Classes for Children
Winter/Spring session registration will begin on Monday, Dec. 5, for McLean tax district residents and Monday, Dec. 12 for all others.
Twoosy Doodlers
Mini Doodlers
Spring Break Camp: Buzz, Ribbit and Roar with Abrakadoodle
Drawing, Painting & Making Things
Color Your World
A Thousand Points of Color
Creative Art Studio
Masks!
Art, It’s What’s for Dinner
Me, Myself & I
Drawing: Capturing Animals
Painting Funadmentals
Claymation
Drawing into Painting
A Little Bit of Everything: An Introduction to Classical Fine Art Practices
Introduction to Digital Photography
Family Art Workshops
Cool Constructions
Animal Scratchboard Drawings
Miniature Landscapes in a Box
The McLean Project for the Arts offers the following art classes and family workshops.
Abrakadoodle® Art Classes for Children
Twoosy Doodlers
This is a special art class just for toddlers and their parents (or helpers). Little fingers will experiment with painting, gluing, sticking, printing and creating while developing fine motor, language and self-help skills. This is an “I can do it” class that is fun and creative. Each session has new activities, and parents and helpers get to play, too. Instructor: Abrakadoodle Staff.
Session I
20-36 months
6 lessons @ 40 mins., $88/$78 McLean district residents. Materials fee: $24, make checks payable to Abrakadoodle. Fee is due to the instructor on the first day of class.
6301.312 M, 1/9-2/27 9:15-9:55 a.m.
6302.312 M, 1/9-2/27 11:15-11:55 a.m.
No lesson on 1/16 and 2/20.
6303.312 Tu, 1/10-2/14 9:15-9:55 a.m.
6304.312 Tu, 1/10-2/14 11:15-11:55 a.m.
6305.312 W, 1/11-2/15 9:15-9:55 a.m.
6306.312 W, 1/11-2/15 10:15-10:55 a.m.
6308.312 Th, 1/12-2/16 9:15-9:55 a.m.
6309.312 Sa, 1/14-2/18 10:15-10:55 a.m.
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Session II
20-36 months
6 lessons @ 40 mins., $88/$78 McLean district residents. Materials fee: $24, make check payable to Abrakadoodle. Fee is due to the instructor on the first day of class.
6311.312 Tu, 2/28-4/10 9:15-9:55 a.m.
6312.312 Tu, 2/28-4/10 11:15-11:55 a.m.
No lesson on 4/3.
6313.312 W, 2/29-4/11 9:15-9:55 a.m.
6314.312 W, 2/29-4/11 10:15-10:55 a.m.
No lesson on 4/4.
6315.312 Th, 3/1-4/12 9:15-9:55 a.m.
No lesson on 4/5.
6316.312 Sa, 3/3-4/14 10:15-10:55 a.m.
No lesson on 4/7.
Session III
20-36 months
6 lessons @ 40 mins., $88/$78 McLean district residents. Materials fee: $24, make check payable to Abrakadoodle. Fee is due to the instructor on the first day of class.
6321.312 M, 4/9-5/14 9:15-9:55 a.m.
6322.312 M, 4/9-5/14 11:15-11:55 a.m.
6323.312 Tu, 4/24-5/29 9:15-9:55 a.m.
6324.312 Tu, 4/24-5/29 11:15-11:55 a.m.
6325.312 W, 4/25-5/30 9:15-9:55 a.m.
6326.312 W, 4/25-5/30 10:15-10:55 a.m.
6328.312 Th, 4/26-5/31 9:15-9:55 a.m.
6329.312 Sa, 4/21-6/2 10:15-10:55 a.m.
No lesson on 5/19.
Mini Doodlers
Children develop their creativity through carefully designed lessons that ignite the imagination and develop skills. Using real artists’ materials including watercolors, tempera paints, oil pastels, creative tools and more, children create masterpieces that are truly unique. Instructor: Abrakadoodle staff.
Session I
3-6 years
6 lessons @ 40 mins., $88/$78 McLean district residents.
Materials fee: $24, make check payable to Abrakadoodle. Fee is due to the instructor on the first day of class.
6331.312 M, 1/9-2/27 10:15-10:55 a.m.
No lesson on 1/16 and 2/20.
6332.312 Tu, 1/10-2/14 10:15-10:55 a.m.
6333.312 W, 1/11-2/15 11:15-11:55 a.m.
6334.312 W, 1/11-2/15 2-2:40 p.m.
6335.312 Th, 1/12-2/16 10:15-10:55 a.m.
6336.312 Sa, 1/14-2/18 11:15-11:55 a.m.
Session II
3-6 years
5 lessons @ 40 mins., $88/$78 McLean district residents. Materials fee: $24, make checks payable to Abrakadoodle. Fee is due to the instructor on the first day of class.
6341.312 Tu, 2/28-4/10 10:15-10:55 a.m.
No lesson on 4/3.
