Hudson Community Services: Community Education, School Age Care, Summer Programs

This is a beginner’s level acrylic painting class for students ages 6-12 years. This class focuses on the fun of creating while learning color mixing and the brush technique basics needed to develop further skills. Students will learn how to paint doughnuts, a chickadee and poppies in a field. All supplies are included in this 3 week class. Paintings will be ready to frame and hang. Each session we hold this class will have new artwork so repeat students are welcome!

This new workshop is open to parent/child combinations or child only. During this pottery workshop sampler, students will use a slab roller, extruder and an electric pottery wheel. Participants will make a variety of objects and use lots of colors to glaze their pieces at the end of class. The instructor will add a clear glaze finish and fire the pieces the following week. As an additional opportunity, the instructor will offer a variety of pre-made items (bowls, cups, plates, banks, etc.) for students to glaze only, ranging from $5.00 - $25.00 that need to be purchased at the beginning of class. Both new and returning students are welcome in this class. Don’t forget to wear grubby clothes!!!

Summer camps are for those who love to create things with their hands, and want to spend more time working on projects than our one-day workshops offer. Students will learn how to make a variety of objects out of clay using a pottery wheel, slab roller, and extruder. Students will also experiment with different colored glazes. As an additional opportunity, the instructor will offer a variety of pre-made items (bowls, cups, plates, banks, etc.) for students to glaze only. These items range in price from $5-$25 and need to be purchased by parents at the beginning of class. Dress in “grubby” clothes.

If your gamer can’t get enough Fortnite, this is the perfect camp. We’ll create art inspired by some of the most popular skins (graphic and audio files) of the game, and we’ll use all the best “mats” of the art world: clay, paint, and so much more. We’ve got Brite Bomber, Durr Burger, and P.A.N.D.A Team Leader. We’ll even make a Liteshow that really glows in the dark! There will be no need for “heals” of any kind at this camp. This is a weapon-free zone, and there will be no depictions of violence in our art. Please pack a nut free snack and drink for your child.

We will be maximizing the mess to make this art camp the very best! We’re excited to paint with plaster, sculpt with gooey gun, make papier mache puppies, and fling paint like Jackson Pollock. We will even learn some cool stuff along the way. These projects are so messy your mom would never let you make them at home! Please pack a nut free snack and drink for your child.

What do you get when creative kids take music from Lion King, Mary Poppins, Annie and more and mash them up into their OWN show? A fun week of creating a script, characters and a show on Friday that’s like no other. Whether you love being onstage or behind the scenes, this is a week of fun you'll never forget. Show for family and friends on Friday. All materials included.