WINONA LAKE - The Grace College Art Department announced the next classes in its Children's Art Encounters program, open to all area students.
Impressionism for Kids will meet Monday afternoons, March 2, 9, 23 and 30 from 4 to 5:30 p.m.In this class for kindergarten and up, students will use paint, cut paper, pastels and colored pencils to create their very own Impressionist works as they learn about Van Gogh, Monet, Cassatt and Degas. Student masterpieces from the series will be exhibited at the closing reception March 30 from 5:30 to 6 p.m.
Lead teacher for this class is Katelyn Mithoefer, freshman illustration, drawing/painting, and English major from Martinsville.
Klimt for Kids will meet Tuesday afternoons, March 3, 10, 24 and 31 from 4 to 5:30 p.m.
In this series for grades two and up, students will create their own artwork using contour lines, bold color combinations and radial design as they explore the work of famous Austrian artist Gustav Klimt. A student exhibit of the masterworks will be on display at the closing reception March 31 from 5:30 to 6 p.m.
Lead teacher for this class is freshman art education major Rose Dreisbach from Manila, the Philippines.
Art Around the World will meet Thursday afternoons, March 5, 12, 26 and April 2 from 4 to 5:30 p.m.
In this encore of a class offered last spring, students in grades two and up will explore the art of a different culture each week - drawing, painting, sculpting and creating their way around native America, Africa, Asia and Europe. Their work will be on display at the closing reception April 2 from 5:30 to 6 p.m.
Lead teacher for this class is Arley Binsack, senior graphic design major from Fremont, Ohio.
Additional teaching staff include Children's Art Encounters Director Amy Keith and teacher's aide Teri Sue Heinsman, both from Taichung, Taiwan.
All classes will be subdivided into appropriate age groups and will meet at Mount Memorial Hall on the Grace campus. Six hours of instruction and all materials are included in the $49 tuition, and the charge for siblings is $35.
The Art Encounters series has been sponsored by the Grace College Art Department since spring 1995. The program offers quality art instruction for area youngsters while providing art education majors with additional classroom experience.
To enroll your student, contact Amy Keith, CAE director, at 574-372-5100, Ext. 6022, or e-mail keithac@grace.edu with their name and grade.
