Saturday Pre-School Arts Advenutures
Miss Lani Carney
2009 Dates:
January 10, January 17, January 24, February 7, March 7, March 21, April 4, April 18, May 2, May 16

All Saturday Pre-School Arts Adventures are for ages 3-8 and are $30 each Saturday from 9:00 am – 12:00 p.m.

Fee: $30 per class
Location: Children's Studio
January 10 - Saturday Adventure #1:
All About Penguins and Polar Bears
From Pole to Pole, we will venture out into the wild winter world - drawing, painting and sculpting. We will learn about birds and animals that revel in this season, including those who ski, sled and skate! We will draw inspiration from paintings and sculptures that celebrate the forms and colors of the snow covered landscape, as well of course, from your own eyes and experiences.
 
January 17 - Saturday Adventure #2:
Painting Your Way Around the World I
What is painting? Can you create a painting out of yarn and sand? What about egg yolks or layers of fabric? We are going to explore the many different ways people have created painting around the world and throughout history.

January 24 – Saturday Adventure #3:
Painting Your Way Around the World II
We are continuing today our two part Saturday Adventure series exploring the many different ways people have created paintings around the world. Yes we will get messy, again, like last Saturday.

February 7 - Saturday Adventure #4:
Hoola Coola Day
This is our annual day to “laugh at the cold” with a luau party highlighting a morning of fun!
Put away your winter coats, unpack your summer swimsuits and flip-flops for its limbo time! This adventure is always popular – because it is fun to dream of being warm again! We reach for the sunshine – paint it, create it and enjoy it! Aloha.

March 7 - Saturday Adventure #5:
Drawing Your Attention
Draw! Draw! Draw! This adventure class is for all young artists who want to practice drawing. Establishing a connection between seeing, feeling and line, we will draw from our observation and imagination using every material we can find to make wonderful marks.

March 21 - Saturday Adventure #6:
Spring Splash
We are going to set up a wet and wild obstacle course that we, with ski gear or surf boarding gear will “ride” the course. It is planned to be hilarious and challenging, too. The finish line is the best part… a riot, one might say. This is our last hurrah – a real “good-bye”to winter. Spring is around the corner. Are you ready? We think so? Good-bye winter!! Today, our morning is all outdoors and centered on the Children’s Green, near our studio. Good-bye winter!!

April 4 - Saturday Adventure #7:
HeART to HeART
Our Featherstone kids will bring art to the hearts of children with chronic medical conditions. In recognition of Dartmouth Medical School (DMS) and New Hampshire Partners in Health we will join in a creative approach to wellness for children with chronic medical conditions, as well as their siblings. Packets of our children’s designs for work one-on-one with DMS students in environs where children’s artistic expression is the priority will be forwarded in the hopes that our sensitive collaboration will make a difference in children’s lives in the north country. We are honored to participate.

April 18  - Saturday Adventure #8:
Do We Love Bunnies – Yes We Do!
Some bunny loves you – ‘tis a sweet expression often told. On our Children’s Green, near our trees and hollows are families of bunnies awaiting spring. We remember seeing them hopping across the pastures and fields that surround our campus. We will create a beautiful kaleidoscope featuring our paintings of these little creatures hopping in the round! We will challenge our Animals in Art classmates to join us with their amazing talent to do likewise. Faience sculptures from France (From Miss Lani’s travels) will be exhibited. April is the time to wish for bunnies return – let us nudge them along with our bunny spirit!

May 2 - Saturday Adventure #9:
World Turtle Day
World Turtle Day is in May. We have learned for four years how to continue to protect turtles and tortoise and their habitats. Yes, we will design and create our special garden-pond home for our faux turtles. This year we hope to invite Charlotte and Samantha Potter to share their experiences with their turtles. These sisters – twins – a dynamo team have nourished their pets and the amazing care they have cultivated is so special to absorb! As with each passing year, sensitivity and creative touches with pets is encouraged! Featherstone children form a very important key to recognizing the worth of turtles and tortoises world wide.

