Families and community members are invited to see the culminating efforts of our young artists working with Nancy Carlson at the Character Creation Camp, June 19 - 23. This open studio event will give attendees a chance to see student work around invented characters, brought to life through artwork and the written word. Throughout the […]
Create a suspended, mobile-like sculpture using line and volume as your guide. Using materials such as reed, tissue paper, wire and glue, students will learn about rectangular prisms, cylinders, and positive and negative space. Everyone will create a reed framework for their sculpture that will be skinned with a tissue paper matrix. The camp will […]
Create a suspended, mobile-like sculpture using line and volume as your guide. Using materials such as reed, tissue paper, wire and glue, students will learn about rectangular prisms, cylinders, and positive and negative space. Everyone will create a reed framework for their sculpture that will be skinned with a tissue paper matrix. The camp will […]
Families, friends, and community members are invited to see the final pieces created by participants in our Mobiles: Sculpting with Line and Volume camps. Instructing artists Danny Saathoff and Kari Halker-Saathoff have worked with a group of young artists and adults to create suspended, mobile-like sculptures using materials such as reed, tissue paper, wire and […]
Duluth-based painter and muralist, Adam Swanson, will share about his work, his path to becoming a full-time painter, and how he keeps his creativity thriving. Adam's invented landscapes invites viewers to consider the tension between human and natural worlds. He is a member of the Twin Ports Art Science Collaborate and his work, which often […]
Mark Rivard loves to help kids find their passions and motivations through creative and entrepreneurial endeavors. Throughout camp Mark will help students use the canvas of a skateboard to create one original work of art while exploring multiple ideas in drawing and illustration. The camp includes the individual camp sessions plus an additional open studio […]
Join us in celebrating the work of Do Rad Things Skateboard Camp! Students of this week-long camp will be exhibiting their creations for public viewing in our Studio 21 space. All are welcome! This event is free and open to the public, no pre-registration is required.
Come help us make and paint bowls for the 2023 Empty Bowls Fundraiser! This is an opportunity to get creative with your friends and family while helping raise funds to fight hunger in Cook County. You will have the option to make a bowl using slab techniques or paint a bowl with brush-on glazes. The […]
Join us for a free demonstration with watercolor artist Andy Evansen. Andy began painting as a change of pace from his career as a medical illustrator, and he is now recognized as one of the top watercolor artists in the country. Andy became a signature member of the prestigious Plein Air Painters of America (PAPA) […]
Learn to capture the beauty of the North Shore and the wonders of nature by keeping a nature sketchbook of your adventures! Join us for this fun and free mini-class and learn some basic drawing techniques to get you started. Janet Moore, our Studio 21 Visitor Engagement Manager, artist, and naturalist will provide you with […]
Explore the possibilities with friends at the Art Colony after school art camp! Allison will teach a variety of art techniques and students will learn about the elements of design and composition through a ton of fun activities, including paper pulp painting, handmade sketchbooks, air dry clay mosaics, foil embossing, and pastel glow effects, among […]
Explore the possibilities with friends at the Art Colony after school art camp! Allison will teach a variety of art techniques and students will learn about the elements of design and composition through a ton of fun activities, including paper pulp painting, handmade sketchbooks, air dry clay mosaics, foil embossing, and pastel glow effects, among […]
