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Tot & Caregiver Time

Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL

Young children and their caregivers are invited to explore art at EAC together! Check out EAC art exhibitions, learn to talk about art, and then create your own unique works of art. Older siblings are invited, too! Individual price covers up to two siblings and one adult.

(83) All levels 3 - 17 years old
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$215

9 sessions

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Painting Like the Masters (Ages 8-13)

Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL

Learn about a famous artist with a brief art history lesson, studying different techniques, mediums and styles. Use one of their pieces to inspire your own masterpiece! Topics covered include acrylics, watercolors, drawing, landscape, still-life, pointillism, abstract art, color, perspective, mixed media, and art history.  Returning students welcome.

(83) All levels 8 - 13 years old
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$215

9 sessions

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Imaginative Art (Ages 9-11)

Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL

Expand your imagination and build upon existing art skills while making surreal, fun, and whimsical works of art. Classes will have drawing games and automatic art activities to inspire creative thinking and cover basic visual art techniques to help improve rendering skills.  Materials include graphite, pen and ink, markers, watercolors, color pencils, acrylic paint, air-dry clay, collage and assemblage.

(83) All levels 9 - 11 years old
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$245

8 sessions

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Create Your Graphic Novel (Ages 12 - 16)

Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL

Create your own comic book from start to finish. Learn all the techniques professional cartoonists use to make the graphic novels you love to read. Explore world building, character design, panel layout, inking, and cover design. You will bring your story to life, and complete issue #1 of your own graphic novel!

(83) All levels 12 - 16 years old
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$245

8 sessions

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Create Your Graphic Novel (Ages 9 - 12)

Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL

Create your own comic book from start to finish. Learn all the techniques professional cartoonists use to make the graphic novels you love to read. Explore world building, character design, panel layout, inking, and cover design. You will bring your story to life, and complete issue #1 of your own graphic novel!

(83) All levels 9 - 12 years old
No upcoming schedules
$245

8 sessions

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Printmaking with Gelli Plates (Ages 9-13)

Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL

Gelli Plate Monoprinting is a fun and exciting way to make one-of-a-kind paintings on paper. Working in layers, students will learn to work with mark-making, stencils, masking, and collage. They will experiment and learn how to use the right paper to get the effects they desire to create a series of work.

(83) All levels 9 - 13 years old
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$200

5 sessions

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Innovative Drawing (Ages 9-11)

Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL

Students of all skill levels will explore traditional and non-traditional drawing techniques and materials. This week-long camp celebrates the experience of discovery and creation of art, not the outcome. Take inspiration from nature, books, famous artists, and each camper’s imagination.

(83) All levels 9 - 11 years old
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$235

3 sessions

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Story & Comic Illustrations (Ages 12-14)

Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL

Jump into the wonderful and dynamic world of illustration and comic books! Learn all the techniques professional illustrators and cartoonists use to create the graphic novels. Explore inking, character design, panel layout, and cover design.

(83) All levels 12 - 14 years old
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$235

3 sessions

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Creative Handbuilding Ceramics (Ages 9-11)

Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL

Explore the possibilities of working in clay! Students will use different hand-building techniques, such as pinch, slab, and coil. They will design a pinch pot for little succulents, design and build a box that tells a story, or create some gifts for friends and family. The possibilities are endless!  Ceramics projects will be ready for pick up approximately 2 weeks after camp. Caregivers will be contacted via email when projects are...

(83) All levels 9 - 11 years old
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$235

3 sessions

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Camera-less Photography (Ages 11-13)

Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL

Photographs and photography have never been more prevalent through the click of a button on your phone, but there is a whole world of photography that can be accessed without a camera! In this class, you will engage in projects that create images without ever picking up a camera, such as cyanotypes and photograms. We will also be creating our own pinhole cameras, and sourcing outside imagery to create collages and image transfers. Some projects...

(83) All levels 11 - 13 years old
No upcoming schedules
$235

6 sessions

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Youth Art Open Studio (Ages 7-13)

Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL

Explore your imagination and bring your artistic visions to life across various mediums including painting, sculpture, clay, drawing, or mixed media. Enjoy the freedom of an open studio environment, where individualized instruction fosters independent growth. Plus, embrace outdoor inspiration with occasional sessions in nearby parks for drawing from nature.

