Artonomy's Kids Creativity Workshops for 2010

Our youth workshops serve kids ages 3 through teens and are designed to assist kids in exploring and developing their artistic voice.

 We are in the process of restructuring our site to make it easier for online payment. So at this time please register for workshops on the registration page and pay by snail mail until we have completed our upgrades.

SUMMER WORKSHOP SCHEDULE AND REGISTRATION NOW AVAILABLE!

 NEW CLASSES FOR WINTER/SPRING 2010!

Now offering:
Kids After School Creativity Workshops
Workshop Descriptions
Artonomy Birthday Parties

 Please click the online registration page to register and pay for any workshop. Our preferred method of payment is check, (address listed on registration page). We are revamping our online payment program, so please be patient while we make the conversion.

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 Try out one of Artonomy's After School Classes for free!

Drop-ins welcome. Email Maggie directly. Indicate the day and the class your want to attend. Bring a friend or a sibling and come try out a class for free!

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Kids Winter/Spring After School Creativity Workshop Schedule

Winter/Spring Workshop Schedule is broken up into two sessions.
Artonomy will provide all necessary art materials and tools.

Session One - January 11th through March 22 (11 weeks)
Session Two - April 5th through May 24th (8 weeks)

Mondays: Ages 5 though 11
4:00 - 5:15 pm
Session One—Recycled Robots
Cost per participant $235.00
Session Two—Clever Creations
Cost per participant $170.00

Tuesdays: Ages 7 through 11
3:45 - 5:15 pm
Session One—Stellar Sculptures
Cost per participant $300.00
Session Two—Prime Portraits
Cost per participant $205.00

Wednesdays: Teen Workshop—Ages 12 and up
3:45-6:00 pm
Session One—Exploring the 2-dimensional surface
Cost per participant $440.00
Session Two—Shaping 3-dimensional figures
Cost per participant $350.00

Thursdays: Ages 5 through 11
4:00 - 5:15 pm
Session One—Possible Paint
Cost per participant $235.00
Session Two—Magic Mud
Cost per participant $180.00

Monday or Wednesday: Ages 3 through 7
Noon to 1:30 pm
Flowering Snowflake Hour
Session One—cost per participant $250.00
Session One—cost per participant $185.00

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Artonomy's 2010 Summer Workshop Calendar

Costs of Workshops:
Sunflowers (ages three and four year olds) $110.00

Asters (ages five through seven year olds) $115.00

Yarrows (ages eight through eleven year olds) $145.00

Fantastic Fridays (morning sessions only) $30.00

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Teen Nights Ages 12 on up.

Too cool for school?

Come with a group of your friends for two-hours of studio time at Artonomy. Bring your own munchies and music, select an art experience and come have an art party of your own. Details coming soon.

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Workshop Descriptions for Kids Summer Creativity Workshops

Workshops are designed to assist kids to explore their artistic voice
through working with art materials, tools and ideas.

Bedroom Murals (Drawing/Painting)

Transform your bedroom with a walkway into another world. Will it be a palace ballroom, a mystical forest, a sea of sailing ships, or a galaxy with black holes and shooting stars? Learn to prime your canvas, draw and paint to create this imaginative backdrop.

Big Bad Birds (Sculpture/Painting)

Be inspired by the world of winged creatures. Fashion a clay bird. Draw and paint winged animals. Make a mobile that stretches out and soars high above your head. Become a bird and decorate wings of your own.

Building Big (Assemblage/Painting)

Co-create towers, igloos, cabins or castles. Kids will design and man construction of this architectural wonder. Once erected, they will bring life to their fantasyland with paint and décor.

Friendly Critters (Crafts/Assemblage)

Touch and hold small creatures of our natural world. Marvel at red wigglers, mealworms, crickets, newts and toads. Learn about their worlds; what do they eat and where do they live? Scavenger outside for critters and build them a home.

Fantastic Fridays (Open to ages 4 on up)

These are half-day workshops open to all ages. Each workshop will have a playful creative activity designed around a specific theme.

Gills, Scales and Tails (Printmaking/Painting/Sculpture)

Dive deep into the wonders of the sea through exploring fish. How do they feel? Make prints from real fish, sculpt a clay relief of a fish, listen to stories about fish, draw and paint pictures of the sea.

