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After School Classes for Children & Teens

Classes are held in the Museum Academy classrooms located downstairs in the Museum. Enter on the North Patio - pond side at Big Spring Park. Look for the Museum Academy entrance! Space is limited to 12 students per class. Museum gallery visits included for inspiration. All materials are provided for the children's classes. All New Projects!

Fee covers the dates listed with each class.

If the class you want is SOLD OUT, please email your name and phone number to Laura E. Smith, Director of Education/Museum Academy at lsmith@hsvmuseum.org to be added to the waiting list.

Youth Classes: More information on our website hsvmuseum.org under Learn - Common Questions. Student check-in /check-out is required at the Museum Academy entrance by each parent/guardian. We ask that children 4 and older attend class without a parent or guardian present, unless the student is registered for a parent/child class where one adult can accompany the student to class. There is not a waiting area in the Academy studios. While children are attending class, parents are invited to visit the Museum galleries during regular business hours, Children's Community Gallery, and Pane e Vino Pizzeria

One of the many benefits of membership (Family level and above) in the Museum is a discount on art camps, classes and workshops. Join online HERE!

If you are not currently a member but would like to become one or renew an expired membership, simply select the workshop, camp or class you’d like to purchase and then add a membership fee in the cart. Then, you can complete the registration and membership fee at checkout.

Give the Gift of Creativity - Gift Certificates Available! Call the Museum Academy at 256.535.6372.

If you have questions or prefer to register over the phone, call the Museum Academy at 256.535.6372.

For more information about what the Museum is doing to help limit the spread of COVID-19, visit hsvmuseum.org.

Museum Academy Visual Arts Scholarship Program

Scholarships are available for students (ages 3-18) interested in pursuing art who are in need of financial assistance. Download the Visual Arts Scholarship Fund application at hsvmuseum.org.


Inclement Weather Policy for Children and Teens Camps/Classes and High School/Adult Classes/Workshops:

During inclement weather, the Huntsville Museum of Art’s Museum Academy schedule will follow that of the Huntsville City Schools: If the school system closes, the Museum Academy classes will also be postponedThe classes will then meet at their next regularly scheduled timeWhen camps/classes or workshops are postponed, there will be a recorded message at 256.535.6372. Check the Museum's website and Facebook page. In the event that Museum Academy camps/classes or workshops are postponed due to inclement weather or other factors beyond our control, we will make every effort to reschedule these classes at the end of the session by adding on an additional week to the schedule.


Take advantage of a 10% DISCOUNT on early registration for children and teens' classes. Use promotion code spring24artworks by March 18, 2024

 

 

Sara Bowen
March 26, April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 (6 Tuesdays)
3:45-5:15 p.m.

Express yourself with clay by creating a variety of vessels and sculptures. Learn pinch, coil, slab construction and glazing techniques.

Price $95 members/$135 non-members

Debra Troyer
March 26, April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 (6 Tuesdays)
3:45-5:15 p.m.

Combine skills in drawing and painting with new discoveries in a variety of arts media and processes. Media include watercolor, acrylic or tempera, oil pastel, and marker. Subject matter includes animals and more.

Price $95 members/$135 non-members
Mixed Media Drawing & Painting: People, Places & Things! Ages 5-8

Elizabeth Seifried
March 27, April 3, 10, 17, 24, May 1 (6 Wednesdays)
3:45-5:15 p.m.

Experiment with a variety of materials to create portraits, landscape paintings and relief sculptures about people, places, and things. Media include pastel, colored pencil, tempera and more.

Price $95 members/$135 non-members

S. Renee Prasil
March 28, April 4, 18, 25, May 2, 9 (6 Thursdays)
4-5:30 p.m.

Discover the fundamentals of color, shape, and composition. Learn about color mixing, brushwork, and other techniques using acrylic on canvas or tempera and watercolor.

Price $95 members/$135 non-members

Sara Bowen
March 28, April 4, 18, 25, May 2, 9
(6 Thursdays)
4-5:30 p.m.

Explore pinch, coil, slab construction and basic glazing methods. Wheel throwing techniques will be introduced. 

Price $95 members/$135 non-members