CSMA - Art Classes

Art Classes

Art student

Do you like to explore with colour or draw with charcoal and graphite? Paint with acrylics or create with mixed media? The CMU Community School of Music & The Arts offers art classes from October to March.

Art Classes with curt wiebe

Mixed Media Mania – Grades 2 - 4
October 7, 14, 21, 28  2010. 6:00 – 7:00 PM

Discover new, fun and exciting ways to use familiar and not-so-familiar art making materials! Learn about texture, colour, line and shape through artistic experimenting.

Mixed Media and More – Grades 5 - 8
October 7, 14, 21, 28  2010. 7:30 – 8:30 PM

Let's venture outside the box. Use art materials and everyday objects in new, creative ways with the help of the classic elements and principles of design.

Art Classes with Tanya Olfert

Drawing for Young Children – Grades 2-4
November 4, 18, 25 Dec 2  2010. 6:00 – 7:00 PM

This course is designed for kids at all skill levels. If you like to draw, this class will enable you to explore and build on your talent! Learn all the elements involved in creating your own special composition.

Drawing For Older Children – Grades 5-8
November 4, 18, 25 Dec 2  2010. 7:30 – 8:30 PM

This class will encourage the student who has been drawing and wants to improve their skills. Contour, perspective, proportion, and shading will all be addressed. Work with different drawing tools and gain confidence.

Art Classes with Marianne Jonasson

Cartoon Art – Grades 2 – 4
January 6, 13, 20, 27  2011. 6:00 – 7:00 pm

Cartoon Art – Grades 5 – 8 
January 6, 13, 20, 27  2011. 7:30 – 8:30 pm

Art Classes with Tanya Olfert

Acrylic Painting – Grades 2-4
February 3, 10, 17, 24  2011. 6:00 – 7:00 pm

Students will be bringing home beautiful, ready-to-hang, unique paintings! Working on a large surface area, mixing colors, texture, brush stroke, and composition will all be a part of the young artists' training. There will be a strong focus on creativity, color, and planning a finished project.

Acrylic Painting – Grades 5-8
February 3, 10, 17, 24  2011. 7:30 – 8:30 pm

Learn about acrylic paint, various techniques, and study different artists. The students will paint on stretched canvas and create their own masterpiece that will be ready to hang. Color theory, composition, brush stroke and interpretation will all be addressed.

Art Classes with Curt Wiebe

Drawing off the Page - Grades 2 – 4
March 3, 10, 17, 24, 2011. 6:00 – 7:00 pm

Let's use what we already know about drawing to explore new ways to draw that come right off the page. We'll use media you didn't even know could be used in a drawing.

Drawing off the Page – Grades 5 – 8
March 3, 10, 17, 24  2011. 7:30 – 8:30 pm

Tired of the same old 2D drawings? Let's take things further... so far out we run off the page! Drawing can be so much more than pencil on paper. Get ready to try new media and get reacquainted with a variety of familiar media.