Kids Classes – Artlet26

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Kids Classes

Artlet26 offers a wide range of multi-week art classes in the fall, winter, and spring. A studio designed with children's learning in mind, Artlet26 offers an environment for students to explore art history, mediums, and how art shapes cultures around the world.

From drawing, ceramics, printmaking, and photography to animation, book arts, and fiber-based practices, children can engage in different art mediums to satisfy their curiosity!

Drawing and Painting

Foundation Drawing: Charcoal & Pencil (ages 11-17)

Wednesdays, 4:00PM - 5:30PM | Starts 9/13

Foundation Drawing: Charcoal & Pencil (ages 11-17)

Establish the foundation of drawing. In this charcoal and graphite focused class, students work from observation, record the nuance of light and shadow to create realism on paper.

Intro to Procreate (ages 6-10)

Wednesdays, 4:00PM - 5:30PM or Thursdays, 4:00PM - 5:30PM | Starts 9/13

Intro to Procreate (ages 6-10)

Get to know the most popular digital drawing program: Procreate. Understand the interface, tools, brushes, and layers. Learn how to render pixels into characters, stories, and more. For young kids with curiosity.

Illustration and Visual Storytelling (ages 6-10)

Wednesday, 6:00PM - 7:30PM | Starts 9/13

Illustration and Visual Storytelling (ages 6-10)

Explore storytelling elements through imagery. For young kids to discover graphite, ink, watercolor, layering design ideas to create vibrant worlds.

Intro to Watercolor (ages 11-17)

Thursdays, 6:00PM - 7:30PM | Starts 9/13

Intro to Watercolor (ages 11-17)

Learn the foundation of how to control watercolor, sketching and painting simple items to realistic rendering this water-based media.

Manga and Character Design (ages 6-10)

Thursdays, 4:00PM - 5:30PM | Starts 9/13

Manga and Character Design (ages 6-10)

For younger kids who loves reading, drawing, and create their own worlds. Learn the materials and techniques used to make the manga inspirations behind hundreds of iconic anime.

Intermediate Procreate (ages 11-17)

Thursdays, 6:00PM - 7:30PM | Starts 9/13

Intermediate Procreate (ages 11-17)

Develop even more skill in this rising industry standard drawing software. Elevate digital art with effects, layer modes, and more.

Drawing Studio (ages 6-10)

Fridays, 4:00PM - 5:30PM | Starts 9/13

Drawing Studio (ages 6-10)

Explore all different kinds of drawing materials. From pencils and charcoal to pastels and inks, for younger kids to learn how to draw from observation and capturing realism on paper.

Manga, Illustrations, and Book Arts (ages 11-17)

Fridays, 6:00PM - 7:30PM or Saturdays, 2:30PM - 4:00PM | Starts 9/13

Manga, Illustrations, and Book Arts (ages 11-17)

Write, draw, and make your own functional world to life. Learn how to tell stories in manga panels, draw characters and backgrounds, and publish a book as young authors.

Illustration and Visual Storytelling (ages 8-17)

Saturdays, 10:00AM - 11:30PM | Starts 9/13

Illustration and Visual Storytelling (ages 8-17)

Explore storytelling elements through imagery. Understand the principles of visual storytelling and discover graphite, ink, watercolor, layering design ideas to create vibrant worlds.

Manga and Character Design (ages 8-17)

Saturdays, 10:00AM - 11:30AM | Starts 9/13

Manga and Character Design (ages 8-17)

For younger artists who loves reading, drawing, and create their own worlds. Learn the materials and techniques used to make the manga inspirations behind hundreds of iconic anime.

Intro to Procreate (ages 11-17)

Saturdays, 12:30PM - 2:00PM | Starts 9/13

Intro to Procreate (ages 11-17)

Write, draw, and make your own functional world to life. Learn how to tell stories in manga panels, draw characters and backgrounds, and publish a book as young authors.

Mixed Media

Origami Studio (ages 11-17)

Wednesdays, 4:00PM - 5:30PM | Starts 10/28

Origami Studio (ages 11-17)

Fold, create, and imagine! Join our origami studio where simple sheets of paper transform into animals, food, and playful creations.

Felt Puppets and Stop Motion (ages 6-10)

Wednesdays, 6:00PM - 7:30PM | Starts 9/13

Felt Puppets and Stop Motion (ages 6-10)

Create your own movie star with felt and experiment with the principles of animations, making your own film frame by frame.

