Winter 2015 Schedule Classes for Children & Teens

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1 Studio Art at the Morris Museum Winter 2015 Schedule Classes for Children & Teens The Morris Museum offers a variety of fine arts classes and workshops for children and teens, led by artists who love to teach and share their skills and knowledge. Visit us at click on Programs & Events, then choose Kids Studio Art for the listing of all the classes and the registration form. And check out Adult Studio Art too! You can mail the form with payment, or it with credit card information, or give us a call to register over the phone. Address: Morris Museum studioart@morrismuseum.org 6 Normandy Heights Rd. Phone: Morristown, NJ Attn: Studio Art Weekly Classes for Children & Teens More Art Experiences with Nina Nemeth 8 Sundays, January 25 March PM Ages 6-10 Explore the elements of art, from drawing to 3-D. Have fun trying out various visual arts techniques using a wide range of mediums in engaging projects and hands-on activities. If you were in any of the previous Art Experiences classes, come see what new adventures are in store for you. Mediums will include pastel, watercolor painting, drawing and collage. Museum member $180 / Non-member $200 / $8 supply fee Sculpture and 3-D Art with Caitlin Albright 8 Sundays, January 25 March 15 Ages 8-12 Learn how to work with various materials from everyday items such as paper and yarn, to sculptural mediums like paper mache and Model Magic. Through construction of 3D projects, learn about balance, symmetry and asymmetry, pattern, color, and more. Draw inspiration from other cultures, the work of famous artists, and the natural world. Explore different forms of 3D art such as pottery, relief, or building a human form on an armature. Museum member $180 / Non-member $200 / $10 supply fee

2 Mixed Media Collage & Design with Nina Nemeth 8 Sundays, January 25 March 15 2:30 4:30PM Ages Explore some of the many mixed media methods using various tools you might use paint, you might use bleeding paper, maybe ink, or collage materials from any number of sources! Enjoy eye-opening classes viewing demos and receiving instruction in different mediums and methods to create a unique work of art. Museum member $180/ Non-member $200 / $8 supply fee Art credit: Nina Nemeth Drawing: Tech & Architecture with Kelly Bogucz 8 Saturdays, January 31 March 21 Ages 6-10 Learn the artistic element of perspective through history s great architecture and fascinating forms of transportation. Explore how these man-made giants were planned and constructed. Look at different types of industrial art, and practice your drawing skills on both symmetrical- and non-symmetrical pieces. Museum member $180 / Non-member $200 / $8 supply fee Art credit: tinyrottenpeanuts.com Weekly Classes for Teens to Adults Figure Drawing with Laurie Harden 8 Thursdays, January 29 April PM This class is good for beginners as well as those continuing with their figure drawing practice. Draw the human figure from life warming up with quick, gesture sketches, and continuing the class session with completed drawings from long poses. Learn and practice proportions and correct relationship between the parts of the body, using guides like plumb-lines and negative spaces. Experience the chance to draw many types of figures. Clothed model. Museum member $235 / Non-member $250 / Supply list

3 Introduction to Drawing & Painting with Abby McBride 8 Thursdays, January 29 April PM This class is for the beginning or coming-back-to-it art student. Explore the basic elements of drawing through a series of studies focusing on line, gesture, light, shadow and composition. Turn your drawings into finished pieces with an introduction to the fundamentals of painting using gouache paint. Develop your skills and personal creativity in this fun, introductory class. Museum member $180 / Non-member $200 / Supply list Art credit: Danny Gregory Drawing on Animation with Kelly Bogucz 8 Saturdays, January 31 March 21 12:30 2:30PM Join us for a story through time a history of your favorite Animated stories and characters. Learn about the origins of animated movies and TV shows. Try your hand at the old styles of animated characters and move along the time-line to explore contemporary ones. Develop colorful backdrops for your story to create a cartoon atmosphere. Make your very own storyboard and illustrated storybook. Sample a computer application that designers use today to make your own virtual character (a free open-source software that you can try out on Kelly s computer in class, and download on your home computer). Museum member $180 / Non-member $200 / $10 supply fee Art credit: Crestock.com Weekend Workshops for Children Paper Puppets Workshop with Alice Harrison Saturday, February 21, 10AM-12PM Ages 7-12 Have fun creating a lively, colorful work of paper art, disguised as a jointed stick puppet. Design it, cut it out, paint it, collage it, decorate it. Bring to life a storybook character, a favorite exotic animal, or a fantasy figure let your imagination go wild! Museum member $40 / Non-member $45 Mosaic Bird Bath Workshop with Eleanor Parr-DiLeo Sunday, March 22, 12 4PM Ages 8 and up Mosaic is an art form that goes back about 6000 years originally made with pebbles of different colors, later using tesserae manufactured specifically for this art form. In this workshop, learn basic tile-cutting techniques, placement of tiles, gluing and grouting as you create a colorful bird bath to welcome your feathered friends back to the neighborhood this spring! No art or mosaic experience required. Museum member $60 / non-member $70 / $25 supply fee Art credit:

