After School Drop-in Art Day
(For youth in grades 2-8)
Upcoming class activities:
Our 2025-2026 activities have not yet been announced, but scroll down for a list of some of our past activities…
Past activities:
Clay Tiles with Charlotte Van Zant King
Have fun with clay making a decorative tile or small plate using pressed leaves or stamps to decorate it.
Acrylic Banners with Christina Carlsen
Paint a unique work of art on a piece of canvas using acrylic paint around the theme of “migration” and what that word means to each of us. Each student will contribute one section of canvas that will then be woven together into a larger banner that will be displayed outdoors in the Nye Beach area over the summer as part of the Nye Beach Banner Project.
Watercolor Painting with Seawater with Jordan Essoe
Create watercolor paintings of the fantastical and alien world of microorganisms—using the very seawater that this microscopic world calls home! A drop of seawater can contain millions of microorganisms and we’ll choose several to paint while learning basic watercolor techniques!
Meditative Mandalas with Rena Ekmanis
Learn all about the relaxing process of drawing a mandala in this class. The instructor will teach the students how to draw the flower of life design and then show a few techniques to expand it so that everyone can create their own personal mandalas.
Color Harmonies with Eileen Hearne
Explore color in this class and how different colors work together in a painting to create harmony. Students will learn a little color theory while working with acrylic paints.
Sculpting with Acrylic Clay with Kirk Robert Paulson
Explore the elements of design focusing on shape, form, texture and space while creating three dimensional objects made with low fire (kitchen oven) acrylic clay and armatures constructed of common materials like wood, wire & aluminum foil. Expand your clay creation further with guidance from the instructor to review and refine the shape each student started in the previous class. At the end of this class the pieces will be fired on site and ready to take home.
Ghost Net Landscapes with Emily Jung Miller
This class will be a collaboration with a guest artist from Forest Grove who currently has their work displayed in the Gladys Valley Marine Studies Building at Hatfield. We’ll work together transforming reclaimed fishing gear into art and explore different techniques to create a community sculpture for public display.
Creative Art Books with Cheryl Horton
Dive into the world of hand-made art books by creating a one of a kind tunnel, star book, or even a zine from your drawings and paintings.
