SPRING 2020 YOUTH AND TEEN CLASSES
Classes and Workshops begin the Week of April 6th
Registration Opens March 2nd
MONDAYS
Hand-building and Wheel, Carmela Fratus – Instructor
Grades 4+
$201/Materials Fee: $30
3:30pm – 5pm
8 Mondays, 4/6 – 6/8 (no class 4/20 & 5/25)
It takes a little getting used to but once kids learn to use the potter’s wheel they’re off and spinning.
In this class, students use the potter’s wheel and hand-building techniques to create from their
imagination while learning form, texture, pattern and glazing. This class also practices cooperation and
studio responsibilities in a relaxing, fun environment.
Theater Intensive, Bruno Barbuto – Instructor
Grades 2-6
$179
4pm – 6pm
8 Mondays, 4/6 – 6/8 (no class 4/20 & 5/25)
In this skill-building class, students will be introduced to a series of skill-strengthening exercises
including how to audition, monologues, cold readings, and sides. There will be scene work which
will include how to develop a relationship with your character and rehearsing voice projection.
Beginning Drawing 1, Joanne Stowell – Instructor
Grades 2-5
$126
4pm – 5pm
8 Mondays, 4/6 – 6/8 (no class 4/20 & 5/25)
Students will be introduced to an array of drawing techniques such as hatching and shading.
We will also learn primary elements of art such as shapes, forms, lines, and textures. With common
drawing materials (pencils, charcoal, markers, and oil pastels), students will shift between themes
such as animals, houses, people, and natural elements in their environment.
Beginning Drawing 2, Joanne Stowell – Instructor
Grades 2-5
$126
5pm – 6pm
8 Mondays, 4/6 – 6/8 (no class 4/20 & 5/25)
See above description
Teen Ceramics, Carmela Fratus – Instructor
Grades 7+
$228/Materials Fee: $30
5:30pm – 7pm
8 Mondays, 4/6 – 6/8 (no class 4/20 & 5/25)
Students learn foundations of ceramics by using the potter’s wheel and hand-building
techniques to create artful and useful ceramics. Returning students work with the instructor to
advance their skills and create challenging projects. Students will practice studio responsibilities
and group critique in a non-competitive environment.
TUESDAYS
Artful Engineering: Creativity Lab, Joanne Stowell – Instructor
Ages 3yrs - 5yrs
$146
1:00pm – 3:00pm
9 Tuesdays 4/7 – 6/9 (no class 4/21)
Let your preschooler come play, explore, and create with hands-on STEAM projects. We will
be using ordinary materials to create some not so ordinary projects. A class that will help
make your little thinker a great thinker!
Kids Clay, Ellie House – Instructor
Grades K-3
$189/Materials Fee: $30
3:30pm – 5pm
9 Tuesdays 4/7 – 6/9 (no class 4/21)
This class allows kids to have fun and learn to create in clay. Students will learn hand-building
techniques to create functional and whimsical sculptures. This class encourages creativity and
imagination in a small group setting with individual attention.
Intermediate Drawing and Painting, Joanne Stowell – Instructor
Grades 5-7
$199
4pm – 5:30pm
9 Tuesdays 4/7 – 6/9 (no class 4/21)
Students will continue to learn and develop essential drawing skills while exploring different
materials. From realistic to abstract, students will draw from both life and from their imagination,
and then learn to transition these skills into painting. Projects include working from a still-life,
photos, self-portraits, abstract art and designs.
WEDNESDAYS
Hand-building and Wheel, Carmela Fratus – Instructor
Grades 4+
$224/Materials Fee: $30
3:30pm – 5pm
9 Wednesdays 4/8 – 6/10 (no class 4/22)
Please see Monday’s description.
Art and Movement
$182
Grades K-3
4pm – 5pm
9 Wednesdays 4/8 – 6/10 (no class 4/22)
This class offers children the opportunity to express themselves through art and movement.
During the yoga component of the class, children explore playful exercises to promote focus,
awareness, and a sense of calm. Following yoga, the children create a work of art based on the
themes explored in the yoga. This class will help to build tools the children can bring into
home and school life.
Fashion Construction
$175
Grades 4-8
4pm – 5:30pm
9 Wednesdays 4/8 – 6/10 (no class 4/22)
Learn the fundamentals of fashion construction from concept to creation. The program will cover
how to create a pattern as well as the basics of handsewing and sewing machine use.
