CHILDREN'S CLASSES

Come explore at Featherstone! We offer art classes for children ages 3 years and older.
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.

Preschool Art Workshops (Ages 3-5 years old)
with Helen Hall (Mon & Wed) and Coral Shockey (Tue & Thu)
Day: Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays
Time: 9:00 – 12:00PM
Dates: October 12, 13, 14 / 19, 21 / 25, 26, 27, 28
November 1, 2, 3, 4 / 8, 9, 10 / 15, 16, 17, 18 / 22, 23 / 29, 30
December 1, 2 / 6, 7, 8, 9 / 13, 14, 15, 16
Location: Children’s Art Studio
Cost: $30 per class, materials provided. Students must wear masks and should bring a nut-free morning snack.

Featherstone's Preschool Art Workshops are art classes designed to provide preschoolers a creative environment where they are encouraged to discover and color their world through different art mediums, building confidence and enriching fine motor skills. Join us as we investigate nature and learn elements of art and mix media during our art mornings designed just for the preschooler. Come find out what art means to the youngest among us!

Preschool Art Afternoons (Ages 3-5 years old)
with Helen Hall
Day: Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays
Time: 2:30 - 5:00PM
Dates: October 12, 13, / (no class 18-20) / 25, 26, 27
November 1, 2, 3 / 8, 9, 10 / 15, 16, 17 / 22, 23 / 29, 30, Dec 1
December 6, 7, 8 / 13, 14, 15
Location: Children’s Art Studio
Cost: $35 per class, materials provided. Students must wear masks and should bring a nut-free afternoon snack.

Art is all around us on the Featherstone campus. Join us as we investigate our campus and learn elements of art and mix media during our art afternoon explorations designed just for the preschooler. A wide range of art experiences will be offered where students will utilize different materials and techniques, all designed to build confidence and experiment with creativity, while also enriching basic fine motor skill development. Our ideas will develop as the seasons change. “Anything can happen, and that’s the beauty of art.”

Art Explorers (Ages 5-8 years old)
with Coral Shockey
Day: Thursdays
Time: 3:00 - 5:00PM
Dates: October 14, 21, 28
November 4, 18
December 2, 9, 16
Location: Children’s Art Studio
Cost: $30 per class, materials provided. Students must wear masks and should bring a nut-free afternoon snack.

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.

Ceramics: Children's Wheel Throwing (for children ages 12+ - STUDENTS MUST BE VACCINATED)
with Nancy Blank
Day: Saturdays
Time: 10:00AM - 12:00PM
Dates: October 23, 30, November 6, 13, 20, December 6
Location: Pottery Studio
Cost: $180 for full session (6 classes). Materials provided, students must wear masks. Students must participate in all 6 classes of the session - there will be make up dates if a class must be missed.

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.

Children's Ceramic Exploration (for children ages 7+)
with Nancy Blank and Sabrina Kuchta
resuming 2022
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.

CHILDREN'S ART CLASSES