The Milton Art Center is a nonprofit community center that offers art education and events for all ages. With a mission to connect people through the power of the arts, their dedicated volunteers and teachers work together to provide free and low-cost programming to the community in a renovated space that showcases art and music.
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With a focus on fun we will apply combinations of drawing, painting and creative movement to make small and large-scale works of art. We will dab, splot and splash paint and create masterpiece paintings with giant paintbrushes and unexpected tools like string, tissue paper, soap, straws, sponges and feet!
Milton Art Center @ 334 Edge Hill Rd, Milton, MA
Create works of art that can be worn. We will use up cycled and nontraditional materials to create jewelry, belts, fashion accessories. The possibilities are endless as we work through drawing, sewing, constructing, gluing and experimenting with color and design while celebrating the earth! Runway show at end of week!
Milton Art Center @ 334 Edge Hill Rd, Milton, MA
Get messy exploring the wonderful world of clay. Students will use kiln fired, air dry, polymer and paper clay to create animals, bugs, magical creatures, fake food, functional pottery and so much more. Learn basic construction techniques and think three dimensionally while having fun! Ceramic projects will be glazed, fired and ready for pick up after 2 weeks.
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Let's create a unique self-portrait using mixed-media techniques. Whether realistic, abstract or symbolic, your personality will come through in delightful and surprising ways. You will learn about the well-known self-portrait paintings of Frida Kahlo, Vincent Van Gogh and others for inspiration. Our portraits will combine drawing, painting, printmaking and collage techniques with a variety of materials and will include t-shirt designing too!
Milton Art Center @ 334 Edge Hill Rd, Milton, MA
Learn about the rainforest while you create animals, insects, reptiles and flowers. We will look at paintings by Henri Rousseau for inspiration. Our own masterpieces will be made by using paint, pastel, clay, yarn, feathers and more. It’s a jungle out there!
Let your imagination loose this summer and tap into your wild side! This class lets you express yourself while having fun trying all things animal! Projects include paper mache, painting, and more.
A prop-making, story-acting class! The class picks a scene from a story, creates the props and acts out the scene. Family is invited to final performance, 8/13, 11:30am
Milton Art Center @ 334 Edge Hill Rd, Milton, MA
A global adventure! Discover the arts around the world as you “travel” from country to country experiencing the diversity of different cultures. Students “visit” a different country each day by completing an art project and playing games and learning phrases indicative of that country’s culture.
Discover handmade creations from around the world as we "travel" from country to country experiencing the diversity of cultures. Through drawing, sculpting, weaving, we will create personal artifacts. Projects will be Greek Vases, Woven Turtles, Japanese Origami Paper Friend, Guatemalan Trouble Dolls & more.
Let’s capture the best of summer before it’s gone! This fundamentals landscape class of drawing and painting will capture the best memories of summer. Paint from the perspective of a bug in the grass or from a bird’s eye view of where houses, buildings and cities resemble a patchwork quilt. We’ll experiment with a variety of painting surfaces and styles with watercolor and acrylic paints and mixed media.
Making Our Mark on the Landscape! A Plein Aire and Studio (tent) Outdoor Workshop Let’s push the boundaries and explore new ways to approach our paintings. Starting with a demonstration, we will then embark on small studies en plein aire, letting what captivates us about the scene drive us through our exercises. We will create 2-3 studies outside, thinking about composition, gesture, shape, light, value, and colors. Then, going back...
Learn how to use traditional calligraphy pen and watercolor painting as tools for bright and dynamic illustrations! We'll be explore capturing different images and scenes with these dynamic and fun tools!
Milton Art Center @ 334 Edge Hill Rd, Milton, MA
Embrace the Practice/Daily Painting Workshop This workshop will embrace the painting process and the importance of daily practice as a path to improving creativity and image making skills. Over the course of the workshop students will paint several small panels, guided by an artist who has made over 3800 daily, consecutive, paintings - so far! A combination of demos, in-class assignments and individual instruction will teach students techniques to...
Participants will practice the fundamental skills of observational drawing through a series of exercises designed to teach artists how to draw what they see instead of what they think they know. Students will be coached on how to work from a series of carefully crafted still life setups to study line, shape, form, value and composition. Using traditional materials including ink, graphite, and charcoal, students will build the foundational skills...
In this class, we will learn the basics of acrylic painting through color, observation and practice. Each class will start with a lesson and demonstration, and dedicate the rest of the time to painting. We will begin with understanding the color wheel and the temperature of light to create atmospheric images. Lessons can be structured around the interests of the students. This class is recommended for anyone who wishes to learn about painting or...
Students will have fun making pumpkins, leaf dishes, snowmen, luminaries and more while learning pinching, coiling and slab building. Imagination encouraged! Children will glaze their projects and pick them up approximately 10 days after the last class.
Milton Art Center @ 334 Edge Hill Rd, Milton, MA
There is no better way to experience a place than sitting and drawing what you see. In this workshop you will learn about various travel sketching strategies and techniques, including the fundamentals of one and two point perspective. You will have the opportunity to work both in the studio and draw on location. Learn about different materials that you can use while sketching such as different types of sketchbooks, pencils, pens and washes. ...
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Each day, we’ll focus on a different aspect of drawing cartoons and comics. We will discuss facial expressions, body language, adding color and different styles. Each day, kids will have the opportunity to try their new techniques. They can make lots of short comics, or work on a longer story, like a graphic novel. They can also use these newly practiced skills all throughout the rest of their summer!
Let’s glue, build, and create! Venture into the exciting world of 3D recycled sculpture. Learn techniques using natural and upcycled materials using items found around your house, backyard or in your recycle bin to recreate new original pieces of art. Supplies For ReCreate Supplies For All My Class Washable Crayola Crayons, Markers and Color Pencils Mixed Media Sketch Pad Kids Gorilla Glue Acrylic Paint for kids Paint...
Each Day, learn a new 2D technique and concept to create a new page in your original and handmade artists book. Work through interactive activities to play with line, form, color, texture, form, space and more! Explore objects, environments, and contexts in your home or backyard! Become an observant artist, finding inspiration everywhere around you. Learn the art of seeing; then use your imagination to see magic and...
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