Youth Art Workshop
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The Mid-Willamette Family YMCA is proudly partnering with We Make Art to bring a Youth Art Workshop to the Y for ages 7-12!
Explore different techniques of creating works of art with Miss Britni. Each week, students will learn about a famous artist, observing their art style and the method in which they achieved it! After a (brief) art history lesson, students will get to create their own masterpieces inspired by the Artist of the Week.
Students will use all sorts of mediums, on all sorts of canvases. This is a wonderful course for kiddos to discover what sort of art & mediums bring them the most joy (while sneaking in a little bit of education!)
Week 1: Pointillism
This week’s featured artist is Georges Seurat, who lived from 1859 to 1891. He is famous for his works of art using “pointillism”. After a brief lesson, we will have a group discussion making observations of the example work of art by Seurat ( A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte.) Then, we will get to work on our own pointillism piece! Students will use acrylic paints, and q-tips, on a pre-sketched bristol board canvas to create their own illusion of blended color, by dotting their painting to life!
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Week 2: Expressionism
Vincent van Gogh, living from 1853 to 1890, is our second featured artist. Notice his use of brush strokes and bold colors to create MOVEMENT and EXPRESSION in his works. Our example piece by van Gogh that we are using for inspiration is the famous Starry Night. After our group discussion, students will use bright blues, greens, oranges and yellows, to create a painting full of movement. We will get a little creative and use forks to chisel out flowing lines within our lovely patterns painted on..png)
Week 3: Impressionism
Last week was all about bold brush strokes with van Gogh, this week is about soft colors and a sense of calmness, with our famous artist Claude Monet. After admiring one of many Water Lilies paintings, we will get to create our own. This piece of art will be done using watercolor paints, fine and coarse salt, and oil pastels on watercolor paper. Notice how calming this week’s creative process is, compared to last week’s brave and bold process..png)
Week 4: Cubism
For our last week, let’s have a little fun with Pablo Picasso! Picasso, living from 1881-1973, was the founder of cubism. This is an art style that reminds us that art does not always have to be so serious. As a group, we will notice his abstract portraits, his mix of organic and geometric lines, and his blocky color style. Now let’s make our own cubist portraits! Students will use a mix of pre-drawn facial features, their choice of bold acrylic paints, and some thick black line work to create a one-of-a-kind masterpiece..png)
