Summer Classes are completed for 2011. Thanks to all who attended!
Be sure to check back in May of 2012 for another full listing of Summer Classes.
The Paris Art Center offers a full line of classes and workshops throughout the year. Participants' interests and skill levels may vary from beginner to advanced, and their ages may range from children age 4 through adult.
A Registration Form is available for printout. Please fill out a form for each child and return completed forms to the Bicentennial Art Center, 132
South Central Avenue, Paris, IL 61944, by mail or in person. Payment
must be made at the time of registration. No registration
is complete until all fees are paid. Payment may be made in cash or
by check made payable to: Paris Art Center. Registration forms must
include the signature of the parent or guardian. For more information,
call the Art Center at 217-466-8130 between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.,
Tuesday through Friday, or contact the Art Center by e-mail at parisartcenter@frontier.com.
Please have your child wear old clothes or bring a paint shirt to protect their clothing from stains and spills.
Summer Art Classes: You can Download a full class schedule and registration form here (PDF format)
2011 Class Schedule
IN ORDER TO CORRECTLY REGISTER YOUR CHILD FOR CLASSES, PLEASE USE THE GRADE THEY HAVE COMPLETED WHEN FILLING OUT THE REGISTRATION FORM
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6. Explore and Create Ages 4 - 7
Dates: Monday thru Thursday June 27 - 30 Cost: $22.00 Member/$25.00 Non-Member This class is for little creative hands! We are going to take each day to explore and imagine through drawing, painting and building. This is a class where nothing but your imagination is required, so come have some fun! |
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7. Outer Space Extravaganza Ages 4 - 7
Dates: Monday thru Thursday, June 27 - 30 Cost: $22.00 Member/$25.00 Non-Member This class will be a lot of fun! We will talk about outer space, from aliens to planets, and we will be working on 3 projects. We will make a clay alien, create an outer space painting, and make antennas and glasses! |
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8. Collage Art Grades 1st - 3rd
Dates: Monday thru Thursday, June 27 - 30 Cost: $22.00 Member/$25.00 Non-Member In this class, we will be exploring the idea of a collage through the work of various artists. We will create two collage style projects with patterned paper and a lot of imagination. |
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9. Peace Out Grades 2nd - 6th
Dates: Monday
thru Thursday June 27 - 30 Cost: $22.00 Member/$25.00 Non-Member This class will be all about the peace sign. We will be making art based on the word and symbol of peace. We will be using materials that may include clay, cloth and paint to create some cool finished pieces of art. |
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10. Fashion Diva Grades 3rd - 6th Dates:
Monday thru Thursday June 27 - 30 Cost: $22.00 Member/$25.00 Non-Member Do you love designing and drawing clothes? This class will be all about fashion. We will make a "fashion portfolio" of work in our own sketchbook. We will also be creating, recycling and making a new shirt from an old one, and we will also make a few fashion accessories!
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11. Scrabble Tile Pendant and Mixed Media Collage Grades 3rd - 6th Dates:
Monday thru Thursday June 27 - 30 Cost: $22.00 Member/$25.00 Non-Member We will be making a really fun and super cute necklace recycling a scrabble tile and using a lot of creativity! We will also be creating a mixed media collage using a variety of paintin techniques, some stamping with houshold items, and adding some stamping, glitter and 3-D elements! This will be a fun class. |
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14. Native American Shield Grades 2nd - 4th Dates:
Wednesday, July 6 & Friday, July 8 Cost: $10.00 Member & Non-Member Using brown craft paper, crayons, and the crayon resist process, students will create a Native American shield. The shield will be circular in shape and will use Native American symbols to tell a story about a tribe made up by the students. Students will then embellish their shields using yarn, feathers and beads. |
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15. Adinkra Symbol Print Grades 4th - 6th Dates:
Wednesday, July 6 & Friday, July 8 Cost: $10.00 Member & Non-Member Students will learn about the Akan people of West Africa and symbols they use called Adinkra symbols. They will create a print of the symbol that best describes them while learning about positive and negative shapes. |
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16. Create Your Own Comic Book Grades 4th - 6th Dates:
Wednesday, July 6 & Friday, July 8 Cost: $10.00 Member & Non-Member Students will study different styles of comics and use colored markers or colored pencils to create a comic book of their own. |
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17. Japanese Brush Painting Grades 4th - 6th Dates:
Wednesday, July 6 (One Day Only) Cost: $5.00 Member & Non-Member Students will learn about Japanese brush painting and haiku poems. Students will create a brush painting of a Japanese symbol and write a haiku poem about that symbol. |
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18. Bottle Cap Art Grades 1st - 3rd Dates:
Thursday, July 14 (One Day Only) Cost: $12.00 Member & Non-Member Create unique masterpieces with bottle caps of all shape, sizes and colors. The possibilities are endless! |
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19. Pop Art Grades 3rd - 6th Dates:
Thursday, July 14 (One Day Only) Cost: $12.00 Member & Non-Member We will be using different types of paper, colors, textures and styles to make our own pop art sensations. |
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20. Upcycling Jewelry Grades 2nd - 6th Dates:
Thursday, July 14 (One Day Only) Cost: $15.00 Member & Non-Member Use everyday household items to create eye-catching jewelry. From magazines to ordinary tights, let the fashion divas unite! |
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21. Creating with Clay ***Full*** Grades 3rd - 5th Dates:
Tuesday thru Friday, July 19 - 22 with an additional class on July 28, 1 - 2:30pm to glaze clay items Cost: $45.00 Member/$50.00 Non-Member This class will have students learning how to use clay to create animals, vases, wall pockets, and other items. This class is Full! Thanks for signing up!! |
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22. Advanced Drawing - A 10 Day Course Grades 5th and up Dates:
Monday thru Friday, July 25 - 29 and August 1 - 5 Cost: 10 days = $80.00 Members/$85 Non-Members 5 days = $40.00 Members/$45.00 Non-Members This class will explore 10 different ways to draw with developement of skill and quickness. This class is for anyone who really loves to draw and wants to expand what they already know. The class will be busy-paced, focusing of drawing from life, but will also combine an encouragement of drawing from imagination and developing ideas. Maria would encourage you to participate in both weeks; however, if you are only able to take one week, that is fine. |