For this class, students will explore traditional cartooning methods. Youth will create characters and their worlds, learning how to depict action, locations, facial expressions, lettering, and effects for their own story and colorful strip. Tuition for this class includes a fee of $15 for basic materials provided by CAW. COVID-19 Information: CAW is now requiring proof of vaccination status from all who are eligible to receive it for in-person classes and workshops. Please click here to upload your vaccination card in advance of the first day of class. Note: if you have already submitted your vaccination card to CAW, there is no need to do it again.

Term: Summer 2022

Suggested Ages: 7 - 11

Dates: 7/11–7/15 and 8/15–8/19

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Star Ships, Cyborgs, and Space Stations

In person

Megan Jeffery

Be inspired by common household objects to design other worlds, their inhabitants, space vehicles, and robots. Learn about character design with heroes, villains, sidekicks, backstories, and turnarounds. Make a clay model of a character to assist in drawing scenes from all angles. Tuition for this class includes a fee of $5 for basic materials provided by CAW. COVID-19 Information: CAW is now requiring proof of vaccination status from all who are eligible to receive it for in-person classes and workshops. Please click here to upload your vaccination card in advance of the first day of class. Note: if you have already submitted your vaccination card to CAW, there is no need to do it again.

Term: Summer 2022

Suggested Ages: 7 - 11

Dates: 7/18–7/22 and 8/22–8/26

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Teen Metal

In person

Connie Pfeiffer

Learn basic metalworking techniques to create mini sculptures and jewelry. Saw, hammer, forge, stamp, fold, rivet, and solder copper sheet and wire. Students will use hand tools and a gas torch (one-on-one with instructor) to make metal malleable and solder pieces together. 2-D and 3-D forms will be created, including organic shapes, vessels, spheres, and boxes. Tuition for this class includes a fee of $15 for basic materials provided by CAW. COVID-19 Information: CAW is now requiring proof of vaccination status from all who are eligible to receive it for in-person classes and workshops. Please click here to upload your vaccination card in advance of the first day of class. Note: if you have already submitted your vaccination card to CAW, there is no need to do it again.

Term: Summer 2022

Suggested Ages: 12 - 17

Dates: 7/25–7/29 and 8/1–8/5

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Puppet Theater Boot Camp

In person

Megan Jeffery

During this workshop, students will craft a wide variety of puppet types (spoon, bag, sock, etc.), building up a huge cast of characters that can tell numerous stories. Working together, the class will create a puppet theater, complete with props and backgrounds for their own puppet show. Tuition for this class includes a fee of $15 for basic materials provided by CAW. COVID-19 Information: CAW is now requiring proof of vaccination status from all who are eligible to receive it for in-person classes and workshops. Please click here to upload your vaccination card in advance of the first day of class. Note: if you have already submitted your vaccination card to CAW, there is no need to do it again.

Term: Summer 2022

Suggested Ages: 7 - 11

Dates: 8/1–8/5

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Dynamic Dioramas

In person

Megan Jeffery

Young artists will create miniature stages and worlds where backdrops, props, and actors of their own design will be fashioned from paper, clay, fabrics and recycled materials. Using their imaginations, they will construct fantastic 3-D characters and settings to tell stories. The fundamentals of drawing and design, scale and perspective, and key concepts such as background, middle ground, and foreground will be explored. Diorama building has a long and rich history. The term originated in 1823 and literally means "through that which is seen."  Dioramas, whether in miniature scale or as full-scale replicas in museums, have been the way people have seen into other worlds, and have been both educated and entertained. Viewing dioramas is fun and making them is even more rewarding. So whether you want to ace that next homework assignment, make your fantasy gaming more interesting, or perk up your dollhouse, creating miniature worlds could be the beginning of a passionate

Term: Summer 2022

Suggested Ages: 7 - 11

Dates: 8/8–8/12

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Oceans of Art

In person

Eva Scopino

Join us for a week of hands-on creative fun. Dive into an ocean of fish, sea turtles, giant squid, pirates, mermaids, seashells, and seascape wonders. Explore new methods for art making such as clay, papier mâché, cardboard, drawing, painting, printing, watercolor, and collage. Small hands and big imaginations are all that's needed. Tuition for this class includes a fee of $15 for basic materials provided by CAW. COVID-19 Information: CAW is now requiring proof of vaccination status from all who are eligible to receive it for in-person classes and workshops. Please click here to upload your vaccination card in advance of the first day of class. Note: if you have already submitted your vaccination card to CAW, there is no need to do it again.      

Term: Summer 2022

Suggested Ages: 4 - 6

Dates: 8/22–8/26

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Sneakers, Sandcastles, and Sunsets: Summer Drawing

In person

Eva Scopino

Have fun learning to draw fruit, fish, flowers, butterflies, bugs, sneakers, sandcastles, seashells, and sunsets. Work from both observation and imagination. Get new drawing tips and explore a range of art materials including pencils, charcoal, pastels and ink, Tuition for this class includes a fee of $15 for basic materials provided by CAW. COVID-19 Information: CAW is now requiring proof of vaccination status from all who are eligible to receive it for in-person classes and workshops. Please click here to upload your vaccination card in advance of the first day of class. Note: if you have already submitted your vaccination card to CAW, there is no need to do it again.

Term: Summer 2022

Suggested Ages: 7 - 11

Dates: 8/23–8/25

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