Fall '26  Teen Club (8 weeks) with Taina Mantey

8 Thursdays:  October 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd & 29th and November 5th, 12th & 19th * 4:00pm - 6:00pm 

Is your teen always doodling, making messes and creating stuff? They are an artist! Teen club provides an opportunity for young artists to be among their peers and try new art forms. Much of what we explore is based upon student interest, the first session includes a discussion of what the group would like to explore.

Fall '26 Kids Club (8 weeks) with Taina Mantey

8 Saturdays: October 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th & 31st and November 7th, 14th & 21st * 10:00am - 12:00pm 

Ages:  6 - 11 years old

Creative Kids Unite!  Kids Art Club provides art making challenges and the opportunity to work with a variety of media to let imaginations explore and expand. Throughout the term young artists will work with clay, paint, fibers…. It’s always something new!

Please know our Youth Studio is in a historic building with steps.

with Alisa Clark

Saturday October 3rd * 1:00pm to 4:00pm

This hands-on, three-hour workshop invites participants to explore art-making through intuition rather than instruction. Guided by mixed-media artist Alisa E. Clark, you’ll experiment with materials, marks, and layers while learning to trust process, play, and personal response.

No prior art experience is required—this workshop is about letting go of expectations, listening closely, and discovering what emerges when you create from the inside out. Participants may or may not leave with a finished piece—and that’s completely okay. This workshop emphasizes experience over outcome, offering starting points, new ways of working, and moments of discovery. The true takeaway is a deeper connection to your creative voice, along with insights and approaches you can continue exploring long after the workshop ends.

*Students should bring a journal or sketchbook, basic paintbrushes, and texture/mark-making materials (string, sandpaper shapes, leaves, fabric scrapes, etc).

5 Mondays: October 19th & 26th and November 2nd, 9th & 16th

6:30pm - 9:00pm

Getting creative requires an artist to experiment, or play.  Whether you took the Mixed Media class last year or are new to it this one will offer some new approaches to playing with media. Throughout the series we will work with representational, abstract and non-representational subject matter. Explorations will be in printmaking (including reduction printing), water-based media, traditional and non-traditional drawing materials and encaustics (pigmented bees wax)

Most supplies will be included but on the first night of class we will discuss other items that you can bring in for the following sessions. 

Please note the youth studio is located in a historic building with stairs. 

With the guidance of a former nursery owner and a Greenfield Village florist learn to make your own fresh greenery wreath including make your own bow to bring a personal touch to your holiday season.

All materials supplied.

Sat Nov 14, 10am-noon Location: Clay Studio

Instructors: Pi Benio and Jill Shaffer