Learning Beyond the Classroom

Hope everyone had a great first week at school and is getting back into the swing of things.  I just wanted to write a quick post to let you know about some extracurricular arts opportunities happening in our community.  This past summer I became a guest teacher at the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, teaching a 5 day art camp for children between the ages of 7 and 10.  This fall, I will continue to teach a few classes.  So far on the schedule, I will be teaching:

Mixed Media Landscapes
ages 7-12
Students will delight in the opportunity to work en plein air, capturing the beauty of autumn in a mixed media landscape project. Students will be introduced to traditional landscape guidelines, work in their choice of 2-D medium and then, as a twist to the classic landscape, students will hunt in the park for 3-D elements to add emphasis to their artwork. The finished piece will be a unique assemblage of a beautiful landscape underpainting combined with natural found materials. Students should plan to wear a sweatshirt or light jacket to spend time outdoors.
Saturday, September 21, 2013, 12:30-3:30 p.m.
$20.00 Non-member price
$18.00 Member price

And

Native American Masks
7-12
Students will gain an appreciation for Native American material culture and explore the history of ceremonial mask-making. Based on their own personalities, or creative characters, students will build their own imaginative, wearable 3-D mask using recycled materials, paint and other special adornments.
Saturday, October 26, 2013, 12:30-3:30 p.m.
$22.00 Non-member price
$20.00 Member price

With some more dates coming up later in the fall.  To register your child for one of these classes, visit the link to the museum posted above, or call the museum at 301-739-5727.  The museum hosts a variety of weekend classes for children and adults, for more info, visit their website.

I also wanted to let you know about a wonderful studio one of my co-workers, Andy Iverson, another WCPS art teacher opened this past year, where students can take classes. It is called The Creation Station and Andy and his wife Jaz teach art and spanish classes for children and adults.  The Creation Station will be having an opening ceremony on August 30th from 4:30-7, where you can talk with the teachers, see art on display and there will be a ribboning cutting ceremony with the mayor around 5pm. To see what they have to offer, visit their website: The Creation Station.