Miss Lani will share her slides of her Galapagos Islands experiences with giant tortoises including some enjoying mud baths on Indefatigable Island, there. The scientific led experiences at the Charles Darwin Research Stations are remarkable and important to share with you…Hopefully you will be astonished at the amount of creative force displayed by these creatures on these small, barren and rocky islands. Here’s to World Turtle Day – and all of our adventures. Today the Galapagos National Park and Marine Reserve are fighting for survival in a world where every thing is measured with economic value. May we NEVER forget that some things do not need to justify their existence; because they are priceless!
 
May 16 - Saturday Adventure #10:
Painting Your Way Around the World III
What is painting? Can you create a painting out of yarn and sand? What about egg yolks and layers of fabric? We continue our series started in January to explore the many difficult ways people have created paintings around the world and throughout history. With beautiful flowers, petals and seeds – be prepared to get messy!

Children's Saturday Arts Classes
Nancy Blank and Carl Mueller

Saturday arts experiences for children 7 - 12 years of age

Saturdays

2009 Dates:
Session 1: January 17, 24, 31 & February 7, 14, & March 7

Session 2: May 2, 9, 16 & June 6, 13, 20

9:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Fee: $15 per class
Location: Pottery Studio

 
A series of pottery experiences, glazing and firing.

After-school Teen Program
Martha's Vineyard Artists

Mondays - Darkroom Photography with Kathy Rose
Wednesdays - Pottery with Nancy Blank & Carl Mueller
Thursdays - Portrait Painting
Thursdays - Poetry with Justen Ahren
Thursdays - Woodshop with Kyle Carson
Thursdays - Portrait Paing with Greg Watson

2009 Dates:
Winter Session: February 2 - March 13

Spring Session: April 6 - May 15

2:30 - 4:00 p.m.


Fee: Free
Location: Various studios on the campus

 
Mondays: Darkroom Photography with Kathy Rose

Wednesdays: Pottery with Nancy Blank and Carl Mueller

Thursdays: Portrait Painting with Greg Watson

Thursdays: Poetry with Justen Ahren 

Thursdays: Woodshop with Kyle Carson

Famous for a Day
Lani Carney
Mondays 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.

2009 Dates:
Session 1: January 5, 12, 19, 26 & February 2

Session 2: March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30

Session 3: April 6, 20, 27 & May 4, 11

Fee: $30 per class
Location: Children's Studio

For children ages 6-10

We will look at the work of famous artists and discover what we can learn from these great masters. We will drip and splatter like Jackson Pollack, distort our faces like Picasso and develop new worlds like Dr. Seuss. Several guest artists and art teacher friends will be invited to visit us.

Watercolor for Children
Lani Carney
Tuesdays 1:00 - 3:00 pm

2009 Dates:
Session 1: January 6, 13, 20, 27 & February 3

Session 2: March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
Session 3: April 7, 14, 21, 28 & May 5

Fee: $30 per class
Location: Children's Studio

For children ages 3-6

The visual imagination of the young child will be stimulated by art exploration with water color. Painting, stories, songs and music will provide the point of departure. Parent and caregivers are welcome, though not required to stay.

Animals in Art
Lani Carney
Wednesdays 3:30 -5:30 p.m.

2009 Dates:
Session 1: January 7, 14, 21, 28 & February 4

Session 2: March 4, 11, 18, 25 & April 1

Session 3: April 8, 15, 22, 29 & May 6

Fee: $30 per class
Location: Children's Studio

For children ages 5- 10

We will explore the world according to animals using drawings, clay, and paint, recycled and natural materials. We will also consider how humans have represented animals in art throughout history and around the world.

Kinderart
Lani Carney
Thursdays 3:00 – 5:00 p.m.

2009 Dates:
Session 1: January 8, 15, 22, 29 & February 5

Session 2: March 5, 12, 19, 26 & April 2

Session 3: April 9, 16, 23, 30 & May 7

Fee: $30 per class
Location: Children's Studio

For children ages 4-7

This class is designed especially for children who attend pre-school or kindergarten. Students will draw, paint and work with clay and mosaics as the process of creating art is explored. Each class will take inspiration from beautifully illustrated books, evocative tales, the lives of artists and the world of nature. There will be a special emphasis on underwater art for the first session.