(83) All levels 7 - 13 years old
No upcoming schedules
$235

8 sessions

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Kids Cook Brunch with Your Mom

The Chopping Block Lincoln Square

Have fun this Mother's Day cooking and feasting with your family! Children ages 6 to 12 are invited to help their families prepare a fabulous brunch. Everyone cooks and eats together, and one child is free with each adult ($20 per additional child). Menu: Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins Broccoli Cheddar Frittata Maple-Glazed Bacon Yogurt, Fresh Fruit and Granola Parfaits Skills Covered in Class Include:  Mixing Muffin Batter Determining...

(263) All levels 6 - 12 years old
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Kids Cook with Your Dad

The Chopping Block Lincoln Square @ 4747 N Lincoln, Chicago, IL

Have fun this Father's Day cooking and feasting with your family! Children are invited to help their families prepare a fabulous brunch. Everyone cooks and eats together, and one child is free with each adult ($20 per additional child). Menu: Chocolate Chip Scones Spinach and Cheddar Cheese Strata Apple, Fennel and Sage Breakfast Sausage Minty Melon Fruit Salad Skills Covered in Class Include: Making Quick Breads Savory Baked Custard ...

(263) All levels 6 - 12 years old
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Fashion Design and Construction (Ages 10-13)

Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL

Jazz up your existing wardrobe with embellishment creations such as ruffles, fabric florals, patch designs, and add-ons using your own fabric manipulation textures. Top it off with iron-on rhinestones, buttons, embroidery, etc. These are examples of things you will create to revitalize your garments, and are sure to inspire a path toward unique, sustainable fashion.

(83) All levels 10 - 13 years old
No upcoming schedules
$560

5 sessions

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Kids 3-Day Savory Cooking Camp: Virtual Cooking

The Chopping Block Lincoln Square

Looking for a fun and engaging activity for your kids this summer? Join us virtually as we teach your aspiring chefs essential culinary skills in our 3-day camp. Our camp will have your child and their chef instructor cooking together in real time, or if preferred, enjoy the class as an engaging demonstration with the flexibility to prepare the dishes at another time. Either way, your child will gain a full understanding...

(263) All levels 8 and older
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Virtual Cooking Class: Kids 3-Day Baking & Pastry Camp

The Chopping Block Lincoln Square @ *Online Classroom

Looking for a fun and engaging activity for your kids this summer? Join us virtually as we teach your aspiring chefs essential baking and pastry skills in our 3-day camp. During class, your child will have the option to cook along with the chef in real time or if preferred, enjoy the class as an engaging demonstration with the flexibility to prepare the treats in their own time. Either way, your child will gain a full...

(263) All levels 8 and older
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$82.50

3 sessions

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Intro to Teen Metalsmithing (Ages 12-14)

Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL

Perfect for the novice and aspiring metalsmith. We will explore the field of contemporary jewelry, and how to create unique, one-of-a-kind and/or conceptual pieces. Learn basic fabrication skills such as using a jeweler’s saw, drilling, filing, sanding, polishing, soldering, riveting, basic forming and color.

(83) Beginner 12 - 14 years old
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$170

6 sessions

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3D Modeling and Printing Objects (Ages 4-18)

Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL

Turn your imagination into reality through 3D printing! Learn the basics of 3D modeling software and 3D printers to create your very own objects. Students will take home 2-3 small printed objects of their own design, and the knowledge to use Tinkercad, a free software available online.

(83) Beginner 4 - 18 years old
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$165

5 sessions

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Create Your Own Artist Books (Ages 8-12)

Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL

Learn to make books from scratch! Explore new techniques to make sketchbooks and books that transform into sculptural objects. We will make a sketchbook, a starburst book, and a 3D pop-up book that tells a story through printed images.  Discover relief printing techniques to produce illustrated pages for your creations.

(83) All levels 8 - 12 years old
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$185

6 sessions

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Contemporary Painting (Ages 12-17)

Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL

In this studio-based class, get introduced to contemporary artists, like German abstract painter Gerhard Richter, and their techniques and then try them yourself! Paint collaboratively, use emulsion transfers and create a stencil for use with spray paint as an introduction to street art.  

(83) All levels 12 - 17 years old
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$160

5 sessions

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