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We are going to be getting crazy with mixed media! We will be paint scraping, collaging, painting and more to create a very colorful flamingo using a variety of mediums and techniques. Come and spend a crazy afternoon creating a unique work of art! Ages 6 to 12 Instructed by Lauren Brant Art in the Park - Make the journey to Silo Park this summer to create unique hands-on art projects! Each Art in the Park program introduces participants to a different art medium and technique that will be used in designing and constructing a unique and original work of art. Join us for one day or several to create art!

Continue to develop and challenge your drawing skills and expand your understanding of how to apply the fundamentals of drawing to your own works of art. In these 6-week sessions master artist, Rick Brogan will guide and mentor you in the foundations of creating our own work of art through drawing. Your drawings can be their own works of art, or you can apply them to your own paintings or other art forms at home. Session 3: July 6 through August 10 Instructed by Rick Brogan 16 and older

Mushrooms are magical! Join Little Red Hen Createry and make a canvas painting mixed media art of a Hippy Mushroom! Each student will receive a 11 x 14 canvas and mixed media materials to create their own mushroom art. Ages 6 to 12 Presented by Red Hen Createry Art in the Park - Make the journey to Silo Park this summer to create unique hands-on art projects! Each Art in the Park program introduces participants to a different art medium and technique that will be used in designing and constructing a unique and original work of art. Join us for one day or several to create art!

You are invited to come and create your own watercolor masterpieces in this new studio class. This class allows watercolor artists to work on and complete their paintings while being mentored by master artist Rick Brogan. Bring everything you need for your art and while you work, you will receive one-on-one instruction and critique. Session 4: July 8 through August 12 Instructed by Rick Brogan Ages 18 and older

Still life painting can help teach you the foundations of painting including drawing, creating form, conveying the effects of light and shadow, and observing and mixing color. In this two-day workshop we will explore painting the simple still life, starting with one object painted from life, and progressing to more complicated set ups. This two-day workshop will include demos, lectures, and lots of hands-on painting. Join Janet Anderson as she shares her love of this genre! Saturday, July 9 and Sunday, July 10 Workshop will break for lunch and breaks will be given throughout the day Instructed by Janet Anderson Ages 18 and older

The Curtis Center for the Arts presents the 39th Annual All Colorado Art Show. This exhibit celebrates artists from across the state displaying in many different mediums. From abstract paintings to mixed medium sculpture, there is something in this show for everyone. We are honored to have Libby Garon, Gallery Director for Walker Fine Art as this year's juror.

Teens will have a blast in this class learning about the underground art movement Lowbrow that started in the 1960’s. Lowbrow Art comes form the underground world of comics, punk music, tiki culture, graffiti and hot-rod cultures of the streets. Teens will design and adorn their very own Munny Doll with paint markers and other materials to create their own quirky interpretation of Lowbrow Art. Instructed by Roese Ramp Ages 11 to 16

The Curtis Center for the Arts presents the 39th Annual All Colorado Art Show. This exhibit celebrates artists from across the state displaying in many different mediums. From abstract paintings to mixed medium sculpture, there is something in this show for everyone. We are honored to have Libby Garon, Gallery Director for Walker Fine Art as this year's juror.

Learn how to draw the human figure from a live model using various techniques and artistic approaches. The purpose of this class 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. Session 4: July 12 through August 16 Instructed by Michael Dowling Ages 18 and older

Zentangle is a relaxing, and fun way to create a beautiful image by drawing fun intricate designs and patterns inside a larger image. For this project let’s get Zen! Participants will be designing either a crescent moon or sun using the popular Zentangle art form. We will be working on circle canvases and using bleeding tissue paper to create a celestial sky. Using metallic Sharpies, students will draw and color in their own Zentangle designs on their moon or sun. End result will be an out of this world Zentangle! Ages 6 to 12 Instructed by Lauren Brant Art in the Park - Make the journey to Silo Park this summer to create unique hands-on art projects! Each Art in the Park program introduces participants to a different art medium and technique that will be used in designing and constructing a unique and original work of art. Join us for one day or several to create art!

This fun all levels art class will teach you how to go from composition to completion using soft pastels. Join pastel artist Ivadell Marie, as she provides demos and individual instruction to using soft pastels. Class will focus primarily on florals and landscapes. Throughout the class students will learn how to add and improve value and vibrancy to their work, create intensity and illumination in their subject matter and understand the distinctions to working with this wonderful medium. Thursdays, July 14 through August 18 Instructed by Ivadell Marie

Students will be spending a summer day learning how to create an abstract painting by scraping paint across paper. They will get to decide their own color palettes for each of their works of art. Students will have fun freely moving paint around their paper to create their compositions. By the end of the program students will have a series of large colorful abstract paintings. Ages 6 to 12 Instructed by Lauren Brant Art in the Park - Make the journey to Silo Park this summer to create unique hands-on art projects! Each Art in the Park program introduces participants to a different art medium and technique that will be used in designing and constructing a unique and original work of art. Join us for one day or several to create art!

