YOUTH CLASSES
Children in our community are one of our biggest priorities at the Shiawassee Arts Center (SAC). We offer a variety of classes and workshops for grade school students after school, homeschoolers, scouts, church groups, and 4-H Clubs. Classes can be arranged to earn badges or just for the students’ enjoyment and artistic enrichment.
Our simple, hands-on multi-media classes vary from painting and drawing to mosaics and pottery. Purchase an annual SAC membership for your child ($20) or the entire family ($50) and receive discounts on classes. If you would like to arrange a class for your group, please contact us.
Thursday after-school classes run from 4pm – 5:30pm.
Check out our upcoming youth classes below.
Sign Up for a Class or Workshop
September
Sept 12 – Paint the Town
Create an acrylic painting of a hometown landmark, from the Curwood Castle to Willman Field or maybe even Cone Zone! Paintings will be on display at the Shiawassee Arts Center during ArtWalk on Saturday, September 14th 11-4pm.
Sept 19 – Ahoy Mateys
Aye…September 19th is International Talk Like a Pirate Day and to celebrate, we’ll sail to Treasure Island where young buccaneers can design their very own pirate ships using watercolors. Arrr!
Sept 26 – Kids at the Wheel
Play in clay and create 2 functional dinnerware pieces! Pottery will need to be glazed on October 17th and fired once more to be completed.
October
Oct 3 – Vampires, Werewolves, and Ogres, Oh My
Be Dr. Frankenstein for a day and construct a monster face pot using clay! Creations will need to be glazed on October 17th and fired once more to come alive.
Oct 10 – Golden Waves of Corn
Learn about perspective as you paint a colorful landscape of a farmer’s field – great quilts of golden, brown and green squares held together by the thick, green stitching of hedgerows – a popular subject for many artists.
Oct 17 – Glazing Pottery
Put the finishing touches on clay pieces created in the September 26th Pottery on the Wheel class and/or the October 3rd Monster Face Pots class. Pieces will be fired once more and available to pick up at the October 24th Pumpkin Painting Class. Also, students who missed glazing at summer art camp, are welcome to join in this session.
Oct 24 – Happy Fall Y’all
Don’t miss SAC’s annual pumpkin painting workshop! Using this unconventional canvas, paint a friendly scarecrow, cats, bats, a haunted scene, or maybe the cutest lil’ pumpkin in the patch ..or whatever your imagination dreams up! Register early so that we pick a pumpkin for you from the patch.
Oct 31 – No Class
Have a Happy and Safe Halloween!
November
Nov 7 – WHO’s There?
Experiment with oil pastels and make an OWL-some masterpiece!
Natalie Park, Instructor
Nov 14 – No Class
Nov 21 – Turkey Watercolor
You won’t want to miss this class about miskit resist? It’ll be ir-RESIST-able? You’ll be thankful you came? Turkey line art watercolor resist, and exploring various watercolor techniques.
Natalie Park, Instructor
Nov 28 – No Class
We’re thankful for our young artists, their families, and all who make these classes possible! Happy Thanksgiving!
December
Dec 5 – Gingerbread House Creations
Gingerbread House Creations – Create a one of a kind centerpiece with graham crackers, royal frosting and all the trimmings! K-3rd graders should bring a helper.
Natalie Park & Linda Ruehle, Instructors
Dec 7 – Special SATURDAY, Gingerbread House Creations
Dec 8 – Special – Children’s Holiday at the Center – Sunday, December 8, 2-4pm
Dec 12 – There’s No Place Like Space
Journey into the cosmos and paint a galactic scene in acrylic!
Natalie Park, Instructor
Dec 19 – Gift-Making Class
We can’t tell you too much, but this functional painted gift would be perfect for any parent, grandparent, or teacher! Students may want to bring a box (about shoebox sized) to take home the gift to help keep the surprise.
Natalie Park, Instructor
Learn more about our programs
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206 Curwood Castle Drive
Owosso, MI 48867
989-723-8354
sac@shiawasseearts.org
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Mon-Fri | 12-5 pm
Sat & Sun | 12-4 pm
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