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Arkansas Arts Center Museum School Offers Summer Programs for Children

For more information contact:
Emily Fraize, 501-396-0308
efraize@arkarts.com
May 10, 2005
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Arkansas Arts Center Museum School Offers Summer Programs for Children

(LITTLE ROCK, AR) - The Arkansas Arts Center Museum School offers summer classes and workshops for children and young adults in June, July and August. Registration begins Monday, May 16, 2005.

All summer art classes are designed to introduce students to a variety of art techniques and media while exploring fascinating and entertaining themes. Classes are held for children ages 2 to 18. They include:

10-week classes

  • Art for Families, All Ages
  • Art Techniques for Parent & Child, Ages 2-4
  • Creative Explorations, Ages 4–5
  • Art Techniques, Ages 6-9
  • Behind the Scenes, Ages 6-9
  • So You Want to be an Actor?, Ages 6-8 and 9-12
  • Circus Spectacular, Ages 8 and up
  • Fake Fighting, Ages 9-11
  • Beginning Wheelthrowing, Ages 10-14
  • Clay, Paint, & Draw, Ages 10-14
  • Ceramics for Young Adults, Ages 15-18
4-week classes (Ages 15-18)
  • Ceramics
  • Drawing
  • Jewelry
  • Painting
  • Three-Dimensional Design
  • Woodworking
One-week classes
  • Art for Parent and Child, Ages 2-4
  • Art Techniques, Ages 4 – 5
  • Big Messy Outdoor Art Class, Ages 6-9
  • Bright Lights, Big City, Ages 6-9
    • 4 X 4, Ages 6-9
    • 5 X 5, Ages 6-9
    • Painting Like Picasso, Ages 6-9 and 10-14
  • Woodworking for Children, Ages 10-14
  • Medieval Art, Ages, Ages 10-14
  • Art of Cartooning, Ages 10-14
  • Fantastic Creatures, Ages 10-14
  • Art of Portraiture, Ages 10-14

Workshops

  • Animal Sketching, Ages 9 – 14
  • Jewelry, Ages 11– 14

For a description of individual classes, visit www.arkarts.com and click on Museum

School to view a catalog or call 501-396-0353 for more information.

GENERAL INFORMATION
Museum School Sponsors:
Season Support: Trinity Foundation
Outreach Program Sponsors: Junior League of Little Rock; Rebsamen Fund; Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation
Programs of the Arkansas Arts Center are supported in part by The Arkansas Arts Council, an agency of the Department of Arkansas Heritage; and the City of Little Rock

Contact: 501-372-4000
Location: Arkansas Arts Center – 9th and Commerce, Little Rock, AR 72202
Gallery Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday
11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday
Closed Monday and Major Holidays


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