Classes for Children & Teens

July 22 - 26th 1pm - 3pm Ages 13 - 18 Location:  Wallkill River Center for the Arts Gallery Cost: $135 per student Dreamed of creating characters for animation or comics? Curious about the whole process of not only creating your own series but also writing your own backstory for your characters? Then you will … Continue reading July 22-26th Teen’s Writing and Characters Workshop with Joe Ryan

July 29th - August 2nd 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 to build cooperation skills … Continue reading July 29 – Aug 2nd Nerf Camp with Matt Donaldson

July 29th - August 2nd 10:00 - 12:00 am Grades 3rd- 7th Location:  Wallkill River Center for the Arts Gallery 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 pieces of art … Continue reading July 29th – Aug 2nd Kid’s Mixed Media and Collage with Jodi Doster

Monday, July 29th 10am - 12pm Ages 8-13 Rain date:  Wednesday, July 31st Location: Benedict Farm Park $55 per student Learn how to create your very own 3D sculptures from found and natural materials! Explore the beautiful Benedict Farm Park in Montgomery, NY this Summer with AGRISCULPTURE Amy, a master of Nature:Arts and sculptural collage, … Continue reading July 29th Scavenger Sculpture with Amy Lewis Sweetman

July 29th - August 2nd 1:00 - 3:00 pm Grades 8th - 12th Location:  Wallkill River Center for the Arts Gallery 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 pieces of … Continue reading July 29th – Aug 2nd Teen’s Mixed Media and Collage with Jodi Doster

July 29th - August 2nd 1pm - 3pm Ages 13-18 Location:  Wallkill River Center for the Arts Gallery Cost: $135 per student Ever wanted to create your own comic but curious on where to begin? Well in this fun engaging workshop we will do just that! Brainstorm a comic to tell a short story! Through … Continue reading July 29th – Aug 2nd Teen’s Comics Workshop with Joe Ryan

August 2, 9, 16, 23rd Fridays 3:30-5:30pm In Person at the Wallkill River Center for the Arts Open to beginning and intermediate students Suitable for grades 6th - 12th $140 per student Animation Class Preview Animation is the art of bringing your drawings to life! Whether you’re interested in traditional animation, game animation, anime, 3D … Continue reading 08/2/24 Friday Afternoon Animation with Aedan Ciganek

August 5 - 9th 10 am - 12 pm Grades 3rd - 7th Location:  Wallkill River Center for the Arts Gallery 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 or impressing … Continue reading August 5 – 9th Kid’s Printmaking with Jodi Doster

August 12 - 16th 10am - 12pm Grades 3rd - 12th You can create beautiful, colorful and imaginative paintings without using realistic images.  Margaret will show you how to loosen up, relax and enjoy the process of expressive painting using water based paints and collaging your own painted papers.  Experience how to work "intuitively" (with … Continue reading August 12 – 16th Expressive Painting & Collage with Margaret Grasso

August 12 - 16th 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 to build cooperation skills and … Continue reading August 12 – 16th Nerf Camp with Matt Donaldson

August 19-23rd 10am - 12pm Grades 2nd - 8th Many famous artists have special, unique styles which we can recognize and use as inspiration. They have created many works of art that we can create art of our own with! From Picasso's abstract faces to Van Gogh's sunflowers. Close up flowers like Georgia O'Keefe and … Continue reading August 19 – 23rd Try Famous Artists’ Styles with Margaret Grasso

August 19 - 23rd 10am-12pm Grades 3rd - 7th 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 is useful for. Once the journal is made … Continue reading August 19 – 23rd Kid’s Art Journals with Jodi Doster

August 19 - 23rd 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 is useful for. Once … Continue reading August 19 – 23rd Teen’s Art Journals with Jodi Doster

September 6, 13, 20, 27th Fridays 3:30-5:30pm In Person at the Wallkill River Center for the Arts Open to beginning and intermediate students Suitable for grades 6th - 12th $140 per student Animation Class Preview Animation is the art of bringing your drawings to life! Whether you’re interested in traditional animation, game animation, anime, 3D … Continue reading 09/24 Friday Afternoon Animation with Aedan Ciganek

November 1, 8, 15, 22 Fridays 3:30-5:30pm In Person at the Wallkill River Center for the Arts Open to beginning and intermediate students Suitable for grades 6th - 12th $140 per student Animation Class Preview Animation is the art of bringing your drawings to life! Whether you’re interested in traditional animation, game animation, anime, 3D … Continue reading 11/24 Friday Afternoon Animation with Aedan Ciganek

December 6, 13, 20th Fridays 3:30-5:30pm In Person at the Wallkill River Center for the Arts Open to beginning and intermediate students Suitable for grades 6th - 12th $110 per student Animation Class Preview Animation is the art of bringing your drawings to life! Whether you’re interested in traditional animation, game animation, anime, 3D animation, … Continue reading 12/24 Friday Afternoon Animation with Aedan Ciganek

February 7, 14, 21st Fridays 3:30-5:30pm In Person at the Wallkill River Center for the Arts Open to beginning and intermediate students Suitable for grades 6th - 12th $110 per student Animation Class Preview Animation is the art of bringing your drawings to life! Whether you’re interested in traditional animation, game animation, anime, 3D animation, … Continue reading 02/25 Friday Afternoon Animation with Aedan Ciganek

April 4, 11, 18, 25th Fridays 3:30-5:30pm In Person at the Wallkill River Center for the Arts Open to beginning and intermediate students Suitable for grades 6th - 12th $140 per student Animation Class Preview Animation is the art of bringing your drawings to life! Whether you’re interested in traditional animation, game animation, anime, 3D … Continue reading 04/25 Friday Afternoon Animation with Aedan Ciganek

May 2, 16, 23, 30th (please note, no class May 9th) Fridays 3:30-5:30pm In Person at the Wallkill River Center for the Arts Open to beginning and intermediate students Suitable for grades 6th - 12th $140 per student Animation Class Preview Animation is the art of bringing your drawings to life! Whether you’re interested in … Continue reading 05/25 Friday Afternoon Animation with Aedan Ciganek