INTRO TO ART EXPLORE THE VISUAL ARTS BY CREATING ARTWORKS OF THEIR OWN. STUDENTS WILL BE INTRODUCED TO THE ELEMENTS OF ART AND USE A VARIETY OF MATERIALS. AGES 4-7Y MIXED MEDIA ART STUDENTS WILL EXPLORE VARIOUS AGE-APPROPRIATE TECHNIQUES AND MATERIALS TO CREATE 2-D AND 3-D DESIGNS. MEDIUMS SUCH AS CLAY, CARDBOARD, OIL PASTELS, PAPER MACHE, ACRYLIC PAINT, AS WELL AS FOUND OBJECTS WILL BE USED. AGES 8+Y CREATIVE INTERNET TRENDS INNOVATION SPARKED GAME-CHANGING CREATIVE INTERNET TRENDS ART CLASS. ENGAGE IN THE LATEST TRENDS IN ART USING A VARIETY OF MATERIALS. EXPLORE COMICS, POP ART, ORIGAMI, CARTOONS, GRAPHIC DESIGN AND MORE. AGES 8+Y DRAWING AND PAINTING CREATE QUALITY DRAWINGS, PAINTINGS, AND ARTWORKS THAT EXHIBIT A DIVERSITY OF SUBJECT MATTER, ARTISTIC MEDIUMS AND VISUAL ART TECHNIQUES. PRACTICE, LEARN AND DEEPEN YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF DRAWING TECHNIQUES (INCLUDING LINE, SHADING, SCALE, PERSPECTIVE, DIMENSION, CONTRAST AND MORE) AND PAINTING TECHNIQUES (INCLUDING COLOR MIXING, PAINT APPLICATION, GRADATED WASHES, TEXTURE, LAYERING, BRUSHWORK AND MORE). EXPLORE A VARIETY OF ART MATERIALS SUCH AS WATERCOLOR PAINTING, OIL PASTELS, CHARCOAL DRAWING, PENCIL DRAWING, AND MORE. AGES 8+Y FINE ARTS PORTFOLIO EXPRESSION STUDENTS WILL LEARN A VARIETY OF ARTISTIC TECHNIQUES, STRENGTHEN VISUAL ART SKILLS, DEVELOP A UNIQUE STYLE, AND CREATE THEIR OWN ART PORTFOLIO (EITHER FOR PERSONAL SATISFACTION OR FOR PLACEMENT INTO THE VARIETY OF SPECIALIZED VISUAL ARTS HIGH SCHOOLS OR COLLEGES). EXPERIMENTATION WITH VARIOUS ARTISTIC MATERIALS AND METHODS AS WELL AS DISCOVERING DIFFERENT ARTISTS AND THEIR WORK WILL ALSO BE A PART OF THIS COURSE. AGES 11+Y