Hands on art workshops
for children ages 3-12
and their adult companions.
Amazing Valentines
Saturday, February 4, 1-4 PM
Children will layer paper, mix-media, and pour on the love in this valentine’s craft-making session. Enjoy making cards and fun crafts for your family, just in time to give for Valentine’s Day, with artist Janice Purnell.
Cost is $4 for members ($6 nonmembers).
No RSVP necessary. All ages are welcome.
Ceramic Musical Maraca
Saturday, April 7, 2-4 PM
Artist (and songwriter) Heidi Bekebrede will show how to make musical maraca in clay. Using hand-building techniques and underglazes, children will create an instrument to be fired. Heidi will also demonstrate other instruments.
Cost is $7 members ($9 nonmembers). Ages 4 and up.
An RSVP by Apr. 5 is necessary.
ArtSmart Program
In the ArtSmart school program, students learn about the rich history of art through active participation in hands-on art projects and discussion. Through guided viewing of art, students will develop skills in critical thinking and visual perception.
Seeing Sound: Painting & Music
Dates: Mar. 14, 18, 21, 23, 25, April 4, 6, 8
Can you paint sound? What does jazz look like? Seven artists delve into the subject with paintings, installations, and sound art. Students will learn about the crossover between music and art, and create paintings while listening to different genres of music.
Ceramics: Go Figure!
Dates: May 7, 11, 14, 16, 18, 21, 25, 28, 30
Explore new ceramic works focusing on the human form by contemporary artists from California. Afterward, students will sculpt a human figure, paying close attention to expression, movement, and proportion.
The Pence Gallery is a non-profit art organization. All Pence ArtSmart programs are aligned to the California State Standards in the visual arts and history/social science.
