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Classes & Workshops for Kids

Classes for Kids Starting in September

Classes for kids currently enrolled in Grades 3 -8 begin Saturday, Sept. 16. Classes run three hours. We run two classes each Saturday at 10 AM-1 PM and 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM. Students will be offered classes in drawing, painting, and printmaking. Join our mailing list now on the home page to stay in the loop!

Upcoming Classes & Workshops

 

Our goal with Saturday art classes for kids is to provide a solid foundation in visual traditional fine arts through drawing, painting and printmaking while engaging young students in then natural world.

  • Drawing and Painting Animals: Grades 3-6
    • Saturdays 10am-1pm
      September 16, 2017 - October 7, 2017
      10:00 am - 1:00 pm

    This class offers elementary school students currently enrolled in Grades 3-6 inspiring encounters with Art Farm's domestic and wild animal life in a beautiful outdoor setting. Students will learn and practice techniques in observational drawing and painting using Art Farm's live animal models and photo references while exploring our riparian habitat. Topics will cover sketchbooking, charcoal drawing, color mixing, composition, and basic animal anatomy for young artists.

  • Art and Animal Explorations: Grade 2
    • Saturdays 10am-1pm
      September 16, 2017 - October 7, 2017
      10:00 am - 1:00 pm

    This class offers a wonderful introduction to Art Farm for students currently enrolled in Grade 2. Instructor Maggie DiGrazia is a full-time arts instructor at The Rhoades School in Encinitas and a longtime art instructor for Art Farm's award-winning summer camps. Students will explore drawing, painting and printmaking fundamentals, spend time with our many delightful farm animals, take nature walks down by our creek, and come away from their experience with a deeper appreciation of how the art process connects them to the natural world.

  • Drawing Animals: Grades 7-10
    • Saturdays 1:30-4:30pm
      September 16, 2017 - October 7, 2017
      1:30 pm - 4:30 pm

    This class offers students currently enrolled in grades 7-10 a solid and fun introduction to drawing and painting animals from life and photographic references. Students will get to know our menagerie of farm animals while learning foundational skills in drawing from life and photographic references. As students develop skills and confidence they will choose two of their favorite Art Farm animals as a concentration and delve deeper into how to render these specific animals with attention paid to simple anatomy and capturing the living spirit of the animal.