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Art Program
At Painting Wonderland we have always been committed to bringing art and self expression to the East Valley. Now we shall take a more directed approach to this with regular structured lessons for all to empower themselves with. Our weekday programs will mainly focus on the youth. However, We will have plenty of classes for everyone, so don't worry! We will still take parties! We are ESA approved and love collaborating with local social groups and businesses! We work with over 20 local teachers and artisans! We can host and travel for your parties and events!
This Page Contains information about the following future programs~>
1) Our single class art schedule
2) Tiny Tuesdays ( art for littles) [ ages 0-4 ]
3)Talented Tuesdays ( lvl 1) [ ages 4-8 ]
4) Wonderful Wednesdays ( lvl 2 ) [ages 8-12 ]
5) Wondrous Wednesdays ( 3 related lessons a month) [ ages 8-18 ]
6) Thriving Thursdays ( lvl 3) [ ages 11-18 ]
7) Theatrical Thursdays (theater art club) [ ages 6+ ] (coming soon)
8) Flora Friday (gardening art club) [ages 6+ ] (coming soon)
9) Fearless Fridays ( monthly art classes for adults ) [ages 16+ ] (coming soon)
10) Silly Saturdays ( adult social group with art based games) [ ages 18+ ] (coming soon)
classes will be posted soon!
11) Art School Curriculum-- Wayyyyyy at the bottom of the page
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We operate
3 weeks a month. To
ensure that lesson plans
are fresh and interesting, we
tend to rotate our subjects.
All age groups
work at their
own levels on
the same
topic
ART For all ages
schedules
may vary
due to art
camps that
we align w/
local schools' breaks.
This helps
us regulate our
supply usage and
easily break down the
lessons for different skill sets
We tend to post schedules
a couple months out.
Join our email list!
We are ESA
vendors!
This helps
us regulate our
supply usage and
easily break down the
lessons for different skill sets
We tend to post schedules
a couple months out.
Join our email list!
We are ESA
vendors!
Tiny Tuesdays!
FREE & $10 sessions!
Ages 0-4
Community has always been an integral part of how we create wonder daily! For this reason Painting Wonderland will be holding a weekly
FREE social group from 10:00am-11:am for ages 0-5!! We will have fun toys and activities. kids and parents have a chance to get to know people in the area.
unguided painting- From 10:30-11:00am-ish is our $7 paint party! ages 0-5 can stay after social hour to paint a cute take home!
LEVEL 0- Guided Painting/crafting- From 11:15-12:30 $28 ~Ages 3-6 Baby artists get a comprehensible introduction to different art techniques. (parents are asked to stay for 3 year olds and most 4 year olds)
Talented Tuesay
Level 1: Beginner lessons for budding artists
AGES ~> 4-8
$38 ~> 1 hr 45min session
There is no such thing as no talent, it is simply having no practice. We believe it is never too young to start creating and expressing. Tuesdays are dedicated to our tiny people. Some aren't toddlers anymore, as sad as that makes us, and are ready to be challenged and taught more technical lessons. From 4pm-5:45pm is our beginner lessons generally for ages 4-8 ( we understand all children are different, please feel free to call and discuss your artist's needs) . $38 During this period the students will be introduced to a myriad of concepts; including but not limited to, collages, color theory, still life painting, crafting, ceramics, etc. All of the lessons are geared to be comprehensible and challenging, so we can grow millions of new neurons, which will create healthy self reliance and regulation. Safety scissors, crayons, paints, and more will be used in these lessons! Our classes are based on our 3 week lesson plans.
Wonderful Wednesdays
Level 2: Articulated Artists
AGES ~> 8-12
$45~> 2hour session
It is a wonderful thing to be able to teach people at their own pace! On Wednesdays we focus on our slightly older and more practiced artists. These classes are geared towards students who are 8-12 years old and are ready to elevate the basics into detailed and highly expressive work! 10am-12pm ~$45 Basic collages turn into landscapes and vision boards, stick figures gain muscle mass and shading, and brains are fine tuned. ( we understand all children work at different places, feel free to call us with any questions regarding what level your child is in(( we design our levels to be a bit fluid depending on skill and experience))
Wondrous Wednesdays
Extended specialized Art lessons
LEVEL 2 & 3
Ages ~> 8-18
$165 ~> ($55 per 2.5 hour session)
This lesson is unique because it is one continuous class over the course of 3, once a week, 2.5 hour sessions. This allows us to take more time with our newly acquired skills. We will either have 1 very detailed piece by the 3rd session, or have several different techniques of a concept learned through multiple projects. 4-6:30
materials needed-
One- 11"x8" acid free mix media paper art pad
Thriving Thursday
level 3
As teachers and parents we want to make sure that each student feels prioritized and learns something valuable every time they are in our studio! Level 3 students are generally 11-18 years old.
Class is from 11am -2pm~ $57. There will be a specific step by step lesson that we go through but our goal is to instill creativity and independence so curriculum is geared towards learning translatable skills.
Theatrical Thursdays!
Theater group that combines drama and art!
Theater is an amazing way for kids, 6 years old and up, to be able to step out of their shell and express themselves in many ways! We will be hosting a creative theater group Thursdays from 4pm-6pm. This is a great home-school or after school program that is sure to create priceless core memories and skills. We will do 2-4 plays a year depending on what the students come up with! They will do everything! Including writing the play, creating the backdrops and props, putting together the costumes, and running the show! We will debut the performance for friends and family to enjoy! This class is a minimum of a month at a time signups. we encourage you to have your child stick with the program through at least one play as to not shorthand the rest of the cast and crew. Typically plays will take 4-6 months to procure as the students will be writing, designing, and creating every part of the show including but not limited to, props, costumes, scripts, etc. We do have some costumes and will be creating aspects of the costumes. Parents are welcome to pitch in to get bits of their child's costume as well when characters and a premier date have been cemented.
