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Youth Art Program
May 24/08 9:00am
The Youth Art Program sponsored by Agrium Advanced Technologies is in its 4th year. This fabulous program brings artists, art teachers and art professionals together with our youth to explore creativity and develop an interest in art. Our goal is to help young people learn to express themselves artistically and build confidence and self-esteem through art. We believe this may be achieved by connecting young artists with positive role models who through a program of teaching and mentoring will help them develop their skills and showcase their talent. To register please contact Karen Clinton at 632-7964 or Cinda Lund at 632-9073.
Classes
Pottery: Hand Made Terra Cotta Toad Houses For Your Garden - Sharon Clayton
Class #1 9:00 – 11:00
Ages: 6-9 yrs.
Class Size: 10 students
Class #2 11:00 – 1:00
Ages: 8-12 yrs.
Class Size: 10 students
In keeping with the Festival’s
theme, “Summer’s in the Ayr”, the pottery participants will be
constructing Toad Houses. We will work with Terra Cotta clay which is
like the common clay pots used to pot plants. The young Artist’s will
make a nice shady, moist home they can put in their garden. Watch out
though, mine at home attracted a garden snake! This hand-made Pottery
Toad House will help to keep your garden pest free. Toads eat up to 50
– 100 slugs, flies, worms etc every night. During the day, toads need a
dark resting place out of the sun. The creations will be taken to the
potter’s home for firing and you will be asked to pick them up the
following week or so. You will be contacted by telephone once the
firing process has been completed.
Cartoon Drawing & Graphics: Steve Greer
Class: 9:00 – 11:30
Ages: 8-18
Class Size: 20 students
This class will be offered to those students interested in drawing with a more creative flair for cartoon images. The class is structured to be a free-flowing exchange of ideas between the Guest Artist and students. Steve Thomas Greer is a professional Graphic design artist located in Ayr, who designs and manufacturers’ signage for various restaurants and business around the world under his company logo “Abracadabra Designs”. His unique creativity and incredible personality lends itself well to managing a large group of students with a willingness to learn quickly and have fun with cartoon images.
Batik: Katie Pryse
Class #1 9:00 – 11:00
Ages: 10-18 years
Class Size: 10 students
Class #2 11:00 – 1:00
Ages: 8-12 years
Class Size: 10 students
The word 'batik' is Indonesian and means 'wax
writing'.
To do batik we brush melted paraffin and/or bees wax onto fabric which
we later submerge in dye.
The areas to which we applied wax then repel/resist the dye.
When working with multiple colours, more wax is applied to the areas
that are to remain the current colour.
The piece is then submerged in a second color. Again, only the
areas where we applied the additional wax will remain the previous
colour. All other areas will become the new colour. This process
continues.
Dye colors are applied to the fabric from light to dark, and as they
overlap they create new colours as they combine. The darkest colour is
always last.
Finally, the wax is removed by ironing the fabric between paper.
The heat of the iron melts the wax which is then absorbed by the paper.
Acrylic Painting: Cinda Hilton
Lund
Class #1: 9:00-10:00
Ages: 3-6 yrs
Class Size: 8 students
Class #2 10:00-11:00
Ages: 3-6 yrs.
Class Size: 8 students
During the first half of the class, the children will explore colour theory by working with the primary colours on a large palette. They will be encouraged to experiment and make other colours of their choosing. Then they will be given black and white to add to the palette and they will start to paint a picture on a stretched 8x10 inch canvas. Once the paint has been applied to the canvas, the children will be given different tools and objects to work into the wet paint to give their paintings texture. The theme will be “Summers in the Ayr” and the children will be inspired to use a colour schemes and textures in their painting to evoke this theme.
**Children are encouraged to wear old clothes as the paint is permanent.**
Watercolor on Canvas: Phil McLorn & Joan Roe
Time: 10:00 - 12:00
Ages: 10-18 – Phil McLorn Class Size: 12 students
Ages: 8-10 - Joan Roe Class Size: 10 students
Phil McLorn & Joan Roe offer are local artists who reside right here in our village. They have developed a large portfolio of art work and a long list of gallery showings over their careers. They both specialize in watercolor paintings and have been great supporters and volunteers of their time and talent in this community. Children of all ages will find they bring a warm and wonderful approach to teaching the art of watercolor painting and design.
Recycled Art: Kelly Nielson
Class #1: 11:00 – 12:00
Ages: 10-18 years
Class Size: 12 students
Class #2 12:00 – 1:00
Ages: 6-10 years
Class Size: 12 students
Learn about the fundamentals of sculpture in a fund and exciting way! Make your own jewelry, key chains and picture frames from recycled bits and pieces such as old computer parts, found objects and other neat finds.
Tin Foil Sculpture: Scott McNichol – Homer Watson Gallery
Time: 10:00 – 11:00
Ages: 6-10 years
Class Size: 20 students
Scott McNichol is the full time art teacher at the Homer Watson Gallery. He is an experienced sculpture who will bring his own unique style to this class. During this hour, the students are taught how to work foil into an array of figures or animals that can be mounted on a base and painted.
