Abington Art Center

Fall Youth Classes

Special Workshops

Gelatin Print Workshop

Who said gelatin is just for eating? Come explore the art of gelatin printmaking and make your own one-of-a-kind prints. Learn how to create your own gelatin plate, draw stencils and use found materials to create prints. Then watch them come to life! Limited to 10 students.
Instructor: Amy Danford

• Class #594-1
• Sunday 10AM-12PM
• 1 weeks
• Nov 8 – Nov 8
• $20/$18 members

2-3 years

Art & Play: Adult & Child

Children use tempera paint, clay, watercolors and more to play and have fun making art. This type of learning is an important path to a child’s self-discovery. Limited to 5 students.
Instructor: Kara Lynn Spalding

• Class #503-1
• Wednesday 10-10:45AM
• 11 weeks
• Sep 23 – Dec 9
• No class Nov 25
• $138/$124 members

3-5 years

Art Adventures: Adult & Child

Art is always an adventure when you learn something new. Make murals, clay birdhouses, sculptures, paintings and more in this exciting learning environment. Limited to 5 students.
Instructor: Kara Lynn Spalding

• Class #505-1
• Thursday 10-11:30AM
• 11 weeks
• Sep 24 – Dec 10
• No class Nov 26
• $206/$186 members

Clay Time: Adult & Child

Spend time together molding and shaping clay into birdhouses, masks and small clay animals. Your sculpture will be a wonderful keepsake for you to hold onto over the years Limited to 5 students.
Instructor: Kara Lynn Spalding

• Class #506-1
• Wednesday 11AM-12:30PM
• 11 weeks
• Sep 23 – Dec 9
• No class Nov 25
• $206/$186 members

5-6 years

Little Bit of Everything

Just what the title says! You will use paint, pastels, watercolors and more to make art that explores nature and your imagination. Clay pinch pots, masks and prints on paper are challenging to make and fun too. Limited to 8 students.
Instructor: Amy Danford

• Class #507-1
• Monday 4:30-6PM
• 11 weeks
• Sep 21 – Dec 7
• No class Sep 28
• $149/$134 members

Draw & Paint

Create your own starry night painting or an underwater scene full of fanciful fish. It’s always fun to look at artists for inspiration as you draw and paint your own masterpieces using watercolor, pastel and a variety of other materials Limited to 10 students.
Instructor: Kathleen Hope Smith

• Class #508-1
• Tuesday 4:30-6PM
• 12 weeks
• Sep 22 – Dec 8
• $162/$146 members

Creating With Clay

This is the perfect age to make art with clay. Kids will learn basic techniques that will give them the skills they need to create animal sculptures, pinch pots and other imaginative pieces. All of their work will be glazed and fired with bright colors. Limited to 10 students.
Instructor: Jacque Liu

• Class #510-1
• Thursday 4:30-6PM
• 11 weeks
• Sep 24 – Dec 10
• No class Nov 26
• $149/$134 members

7-9 years

Mudslide and Slip

Learn hand-building techniques to make creative clay boxes, mugs, sculptural wall pockets and more. Then use colorful glazes to make your work look fantastic. Limited to 12 students.
Instructor: Angela Combs

• Class #511-1
• Tuesday 4:30-6PM
• 12 weeks
• Sep 22 – Dec 8
• $162/$146 members

Cartooning

Learn how to draw people, superheroes, animals and more. Then illustrate a story for your characters and put them into your own comic book Limited to 12 students.
Instructor: Vanca Muller

• Class #512-1
• Wednesday 4:30-6PM
• 11 weeks
• Sep 23 – Dec 9
• No class Nov 25
• $149/$134 members

Draw & Paint

Through the use of paint, pastels, watercolors and other materials Vanca will guide you through a series of lessons from both observation and the imagination. She will show students how to use media in fun and creative ways. Limited to 12 students.
Instructor: Vanca Muller

• Class #513-1
• Saturday 9:30-11AM
• 11 weeks
• Sep 26 – Dec 12
• No class Nov 28
• $149/$134 members

