We strive to provide programming directly to our community that reflects their values and interests. We would love to hear from you! Let us know what events you would like to see
Stay Craftinated! is back as an after school program in 2024! Kids of all ages are welcomed to join us on the last Thursday of each month from 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM. Art Educator, Kelly Downes, will lead most of these classes but keep your eyes peeled for exciting guest teachers!
Stay Craftinated! is back as an after school program in 2024! Kids of all ages are welcomed to join us on the last Thursday of each month from 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM. Art Educator, Kelly Downes, will lead most of these classes but keep your eyes peeled for exciting guest teachers!
MORNING
Summer Clay Class
Instructor: Laura Bain-Selbo
Subject: Hand Building with Clay
Price: $150/student includes materials
Age Group: Ages 7-12
Dates: July 1st - July 5th (no class July 4th)
Time: 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Children will learn basic hand building techniques, including pinch, coil and soft slab work. Students will spend the first part of each class learning the techniques and skills needed for that day’s project. Completed work will be fired and will need to be picked up at a future date tbd.
Minimum/Maximum: 4/6
AFTERNOON
Cityscapes Instructor: Joshua Newth
Subject: Drawing
Price: $150/student
Age Group: Ages 11-15
Dates: July 1st - July 5th (no class July 4th)
Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Professor of Foundations Joshua Newth will lead students interested in various forms of linear perspective to engage and explore in their own city. This class is sure to inspire students to see the world around them from a new vantage point.
Minimum/Maximum: 4/12
MORNING
Summer Clay Class
Instructor: Laura Bain-Selbo
Subject: Hand Building with Clay
Price: $150/student includes materials
Age Group: Ages 7-12
Dates: July 1st - July 5th (no class July 4th)
Time: 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Children will learn basic hand building techniques, including pinch, coil and soft slab work. Students will spend the first part of each class learning the techniques and skills needed for that day’s project. Completed work will be fired and will need to be picked up at a future date tbd.
Minimum/Maximum: 4/6
AFTERNOON
Cityscapes
Instructor: Joshua Newth
Subject: Drawing
Price: $150/student
Age Group: Ages 11-15
Dates: July 1st - July 5th (no class July 4th)
Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Professor of Foundations Joshua Newth will lead students interested in various forms of linear perspective to engage and explore in their own city. This class is sure to inspire students to see the world around them from a new vantage point.
Minimum/Maximum: 4/12
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MORNING
Upcycled Paper Creations
Instructor: TO BE ANNOUNCED
Subject: 2-D and 3-D Paper Crafts
Price: $150/student, materials included
Age Group: Ages 7-12
Dates: July 8th - July 12th
Time: 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Let your kiddo explore their imaginations using cardboard, books, magazines, and other printed materials. From multimedia collages and a paper airplane competition, to handmade bowls made from egg cartons, students will love all the skills they will take away from this adventurous class.
Minimum/Maximum: 4/9
AFTERNOON
How To 'Zine
Instructor: Ash Durrance
Subject: DIY Publishing & Creative Writing
Price: $150/student, materials included
Age group: Ages 11-15
Dates: July 8th - July 12th
Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
The term zine, came to be in the 1940s as a way for music- and book-lovers to share their passions with others in their community. Students will also have time for journaling, crafting, research, doodling, and other activities directly related to the zine process. By the end of this course, each attendee will come away with several of their own zines ready to copy and distribute. Minimum/Maximum: 5/15
MORNING
Music Makers
Instructor: Carol McDowell
Subject: Music
Price: $150/student Age
Group: Ages 5-8
Dates: July 15th - July 19th
Time: 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
This class will explore musical concepts through children's literature. Students will play classroom instruments daily along with musical games to reinforce rhythm, form, tone color, and contour. Students will also choose a story & add sound effects, rhythm, & a melody for a Friday performance.
Minimum/Maximum: 4/15
AFTERNOON
Chamber Orchestra
Instructor: Andrew Hacay
Subject: Music- Strings
Price: $200
Age Group: Ages 11-17
Dates: July 15th - July 19th
Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
String students will learn how to perform in an orchestral setting. This class is open to current violin, viola, cello, and double bass players. All skill levels are welcome. Students will learn arrangements of pop songs and other modern music, with performances on the last day of class. Students will receive a t-shirt, as well as daily snacks. Please provide a shirt size and any dietary restrictions in your registration.
Minimum/Maximum: 10/25
MORNING
Music Makers
Instructor: Carol McDowell
Subject: Music
Price: $150/student
Age Group: Ages 7-11
Dates: July 22nd - July 26th
Time: 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
This class will explore musical concepts through children's literature. Students will play classroom instruments daily along with musical games to reinforce rhythm, form, tone color, and contour. Students will also choose a story and add sound effects, rhythm, and a melody for a Friday performance.