Teen Fashion Embellishment
Grades 9-12
$177
6pm – 7:30pm
9 Wednesdays 4/8 – 6/10 (no class 4/22)
Join us this spring for a class filled with trends, tapistry, and technique. Students will be taught
embroidery stitching, patchwork, and other ways to transform old clothing into something totally new!
THURSDAYS
Half Day Arts Program, Joanne Stowell – Instructor
Grades K-5
$286
1pm – 3:30pm
9 Thursdays 4/9 – 6/11 (no class 4/23)
Students will enjoy a creative, fun, and relaxed afternoon making all kinds of art projects! We’ll explore
a variety of different art materials with projects designed to help kids flex their imaginations. A light
snack and camaraderie are always provided.
Kids Clay: Functional and Playful, Ellie House – Instructor
Grades K-3
$189/Materials Fee: $30
1:30pm – 3pm
9 Thursdays 4/9 – 6/11 (no class 4/23)
This class allows kids to have fun and learn to create in clay. Students will learn hand-building
techniques to create functional and whimsical sculptures. This class encourages creativity and
imagination in a small group setting with individual attention.
Hand-building and Wheel, Ellie House – Instructor
Grades 4+
$224/Materials Fee: $30
3:30pm – 5pm
9 Thursdays 4/9 – 6/11 (no class 4/23)
Please see Wednesday’s description.
Cartooning, Brendan Lehman – Instructor
Ages 11+
$186
4pm – 5:30pm
9 Thursdays 4/9 – 6/11 (no class 4/23)
This class teaches cartooning and anime from both real examples and the imagination.
Students will have fun learning to sketch their own unique characters and develop their own
stories using storyboards and other mechanisms.
FRIDAYS
In Your Hands: Drawing & Painting Studio for Teens, Laurel Smith – Instructor
8 Fridays, 4/17 – 6/12 (no class 4/24), 4pm – 6pm
$219, Grades 9 – 12
This popular class offers students who are exploring their drawing and painting skills an opportunity to
join a group where technical instruction is balanced with pursuit of independent artistic goals. We will
work with observational skills, use of expressive line, color and composition fundamentals, as well as
new techniques and materials that may be introduced or invented to support individual projects. All
media are encouraged.
Questions? Email Carmela Fratus or call ArtSpan at 781-862-6040.
Hand-building and Wheel, Carmela Fratus – Instructor
Grades 4+
$201/Materials Fee: $30
3:30pm – 5pm
8 Mondays, 4/6 – 6/8 (no class 4/20 & 5/25)
It takes a little getting used to but once kids learn to use the potter’s wheel they’re off and spinning.
In this class, students use the potter’s wheel and hand-building techniques to create from their
imagination while learning form, texture, pattern and glazing. This class also practices cooperation and
studio responsibilities in a relaxing, fun environment.
Theater Intensive, Bruno Barbuto – Instructor
Grades 2-6
$179
4pm – 6pm
8 Mondays, 4/6 – 6/8 (no class 4/20 & 5/25)
In this skill-building class, students will be introduced to a series of skill-strengthening exercises
including how to audition, monologues, cold readings, and sides. There will be scene work which
will include how to develop a relationship with your character and rehearsing voice projection.
Beginning Drawing 1, Joanne Stowell – Instructor
Grades 2-5
$126
4pm – 5pm
8 Mondays, 4/6 – 6/8 (no class 4/20 & 5/25)
Students will be introduced to an array of drawing techniques such as hatching and shading.
We will also learn primary elements of art such as shapes, forms, lines, and textures. With common
drawing materials (pencils, charcoal, markers, and oil pastels), students will shift between themes
such as animals, houses, people, and natural elements in their environment.
Beginning Drawing 2, Joanne Stowell – Instructor
Grades 2-5
$126
5pm – 6pm
8 Mondays, 4/6 – 6/8 (no class 4/20 & 5/25)
See above description
Teen Ceramics, Carmela Fratus – Instructor
Grades 7+
$228/Materials Fee: $30
5:30pm – 7pm
8 Mondays, 4/6 – 6/8 (no class 4/20 & 5/25)
Students learn foundations of ceramics by using the potter’s wheel and hand-building
techniques to create artful and useful ceramics. Returning students work with the instructor to
advance their skills and create challenging projects. Students will practice studio responsibilities
and group critique in a non-competitive environment.