Martians and Robots

What if aliens and robots invaded the earth? What would they look like? What planets would they come from and what would their space ships be like? It’s your job to answer these questions and draw, paint and sculpt your own alien life forms. Limited to 12 students.
Instructor: Dyani Hugo

• Class #514-1
• Thursday 4:30-6PM
• 11 weeks
• Sep 24 – Dec 10
• No class Nov 26
• $149/$134 members

9-12 years

Cartooning

Refine your cartoon drawing skills while you work on your character development, story lines, and other designs for the comic. You will then create your own book to take home. Limited to 12 students.
Instructor: Vanca Muller

• Class #515-1
• Monday 4:30-6PM
• 11 weeks
• Sep 21 – Dec 7
• No class Sep 28
• $149/$134 members

Wheel Thrown Ceramics

Focus on learning techniques of the wheel to create candlesticks, bowls, vases and more. Learn how to apply colorful glazes to make the work shine. Limited to 8 students.
Instructor: Debbie Kowalchuk

• Class #516-1
• Monday 4:30-6PM
• 11 weeks
• Sep 21 – Dec 7
• No class Sep 28
• $149/$134 members

Instructor: Jill Allen

• Class #516-2
• Wednesday 4:30-6PM
• 11 weeks
• Sep 23 – Dec 9
• No class Nov 25
• $149/$134 members

Instructor: Jeanine Hill

• Class #516-3
• Saturday 9:30-11:00AM
• 11 weeks
• Sep 26 – Dec 12
• No class Nov 28
• $149/$134 members

Draw, Paint and Illustrate

Learn the fundamentals of color, composition, and shape to inform your two-dimensional images. The instructor will teach you how to effectively use a variety of art materials from paint to pastels. Limited to 12 students.
Instructor: Melissa Tevere

• Class #517-1
• Tuesday 4:30-6PM
• 12 weeks
• Sep 22 – Dec 8
• $162/$146 members

3D Monsters & Dragons

Imagine all of the scary inspirations you can find and have fun creating hair raising sculpture from clay, found objects and more. Limited to 10 students.
Instructor: Stephanie Pagona Pappas

• Class #518-1
• Thursday 4:30-6PM
• 11 weeks
• Sep 24 – Dec 10
• No class Nov 26
• $149/$134 members

Teens

Advanced Drawing for Teens

This class will take you to the next level of artistic study. The teacher will guide you through the drawing process in black, white and color too. Strengthen your understanding of the fundamentals of art and design for some great results. Limited to 10 students.
Instructor: Colleen McCubbin Stepanic

• Class #192-1
• Wednesday 4:30-6PM
• 12 weeks
• Sep 16 – Dec 9
• No class Nov 25
• $158/$142 members

Teen Wheelthrowing

Get together with your peers for a great opportunity to advance your throwing skills outside of school. Devote more time to the art of ceramics and you will be excited by your personal growth and development as an artist. Limited to 8 students.
Instructor: Jill Allen

• Class #250-1
• Wednesday 6:30-9:30PM
• 12 weeks
• Sep 16 – Dec 9
• No class Nov 25
• $331/$298 members

Teen Jewelry

Have a great time learning metalsmithing techniques and making glass beads to create fabulous jewelry pieces. Bring home a necklace or bracelet to show off to your friends. Limited to 8 students.
Instructor: Patti Dougherty

• Class #391-1
• Thursday 4-6PM
• 4 weeks
• Oct 27 – Nov 19
• $78/$70 members

For Homeschoolers

Draw, Paint and More

Children will create portraits, landscapes, still lifes and collages influenced by a range of art historical artworks by artists such as DaVinci, Monet, van Gogh and Matisse. Multicultural explorations with a variety of media and techniques are fun and creative as children make African and Asian projects and more. Limited to 10 students.
Instructor: Kara Lynn Spalding

• Class #592-1
• Wednesday 1-2:30PM
• 11 weeks
• Sep 23 – Dec 9
• No class Nov 25
• $119/$107 members