Classes for Children & Teens

Monday - Friday, July 6 - 10 10:00 am - 12 noon Grades 7th - 12th Location:  Wallkill River Center for the Arts Cost: $135 per student In printmaking, students will make copies of an image that they have created from various sources of their choosing. They will then transfer the image and use carving … Continue reading Mixed Media Printmaking for Teens with Jodi Doster

July 6 - 10th 10am - 12pm Grades 1 - 6 This is a process oriented, guided draw & paint class. See what happens when you layer watercolors over crayons, when you use sea salt, or saran wrap on wet paint. Discover how tempera paint is different than watercolor, & Color Splash liquid watercolors work. … Continue reading Experimental Drawing and Painting with Margaret Grasso

July 6 - 10th 1 - 3 pm Grades 6 - 12 Mixed Media Art Journaling is a personal adventure.... a way to express your feelings, memories, and ideas. Working "intuitively" (without any preconceived plan), we'll start with a prompt to get us thinking... then we'll draw, doodle, color, collage, or paint, add a word … Continue reading Creative Art Journals with Margaret Grasso

Monday - Friday, July 13 - 17, 2026 10:00 - 12:00 pm Grades 2nd- 6th Location:  Wallkill River Center for the Arts Cost: $135 per student   Mixed media will use a variety of techniques and mediums to create unique pieces of art. Students will learn the elements and principles of design to put together … Continue reading Mixed Media and Collage with Jodi Doster

July 13 - 17, 2026 10am - 12pm Ages 8 - 14 Location:  Benedict Farm Park Pavilion Cost: $135 per student Run around before the day gets hot with Nerf Camp! Darts and Blasters will be provided, but you’re free to bring your own if they take standard darts. Compete in an array of games … Continue reading Nerf Camp with Matt Donaldson

July 13- 17 10am - 12pm Grades 2-6 These two themes (Animals & Nature) co-exist.... colors, patterns, textures, symmetry, camouflage. Relating these elements together is going to be very interesting. We'll try realistic & imaginary styles, and a little abstract also. Projects include guided drawings into paintings, transferring large animal heads onto loosely painted backgrounds … Continue reading Animals and Nature with Margaret Grasso

Monday - Friday, July 13 - 17, 2026 1:00 - 3:00 pm Grades 7th - 12th Location:  Wallkill River Center for the Arts Cost: $135 per student   Students will have a chance to learn about creating the illusion of depth with their art in Optical Art. Learn the skills of forced perspective, optical illusions, … Continue reading Optical Illusion with Jodi Doster

Monday - Friday, July 20 - 24, 2026 10:00am - 12:00pm Grades 2nd - 6th Location:  Wallkill River Center for the Arts Cost: $135 per student   In printmaking, students will make copies of an image that they have created from various sources of their choosing. They will then transfer the image and use carving … Continue reading Printmaking for Kids with Jodi Doster

Monday - Friday, July 20 - 24th 10 am - 12 noon Grades 5 - 10 This class is all about loose, flowing paints, starting with no preconceived ideas or drawing. We will be using watercolor paints, colored water-based inks, Hi-flow & Fluid Acrylics, a variety of brushes, scrapers, pipets, and pens. We'll be working … Continue reading Fluid Painting with Margaret Grasso

Monday - Friday, July 20 - 24 1 pm - 3 pm Grades 8th - 12th Location:  Wallkill River Center for the Arts Gallery Cost: $135 per student   Students will create their own art journal! They will add their pages and wire the journal together. We'll explore different materials and what an art journal … Continue reading Art Journals with Jodi Doster

Monday - Friday, July 27 - 31 10 am - 12 noon Grades 2 - 6 $135 per student   Join us for Fun with Fiber where students will discover stitching, felting and weaving while creating their own unique fiber works during the week's art projects. Session 1: Scrappy Plush Monster Hand Sewing Project Learn … Continue reading Fun with Fiber: Stitching, Felting and Weaving with Jenny Torino

Monday - Friday, July 27 - 31 1 - 3 pm Grades 7 - 12 $135 per student   Join us for Wearable Art: Fiber Focus for where students will discover stitching, felting and weaving while creating their own unique wearable art during the week's art projects. Classes 1-2: Needle Felted Patches Turn wool fiber into … Continue reading Wearable Art: Fiber Focus with Jenny Torino

Monday - Friday, July 27 - 31 1 - 3 pm Grades 7-12 $135 per student   Wild Layers is a 5-day immersive studio workshop for teens (grades 7–12) exploring watercolor, botanical printing, and mixed media collage using natural materials. Students will experiment with plant matter, organic textures, and layered composition while developing foundational watercolor … Continue reading Wild Layers: Mixed Media Botanicals with Eileen MacAvery