Youth Programs for Spring and Summer 2021
Ages 6–9 & 10–14
SPRING CLASSES 2021: Our fabulous teaching team has crafted an excellent art enrichment program for distance learning. We bring a warm, engaging atmosphere into the virtual space while guiding children in their own artistic practice. Our teaching team—Brianna, Jackie, Hanna, Moxie, and Lily—look forward to partnering with you and your child to make the most of this unusual time in our lives. We limit our class size to 10 students so that each participant gets attention and the instructor is able to track their work with helpful feedback. Online classes come with Home Activity Kits, which can be picked up and dropped off curbside at Brushstrokes on Saturdays from 10am–12pm, the week before your class.
SUMMER CAMP 2021: We are pleased to announce that we will be hosting in person summer camps in 2021. According to guidelines, we are hosting 3–week sessions for small groups of 8 kids per age group. Camps will meet daily from 9am–3pm.
There will be three in person sessions offered this summer grouped by ages 6–9 and 10–14: June 14–July 2, July 5–23, July 26–August 13.
As we did last summer, we will also be offering online camps with curbside pickup of art materials. Camps for ages 6–9 will be offered weekly from June 14–August 13 and for ages 10–14 we will offer one week per month online.
If you have questions about our 2021 Program please email us at brushstrokeskids@gmail.com.
SUMMER CAMP 2021: We are pleased to announce that we will be hosting in person summer camps in 2021. According to guidelines, we are hosting 3–week sessions for small groups of 8 kids per age group. Camps will meet daily from 9am–3pm.
There will be three in person sessions offered this summer grouped by ages 6–9 and 10–14: June 14–July 2, July 5–23, July 26–August 13.
As we did last summer, we will also be offering online camps with curbside pickup of art materials. Camps for ages 6–9 will be offered weekly from June 14–August 13 and for ages 10–14 we will offer one week per month online.
If you have questions about our 2021 Program please email us at brushstrokeskids@gmail.com.
After School Classes (4–5:30pm)
Cartooning with Kids (ages 6–10) • Mondays, 4-week sessions
Create exciting characters and stories in this fun cartooning class! Learn foundational drawing skills while also stretching the imagination and engaging in your own storytelling. Students will create unique characters and learn how to bring them to life. We will cover how to develop different facial expressions, outfits, and environments to place these characters in and truly bring them off the page.
Drop in Drawing Days (AGES 10–14) • Tuesdays, single sessions
This drawing class covers a wide range of subject matter and foundational drawing techniques, including gesture drawing, shading, animal fur textures, fabric/fashion drawing, and more. Every day will be a new project, so students can sign up according to their interests and availability. The class does not require a materials kit, just a few simple supplies from home.
Schedule: JANUARY–Clothing/Hair • FEBRUARY–Animals • MARCH–Cartooning • APRIL–Figures and Faces (People) • MAY–Nature Drawing
Schedule: JANUARY–Clothing/Hair • FEBRUARY–Animals • MARCH–Cartooning • APRIL–Figures and Faces (People) • MAY–Nature Drawing
Watercolor Wednesdays (AGES 7–10) • 3-week sessions
Brianna guides her students through a series of fun and beautiful paintings in which we will explore watercolor techniques for rendering landscapes, plants and animal life.
Drawing Class (AGES 7–10) • Thursdays, single sessions
Students learn to portray people, plants, animals, and architecture as Brianna teaches essential drawing skills such as sketching, utilizing shadows and highlights, incorporating perspective, and rendering textures. Each lesson will have a particular focus (i.e. faces, cats, dragons, etc) so if your child has a request of what they would most like to learn to draw, please email Brianna at brushstrokeskids@gmail.com and she will do her best to accommodate their request.
Watercolor Wonderland (Ages 10–14) • Thursdays, 4-week sessions
Hanna will cover how to render specific textures and utilize different techniques to bring our paintings to life. Watercolor techniques will include salt blooms, dry brushing, and resist painting, as well as foundational art skills such as color theory and composition. Every session will include new projects, so students can participate in multiple sessions and continue to grow their skills in this medium.
Clay Club (Ages 7–10) • Fridays, 3-week sessions
Brianna leads students in hand-building skills as they explore their ideas in three dimensions! We will learn to work with coils, pinch pots, slabs and armatures—fundamental techniques that sculptures of every level use to bring their visions to life. We will also paint our creations!