6342.312 W, 2/29-4/11 11:15-11:55 a.m.
6343.312 W, 2/29-4/11 2-2:40 p.m.
No lesson on 4/4.
6344.312 Th, 3/1-4/12 10:15-10:55 a.m.
No lesson on 4/5.
6345.312 Sa, 3/3-4/14 11:15-11:55 a.m.
No lesson on 4/7.
Session III
3-6 years
6 lessons @ 40 mins., $88/$78 McLean district residents. Materials fee: $24, make checks payable to Abrakadoodle. Fee is due to the instructor on the first day of class.
6351.312 M, 4/9-5/14 10:15-10:55 a.m.
6352.312 Tu 4/24-5/29 10:15-10:55 a.m.
6353.312 W, 4/25-5/30 11:15-11:55 a.m.
6354.312 W, 4/25-5/30 2-2:40 p.m.
6355.312 Th, 4/26-5/31 10:15-10:55 a.m.
6356.312 Sa, 4/21-6/2 11:15-11:55 a.m.
No lesson on 5/19.
Spring Break Camp: Buzz, Ribbit and Roar with Abrakadoodle
Let’s get into nature with fish, frogs, bugs, turtles and more! Create your own wild and wacky world with these fun lessons while learning about a variety of artists and art media. Children must be fully potty trained. Please remember to send a snack and drink each day (NO nuts, please). Abrakadoodle staff.
3-6 years
5 lessons @ 2.5 hrs., $165/$155 McLean district residents. Materials fee: $35, make check payable to Abrakadoodle. Fee is due to the instructor on the first day of class.
6361.312 M-F, 4/2-4/6 9:30 a.m.-noon
Drawing, Painting & Making Things
In this fun and creative class children will develop their imaginations and discover a variety of materials and their uses while using drawing and painting techniques to create two- and three-dimensional works of art. Students may register for one or more sessions.
Instructor: Anthony Brock.
4-5 years
5 lessons @ 1 hr., $70/$65 McLean district residents.
6271.312 Tu, 1/17-2/14 1:30-2:30 p.m.
6272.312 Tu, 2/28-3/27 1:30-2:30 p.m.
6273.312 Tu, 4/17-5/15 1:30-2:30 p.m.
Color Your World
Children will study how color has been used as a means of expression by artists such as Monet, Gauguin, Matisse and others. Using a variety of painting and drawing materials, students will create their own colorful works of art. Instructor: Anthony Brock.
5-8 years
5 lessons @ 2 hrs., $140/$125 McLean district residents.
6274.312 M, 2/6-3/12 4:30-6:30 p.m.
No lesson on 2/20.
A Thousand Points of Color
Children will learn the techniques of pointillism, a painting style invented by French artists Georges Seurat and Paul Signac. The color interactions in your child’s paintings will surprise and amaze you. Instructor: Anthony Brock.
5-8 years
5 lessons @ 2 hrs., $140/$125 McLean district residents.
6275.312 M, 4/16-5/14 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Creative Art Studio
Young artists are introduced to art concepts such as perspective, line, form and color theory through creative—and fun!—two- and three-dimensional projects. Children will use a variety of media and concepts to develop skills and artistic expression. Students may enroll in either or both sessions. Instructor: Anthony Brock.
6-9 years
5 lessons @ 2 hrs., $140/$125 McLean district residents.
6276.312 M, 2/6-3/12 2-4 p.m.
No lesson on 2/20.
6277.312 M, 4/16-5/14 2-4 p.m.
Masks!
Who’s behind that mask? Anyone who wears it! Children will study the cultural, ritual and spiritual masks of Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe. Using paper, papier mâché and modeling compound, children will create masks in the different styles of these cultures from around the world. Instructor: Ellen Face.
6-9 years
5 lessons @ 2 hrs., $140/$125 McLean district residents.
6278.312 W, 1/18-2/15 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Art, It’s What’s for Dinner
Calling all food lovers! Children will study the works of renowned artists famous for depicting food in their art. Artists and themes of their work include Cézanne’s apple paintings, Renoir’s paintings of leisurely lunches, Lichtenstein’s comic world of food, Wayne Thiebaud’s painted confections in bakery windows and Claes Oldenburg’s series of vinyl ice cream cones.
Instructor: Ellen Face.
6-9 years
5 lessons @ 2 hrs., $140/$125 McLean district residents.
6279.312 W, 2/29-3/28 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Me, Myself & I
We will learn about the many styles of portraiture and use a variety of materials to create portraits of ourselves, our family and friends, even our family pet! We’ll also create drawings, paintings and collages of real or imagined favorite places, activities, dreams—the sky’s the limit! Instructor: Ellen Face.
6-9 years
5 lessons @ 2 hrs., $140/$125 McLean district residents.
