Explore the amazing world of mixed media! Experience texture, foils, charcoal and working with different art mediums. Students will be guided through "chalk talks," demos and be given lots of individual attention. Aspects of abstract composition and what makes a piece "work" will be shared. March 4 through March 25 Instructed by Candace French Ages 16 and older

Youth Art Month is a celebration of the visual arts! Youth Art Month links more than 800,000 K-12 students and over 200 art educators all across America. Student exhibitions, public artworks, art festivals, and school events raise awareness and support of the visual arts. This exhibit celebrates the creativity of the youth in our community.

Ever wondered how an abstract expressionist breaks apart an image? This workshop explains the process of sketching the Colorado landscape within a unique and somewhat structured technique. This course is designed for the keenest sketchers to express their own style while gaining valuable drawing skills. You will create various works that evoke the spectacular Colorado landscape and gain skills that will help build a strong portfolio of sketchbooks. This class is an introduction to sketching class but will have options for more advanced drawing skills for students who have taken the class prior or for those with previous drawing experience March 5 through March 26 No class on March 19 Instructed by Christian Dore Ages 16 and older

Paint your own llama! Painting will focus on blending and how to use different brushstorkes. Come to the Curtis Center for the Arts after school to learn how to paint throughout the month of March. Kids will get to create their own acrylic on canvas paintings featuring their favorite trend. You can do one painting or all of them! You decide what trends you want to paint. Instructed by Lauren Brant Ages 6 to 12

Youth Art Month is a celebration of the visual arts! Youth Art Month links more than 800,000 K-12 students and over 200 art educators all across America. Student exhibitions, public artworks, art festivals, and school events raise awareness and support of the visual arts. This exhibit celebrates the creativity of the youth in our community.

This workshop explains the process of sketching the Colorado landscape within a unique and somewhat structured technique. This workshop is designed for teens to express their own style while gaining valuable drawing skills. Teens will create various works reminiscent of the Colorado landscape and gain skills that will help them build their own series of sketches. March 7 through March 28 Instructed by Christian Dore 13 to 16 years old

Kids will learn how to blend and mix colors to create a prehistoric landscape as well as how to layer in a painting to make a dinosaur silhouette. Come to the Curtis Center for the Arts after school to learn how to paint throughout the month of March. Kids will get to create their own acrylic on canvas paintings featuring their favorite trend. You can do one painting or all of them! You decide what trends you want to paint. Instructed by Lauren Brant Ages 6 to 12

Learn all the basics of hand building from slabs to coils and pinching. Students will make multiple pieces trying various techniques, we will work with cold finishes and glaze. Come willing to experiment and learn how to build anything out of clay! March 12 and 14 Instructed by Maggie Stewart Ages 16 and older

Youth Art Month is a celebration of the visual arts! Youth Art Month links more than 800,000 K-12 students and over 200 art educators all across America. Student exhibitions, public artworks, art festivals, and school events raise awareness and support of the visual arts. This exhibit celebrates the creativity of the youth in our community.

Kids will be diving into spring with the help of the Little Red Hen Creative Studio to create their own colorful spring themed mixed media project. Not going anywhere for Spring Break? Stop by the Curtis Center for the Arts to create fun and unique hands-on art projects. Each day will feature a different art project and kids can pick which project they want to do or they can do all of them! Come and get creative with us this spring! Presented by Little Red Hen Creative Studio Ages 6 to 12

Explore sculpture! Students will create a large sculpture from design to construction and finish with painting. We will be using tools, wire, Papier Mache and paint. Students will be learning various techniques from wire shaping to collage and textual layering. Each piece will have a story and we will experiment on methods of expressing that in the final work of art! Come use your imagination and create a life-size sculpture! Monday, March 18 through Thursday, March 21 Instructed by Maggie Stewart Ages 9 to 12

Kids will be designing their very own glass suncatchers and dishes using the glass fusion technique. Pieces will be fired at the Arts on Fire studio and returned to the Curtis Center for participants to pick up. Staff will provide more information. Not going anywhere for Spring Break? Stop by the Curtis Center for the Arts to create fun and unique hands-on art projects. Each day will feature a different art project and kids can pick which project they want to do or they can do all of them! Come and get creative with us this spring! Presented by Arts of Fire Ages 6 to 12

Design your very own unicorn! We will be working with glitter paint and incorporating texture into the painting. Come to the Curtis Center for the Arts after school to learn how to paint throughout the month of March. Kids will get to create their own acrylic on canvas paintings featuring their favorite trend. You can do one painting or all of them! You decide what trends you want to paint. Instructed by Lauren Brant Ages 6 to 12

Learn a new technique for painting without brushes! Participants will create vibrant, unique paintings that use the technique of pouring and dripping paint onto canvas, developing interesting shapes and forms as they tip and move the wet paint around. Not going anywhere for Spring Break? Stop by the Curtis Center for the Arts to create fun and unique hands-on art projects. Each day will feature a different art project and kids can pick which project they want to do or they can do all of them! Come and get creative with us this spring! Instructed by Julia Rymer Ages 6 to 12