Minimum/Maximum: 4/15
AFTERNOON
Fiddle Troupe
Instructor: Andrew Hacay
Subject: Music - Violin & Guitar
Price: $200
Age Group: 6th - 12th
Dates: July 22nd - July 26th
Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
This class is open to any current violin or guitar players who are able to bring their own instrument. Students will learn basic fiddle tunes and will perform everything they learn on the last day of class. Students will receive a t-shirt for this class as well as daily snacks. Please provide a shirt size and any dietary restrictions in your registration.
Minimum/Maximum: 8/15
MORNING
Adventures in Art
Instructor: Carol Horst
Subject: 2-D and 3-D Multimedia
Price: $150
Age Group: Ages 6-11
Dates: July 29th - August 2nd
Time: 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Young artists will have fun exploring and creating artworks using a wide variety of mediums including drawing, painting, and 3D materials. Be sure to dress for a mess, and pack a snack!
Minimum/Maximum: 4/10
AFTERNOON
Bullet Journaling
Instructor: Kelly Downes
Subject: Graphic Design
Price: $150/student
Age Group: 9 - 14 yrs
Dates: July 29th - August 2nd
Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Explore the art of mind-mapping with a variety of prompts to explore their goals, dreams, ideas and plans. Bullet-journaling will help students develop lifelong strategies for organization and personal development in a fun and artistic way. All students will leave with a sketchbook of their creations to use throughout the school year.
Minimum/Maximum: 4/9
Stay Craftinated! is back as an after school program in 2024! Kids of all ages are welcomed to join us on the last Thursday of each month from 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM. Art Educator, Kelly Downes, will lead most of these classes but keep your eyes peeled for exciting guest teachers!
Stay Craftinated! is back as an after school program in 2024! Kids of all ages are welcomed to join us on the last Thursday of each month from 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM. Art Educator, Kelly Downes, will lead most of these classes but keep your eyes peeled for exciting guest teachers!
Stay Craftinated! is back as an after school program in 2024! Kids of all ages are welcomed to join us on the last Thursday of each month from 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM. Art Educator, Kelly Downes, will lead most of these classes but keep your eyes peeled for exciting guest teachers!
Stay Craftinated! is back as an after school program in 2024! Kids of all ages are welcomed to join us on the last Thursday* of each month from 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM. Art Educator, Kelly Downes, will lead most of these classes but keep your eyes peeled for exciting guest teachers!
*December will be the third Thursday!
Stay Craftinated! is back as an after school program in 2024! Kids of all ages are welcomed to join us on the last Thursday of each month from 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM. Art Educator, Kelly Downes, will lead most of these classes but keep your eyes peeled for exciting guest teachers!
Join us right before the April First Friday with the Arts opening reception with Jesse Steele!
“Being a life long learner is essential to being a composer, or artist of any type. In this program, you will hear me perform a new original sonata for guitar inspired by the up coming eclipse. I will talk about my process in composing this new work, in a relatively short time frame, as well as learning about the sonata musical form in general and ways to play with traditional forms to help and inform modern composition. Other pieces and excerpts, both original and contemporary, will also be looked at shortly to explore these ideas both on and off the guitar. In exploring these ideas we will also touch on some challenges and tricks to composing for the guitar.”
Stay Craftinated! is back as a free after school program in 2024! Kids of all ages are welcomed to join us on the last Thursday of each month from 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM.
During the month of March, students will be making signs in preparation for the Great American Eclipse! Lead by Art Educator, Kelly Downes, the class will create unique signs for each business involved in the eclipse initiative Everyone Belongs Under the Sun.
Join us for an artist lecture with Stephen Signa-Aviles! Stephen is an artist and educator living in Urbana, IL where he is Assistant Professor of 3D Practice at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His practice is rooted in object-oriented collage; signaling the critical power inherent in hybridization. The opening reception of his exhibition Old Matter, New Myths will follow directly after the talk.
Art Madness voting begins for our ooh ART billboard competition in collaboration with DSW Signs. A bracket will be constructed at random and it is up to the public to vote during each round. You will be able to vote on Facebook, Instagram, and our webpage. Help us crown a winner who will have their artwork featured on a billboard for a full year!
Voting takes place every other day starting at 11:00 PM and stays open for 36 hours.
Stay Craftinated! is back as an after school program in 2024! Kids of all ages are welcomed to join us on the last Thursday of each month from 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM. Art Educator, Kelly Downes, will lead most of these classes but keep your eyes peeled for exciting guest teachers!
During February’s programs, students will help us decorate Little Art SuppLybraries and Little Food Pantries built by local artists. These will be stationed throughout Cape and unveiled before the Great American Eclipse in April!
Kerry Mulvania Hirth will be in the gallery speaking about her exhibition, Sweet With All Music. She will be how synesthesia helps her create her artwork, how she partnered with a women’s art co-op in Morocco, and more! This will be a great Learning Things Is Cool lecture for audience questions so don’t miss it!