TUESDAYS
Artful Engineering: Creativity Lab, Joanne Stowell – Instructor
Ages 3yrs - 5yrs
$146
1:00pm – 3:00pm
9 Tuesdays 4/7 – 6/9 (no class 4/21)
Let your preschooler come play, explore, and create with hands-on STEAM projects. We will
be using ordinary materials to create some not so ordinary projects. A class that will help
make your little thinker a great thinker!
Kids Clay, Ellie House – Instructor
Grades K-3
$189/Materials Fee: $30
3:30pm – 5pm
9 Tuesdays 4/7 – 6/9 (no class 4/21)
This class allows kids to have fun and learn to create in clay. Students will learn hand-building
techniques to create functional and whimsical sculptures. This class encourages creativity and
imagination in a small group setting with individual attention.
Intermediate Drawing and Painting, Joanne Stowell – Instructor
Grades 5-7
$199
4pm – 5:30pm
9 Tuesdays 4/7 – 6/9 (no class 4/21)
Students will continue to learn and develop essential drawing skills while exploring different
materials. From realistic to abstract, students will draw from both life and from their imagination,
and then learn to transition these skills into painting. Projects include working from a still-life,
photos, self-portraits, abstract art and designs.
WEDNESDAYS
Hand-building and Wheel, Carmela Fratus – Instructor
Grades 4+
$224/Materials Fee: $30
3:30pm – 5pm
9 Wednesdays 4/8 – 6/10 (no class 4/22)
Please see Monday’s description.
Art and Movement
$182
Grades K-3
4pm – 5pm
9 Wednesdays 4/8 – 6/10 (no class 4/22)
This class offers children the opportunity to express themselves through art and movement.
During the yoga component of the class, children explore playful exercises to promote focus,
awareness, and a sense of calm. Following yoga, the children create a work of art based on the
themes explored in the yoga. This class will help to build tools the children can bring into
home and school life.
Fashion Construction
$175
Grades 4-8
4pm – 5:30pm
9 Wednesdays 4/8 – 6/10 (no class 4/22)
Learn the fundamentals of fashion construction from concept to creation. The program will cover
how to create a pattern as well as the basics of handsewing and sewing machine use.
Teen Fashion Embellishment
Grades 9-12
$177
6pm – 7:30pm
9 Wednesdays 4/8 – 6/10 (no class 4/22)
Join us this spring for a class filled with trends, tapistry, and technique. Students will be taught
embroidery stitching, patchwork, and other ways to transform old clothing into something totally new!
THURSDAYS
Half Day Arts Program, Joanne Stowell – Instructor
Grades K-5
$286
1pm – 3:30pm
9 Thursdays 4/9 – 6/11 (no class 4/23)
Students will enjoy a creative, fun, and relaxed afternoon making all kinds of art projects! We’ll explore
a variety of different art materials with projects designed to help kids flex their imaginations. A light
snack and camaraderie are always provided.
Kids Clay: Functional and Playful, Ellie House – Instructor
Grades K-3
$189/Materials Fee: $30
1:30pm – 3pm
9 Thursdays 4/9 – 6/11 (no class 4/23)
This class allows kids to have fun and learn to create in clay. Students will learn hand-building
techniques to create functional and whimsical sculptures. This class encourages creativity and
imagination in a small group setting with individual attention.
Hand-building and Wheel, Ellie House – Instructor
Grades 4+
$224/Materials Fee: $30
3:30pm – 5pm
9 Thursdays 4/9 – 6/11 (no class 4/23)
Please see Wednesday’s description.
Cartooning, Brendan Lehman – Instructor
Ages 11+
$186
4pm – 5:30pm
9 Thursdays 4/9 – 6/11 (no class 4/23)
This class teaches cartooning and anime from both real examples and the imagination.
Students will have fun learning to sketch their own unique characters and develop their own
stories using storyboards and other mechanisms.
FRIDAYS
In Your Hands: Drawing & Painting Studio for Teens, Laurel Smith – Instructor
8 Fridays, 4/17 – 6/12 (no class 4/24), 4pm – 6pm
$219, Grades 9 – 12
This popular class offers students who are exploring their drawing and painting skills an opportunity to
join a group where technical instruction is balanced with pursuit of independent artistic goals. We will
work with observational skills, use of expressive line, color and composition fundamentals, as well as
new techniques and materials that may be introduced or invented to support individual projects. All
media are encouraged.
Questions? Email Carmela Fratus or call ArtSpan at 781-862-6040.