Preschoolers will decorate shamrocks by painting them with marbles! Pee Wee Art is a fun hands-on art program that introduces preschoolers to the arts and allows for parents to assist with their child’s creative process. At each program your little artist will be introduced to a new art medium (drawing, painting, sculpture and more) that they will use to create their own work of art. Ages 3 to 5 years old Child must be accompanied by a parent and/or care giver ages 13 and older

Kids will be painting a spring time bunny using acrylics on canvas while enjoying cookies and punch as they paint. Not going anywhere for Spring Break? Stop by the Curtis Center for the Arts to create fun and unique hands-on art projects. Each day will feature a different art project and kids can pick which project they want to do or they can do all of them! Come and get creative with us this spring! Instructed by Lauren Brant Ages 6 to 12

Youth Art Month is a celebration of the visual arts! Youth Art Month links more than 800,000 K-12 students and over 200 art educators all across America. Student exhibitions, public artworks, art festivals, and school events raise awareness and support of the visual arts. This exhibit celebrates the creativity of the youth in our community.

This class is for those who need what Kevin has to offer but time frame does not allow for. We will focus on all aspects that will help promote you to the next level. You might think of this class as a cross fit class for painting. The class will combine session of lectures, critiques and painting. Since this class has a short time limit of 3 hours it does not make sense to condense all that into one class, so the lectures and critiques will take place every other class.  There are eight or nine weeks which works out perfectly so that every two weeks we will focus on one aspect. There will be four aspects that we are going to explore. In order they are Drawing, Value, Color, and Pattern. March 25 through May 20 Instructed by Kevin Weckbach Ages 18 and older

This class is for beginners and is a fun way to loosen up and learn different ways to use acrylic paints in your artwork. Instructor, Christa MacFarlane will demonstrate how to move and manipulate acrylic paints on canvas, paper and wood surfaces to create a more expressive quality to your paintings. Each student will enjoy trying different techniques and then choose which techniques suite them as they work on their own painting in class. March 26 through April 30 Instructed by Christa MacFarlane Ages 16 and older

What is your favorite superhero? Kids will learn how to transfer images onto a painting to create their favorite superhero logo. Come to the Curtis Center for the Arts after school to learn how to paint throughout the month of March. Kids will get to create their own acrylic on canvas paintings featuring their favorite trend. You can do one painting or all of them! You decide what trends you want to paint. Instructed by Lauren Brant Ages 6 to 12

Whether you’re a beginner, a little rusty or a seasoned painter this ongoing class will help you paint a variety of subjects.  You’ll learn more about simplifying and “loosening up” as well as values and brushwork. Achieve better color harmony and discover some luminous layering techniques.  Class includes “small study” exercises to help grow your art skills quickly. Along the way, Aimee offers demos, individual assistance, material and supply tips. Advanced painters may work independently.  March 27 through May 1 Instructed by Aimee Deneweth Ages 16 and older

Begin or develop your drawing skills through learning proper techniques. Workshop focuses on contour and implied drawing as well as perspective and proportion drawing and how to apply value to your drawings. Through demonstrations, one-on-one instruction and hands-on exercises students will gain confidence in their skills by drawing still life, figures, nature, interiors and cityscapes using charcoal and graphite. March 27 through May 1 Instructed by Rick Brogan Ages 16 and older

Colorado provides endless inspiration for watercolor landscape paintings and in this class, we’ll create a series of paintings representing the seasons. Subjects will include mountains, skies, foliage, water, and, of course, aspen trees. We’ll discuss composition and learn how to work from reference photographs (provided). Class lessons will include planning a thumbnail sketch, using a limited palette, and learning a mix of techniques to add to your treasury. The morning will start with a demo and a short warm-up painting exercise followed by a discussion/demo of our painting of the day. You’ll receive numerous handouts to reinforce what you’re learning and inspire you to paint landscape elements in between classes. This Casual Watercolor class will be a relaxed and encouraging environment where an intermediate student can take their painting practice to the next level. March 28 through May 2 Instructed by Renée Reese Ages 16 and older

Learn how to draw the human figure from a live model using various techniques and artistic approaches. The purpose of this workshop is to help students obtain the basic skill of drawing the human form, including anatomy, observation of the human form and fundamental exercises in gesture, contour, outline and tonal modeling. March 28 through May 2 Instructed by Michael Dowling Ages 18 and older

Students will create a 3D sculpture in mixed media.  Each student will create a vessel as well as a character.  Techniques in this class will include sculpting with wire and mesh, adding layers through drawing, painting, collage, mono printing and found objects. Students are encouraged to bring in paper or fabric scraps for collaging, as well as any found object that can be adhered to their piece. Instructed by Maggie Stewart Ages 16 and older