Flora Fridays ~ coming soon
Weekly Gardening Art Club
Ages: 6+
Parental involvement welcome!
nature is a masterful creation of art! It is our best muse for our personal artistic practice. In this club we will be studying plants and how to care for them. We will paint the selected plant of the month our first week. In the second week, we will keep horticulture journals, where we will study the plant's needs thoroughly and write it alongside a drawing. Finally we will start our plants and work on our soil/ pots/ garden area the third week ( which is when our parents are most welcome )
Due to the NATURE ;) of this program you must sign up for the whole month ahead of time. It is $90 for 3, 2 hour sessions ( 3 sessions a month)
Seeds and supplies included (but donations of plastic pots/ soil/ fertilizer, etc are most welcome.
Fearless Friday
Regular art lessons for those seeking creative expression and betterment
1st Friday Monthly
Art knows no age! it is never too late to learn something new or continue a postponed passion. The FEARLESS program is about exploring yourself and creating a space where freedom and control can coexist. . The lessons will range from crafting, painting, drawing lessons, and more! Although these classes are geared towards adult artists mature youth are also welcome! class is from 6pm-8:30pm ~$45
Silly Saturday
art games for adults
3rd Saturday Monthly
-if you're interested in this please let us know!
The world is often a serious and stressful place! However, our mission as a studio is to create wonder daily! So we are starting a regular social art club for adults that want to be creative and have fun but don't necessarily want to take on art seriously. Saturday nights we will be playing fun art games that will challenge your creativity and have no pressure on the outcome of the piece. We will play different games like Art Roulette, Art Prompt Raffle, Art Charades, and Themed Paint Parties (IE rock n roll, cultural appreciation, world of color, etc.) The goal is to have community come together and allow for a person's inner child to come out. In a world where so many were forced to grow up quickly in order to survive, it is important for us to learn to have fun again!
Food and BYOB friendly. (no common allergen like nuts and shellfish) The Party is from 4-6 pm (may go until 7 if people are still painting and talking) It is a $10 buy in to pay for paint and your seat if you bring your own item to paint. Otherwise, you can buy something to paint on from us! We have canvases starting at $10.
Curriculum
Monthly Curriculum Subject Matters
August 4th-20th~ Still Life
September 1st-18th~ Impressionism
October 6th-23rd~ Limited Color Palette
November 3rd- 20th~ Surrealism
December 1st-18th~ Light and Shadow
January 5th-22nd~ Color theory and use
February 2nd-19th~ Self LOVE
March 2nd-19th~ Capturing Fluid Motion
April 6th-23rd~ Cherry Blossoms/ Japanese art
May 4th-21st~ Art Nouveau
Our classes are based on our 3 week lesson plans. Please note that in this studio we do not expect the artists to copy or replicate, we instill key tools that the children can use throughout their lives and use references for visual examples. Skills improve with time, practice, and pursued interest.
Detailed explanation for curriculum for the coming semesters
1st week of the month= craft project
2nd week of the month= painting project
3rd week of the month= special skills/ Deep Dive
Wondrous Wednesdays= 3 class program -> generally study multiple artists with different styles and techniques
--> the goal is to create one or several unique & detailed artworks
---> may not have the same projects as the other classes but will follow the same subject matters in more detail
August-
[subject] still life
Week 1- Multimedia collage with still life reference
Week 2- Still life painting (with a focus on finding the basic shapes in reference subjects)
Week 3- dive deep into using unexpected colors to elevate a piece.
[Skills to learn]
Students learn the fundamental shapes of organic objects. -How to break objects down into shapes -How to see life in paintable layers.
[Significance]
We are everything we have experienced. No matter what type of art you prefer, studying the world around us helps our mental library of images and shapes grow and be translated to any technique.
September-
[subject] Impressionism
Week 1- Tissue paper texture project
Week 2- Claude Mone inspired painting
Week 3- dive deep into utilizing texture to elevate a piece
[Skills to learn]
Students learn how different textures can invoke movement, mood, and theme. Where skills take time but inner expression is innate and texture can help to portray the artists intent even when other skills are yet undeveloped
[Significance]
The beauty of the different components of art is that a lack of skill in one technique can be made up by enthusiasm in another. Learning every way to create beautiful art allows the artist to take away all limitations for creativity.
October-
[subject] Limited color palette
Week 1- Create a luminary using a limited color palette to invoke a fall feeling.
Week 2- Painting inspired by artists like Picasso, Van Gogh, Carl Erickson, etc.
Week 3- dive deep into how to convey theme and mood in art through emotional color association. We will answer the question, “How can limiting color unlock limitless potential?”
[Skills to learn]
Students will learn that limiting color can unlock a level of control in the mood of their piece. Specific colors and color combinations invoke powerful moods and themes in art. Similarly, once you have mastered creating with less colors, you can more eloquently incorporate other colors, should the piece call for it.
[Significance]
Being able to control the mood of a piece is not only a good skill for becoming a talented artist, but is an invaluable tool for self-expression and art therapy. Sometimes when someone is emotional it is hard to articulate their feelings verbally, but they may be able to get that emotion out through painting it on a canvas.
***Some details may be subject to minor changes***
later months will be posted soon