Youth Classes

YOUTH CLASSES
We have implemented some new policies for the safety of our students and teachers. We are keeping classes small and socially distanced. Face coverings are required, and frequent hand washing/sanitizing will be encouraged. We are cleaning regularly, and any shared objects will be sanitized between uses.

Junior High and High School Studio Night
Mondays, July 6, 13, 20, and 27
5:00-7:00 pm
$52/$47 member
Dallas Rienschield, instructor
Students will learn and develop art and design techniques in a studio setting to strengthen their artistic abilities and endeavors. Students will explore and experiment with a range of art materials and tools to create and communicate personal meaning.

Tie-Dye Workshop
Saturday, August 29
1:00-3:00 pm
Ages 9-16
$35/$30 member
Lisa Schorr, Dallas Rienschield, instructors
Using basic tie-dye techniques, students will make a one-of-a-kind piece of wearable art. Please provide shirt size when registering.

Cyanotype Workshop
Saturday, July 25
1:00-3:00 pm
Ages 7-16
$35/$30 member
Lisa Schorr, Dallas Rienschield, instructors
Using organic materials and man-made objects, striking blue prints will be made on treated paper using the power of the sun to create art.

Elementary Painting
Sundays, August 2, 9, 16, 23
2:00-4:00 pm
$75/$68 member
Dallas Rienschield, instructor
Students will learn and apply fundamentals of creating art in a studio environment. They will develop skills and a basic art vocabulary while learning techniques to strengthen their artistic abilities and endeavors.

Printmaking Camp
Monday-Friday, August 3-7
10:00 am-2:00 pm
Ages 13 and up
Erin Holscher Almazan, Instructor
$75/$68 member
Decorative Arts Center of Ohio's Artist-in-Residence Erin Holscher Almazan will lead this five day workshop on linoleum relief jprintmaking. Participants will be guided through the process of planning, drawing, and transferring an image to a block, and applying various cutting techniques. The students will each cut one block that can be used for printing by hand.

Creating Comic Books
Ages 12-15
Sundays, August 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 and September 6
1:30-3:30 pm
$75/$68 member
Anna Vigorito, instructor
From Marvel Studios to manga, comics have created the perfect harmony between art and storytelling. Impactful visuals become a recognizable medium on both paper and film. Grab your pencils and your imagination as we create our own comics. You will develop your own 3-5 page comic, learning the history and importance of visual storytelling.

Diptychs & Triptychs Workshop
Saturday, August 22
1:00-4:00 pm
Ages 9-18
$35/$30 member
Lisa Schorr, Dallas Rienschield, instructors
Students will begin with a tour of the museum exhibition, which features diptychs and triptychs, then return to the Wendel Center for Art Education to create their own mixed media diptychs (two-paneled pieces) and triptychs (three-paneled pieces).