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Start with the Arts—Magic in the Garden
with Brittany Reif-Wenner
A Start With the Arts offers pre-school children ages 3-5 years the opportunity to work with a teaching artist/educator to explore the art and culture through hands-on activities.
Now that Spring is in the air, the garden comes alive with all sorts of creatures from worms to ants to fairies! Yes, every garden has a fairy or two helping the seeds and plants to grow. Work with artist Brittany Reif-Wenner to create a magical indoor garden. Then add a bit of magic and create a special home for your garden fairy out of clay and paint.
All materials provided. All class instruction will be on Zoom. You will be provided with a link after registration.
Ages: 3-5 years
April 29, 2021
Time: 10:00-10:45 am
Start with the Arts—Art from the Garden
with Brittany Reif-Wenner
A Start With the Arts offers pre-school children ages 3-5 years the opportunity to work with a teaching artist/educator to explore the art and culture through hands-on activities.
Artist Brittany Reif-Wenner tells the story of a young girl named Lola, who is inspired by a collection of garden poems that she reads with her Mom. Learn about Lola’s garden adventures in growing sunflowers. Then draw, paint and frame your own garden filled with flowers you love. Give your masterpiece to your mother in honor of Mother’s Day!
All materials provided. All class instruction will be on Zoom. You will be provided with a link after registration.
Ages: 3-5 years
May 6, 2021
Time: 10:00-10:45 am
Start with the Arts—Grow Your Flower Garden
with Brittany Reif-Wenner
A Start With the Arts offers pre-school children ages 3-5 years the opportunity to work with a teaching artist/educator to explore the art and culture through hands-on activities.
Author Eric Carle’s book, The Tiny Seed, inspires this garden project. Work with artist Brittany Reif-Wenner to design and create your own garden planter using a coffee can. Then plant the seeds from a garden grow kit included with your art materials. Place your planter in the sun, water the seedlings and count the days until your flower seeds sprout. Soon these seedlings will grow into beautiful flowers.
All materials provided. All class instruction will be on Zoom. You will be provided with a link after registration.
Ages: 3-5 years
May 13, 2021
Time: 10:00-10:45 am
Start with the Arts—Celebrate Our Pollinators!
with Brittany Reif-Wenner
A Start With the Arts offers pre-school children ages 3-5 years the opportunity to work with a teaching artist/educator to explore the art and culture through hands-on activities.
What better time to celebrate our flower pollinators than when our flowers from seeds will be growing stronger each day. Learn about who the pollinators are from the Rusty Patch bee to the Monarch butterfly and the important work they do. Then create your own wearable gardening hat decorated with paper and artificial flowers. Make sure to add a bee or two and a beautiful Monarch butterfly.
All materials provided. All class instruction will be on Zoom. You will be provided with a link after registration.
Ages: 3-5 years
May 20, 2021
Time: 10:00-10:45 am
Start with the Arts—Of Van Gogh, Sunflowers, and More
with Brittany Reif-Wenner
A Start With the Arts offers pre-school children ages 3-5 years the opportunity to work with a teaching artist/educator to explore the art and culture through hands-on activities.
Artist Brittany Reif-Wenner shares the story Van Gogh and the Sunflowers by Laurence Anholt, a story about artist Vincent Van Gogh. Look at his magnificent paintings of sunflowers. Then using thick paint, create your own stillife of a vase filled with sunflowers. Frame and hang in your bedroom to remind you of how much you have grown in your own artistry.
All materials provided. All class instruction will be on Zoom. You will be provided with a link after registration.
Ages: 3-5 years
May 27, 2021
Time: 10:00-10:45 am
Passport to Japan: Traditions of Japan Art Camp (Full Day OUTDOOR)
Grab your passport and join ArtStart artists on an unforgettable adventure to Japan through the arts! Passport to Japan is a cultural arts immersion program that focuses on the remarkable culture, art and environment of the “Land of the Rising Sun.”
Ages 6-12
June 28-July 2, 2021
Full Day: 9am - 3:30pm
Registration deadline: June 7. Pay in installments. Scholarships are available. Contact Carol at carol@artstart.org for more information.
First, register for camp, then select classes to participate in (2 in the morning, and 2 in the afternoon). You will receive an email with more information. For full class descriptions and our COVID-19 Protocols, visit http://bit.ly/japancamp.
MORNING CLASSES
401A DANCE: Origami, Dance, and More
402A PUPPETRY: Magic in Light and Shadow!
403A CLAY: From Ceremony to Tea Set
404A MASKS: Tengu Japanese Masks
AFTERNOON CLASSES
405A PAINTING: Japanese Nihonga
406A CONSTRUCTION ARTS: Dragon Lore
407A ORIGAMI: From Mini to Macro
408A TOY THEATER: The Grateful Crane
Passport to Japan: Traditions of Japan Art Camp (Mornings OUTDOOR)
Grab your passport and join ArtStart artists on an unforgettable adventure to Japan through the arts! Passport to Japan is a cultural arts immersion program that focuses on the remarkable culture, art and environment of the “Land of the Rising Sun.”
Ages 6-12
June 28-July 2, 2021
Half Day: 9am - noon
Registration deadline: June 7. Pay in installments. Scholarships are available. Contact Carol at carol@artstart.org for more information.
First, register for camp, then select classes to participate in (2 in the morning). You will receive an email with more information. For full class descriptions and our COVID-19 Protocols, visit http://bit.ly/japancamp.
MORNING CLASSES
401A DANCE: Origami, Dance, and More
402A PUPPETRY: Magic in Light and Shadow!
403A CLAY: From Ceremony to Tea Set
404A MASKS: Tengu Japanese Masks
Passport to Japan: Traditions of Japan Art Camp (Afternoons OUTDOOR)
Grab your passport and join ArtStart artists on an unforgettable adventure to Japan through the arts! Passport to Japan is a cultural arts immersion program that focuses on the remarkable culture, art and environment of the “Land of the Rising Sun.”
Ages 6-12
June 28-July 2, 2021
Half Day: 12:30-3:30pm
Registration deadline: June 7. Pay in installments. Scholarships are available. Contact Carol at carol@artstart.org for more information.
First, register for camp, then select classes to participate in (2 in the afternoon). You will receive an email with more information. For full class descriptions and our COVID-19 Protocols, visit http://bit.ly/japancamp.
AFTERNOON CLASSES
405A PAINTING: Japanese Nihonga
406A CONSTRUCTION ARTS: Dragon Lore
407A ORIGAMI: From Mini to Macro
408A TOY THEATER: The Grateful Crane