Children's Art
Come explore at Featherstone! We offer art classes for children ages 3 years to teens.
Featherstone's Children's Art Program Mission, Philosophy, Curriculum & Code of Conduct

Pre-registration is required for classes & workshops - please register online below or call  508-693-1850.

​*All onsite classes and programming postponed/cancelled until further notice*
All class registrations within March and April cancelled due to the COVID-19 closure will be credited for future use. We are doing our best to reach out to each student. If you require a refund, please send an email to Posie Haeger.
As Featherstone and many other organizations are struggling with loss of business and revenue, we also welcome a donation of your registration fees, if possible.

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​Preschool Art Program (Ages 3-5 years old)
with Coral Shockey
Day: Mondays 
Time: 9:00 – 11:00AM 
Dates:  Session 1: January 27, February 3, 10, March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
​Session 2: April 6, 13, 27, May 4, 11, 18, June 1
Location: Children’s Art Studio
Cost: $30 per class (10% discount applied to full session)

Featherstone's Preschool Art Series is a weekly art class designed to provide preschoolers a creative environment where they are encouraged to discover and color their world through different art mediums. Relevant children's literature will be seamlessly intertwined with the class theme to further develop perspective and comprehension of their world.
- Paint, Clay, Collage exploratory curriculum
Come join Coral Monday mornings for some preschool art making fun!

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Toddler Art Program (Ages 15 months - 2.9 years old)
with Coral Shockey
Day: Tuesdays 
Time: 9:30 – 10:30AM 
Dates: Session 1: January 21, 28, February 4, 11, 18, March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
​Session 2: April 7, 14, 28, May 5, 12, 19, 26, June 2
Location: Children’s Art Studio
Cost: $15 per class ​(10% discount applied to full session)
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Set in a small art room environment with art exploration tables and painting easels. Caregivers are required to stay and encouraged to be present in the art experience.
-Material based curriculum in Clay, Painting and Architecture
*Class size is limited to 8 toddlers.

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Art Explorers (Ages 6-9 years old) 
Days: Wednesdays
Time: 3:00 – 5:30PM 
Dates: Session 1: ​January 22, 29, February 5, 19, March 4, 11, 18, 25
Session 2: April 1, 8, 15, 29, May 6, 13, 20, 27, June 3
Location: Children’s Art Studio
Cost: $35 per class (10% discount applied to full session)

As Featherstone’s Art Explorers, children will be introduced to functional design, aesthetics and creative problem solving using Form, Shape, and Space as their guides. Each artist will have the opportunity to utilize a variety of mediums including Collage, Drawing, Fiber Arts, Mixed Media, Murals, Painting, Paper Making, Printmaking and Sculpture to help find their visual voice and further their creative self-expression. Our skills and ideas will develop as the seasons change. “Anything can happen, and that’s the beauty of art.”

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Children's Ceramic Exploration (for children ages 7+)
with Nancy Blank and Sabrina Kuchta
Day: Saturdays
Dates: January 25 // February 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 // March 7, (March 14, 21, 28 cancelled)
Time: 10:00AM - 12:00PM
Location: Pottery Studio
Fee: $30 per class

In this class, we will explore various techniques in hand building. From decorative planters to dragons to mugs, students will learn and experiment with multiple techniques in construction and decoration of functional and sculptural pieces.
All artwork will be bisque fired after each class. 
PLEASE NOTE: This is a hand building class, no wheels will be used.

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Ceramics: Children's Wheel Throwing (for children ages 10+)
with Nancy Blank
Day: Saturday
Dates: Session 1: February 1, 8, 15 (no class 2/22 & 2/29), March 7, (March 14, 21 cancelled)
Session 2: March 28, April 4, 11, 18, 25, May 2
Time: 1:00 to 3:00PM
​Location: Pottery Studio
Fee: $150 for full session (6 classes) Students must participate in all 6 classes of the session.
6 week session:
Week 1: wedging, wheel introduction and centering
Weeks 2-4: throwing practice
Week 5-6: glazing (fired work can be picked up during Open Pottery Studio the following week)

Wheel Throwing is a complicated skill that requires many hours of practice to grow muscle memory. We find that multiple classes are necessary and our six week course is ideal in mastering the art of wheel throwing.

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