Kids Art Program
7 - 14 years
Join us each week for our Artist Spotlight! We’ll learn about the life and works of one artist and create a piece inspired by his or her art. See below for this season’s featured artists and projects.
Kids will get hands-on experience with a variety of mediums over the course of the program.
TEMECULA
March 6, 13, 20 & 27
Time: 4 - 5:30pm
MENIFEE
February 7, 14, 21 & 28
Time: 4 - 5:30pm
Grant Wood | American Gothic | Acrylic on canvas
Our first project spotlights one of the most familiar paintings in America, depicting a farmer and his daughter in rural Iowa at the dawn of the Great Depression. Many variations on the painting have been created and we’ll be putting our own spin on the 1930s masterpiece.
Vincent Van Gogh | Vase with Carnations | Ceramic painting
Originally a canvas painting by the one and only Van Gogh, we’ll be adapting this moody, floral still life to a ceramic plate that can be hung on display or used in the kitchen.
Alma Thomas | Untitled | Acrylic on canvas
By the time Alma Thomas became a full-time painter in 1960, she was almost 70 years old. She became well known for her masterful use of color and tiled brushstrokes resembling a mosaic. We’ll be practicing our strokes with this painting inspired by planet Earth.
Wassily Kandinsky | Concentric Circles | Clay hand building
In week 4, we’ll be working with clay to create our own colorful version of Russian painter Wassily Kandinsky’s Concentric Circles. First, we’ll mold each shape by hand, then paint them in the colors of your choice! We’ll attach a wire hanger so your finished piece can be hung at home.
TEMECULA
May 8, 15, 22 , 29
Time: 4 - 5:30pm
MENIFEE
April 10, 17, 24, & May 1
Time: 4 - 5:30pm
Charlie Harper | Birds | Watercolor & Paper Collage
Our first project is inspired by the bright, stylized birds of American Modern artist, Charley Harper. We will paint a watercolor background, and then a paper collage to create a scene of birds chirping in the trees.
Vincent Van Gogh | Portrait of the Postman | Charcoal Drawing on Ceramic
Van Gogh was known primarily as a painter, but his charcoal drawings are wonderful too! We’ll apply a color wash to the ceramic plate, then learn how to use specialty glaze pencils to sketch out the Postman’s portrait.
Théophile Steinlen | Tour du Chat Noir | Acrylic on Canvas
The piece featured in week three can be seen in bistros and living rooms the world over. It was created as an advertisement by the French Art Nouveau painter & printmaker, Théophile Alexandre Steinlen. We’ll be replicating his original poster with acrylics on canvas.
Eva Zeisel | Ceramic teacup and saucer | Hand building with clay
Zeisel was a self-declared “maker of useful things” and skillful ceramics designer. We’ll take inspiration from her simple, natural shapes as we mold a useful teacup and saucer from clay.