Artistic Dioramas (ages 7-17)

Thursdays, 04:00PM - 05:30PM | Starts 9/13

Artistic Dioramas (ages 7-17)

Design a miniature version of nature, interior space, or a fantasy land using all kinds of materials, re-imagine a 3-dimensional space in the palm of your hands.

Intro to Sewing (ages 11-17)

Thursdays, 6:00PM - 7:30PM or Saturdays, 2:30PM - 4:00PM | Starts 9/13

Intro to Sewing (ages 11-17)

Begin with basics like hand stitching to mastering the sewing machine, students are guided to cut and piece together fabric to create everyday items like pouches, bags and more.

Felt Puppets and Stop Motion (ages 11-17)

Fridays, 4:00PM to 5:30PM | Starts 9/13

Felt Puppets and Stop Motion (ages 11-17)

Create your own movie star with felt and experiment with the principles of animations, making your own film frame by frame.

Intermediate Felting (ages 10-17)

Saturdays, 10:00AM - 11:30AM | Starts 9/13

Intermediate Felting (ages 10-17)

Learn more felting techniques and make more adventurous felting projects than ever before. A time dedicated for students to experiment and expand their skills in felting in a guided environment.

Intro to Felting (ages 7-17)

Saturdays, 12:30PM - 02:00PM | Starts 9/13

Intro to Felting (ages 7-17)

learn how to sculpt loose felt into shapes and explore the real science behind modern, up-to-date animal research while creating their own animal-inspired soft sculptures.

Ceramics

Handbuilding Pottery (ages 7-17)

Wednesdays, 4:00PM - 5:30PM | Starts 9/13

Handbuilding Pottery (ages 7-17)

Learn foundational techniques including pinching, coiling, and slab building while creating a collection of functional and decorative ceramic flower pots, planters, and small sculptural vessels.

Creative Mosaics (ages 6-10)

Thursdays, 4:00PM - 5:30PM | Starts 9/13

Creative Mosaics (ages 6-10)

Dive into this thousand-years-old traditional art medium, work with glass and ceramic pieces alike to puzzle and grout your own illustrative designs.

Creative Mosaics (ages 11-17)

Fridays, 4:00PM - 5:30PM | Starts 9/13

Creative Mosaics (ages 11-17)

Dive into this thousand-years-old traditional art medium, work with glass and ceramic pieces alike to puzzle and grout your own illustrative designs.

Intermediate Ceramics (ages 10-17)

Thursdays, 06:00PM - 07:30PM | Starts 9/13

Intermediate Ceramics (ages 10-17)

With an emphasis on craftsmanship, problem-solving, and individual artistic growth, this class encourages students to push their technical abilities while developing their own creative voice in the ceramic studio.

Miniature Pottery (age 10-17)

Saturdays, 10:00AM - 11:30AM | Starts 9/13

Miniature Pottery (age 10-17)

Discover the joy of working with clay through both miniature pottery wheels and handbuilding techniques.

Sculpture in Clay (age 8-17)

Saturdays, 12:30PM to 2:00PM | Starts 9/13

Sculpture in Clay (age 8-17)

Craft delightful sculpture in clay with handbuilding techniques in this 10-week course. Understand three-dimensional forms through clay and paint with glazes.

Ceramics Open Studio (ages 7+)

Sundays, 01:00PM - 08:00PM | Ongoing

Ceramics Open Studio (ages 7+)

Plenty of time, plenty of tools. Open studio is dedicated to self-driven and independent artists to create ceramics in their own pace. For both adults and children. Children under 13 must be accompanied by a participating adult.

Clay Day Drop-In (ages 7+)

Sundays, 01:00PM - 08:00PM | Ongoing

Clay Day Drop-In (ages 7+)

Starting at $10 to throw on wheel or handbuild a sculpture. Try a side quest today! Discover clay at your own pace. No pressure, no risks. For adults and children. Children under 13 must be accompanied by a participating adult.

Photography

Intro to Photography (ages 10-17)

Fridays, 4:00PM - 5:30PM or Saturdays, 3:00PM to 4:30PM | Starts 9/13

Intro to Photography (ages 10-17)

Learn foundational digital photography skills. Understand shutter speed, ISO, and aperture, and develop a new way of seeing the world around us.

Intermediate Photography (ages 10-17)

Wednesdays, 6:00PM - 7:30PM | Starts 9/13

Intermediate Photography (ages 10-17)

For kids with prior photography experience, this class experiments with traditional photography. Play with film, Polaroids and even more analog and darkroom methods.