Paint with Plasticine: Scott McNichol – Homer Watson Gallery
Time: 11:00 – 12:00
Ages: 6-10 years
Class Size: 20 Students
Scott McNichol has been teaching young children for many years at the Homer Watson Gallery. The Paint with Plasticine class is a new addition to a new art curriculum developed by the gallery for children between the ages of 6 and 12 years. Using plasticine, students explore how colour is used in art through the creation of their own unique piece of art. Colour theory, texture and design are explored.
Photography: Kevin Garrett
Class #1: 9:00 – 1:00
Ages: 8-18 yrs
Class Size: 16 students
Kevin Garrett is a local photographer who runs PKG Photography. He teaches photography at Conestoga College and is an active member of the Kitchener Camera Club. Kevin will teach his students’ camera exposure and composition fundamentals as he takes his students on a tour of the town to try to capture the Fresh Ayr Festival’s theme this year: “Summers in the Ayr”. During the last half of the class Kevin will personally spend time with each child evaluating their- photo shoot and assisting them with choosing a final image which Kevin will print as an 8x10 print to enter in the Fresh Ayr Festival’s Youth Art Contest.
Beginner Wood working: Dan Roth (Village Renovations)
Class #1: 9:00 – 10:30
Ages: 6-12 yrs
Class Size: 10 students
Class #2: 10:30 – 12:00
Ages: 6-12 yrs.
Class Size: 10 students
*Registrants are responsible to bring their own hammer.
This class will encompass a beginner wood working introduction using pre-cut wood assembly of a bird house structure. At the end of the class, the kids will be able to take home their creation and/or enter it into the Fresh Ayr Festival Youth Art Contest on Saturday, June 21,2008.
Dan Roth is a local licensed carpenter who received his apprenticeship under G&D Schnarr Construction in Kitchener in 1988-1993 and became a licensed carpenter in 1994. He started Village Renovations in the fall of 1995 and has worked locally in and around Ayr ever since. Village Renovations specializes in residential renovations and small commercial renovations. Children attending this class will learn a basic knowledge of assembly and the proper use of simple tools such as a hammer and have a lot of fun creating their first “birdhouse”.
Scrapbooking: Tara Clinton
Class #1: 9am – 10:30am
Ages: 8-12
Class Size: 10 students
Class #2: 11am – 12:30pm
Ages: 13-18
Class Size: 10 students
This class will give students a chance to experience the hot trend of Scrapbooking. Students will use their creativity as well as a variety of materials and tools to create a scrapbook page based on the theme “Summers in the Ayr”. This class will introduce students to some basic scrapbooking techniques such as lettering, layout and journaling as well as encouraged them to develop a unique style reflective of their personality. Students will cherish their completed scrapbook piece which will “tell a story” about their favourite memories of summer. Tara Clinton worked as a graphic designer for over 10 years and loves to share her flare for design with young children. Now a teacher at Resurrection High School in Kitchener, she is trilled to be able to encourage children to get involved in all areas of art and design.
**Note: Students registered for this class are asked to bring 3-6 photographs that compliment the summer theme as well as any other memorabilia they want to include on their page
Glass & Copper Wire Sun Catchers – Shannon McKnight
Class # 1: 9:30-10:30am
Ages: 8-12 yrs
Class Size: 10 students
Class #2:11:00am - 12 noon
Ages: 13-18 yrs.
Class Size: 10 students
Learn how to create beautiful glass and copper wire creations to hang in your window! Different wrapping and coiling techniques will be used to create original glass art for all to enjoy. J
Shannon McKnight began working with stained glass
as an educational assistant @ Jacob Hespeler Secondary School 10 years
ago. She continued with stain glass as a hobby and has had the
pleasure of creating many wonderful pieces for friends and family. She
is inspired by art in nature & enjoys using natural earth tones and
elements to create one of a kind art projects.
At the end of the class, the kids will be able to take home their creation and/or enter it into the Fresh Ayr Festival Youth Art Contest on Saturday, June 21, 2008.
Mask Creation ( Lindsay Pickering)
Class #1: 9:30am - 11:00am
Ages: 6-8 yrs.
Paper Mask Creation
Class #2:
11:30am - 1:00pm
Ages: 8-12 years
Plaster of Paris Mask Creation
In the first workshop, children will explore the process of making a mask; Students will make moulds of their faces, work with Papier Mache and then add their own finishing touches to their creation using natural materials, recycled and found objects.
In the second workshop for older students, they will explore the process of making a mask. Students will make moulds of their faces with plaster-of-Paris and Papier Mache and then add their own finishing touches.
Lindsay Pickering is a local Ayr resident and Children’s Art Instructor at the Ayr Public Library, Cambridge Centre for the Arts and a child teacher at the YMCA, Ayr Public School. She loves to explore the world of art with her students and see their imagination and creativity bring ideas to life.
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