4 Vacation-Day Workshops for Children & Teens Monday, January 19, 2015 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Explorations in Sculpture with Caitlin Albright Ages 5 8 This exciting workshop will introduce young artists to the art of hand-building using air dry clay. Students will also learn about color by painting their masterpieces after completing their sculptures. This is a great introduction to learning to think and create in 3-D. Museum member $40 / non-member $45 Charcoal Drawing Workshop with Nina Nemeth Ages Students will explore charcoal, a dramatic and rich medium, as they practice their skills of composition, shape, and value in a still life drawing. They will learn about the additive and subtractive techniques used with charcoal to create form and depth in their masterpieces. Adventures in Drawing and Painting with Caitlin Albright Ages 6-11 A fun, hands-on approach to studio art with a little bit of history mixed in perfect for students who love to draw and paint and want to learn how to use these materials in one work of art. Projects will be inspired by famous artists but students will make their own original creations Pen & Ink Drawing Workshop with Pat Flaherty Ages 12+ Learn about the elements of line and value. Express value in your drawing using different types of markings which may even be thought of as variations of lines dots, dashes, hatch marks and other techniques. The work will be rendered in the timeless medium of pen and ink to create a finished piece. Museum member $40 / non-member $45 Art credit:

5 Monday, February 16, 2015 President s Day Scrimshaw on Paper Workshop with Kelly Bogucz Ages 6 8 Learn about and recreate one of the oldest forms of nautical art. Hear the stories of sailors and how they carved and recorded their big catch onto the tooth of a whale. Once we've heard their stories we will create our own 'big catch' on a paper whale tooth with pens, using the scrimshaw style of cross hatching and line work. Art credit: internet, scrimshaw images Three-D Collage Workshop with Nina Nemeth Ages Create a unique piece of art using collage with sculptural features. Learn how to add 3-D elements, and then fill them out in a way that combines these two genres for an eye-catching, 2D/3D work of art. Museum member $40 / non-member $45 Adventures in Mixed Media with Caitlin Albright Ages Just the workshop for young artists who like getting into a little bit of everything. Students will learn how to combine various materials in one project. Materials may range from pastels to paint to tissue paper in this fun and dynamic class. Morris Museum 6 Normandy Heights Road Morristown, NJ main: studio art:

6 Studio Art at the Morris Museum Name Age (if minor) Parent I give the Morris Museum full permission to use, publish & copyright photographs of me Address and/or my child, either with or without using my/his/her name, Town Zip for purposes of museum Home Ph: Cell Ph: publications and advertising. I understand that I will not Emergency Contact & Ph: receive compensation for any and all photographs. Please make us aware of any special needs, allergies, etc: Signed: Are you a member of the Morris Museum? Yes No Morris Museum Membership: New Renewal Per Year: Patron $165 Family $70 Indiv. $50 Senior $45 Teacher $45 Student $30 Date(s) Course Title(s) Tuition Tuition Total: $ Museum Membership: $ Total Amount Due: $ Check (made payable to Morris Museum) Credit Card: Visa MasterCard Discover AmEx Account #: CVV# Exp n Date: Billing Zipcode: Signature: $ Morris Museum 6 Normandy Heights Road Morristown, NJ main: studio art:

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