Children's Art 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.

Registration for Fall sessions will open on Thursday, September 15 at 5:00pm below.

Preschool Art Mornings (ages 3-5 years old)
with Coral Shockey
Days: Tuesdays
Dates: Session 1: 9/27, 10/4, 10/11, 10/18, 10/25, 11/1 (6 classes)
Time: 9:00AM – 12:00PM
Location: Children’s Art Studio
Fee: $270 per 6 week session
Materials provided. Students 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!

*PLEASE NOTE: parents/guardians are asked to download and use the REMIND "Remind: School Communication" app on your mobile phone www.remind.com. The app will facilitate communications between our Children's Studio instructors and parents/guardians (including emergency contact). Also, all children are required to wear a mask within the studio and all buildings at Featherstone.

Preschool Art Afternoons (ages 3-5 years old)
with Helen Hall
Days: Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays
Dates: session dates listed below (sessions are by day of the week)
Time: 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Location: Children’s Art Studio
Fee: $185 per 5 week session / $225 per 6 week session
Materials provided. Students should bring a nut-free 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.”

Dates: Session 1:
No classes 10/10/22 - Indigenous Peoples' Day Holiday
Mondays: 9/26, 10/3, 10/17, 10/24, 10/31 (5 classes)
Tuesdays: 9/27, 10/4, 10/11, 10/18, 10/25, 11/1 (6 classes)
Wednesdays:  9/28, 10/5, 10/12, 10/19, 10/26, 11/2 (6 classes)

Dates: Session 2:
No classes 11/23/22 closed for Thanksgiving Break
Mondays:  11/7, 11/14, 11/21, 11/28, 12/5, 12/12 (6 classes)
Tuesdays:  11/8, 11/15, 11/22, 11/29, 12/6, 12/13 (6 classes)
Wednesdays: 11/9, 11/16, 11/30, 12/7, 12/14 (5 classes)

Dates: Session 3:
No classes 2/20/23 - President's Day Holiday and 2/27/23 - 3/3/2023 (February Break)
Mondays:  1/23, 1/30, 2/6, 2/13 (4 classes)
Tuesdays: 1/17, 1/24, 1/31, 2/7, 2/14, 2/21 (6 classes)
Wednesdays:  1/18, 1/25, 2/1, 2/8, 2/15, 2/22 (6 classes)

Dates: Session 4:
No classes 4/17/23 - 4/21/23 (April Break)
Mondays: 3/6, 3/13, 3/20, 3/27, 4/3, 4/10 (6 classes)
Tuesdays: 3/7, 3/14. 3/21, 3/28, 4/4, 4/11 (6 classes)
Wednesdays: 3/8, 3/15, 3/22, 3/28, 4/5, 4/12 (6 classes)

Dates: Session 5:
No classes 5/29/23 - Memorial Day Holiday
Mondays:  4/24, 5/1, 5/8, 5/15. 5/22 (5 classes)
Tuesdays: 4/25, 5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23, 5/30 (6 classes)
Wednesdays: 4/26, 5/3, 5/10, 5/17, 5/24, 5/31 (6 classes)

*PLEASE NOTE: parents/guardians are asked to download and use the REMIND "Remind: School Communication" app on your mobile phone www.remind.com. The app will facilitate communications between our Children's Studio instructors and parents/guardians (including emergency contact).

Art Explorers (ages 6-8 years old)
with Coral Shockey and Helen Hall
Days: Tuesdays (Coral) and/or Thursdays (Coral & Helen)
Dates: session dates listed below (sessions are by day of the week)
Time: 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Location: Art Barn Drawing Studio (Tuesdays)
Children’s Art Studio (Thursdays)
Fee: $185 per 5 week session / $225 per 6 week session
Materials provided. Students should bring a nut-free 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.