Imagine a World (Drawing/Painting)

Go beyond what you know is real and create a painting from your imagination. Be inspired by such authors as David Weisner and Sarah Thomson (Imagine a Day). Draw your ideas from the "what ifs" of illusions and dreams. Explore color mixing and basic painting techniques to create your fun-filled paintings.

Know your Ark (Sculpture/Crafts)

Fashion a raft or a big-barreled boat. Test the waters and see if it floats. Create your passengers; are they tall, small, skinny or fat? Who will be chosen to come aboard? Will they fit in your boat or will it capsize or burst at the sides?

Mad Tea Party (Ceramics/Crafts)

Descend the rabbit hole as yourself or in disguise: as a dragon, a cat or a fairy. Join in on the fun of designing this gala event. Make your own clay cups and plates to be fired and used at the party. Learn to serve your guests, pour from a teapot and make the party decor. Last day we will host this festive event.

Magic Mud (Sculpture/Ceramics)

Explore the versatilities of clay. Try your hand at what artists do with clay to create their art. Throw on a potter's wheel, design and craft a tile, and learn to model a 3-D sculpture.

Marble Mania (Sculpture/Assemblage)

Be the engineer and the sculptor. Cut, paste and glue the tracks with construction materials, to build a floor model roller coaster. Create a track filled with wild curves and winding stretches while trying to keep your ball on the fast track.

Myths of Olympia (Painting/Collage)

Be introduced to the gods and goddesses of Greece. Visit Mount Olympus and the underworld. Meet Cyclops, Medusa and the Ash Tree Nymphs. Hear about the fantastic adventures of this world so you can make a story of your own. Draw paint and collage a shadow box to create a world of mystery and magic.

Novel Cartoons (Drawing/Book Making)

Be inspired by the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" and make your own journal telling your story of the adventures of a fictitious character. Create a book. Learn and make stylized images, embellish them with color to bring them to life.

Portraits of my Bedfellows (Drawing/Painting)

Paint a picture of your Teddy Bears, bunnies or pets if you prefer. Color mix sponge drizzle, and brush your way to bring their personalities to life. Explore using bright colors and big shapes on a variety of large 2-d surfaces.

Puppets-In and out of the Box (Sculpture/Painting)

Be the play write and the puppeteer. Listen to such classic stories as: The Princess and the Pea, Babar, and Tortoise and the Hare. Create different puppets and bring to life a story of your own. Become a puppet and make yourself into a life-sized Jack or Jill in a box.

Recycled Robots (Assemblage)

Create your own mechanical creature. Discover how objects change when used for another purpose. What will animate your robot? Problem-solve your way to connect a variety of shapes and forms. Learn how to safely use basic hand tools.

Simple Games (Assemblage/Painting)

Learn to make and play games from all over the world. Play knucklebones; a game from ancient Greece, make blocks for Kubbs; a toss game invented by the Vikings. Make and decorate board games, create variations of hopscotch, marble games and more.

Towering Castles (Sculpture/Painting)

Be inspired by the architecture of the Middle Ages. Learn and explore the castles parts: moats, towering spires, drawbridges, the castle keep and the courtyard. Sculpt a walled city in sand in a far off land. Design and create a painting with raised shapes showing the front of your fortress.

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Artonomy Birthday Parties!!!

Let Artonomy host your next birthday party. Parties and art projects are designed around your child's interest. Past party themes and ideas: Halloween Masks, A Snow White fantasy, Reptiles in Ink, (T-shirt printing). Art projects bring the party to life and are sophisticated party favors. In addition, Artonomy's studio space offers a variety of creative play opportunities that are great for all ages.

Basic Package includes: (based on ten participants)

• Use of studio space for a two-hour party
  
• Use of Imagination Stations: Costumes and Stage Area, Puppet Theater, Sand Box, Building big with Blocks, and Critter Corner (includes newts, toads and a guinea pig)
  
• Supplies, materials and guided instruction to make an art project
  
• Party table for cake, beverages, and presents Cost $235.00

  Email Maggie at Artonomy@gmail.com, with your ideas for themes, your childs age and she will help you design a memorable party that is easy for you!