Drawing w/ Pen (Ages 10–14) • Fridays, 4-week sessions
There is something incredibly empowering about knowing that you can create artwork with nothing but a piece of paper and a pen! Hanna will guide students through the tricks and techniques to learn how to capture textures, details, and different styles of pen drawing, ranging from the realistic to the highly stylized, including stippling, cross-hatching, and gesture drawings. Each session will include all new projects so that students may continue to develop new skills.
Spring/Summer Camps (online & in-person)
Online Spring Break Camp (ages 6–9) • build your week with AM and/or PM lessons of your choice!
The beauty and balance of the natural world guides campers’ creative process as they work in a variety of materials throughout the week, including pottery painting, hand-building with clay, and various drawing, painting and mixed media projects.
We’ll gather virtually via Zoom (9:30–11am & 1–2:30pm) for 2 daily art lessons in which the instructor will lead discussions related to the week's theme, guide the campers through their projects, and provide a warm and welcoming space for kids to connect with one another. Build your week with MORNING and/or AFTERNOON lessons of your choice!
Project Materials are included and can be picked up curbside at Brushstrokes the Saturday before camp. Clay & pottery projects can be dropped off for firing any Saturday throughout the spring and will be ready for pickup 2 weeks later.
We’ll gather virtually via Zoom (9:30–11am & 1–2:30pm) for 2 daily art lessons in which the instructor will lead discussions related to the week's theme, guide the campers through their projects, and provide a warm and welcoming space for kids to connect with one another. Build your week with MORNING and/or AFTERNOON lessons of your choice!
Project Materials are included and can be picked up curbside at Brushstrokes the Saturday before camp. Clay & pottery projects can be dropped off for firing any Saturday throughout the spring and will be ready for pickup 2 weeks later.
Online Spring Break Camp (ages 10–14) • April 15 and/or 16
Hands-on creative art making will engage campers in this online spring break art camp. With the magic of spring to inspire us, campers will have fun exploring a variety of materials throughout the week, including pottery painting, various drawing styles, painting, and other mixed media projects. We’ll gather virtually via Zoom (9:30–11am & 1–2:30pm) for 2 daily art lessons. Project Materials included and available for pickup at Brushstrokes (10am–noon Saturday 4/10 or 2–4pm Wednesday 4/14).
In-Person Spring Break Camp (AGES 6–9) • Monday–Friday, 9AM–3PM
Each day of this week-long, in-person camp will feature two awesome art projects! Throughout the week campers will explore pottery painting, handing-building with clay, and a variety of drawing and painting methods. We’ll find inspiration in the beauty and wonder of the natural world as we observe plants, animals and cool phenomena (like crystal rocks and thunderstorms) with an artist’s eye. We will also have free-time for crafting, coloring, playing games, reading books, and spending time outside.
In-Person Summer Programs • 3-week sessions, 9AM–3PM
3-week sessions that carefully follow public health guidelines (such as stable groups, mask-wearing, and physical distancing). Kids will draw, paint and sculpt in a variety of media, including hand-building with clay, pottery painting, glass-fusing, mosaics and more!
Learn more & Register: In-Person CAMP BRUSHSTROKES (AGES 6-9)
Learn more & Register: In-Person SUMMER WORKSHOP (AGES 10-14)
Learn more & Register: In-Person CAMP BRUSHSTROKES (AGES 6-9)
Learn more & Register: In-Person SUMMER WORKSHOP (AGES 10-14)
Online Summer Camps • Live via Zoom
Week-long, centered around a fun theme, and featuring 2 projects each day (AM & PM w/ a break for lunch). Throughout the week campers explore a variety of drawing, painting and sculpture techniques including handbuilding w/ clay, pottery painting. Materials included via curbside pickup.
Learn more & Register: Online CAMP BRUSHSTROKES (AGES 6–9)
Learn more & Register: Online SUMMER CAMP (AGES 10-14)
Learn more & Register: Online CAMP BRUSHSTROKES (AGES 6–9)
Learn more & Register: Online SUMMER CAMP (AGES 10-14)
CANCELLATION POLICY: Class registrations are by session and are nonrefundable. If you cancel your registration at least two weeks prior to the start of the session, you will receive a credit for the session which can be applied to a future camp session, class, or used in our studio. There are no credits for single days missed in a series.