Dates: Session 1:
Tuesdays: 9/27, 10/4, 10/11, 10/18, 10/25, 11/1 (6 classes)
Thursdays: 9/29, 10/6, 10/13, 10/20, 10/27, 11/3 (6 classes)

Dates: Session 2:
No class 11/24/22 closed for Thanksgiving Break
Tuesdays:  11/8, 11/15, 11/22, 11/29, 12/6, 12/13 (6 classes)
Thursdays: 11/10, 11/17, 12/1, 12/8, 12/15 (5 classes)

Dates: Session 3:
No classes 2/27/23-3/3/2023 (February Break)
Tuesdays:  1/17, 1/24, 1/31, 2/7, 2/14, 2/21 (6 classes)
Thursdays: 1/19, 1/16, 2/2, 2/9, 2/16, 2/22 (6 classes)

Dates: Session 4:
No classes 4/17/23-4/21/2023 (April Break)
Tuesdays: 3/7, 3/14. 3/21, 3/28, 4/4, 4/11 (6 classes)
Thursdays: 3/9/23, 3/16/22, 3/23, 3/30, 4/6, 4/13 (6 classes)

Dates: Session 5:
Tuesdays: 4/27, 5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23, 5/30 (6 classes)
Thursdays: 4/27, 5/4, 5/11, 5/18, 5/15, 6/1 (6 classes)

*PLEASE NOTE: parents/guardians are asked to download and use the REMIND "Remind: School Communication" app on your mobile phone www.remind.com. The app will facilitate communications between our Children's Studio instructors and parents/guardians (including emergency contact).

*NEW* Creative Spark (ages 9-12 years old)
with Coral Shockey and Sabrina Kuchta
Day: Wednesdays
Dates: session dates listed below
Time: 3:30PM - 5:30PM
Location: Pottery Studio & Art Barn Drawing Studio
Fee: $150 per 5 week session / $180 per 6 week session
Materials provided. Students should bring a nut-free snack.

Artists will be encouraged to observe the world around them and have the opportunity to create and color their own worlds. Each student will begin class exploring their creative spark with ceramic hand building led by Sabrina Kuchta within our pottery studio. Coral Shockey will then lead artists into themed art explorations within our drawing studio using an array of art mediums ranging from watercolors, acrylic paints, collage, mosaic tiles, jewelry-making, mixed media and print making.  Renown artists throughout time and space will be intertwined within the weekly projects to further inspire creative visual art techniques.

Dates: Session 1:
Wednesdays:  9/28, 10/5, 10/12, 10/19, 10/26, 11/2 (6 classes)

Dates: Session 2:
No classes 11/23/22 closed for Thanksgiving Break
Wednesdays: 11/9, 11/16, 11/30, 12/7, 12/14 (5 classes)

Dates: Session 3:
No classes 2/27/23-3/3/2023 (February Break)
Wednesdays:  1/18, 1/25, 2/1, 2/8, 2/15, 2/22 (6 classes)

Dates: Session 4:
No classes 4/17/23-4/21/2023 (April Break)
Wednesdays: 3/8, 3/15, 3/22, 3/28, 4/5, 4/12 (6 classes)

Dates: Session 5:
Wednesdays:  4/26, 5/3, 5/10, 5/17, 5/24, 5/31 (6 classes)

*PLEASE NOTE: parents/guardians are asked to download and use the REMIND "Remind: School Communication" app on your mobile phone www.remind.com. The app will facilitate communications between our Children's Studio instructors and parents/guardians (including emergency contact).

Children's Ceramic Exploration (ages 7+)
with Nancy Blank and Sabrina Kuchta
Day: Saturdays
Dates: October 22, 29, November 5, 12, 19, December 3, 10, 17
Time: 2:00PM - 4:00PM
Location: Pottery Studio
Fee: $30 per class

In this class, students will explore various techniques in hand building. From decorative planters to dragons to mugs, children will learn and experiment with multiple techniques in construction and decoration of functional and sculptural pieces.
PARENTS PLEASE NOTE:
All artwork will be bisque fired after each class, which takes an additional 2 weeks before pick up. This is a hand building class, no wheels will be used.

CHILDREN'S ART CLASSES

Registration for Fall sessions will open on Thursday, September 15 at 5:00pm below.