Glen Arbor Art Association offers summer children’s classes
From staff reports
“Mom, sign me up for everything!” This was overheard at the end of one of the Glen Arbor Art Association’s (GAAA) children’s classes last summer. Another summer has arrived and with it a new round of exciting GAAA classes providing a variety of art experiences for ages 6-15. Who could resist titles like; Big and Bold Paper Fish, Fireflies in a Jar, Slime Monsters, Frog in Monet’s Garden, A Horse, of Course, It’s a Dog’s Life, and Clay for Kids? Older students expand skills in late afternoon drawing and painting classes on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Each class teaches a lesson that develops students’ artistic skills and a variety of mediums are used, including clay, paint, fabric, colored pencils, paper, ink, and more. The classes run for six weeks, starting July 1st. Students can register for one or as many sessions as they want. Different sessions will focus on perspective, contrast, tone, line, color mixing, brush techniques, and other skills.
The GAAA offers two family painting classes, one a class for mother and child to paint in the beautiful gardens at Thyme Inn in Glen Arbor and in the other families paint outdoors at Thoreson Farm, located in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.
The instructors are artists themselves and are accomplished in bringing out the natural creativity of young people while teaching them the foundational skills to take them to the next level of competence. They are experienced and provide inspired guidance to children in finding their own self-expression.
Jenny Evans completed her bachelor’s degree in art education in Auckland, New Zealand, in 2004. After returning, she moved to Glen Arbor and continued sharing her passion for the arts with young people across Leelanau County. She just completed her eighth year teaching art to K-12th grade students at Northport Public School. Jenny has a Master’s degree in Humanities.
Sarah Faylor grew up in England and graduated from University of Kentucky with a degree in Art and a minor in Art History. She teaches art at Ann Arbor Hills Child Development Center. She and her family live in Ann Arbor with a Bill Allen hippo in their front yard.
Nancy Miller is a graduate of Eastern Michigan University where she earned a bachelor of Art Education. She has helped to develop GAAA’s pottery program at Thoreson and teaches the Clay for Kids classes. Nancy continues to explore her own creative interests through ceramics and watercolor painting.
Duncan Spratt Moran has taught for many years at The Pathfinder School in Traverse City and is known for his enthusiasm and high energy level. He is also an accomplished artist, whose work is marked by vivid color, expressive brushwork, and a playful sense of place. Duncan has studied art history as well as color theory and composition and he brings this knowledge to his teaching.
All supplies are provided. Students may apply for tuition assistance through the Ben and Ananda Scholarship Fund. There is also a volume discount program.
