No School - No Problem! 
We're offering Art Fun Days on school days off.  
Come to the Arts Center and spend a colorful, fun and creative day on our park-like  campus in Avon. Create p rojects using various mediums including painting, drawing, polymer clay, sculpture and collage.
 
Time:  9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Fee:  $90
Extended hours:  Early drop off 8:00 AM and/or late pick up 4:00 PM add $20
Grades:  1 through 8

Save a seat today! Call us at 860-678-1867 or register online on our website.

Calendar of Art Fun Days:
  • Monday, October 3, 2016 (Rosh Hashanah)
  • Monday, October 10, 2016 (Columbus Day)
  • Tuesday, October 11, 2016 (No School)
  • Wed., October 12, 2016 (Yom Kippur)
  • Tuesday, November 8, 2016 (Election Day)
  • Friday, January 13, 2017 (No School)
  • Monday, January 16, 2017 (MLK Day)
  • Monday, Feb. 20, 2017 (Presidents' Day)
  • Tuesday, February 21, 2017 (No School)

Spooktacular Happenings
Halloween Scavenger Hunt
Saturday, October 22, 2016 
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Calling all kids 10 and under!
Come trick-or-treating in our artists' studios. 
Search for clues on a scavenger hunt 
and participate in some fun projects.
Weekly Youth Classes
Youth Painting with Maurice Casas (Ages 6-12)
4 Weeks, Tuesdays, October 18 - November 8
4:30 - 6:00 PM, $75

This class is geared to the principles of painting (color, pattern, balance, etc.), with a little introduction to art history and contemporary art that will familiarize students with past and present influential artists. Students will paint a few still lifes and paint from intuition.

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Youth Drawing with Maurice Casas (Ages 6-12)
4 weeks, Tuesdays, November 15 - December 6
4:30 6:00 PM, $75

This class focuses on the fundamentals of drawing, while sampling various techniques using different media, including charcoal, graphite and pastels.

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Fashion Illustration  (Ages 8-13)
with Stefanie Baechler 
4 weeks, Saturdays, October 22 - November 12
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  
If you have a passion for fashion and want to learn how to design and draw beautiful fashion images - this is the class for you!  Students will build a basic art and design foundation including figure and facial proportions.  The students will work in various mediums such as paint, watercolor, plaster and so much more to create eye catching fashion designs. At the end of every class they will have a completed fashion project to bring home! Students begin by learning the basics of fashion rendering and illustration, as well as learning fun facts about famous fashion designers and fashion history. Fashionistas are led, step by step, through an art and design curriculum that will leave them inspired and excited about fashion illustration.

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Download the full class catalog here.

Farmington Valley Arts Center | 25 Arts Center Lane, Avon, CT 06001 | 860-678-1867| Email | Website

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