Can I Paint Like That?

Learn about plants, flowers and pollinators through flower power art! Make a clay pinch pot and plant a flower seed. We'll use the sun and plants collected on a flower field trip to make beautiful blue cyanotype prints, imagine and paint an imaginary plant, and create pollinator puppet sculptures.  What To Bring  Please put sunscreen...

Creativity is in bloom this summer at MAC! Students will learn about artists who work with plants and natural materials, such as Andy Goldsworthy, Rachel Sussman, and Edith Meusnier.  Sample Class Format  Artists will create their own botanical and horticultural masterpieces while exploring drawing and painting, collage and sculpture....

Calling all cool cats to ​​let your creativity loose with the opportunity to work with a variety of materials and art styles! Students will experiment in sculpture, printmaking, papermaking, and more for unique and exciting creations.  Artists will learn about assemblage, color, shape, texture, and pattern during this artful experience....

This week, artists will be tearing it up in the studio by exploring collage techniques, textured paper, and innovative combinations to create fun, unique and impressive collage What To Bring  Please put sunscreen on your child. We will be working under tents but they may be in the sun for short periods of time during break. A brimmed hat,...

We will dive into fun projects that engage, explore, and experiment with colors. We will use a variety of mediums, techniques, and objects to create 2D and 3D artwork.  Students will continue the development of their gross motor skills by experimenting with shapes such as triangles, circles, squares, and rectangles by creating 3D works of art....

Artists will bring their imaginations to construct creations out of exciting and non-traditional materials. We’ll have fun experimenting, mixing, and gluing with various objects and art mediums to create surprising results and one-of-a-kind artwork, such as a 3D portrait!  In this engaging and exploratory art class, artists are also welcome...

Flowers have powers. Students learn the magical properties of plants, color and how they help our planet.  Projects include making paper with flower petals, flower essence potions, plant cyanotypes, natural dying a scarf with plant materials, designing and painting your own unique flower and dream garden.  What To Bring  Please...

The big blue ocean is filled with amazing animals and other life forms that are sure to fascinate and engage!  In this ocean-themed class, for inspiration, young artists will learn about sea life and develop fine motor skills by creating 2D and 3D art. Projects include painting sharks, a dancing octopus, and more! What To Bring  Please...

What’s unique about our eyes? Have you ever noticed how you like to sit? How do our hands move when we talk about our day? Portraits not only look like us, but they tell a story about who we are and who we want to be.  This summer, artists will explore the art of the portrait through drawing, painting and fabric collage. Portraits of you,...

Explore the wonderful world of Fairies! Artists will create a unique, magical landscape with a tiny house, garden, furniture, and fairies.  We will use paint, clay, wire, wood, silk flowers, and more. This is a magical week! What to Bring: Please put sunscreen on your child. We will be working under tents but they may be in the sun for short...

Students will learn about printmaking artists such as Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse. Each day we will create prints using a new technique including monoprints, relief prints, and block printing inspired by these unique and creative artists. Materials explored will include; styrofoam, cardboard, tinfoil, and found objects.  Artists will use their...

In this class, students will play, explore, and create with clay! We will look to nature for our inspiration. Young artists will explore how nature displays texture, line, pattern, color, and shape by examining leaves, flowers, trees, and the sky. Students will play with clay, multiple color glazes, permanent markers and experiment with different...