6280.312 W, 4/18-5/16 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Drawing: Capturing Animals
Does your child love animals? If so, this is the perfect class for him or her! Picture a roaring lion, a sprinting cheetah, a smiling crocodile, a galloping horse or a snuggly puppy. Students will learn to draw realistic images like these by studying anatomy, gesture, proportion and drawing techniques including contour lines, sketching, smooth shading, cross hatching and highlighting. Materials include colored pencil, marker, pencil, charcoal and oil pastel. Students will have the opportunity to draw animals of their own interest as well as a variety of animals that may include birds, mammals, reptiles, fish and other underwater creatures. Instructor: Ellen Face.
9-12 years
6 lessons @ 2 hrs., $165/$150 McLean district residents.
6281.312 Tu, 2/7-3/13 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Painting Fundamentals
Students will explore various styles of art from modernism, contemporary and world art. Representational art, Impressionism, Abstract Expressionism and Abstraction are just some of the styles that will be examined in this class. Painting techniques, composition, formalism, content and color theory will be emphasized to provide students with a general understanding of the fundamentals of painting. Instructor: Ellen Face.
9-12 years
6 lessons @ 2 hrs., $165/$150 McLean district residents.
6282.312 Tu, 4/17-5/22 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Claymation
Explore the techniques of claymation. Children will create story boards, sculpt original characters with animation clay, and build sets to create short, animated videos. At the final session, each student will receive a DVD of their claymations.
Instructor: Erik Swanson.
9-12 years
5 lessons @ 2.5 hrs., $165/$150 McLean district residents.
6283.312 Sa, 4/14-5/12 1:30-4 p.m.
Drawing into Painting
Students will learn the process of painting by beginning with drawing techniques that lead to a stronger painting. Students begin with composition studies, line drawings and tonal studies, then learn strategies for transferring the drawing onto a canvas and making the finished painting. This class covers the fundamentals of drawing and painting and includes discussion about canvas preparation and painting materials. Instructor: Erik Swanson.
13-18 years
6 lessons @ 2.5 hrs., $195/$180 McLean district residents.
6284.312 Sa, 2/4-3/17 1:30-4 p.m.
No lesson on 2/18 and 2/25.
A Little Bit of Everything: An Introduction to Classical Fine Art Practices
This course is for the student who wishes to diversify his or her classical portfolio in subject matter as well as media. Lessons will include: figure drawing with clothed models (pencil, charcoal); still life drawing (pencil, charcoal, soft pastel); landscape (oil painting); translating sketchbook drawings into prints (block printing); and small figure sculpture (sculpey, oven cured clay). Instructor: Rula Jones.
13-18 years
8 lessons @ 2.5 hrs., $275/$260 McLean district residents, tuition includes a $20 lab fee for models.
6285.312 Su, 1/22-3/25 2:30-5 p.m.
No lesson on 1/29 and 2/19.
Introduction to Digital Photography
In this hands-on workshop, students will learn how their digital cameras work and how to improve the technical and artistic aspects of their photographs. Fundamental concepts of photography such as composition, light and motion will be covered. We will work indoors and out, take still life photographs in available light and under studio hot lights, and experiment with portraits. Students will take two to four of their strongest images to be printed offsite before they will be displayed and discussed at the final class.
Instructor: Victoria F. Gaitán.
13-18 years
5 lessons @ 2.5 hrs., $165/$150 McLean district residents.
6286.312 Su, 4/15-5/13 2:30-5 p.m.
Family Art Workshops
We’ll meet in the gallery for a short tour of MPA’s current exhibition and then you and your child will create a one-of-a-kind artwork to take home.
Cool Constructions
Using both two- and three-dimensional space, we will construct colorful geometric sculptures from found objects, geometric patterns and paint. Materials include wood, paint, cardboard and recycled plastic bottles and any other materials you choose to bring to recycle. We will be inspired by the multi-dimensional sculptures of Eric Garner in the gallery. Instructor: Sharon Fishel
4-8 years
1 lesson @ 90 mins., $10 per family.
6501.312 Sa, 2/11 10-11:30 a.m.
Animal Scratchboard Drawings
Do you love animals? Bring storybooks with your favorite animal characters. After looking at books and viewing the art in the Youth Art Show, you will create wonderful scratchboard drawings of animals. Your scratchboard illustrations will be bound together with brightly colored papers to make an exciting pop-up animal book. Instructor: Sharon Fishel
4-8 years
1 lesson @ 90 mins., $10 per family.
6502.312 Sa, 3/17 10-11:30 a.m.
Miniature Landscapes in a Box
What would your favorite miniature fantasy landscape be like? Using mixed media materials including recycled objects, dried plants, sticks, paint, shells and other textural surfaces and patterns, you will create a fantasy landscape inside and outside your box that tells your own unique invented story. Instructor: Sharon Fishel
4-8 years
1 lesson @ 90 mins., $10 per family.
6503.312 Sa, 4/28 10-11:30 a.m.