Richard W. Black Center Classes

Hammer, Saw, Drill

Ages 6-9

Learn how to use tools safely and build your own wooden boats, planes, creatures, games, and more.

Dates: Mondays, March 14-April 11 (5 weeks)

Times: 3:45-4:45

Fees: $100.00, materials included

Hammer, Saw, Drill

Ages: 6-9

Learn how to use tools safely and build your own wooden boats, planes, creatures, games, and more.

Dates: Mondays, April 25-June 6 (6 weeks, no class May 30)

Times: 3:45-4:45

Fees: $120.00, materials included

Art Survey, Session I

Adults

Like to dabble in art? Need a place to experience a taste of different mediums? Come experiment, learn techniques to build skills, and have fun in a relaxed atmosphere where freedom of expression reigns. Session I includes drawing, painting, and mixed media. Snack provided!

Dates: Mondays, March 14-April 11 (5 weeks)

Times: 5:15-7:15

Fees: $125.00, materials included

Art Survey, Session II

Adults

Like to dabble in art? Need a place to experience a taste of different mediums? Come experiment, learn techniques to build skills, and have fun in a relaxed atmosphere where freedom of expression reigns. Session II includes collage, sculpture, printmaking, photography, and textiles. Snack provided!

Dates: Mondays, April 25-June 6 (6 weeks, no class May 30)

Times: 5:15-7:15

Fees: $150.00, materials included

Paint Your Way Into Spring!

Ages: 5-9

Explore how various famous artists used paint to express themselves, and have fun learning techniques to make your own paintings with watercolors, gouache, and acrylics.

Dates: Thursdays, March 17-April 14 (5 weeks)

Times: 4:00-5:00

Fees: $100.00, materials included

Drawing and Painting and Sculpting, Oh My!

Ages: 5-9

Explore how various famous artists expressed themselves through drawing, painting, collage, sculpture, printmaking, and photography, and have fun learning techniques to make your own art.

Dates: Thursdays, April 28-June 9 (7 weeks)

Times: 4:00-5:00

Fees: $140.00, materials included

Beat the Winter Blues!

Ages: 5-10

Come let your imagination go wild! Engage in total freedom to explore and experiment with process art using shaving cream, shampoo, baking soda and vinegar, cornstarch, glue, paint, glitter, and much more.

Date: Saturday, March 12

Times: 10:00-1:00, bring a lunch!

Fees: $45.00, materials included, $10.00 sibling discount

Adults

Tired of winter? Need a creative outlet to help get you to spring? Come learn the relaxing, meditative process of making a mandala using drawing utensils, paint, and/or mixed media. Take the process home to practice as spring emerges.

Date: Saturday, March 12

Times: 2:00-5:00

Fees: $45.00, materials included

Parent-Child Dollhouses (or Barns!)

Ages: 5-10

Come hammer, saw, drill, and paint as a team to build a dollhouse, barn, or other building! Females are especially encouraged to experience the fun process of woodworking, which helps build confidence in girls.

Date: Saturday, March 26

Times: 10:00-4:00, bring a lunch!

Fees: $85.00 per family, materials included

Woolly, Woolly!

Ages: 5-10

What can you make with wool? Come learn about animal fibers and discover the process of turning soft, fluffy wool into creatures, toys, and other objects. Felting is a hands-on, soap-sudsy, wet, fun experience!

Date: Saturday, April 9

Times: 10:00-1:00, bring a lunch!

Fees: $45.00, materials included, $10.00 sibling discount

Adults

Ever tried felting? Come discover the process of turning soft, fluffy wool into felt. Learn the process by making a ball, wall-hanging, and other objects. Felting is a hands-on, soap-sudsy, fun experience!

Date: Saturday, April 9

Times: 2:00-5:00

Fees: $45.00, materials included

Tie-Dye Workshops

Ages: 5-10

Come have fun with color! Learn two different ways to design colorful t-shirts with dye and hand-paint another. Please bring 3 white 100% cotton t-shirts.

Date: Saturday, April 30

Times: 10:00-1:00, bring a lunch!

Fees: $45.00, materials included, $10.00 sibling discount

Adults

Come have fun with color! Learn two different ways to design colorful t-shirts with dye and hand-paint another. Please bring 3 white 100% cotton t-shirts.

Date: Saturday, April 30

Times: 2:00-5:00

Fees: $45.00, materials included

For the Love of Mothers

Ages: 5-10

Enjoy time with your child today connecting creatively. Express your relationship by working together to make a collaborative piece of art.

Date: Saturday, May 7

Times: 10:00-1:00, bring a lunch!

Fees: $45.00, materials included, $10.00 sibling discount

Adults

Enjoy time with your mother (or special mother figure) today, connecting creatively. Express your relationship by working together to make a collaborative piece of art.

Date: Saturday, May 7

Times: 2:00-5:00

Fees: $45.00, materials included

Photography Workshops

Ages: 5-10

Float above the floor, fly in the sky, hang upside-down in the air! All of this is possible through the creative use of trick photography. Come learn how and go home with your photos!

Date: Saturday, May 21

Times: 10:00-1:00, bring a lunch!

Fees: $45.00, materials included, $10.00 sibling discount

Adults

Come learn techniques to help improve the quality of your photos and have fun experimenting with trick photography as well!

Date: Saturday, May 21

Times: 2:00-5:00

Fees: $45.00, materials included