Printmaking is defined as transferring an image from a matrix onto another surface. In this 2-day workshop we will explore that transfer process in a very loose and experimental way using simple tools and techniques that yield surprising results. Think monotypes, collagraphs, gelli prints; making and using stamps and stencils, positive and negative shapes, printing with found objects, etc. Participants will build their own personal vocabulary of shape, texture, and color. We will print on a variety of papers, each print informing the next. All materials provided, come and be part of this creative experimentation. Saturday, July 16 and Sunday, July 17 Workshop will break for lunch and breaks will be given throughout the day Instructed by Victoria Eubanks Ages 16 and older

Teens will spend a summer afternoon learning how to create an abstract painting by scraping paint across large pieces of paper. They will get to decide their own color palettes for each of their works of art. Teens will have fun freely moving paint around their paper to create their compositions. They will also learn about mark making techniques using pastels to create additional designs on their paintings. By the end of the program teens will have a series of large colorful abstract paintings. Instructed by Roese Ramp Ages 11 to 16

The Curtis Center for the Arts presents the 39th Annual All Colorado Art Show. This exhibit celebrates artists from across the state displaying in many different mediums. From abstract paintings to mixed medium sculpture, there is something in this show for everyone. We are honored to have Libby Garon, Gallery Director for Walker Fine Art as this year's juror.

Famous artist, Georgia O’Keeffe had a ladder that leaned against her Ghost Ranch home. She would climb up the ladder to her roof where she could see and be inspired by the daytime landscape and the twinkling nighttime stars. In the Pueblo culture it is believed that ladders connect the worlds, and link people with the world in the sky. At this program students will learn about O’Keeffe and become inspired to create their own celestial ladders using a variety of materials that will connect them to what is above and beyond here on earth. Ages 6 to 12 Instructed by Roese Ramp Art in the Park - Make the journey to Silo Park this summer to create unique hands-on art projects! Each Art in the Park program introduces participants to a different art medium and technique that will be used in designing and constructing a unique and original work of art. Join us for one day or several to create art!

The Curtis Center for the Arts presents the 39th Annual All Colorado Art Show. This exhibit celebrates artists from across the state displaying in many different mediums. From abstract paintings to mixed medium sculpture, there is something in this show for everyone. We are honored to have Libby Garon, Gallery Director for Walker Fine Art as this year's juror.

Arts on Fire is back for another fun filled day at Art in the Park! Students will be making 2 projects. The first project will be a cute llama on a plate using the fused glass technique. For the second project students will paint a large ceramic vase and then decorate it using the screen-printing method. Come and have an artsy fun time with Arts on Fire! Ages 6 to 12 Presented by Arts on Fire Art in the Park - Make the journey to Silo Park this summer to create unique hands-on art projects! Each Art in the Park program introduces participants to a different art medium and technique that will be used in designing and constructing a unique and original work of art. Join us for one day or several to create art!

The Curtis Center for the Arts presents the 39th Annual All Colorado Art Show. This exhibit celebrates artists from across the state displaying in many different mediums. From abstract paintings to mixed medium sculpture, there is something in this show for everyone. We are honored to have Libby Garon, Gallery Director for Walker Fine Art as this year's juror.

This one-day workshop is designed for those who want a quick lesson in how to sketch in the abstract style. Spend some time with artist Christian Dore as he explains and demonstrates the process of abstract art and how to sketch and breakdown a landscape, animal, or other forms in nature. Bring your sketchbook and pencil and have fun learning and experimenting with abstract art through sketching. Instructed by Christian Dore Ages 16 and older

Did you know that group of butterflies is called a kaleidoscope because they are so colorful when they fly together? For this painting we are painting large, and we are going to create our own butterfly kaleidoscope! Teens will get to design and paint their butterflies however they want, and we will make them look like they are flying right off the canvas! Instructed by Lauren Brant Ages 11 to 16

Who doesn’t just love a red panda? Come out to Silo Park and have fun painting a very cute and sleepy red panda. Students will get to decide where their red panda is sleeping and will have fun using the color palette of their choice as they create this lovable painting. We will be focusing on value and how to blend our paints. Come on out and paint with us! Ages 6 to 12 Instructed by Lauren Brant Art in the Park - Make the journey to Silo Park this summer to create unique hands-on art projects! Each Art in the Park program introduces participants to a different art medium and technique that will be used in designing and constructing a unique and original work of art. Join us for one day or several to create art!

The Curtis Center for the Arts presents the 39th Annual All Colorado Art Show. This exhibit celebrates artists from across the state displaying in many different mediums. From abstract paintings to mixed medium sculpture, there is something in this show for everyone. We are honored to have Libby Garon, Gallery Director for Walker Fine Art as this year's juror.

The Curtis Center for the Arts presents the 39th Annual All Colorado Art Show. This exhibit celebrates artists from across the state displaying in many different mediums. From abstract paintings to mixed medium sculpture, there is something in this show for everyone. We are honored to have Libby Garon, Gallery Director for Walker Fine Art as this year's juror.