Art Classes and School's out Camps for Ages 6-16 October 2025

October Youth Visual Arts Fall Camps & Classes

Create with us when school’s out this october!

SCHOOL’S OUT CAMPS FOR AGES 6-8 & 9-12:

Click the underlined course code to view the class section in our course catalog.

Glow in the Arts

Join us to create art that glows in the dark as we celebrate fall’s lingering night skies. We’ll investigate light and shadow as we create art that illuminates under black light, then we’ll dance with glow sticks and capture our movements with photos.

Ages 6-8: FYOSO1: 10/10, FR, 9AM – 4 PM, $90

Ages 9-12: FYGSO1: 10/10, FR, 9AM – 4 PM, $90

Bug Zoo

Create a mini zoo with us featuring bugs & their ecosystems (real & imagined.) Our bug zoo will include informative facts, stories, and bug “super powers.”

Ages 6-8 (AM): FYOSO2A: 10/16-10/17, TH-FR, 9 AM-12 PM, $90

Ages 6-8 (PM): FYOSO2P: 10/16-10/17, TH-FR, 1-4 PM, $90

Ages 9-12 (AM): FYGSO2A: 10/16-10/17, TH-FR, 9 AM-12 PM, $90

Ages 9-12 (PM): FYGSO2P: 10/16-10/17, TH-FR, 1-4 PM, $90


CLASSES STARTING week of OCTober 20th

Invest in their creativity, giving them practical tools and skills to support them throughout their entire lives!

 

Classes for Ages 6-8:

Projects are always different, so don’t hesitate to sign them up for a class they’ve already taken!

Draw & Paint (B)

Have fun exploring new drawing and painting techniques and tools! Students will have the opportunity to use acrylics, watercolors, pastels, ink, markers, and more to develop personal art styles.

FYOP3B: 10/22-12/3, WE, 4:30-6 PM, $150

Home School Blended Arts Studio (B)

This special class will combine performing arts and visual arts instruction, providing opportunities for students to paint, sculpt, and draw while also exploring stage movements, dance, and storytelling skills.

FYOB4B: 10/23-12/4, TH, 1-3:30 PM, $180

Youth Clay Studio (B)

Students will learn the fundamentals of working in clay while using various techniques to construct sculptural and functional artworks with a focus on hand-building methods.

FYOC4B: 10/23-12/4, TH, 4:30-6 PM, $150

Crazy About Color

Explore a world of color in this class that will introduce you to artists who are crazy about color. Students will learn to mix and arrange colors to create prints, paintings, and sculptures full of patterns and vibrant colors!

FYO6B: 10/25-12/6, SA, 10-11:30 AM, $150


CLASSES FOR AGES 9-12:

Draw & Paint (B)

Have fun exploring new drawing and painting techniques and tools! Students will have the opportunity to use acrylics, watercolors, pastels, ink, markers, and more to develop personal art styles.

FYGP4B: 10/23-12/4, TH, 4:30-6 PM, $150

Home School Blended Arts Studio (B)

This special class will combine performing arts and visual arts instruction, providing opportunities for students to paint, sculpt, and draw while also exploring stage movements, dance, and storytelling skills.

FYGB4B: 10/23-12/4, TH, 1-3:30 PM, $180

Youth Clay Studio (B)

Students will learn the fundamentals of working in clay while using various techniques to construct sculptural and functional artworks with a focus on hand-building methods.

FYGC3B: 10/22-12/3, WE 4:30-6 PM, $150

Youth Digital Arts: Comics & Cartoons (B)

Create fun digital comics to print out and show off! Learn how to make digital art and panel setup to make your own one page comic. A class comic book will be handed out at the end of class.

FYGL6B: 10/25-12/6, SA, 10:30 AM-12 PM, $130


CLASSES FOR TEENS, AGES 13-16:

Teen Artist Co-Op (B)

This open studio opportunity empowers students to explore their creativity, experiment, build their portfolio, and gain experience in producing art works for sale. Each session includes a check-in to share ideas and open ended guidance. Artists involved in this co-op are invited to have their work featured in our showcases next to the front desk at the Arts Center & will receive the proceeds of any art sales.

FYTX1B: 10/20-12/1, MO, 4:30PM-6:30PM, $175

Oil Painting

Gain confidence with oil painting as you learn to control a brush and palette knife to create layers of color and render accurate still-life studies.

FYTP2B: 10/21-12/2, TU, 4:00PM-6:00PM, $175

Thrift Flips

Learn to cut, alter, sew, and stitch reclaimed clothing into one-of-a-kind fashion statements. We’ll venture to Arizona Trading Company to spark our ideas and select thrifted garments to transform while learning to use sewing machines, hand, stitching, and other fashion alteration techniques. Students are encouraged to bring found clothing and will have a ‘fashion budget’ to purchase clothes to alter.

FYTF4B: 10/23-12/4, TH 4:00PM-6:00PM, $175

Teen Digital Arts: Character Design & Illustration

Create your own characters for an existing or original media! Learn Procreate on the iPad to make sketch pages and rendered illustrations of your characters using basic character design principles.

FYTL4B: 10/23-12/4, TH, 4:00PM-6:00PM, $160

The Lighted Vessel: Pots with Candles

Learn to make handbuilt ceramic pots which will be used as containers to make candles. Students will also learn how to make candle pillar holders, luminaries, plates and trays.

FYT2B: 10/21-12/2, TU 4:00PM-6:00PM, $175