Spring 2012
All classes are two hours long. Each course meets for ten classes.
Saturday classes: March 10–May 19
Sunday classes: March 11–May 20
No classes: April 7 and 8
Ages 6–7
Lions and Tigers and Bears
Saturdays, 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
This class focuses on animals in art, from fierce cats to painted dragons. Visits to the galleries will include the folk art and Asian collections. Students will use animals, both real and imaginary, as inspiration for creating original two- and three-dimensional art pieces.
Squiggles and Lines
Sundays, 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Students in this drawing course explore how artists use lines and marks to create meaning. Why are some lines thick and others thin? Why are some calm and others crazy? What are the differences between lines in pencil, pen, and paint? How artists use line changes the look and feeling of their work. This course is a great introduction to the world of art.
Ages 8–10
The Secret Language of Mummies
Saturdays, 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
This course looks at ancient Egyptian mummies and tombs, and their decorations. Taking inspiration from the myths and symbols of Egypt, students will combine language, stories, and art to create their own two- and three-dimensional pieces.
Movable Sculpture
Sundays, 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
You move and change, so why can't your artwork? This course will look at sculptures that shift, change, and react to the people around them. Young artists will work with a variety of media, including paper, wire, wood, and found objects, to build art pieces that suggest movement, or that even move themselves.
Ages 10–12
Beyond the Box
Saturdays, 1–3 p.m.
Many comic artists use a strip format to tell their stories, but that's no reason to box your drawings in. Illustrators, graphic novelists, and even fine artists use unique methods to depict complicated ideas. Students in this printmaking course will visit the special exhibitions Newspaper Fiction: The New York Journalism of Djuna Barnes, 1913–1919 and Keith Haring: 1978–1982 while exploring how illustration and fine art overlap.
Bright Lights, Big City
Sundays, 1–3 p.m.
How does New York look in your imagination? If you could shape the landscape, what would it look like? Students in this drawing and painting class explore how artists merge what they see with what they imagine. Visits to the American Identities installation and the special exhibition series Raw/Cooked will provide inspiration.
Ages 12–14
Drawing on Anything and Everything
Saturdays, 3:30–5:30 p.m.
This drawing and painting course takes inspiration from the artist Keith Haring's tendency to draw on anything and everything he could find. Sneakers, sunglasses, skin, and other unusual surfaces provided Haring with unexpected canvases for drawings that were both personal statements and beautiful art. What can you draw on today?
Lost and Found
Sundays, 3:30–5:30 p.m.
This multimedia course focuses on art that incorporates found objects. Using the Museum's newly acquired skateboard installation Maximum Sensation by Mounir Fatmi as a jumping-off point, students will gather objects from pop culture and use media such as sculpture and collage to turn them into original works of art.
Ages 15–17
Artist's Practice
Saturdays, 3:30–5:30 p.m.
This teen class draws inspiration from Raw/Cooked, a series of exhibitions featuring under-the-radar artists from the Brooklyn art scene. Teens will build portfolios that merge skills—in drawing, painting, sculpture, and mixed media—with a decidedly personal style, and will explore where and how to show and share their work.
Speak Up
Sundays, 3:30–5:30 p.m.
If you could ask any question, what would it be? Who would you ask? What would you expect to hear? Taking inspiration from the special exhibitions Newspaper Fiction: The New York Journalism of Djuna Barnes, 1913–1919 and Question Bridge: Black Males, students in this multimedia course will collect stories to turn into illustrations and zines, using their artistic talents to speak about who they are and what they find important.
Drawing with Paint
Saturdays, 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. or 1–3 p.m.
This drawing and painting course for adults takes inspiration from the special exhibition Keith Haring: 1978–1982. Using abstracted compositions, Haring made strong statements accessible to a wide audience. Participants in this course will learn techniques such as balancing positive and negative space, markmaking, and line work.
Fragmenting the Figure
Sundays, 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Inspired by the combination of figurative and abstract forms in the special exhibition Rachel Kneebone: Regarding Rodin, this sculpture course covers both how to render the human body accurately in three dimensions, and how to use the figure as an element in sculpture.
Course Fees
For students under 18:
Members: $205 per course*
General: $225 per course*
For adults:
Members: $220 per course*
General: $240 per course*
*Includes a $15 nonrefundable registration fee. All supplies are included.
Payment in full (credit card, check, or money order) is due with registration form by February 24. A membership discount and priority registration are available to all Museum members, including those at the Individual level ($55) and above for adult classes, and those at the Family level ($100) and above for all classes. Cancellation refunds will be considered on an individual basis.
Parking is available for Gallery/Studio students and families. Please check the Museum's hourly and daily rates. There is a 15-minute drop off period during which you will not be charged. After 15 minutes, the hourly rate will apply.
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