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.

Session 1 (beginning late September) registration opens: Friday, September 1st at 5:00pm
Session 2 (beginning early November) registration opens: Monday, October 2nd at 5:00pm

Adventures in Art (ages 3-5 years old)
with Helen Hall and Buffy Carroll
Days: Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays
Dates: session dates listed below (sessions are by day of the week)
Time: 3:15PM - 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:
Mondays: 9/25, 10/2, (no 10/9), 10/16, 10/23, 10/31
Tuesdays: 9/26, 10/3, 10/10, 10/17, 10/24
Wednesdays: 9/27, 10/4, 10/11, 10/18, 10/25, 11/1
No classes 10/9/23 Indigenous People Day or 10/31/23 Halloween

Dates: Session 2:
Mondays: 11/6, 11/13, 11/20, 11/27, 12/4, 12/11
Tuesdays: 11/7, 11/14, 11/21, 11/28, 12/5, 12/12
Wednesdays: 11/8, 11/15, (no 11/22), 11/29, 12/6, 12/13
No classes 11/22/23 - 11/23/23 for Thanksgiving Break

Dates: Session 3:
Mondays: 1/22, 1/29, 2/5, 2/12
Tuesdays: 1/16, 1/23, 1/30, 2/6, 2/13, 2/20
Wednesdays: 1/17, 1/24, 1/31, 2/7, 2/14, 2/21
No classes 2/19/24 President's Day Holiday and 2/26/24 - 3/31/24 February Break

Dates: Session 4:
Mondays: 3/4, 3/11, 3/18, 3/25, 4/1, 4/8
Tuesdays: 3/5, 3/12, 3/19, 3/26, 4/2, 4/9
Wednesdays: 3/6, 3/13, 3/20, 3/27, 3/3, 3/10
No classes 4/15/24 - 4/19/24 April Break

Dates: Session 5:
Mondays: 4/22, 4/29, 5/6, 5/13, 5/20
Tuesdays: 4/23, 4/30, 5/7, 5/14, 5/21, 5/28
Wednesdays: 4/24, 5/1, 5/8, 5/15, 5/22, 5/29
No classes 5/27/24 Memorial Day Holiday

*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 (Kindergarten - 2nd Grade)
with Bella Morais, Helen Hall and Buffy Carroll
Days: Mondays (Bella) and/or Thursdays (Helen & Buffy)
Dates: session dates listed below (sessions are by day of the week)
Time: 3:15PM - 5:30PM
Location: Art Barn Painting Studio (Mondays)
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:
Mondays: 9/25, 10/2, (no 10/9), 10/16, 10/23, 10/31
Thursdays: 9/28, 10/5, 10/12, 10/19, 10/26, 11/2

Dates: Session 2:
Mondays: 11/6, 11/13, 11/20, 11/27, 12/4, 12/11
Thursdays: 11/9, 11/16, (no 11/23), 11/30, 12/7, 12/14
No classes 11/23/23 for Thanksgiving Break

Dates: Session 3:
Mondays: 1/22, 1/29, 2/5, 2/12
Thursdays: 1/18, 1/25, 2/1. 2/8, 2/15, 2/22
No classes 2/26/24-3/1/24 February Break

Dates: Session 4:
Mondays: 3/4, 3/11, 3/18, 3/25, 4/1, 4/8
Thursdays: 3/7, 3/14, 3/21, 3/28, 4/4, 4/11
No classes 4/15/24 - 4/19/24 April Break

Dates: Session 5:
Mondays: 4/22, 4/29, 5/6, 5/13, 5/20
Thursdays: 4/25, 5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23, 5/30

*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).

Creative Spark (3rd - 6th Grade)
with Bella Morais and Sabrina Kuchta
Days: Wednesdays (Bella & Sabrina) & *NEW* Thursdays (Bella)
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. Bella Morais 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: 9/27, 10/4, 10/11, 10/18, 10/25, 11/1
Thursdays: 9/28, 10/5, 10/12, 10/19, 10/26, 11/2

Dates: Session 2:
Wednesdays: 11/8, 11/15, (no 11/22), 11/29, 12/6, 12/13
Thursdays: 11/9, 11/16, (no 11/23), 11/30, 12/7, 12/14
No classes 11/22-23/23 for Thanksgiving Break

Dates: Session 3:
Wednesdays: 1/17, 1/24, 1/31, 2/7, 2/14, 2/21
No classes 2/26/24 - 3/31/24 February Break

Dates: Session 4:
Wednesdays: 3/6, 3/13, 3/20, 3/27, 3/3, 3/10
No classes 4/15/24 - 4/19/24 April Break

Dates: Session 5:
Wednesdays: 4/24, 5/1, 5/8, 5/15, 5/22, 5/29

*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 7 (Indigenous Peoples' weekend), 14, (no 10/21), 28 / November 4, 11 (Veterans Day), 18, (no 11/25 Thanksgiving weekend) / December 2, 9, 16
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.

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*NEW* Children's Needle Arts (ages 7-12)
with Helen Hall
Day: Saturdays
Dates: Session 1: March 11, 18, 25, April 1 // Session 2: April 29, May 6, 13, 20
Time: 1:00PM - 3:00PM
Location: Children's Art Studio
Fee: $120 for 4 week course, materials included

Needlework is often used to describe the many forms of fiber art which include sewing, embroidery, needlepoint, cross stitch, crochet, knitting, needle felting to name a few. Anything that uses a needle or hook for construction, can be called needlework. Join us for a four week workshop where we will learn a few basic sewing, appliqué and embroidery techniques and discover several other forms of fiber art.

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