Art Education

Classes Currently Available

Updated 9/22/23

Drawing & Mixed Media – ( for students in grades 1-3 )

5 Saturday mornings 9:00 -10:15
10/14, 10/21, 10/28 11/4, 11/18

Instructor: Kurt Jackson

This class will combine drawing skills – from beginner to advanced – with a wide variety of media. Each child will have the opportunity to develop their artistic skills at their own pace with individual instruction from an experienced teacher in a small group setting.

 

Cartoons + Clay / drawing & building- ( for students in grades 3-5 )

5 Saturday mornings 10:30-11:45
10/14, 10/21, 10/28 11/4, 11/18

Instructor: Kurt Jackson

This class will help students learn how to develop form, texture, shading and positive and negative space by using several techniques with charcoal and pencil while using some of their favorite cartoon figures as subjects The students will focus on cartoon drawing as well as proportions of the human body. Caricature drawing will also be touched upon. In addition, students will have the opportunity to bring their drawings into the three dimensional world by building them out of clay.

Kurt Jackson is a professional artist and storyteller and currently teaches at the Medfield After School Program.