Preschool Classes Scheduled for the Spring

Artist Teachers work alongside the Art Museum's Master Teacher to provide hands-on instruction in the Shelton Studio.

Last semester the Art Museum's education team began offering Friday morning classes designed specifically for preschoolers.  Recognizing the importance of early involvement with the arts, and the role that art can play in childhood development, the Art Museum aims to introduce students to art in these classes in a way that is fun and engaging.

The list of this spring's classes is below.  If you would like more information on any of the classes, or if you would like to sign up your student, please contact Master Teacher Heather Bender at 307-766-3515 or email hbender1@uwyo.edu. 

 

Can I Try That?

Fridays:  February 1, 8, 15, 22

10-11 a.m., $25/4-class session

We’ll look for inspiration in the work on display in the 38^th Annual Juried UW Student Exhibition.  Each week students will have the chance to consider two different art-making processes and then select the one they want to explore.  It could be painting, writing, wood sculpture, mixed-media, engraving, and more.  This is an excellent class for experimentation.

Color, Color, Everywhere!

Fridays:  March 1, 8, 15, 29

10-11 a.m., $25/4-class session

We’ll look for inspiration in the work on display in, Image and Culture: Haitian Paintings from the Art Museum Collection and, Beth Van Hoesen: Perfecting Printmaking.  Each week students will have the chance to consider how artists use color to tell stories and convey emotion.  We will use a wide range of materials to explore color in art making.  This is an excellent class for experimentation.

Art Worlds

Fridays:  April 5, 12, 19, 26

10-11 a.m., $25/4-class session

We’ll examine the ways artists create worlds within their works.  Using the exhibitions, Carol Prusa:  Emergent Worlds and, Judy Pfaff, student will create works of art using a wide variety of materials to express their own connections with the “worlds” they create.