Children's Workshops

Children's workshops at Gallery North are offered throughout the month of August. Each class offers the opportunity to learn about the creative process through hands-on activities and is led by a professional artist. Class size is small allowing each child the individual attention they deserve. To ensure your choice of classes, please register early. To register for the workshops or for further information, please stop in, email (workshops@gallerynorth.org) or call the gallery at 631-751-2676.  Gallery North is open Tuesday - Saturday 10AM - 5PM and Sunday 12PM - 5PM.

August 4

10 - 11:30AM

PRINTS FROM NATURE

Ages

Grades K-2

Cost

$23 (Friends $20)

Instructor

Linda Prentiss

Bright orange oranges, red apples, and PINK potatoes?  This class introduces young children to printmaking in a fun way.  Students will make colorful prints of leaves, fruits and vegetables using tempera paint on paper.  The resulting prints will be laminated and taken home to use as picnic place mats, or can be framed as art.  Students should bring a smock; Parents should join in the fun.

All materials are provided.

August 4 & 5

12:30 - 2PM

(one day class)

YOGA RELAXATION BEFORE "AUTOMATIC DRAWING"

Ages

7 and up

Cost

$23 (Friends $20)

Instructor

Esther Marie Chagaris

A one day class, “Automatic Drawing” is a form of yoga for artists.  We will center ourselves with

breathing techniques.  Then we will continue to draw in a relaxed state.

Materials Required:  11 x 14 sketch pad, charcoal pencil and black pen

August 5

10 - 11:30AM

A ZOO OF PRINTS

Ages

7-10

Cost

$23 (Friends $20)

Instructor

Linda Prentiss

Lions, tigers, zebras:  We love animals at the zoo!  We will use animal photos to copy from, and make prints by drawing on rectangles of Styrofoam, called “plates” in printmaking; the plates will be inked with a roller and printed on paper.  We will share the prints we make, and everyone gets to take home a zoo of prints.  Students should bring a smock.  Parents are invited, but not required to attend.

All materials are provided.

August 6

10 - 11:30AM

CALLIGRAPHY: The Art of Beautiful Writing

Ages

9 and up

Cost

$23 (Friends $20)

Instructor

Linda Prentiss

Learn to create decorative letters for fun and profit!  This short class will introduce students to the art of calligraphy with a broad felt-tipped pen.  Students will experience the joy of creating beautiful lettering using the alphabet that they already know how write.  We will concentrate on writing your name and decorating it with colorful markers, glitter, and fold and silver inks.  We will look at examples of decorated letters from the Middle Ages to inspire us.

All materials are provided.

August 6 & 8

12:30 - 2PM

PAINTING LIKE POLLOCK

Ages

7 and up

Cost

$23 (Friends $20)

Instructor

Esther Marie Chagaris

Let’s drop acrylic paint on cardboard…Become one with nature as we do

“Automatic Painting” while listening to music.

All materials are provided.

August 7

10 - 11:30AM

SMALL CLAY ANIMALS

Ages

Grades K-2

Cost

$23 (Friends $20)

Instructor

Linda Prentiss

Working with food-colored flour-dough, we will create small animals that will dry naturally.  Roll the dough, and you have a snake.  Coil the snake, and you have a snail.  Flatten the dough with a rolling pin, use a cookie cutter duck shape and you have duck.  Make a ball, attach head, feet, and tail and you have a …dog, cat, turtle, or whatever your imagination desires.  Parents should join in the fun.

All materials are provided.

August 8

10 - 11:30AM

RUBBER STAMP FUN

Ages

7-10

Cost

$23 (Friends $20)

Instructor

Linda Prentiss

Make your own rubber stamp pictures, greeting cards, envelopes, and bookmarks.  We will use decorative rubber stamps as well as making our own “eraser stamps”.  Learn to make your own designs with animal images, letters, and decorative borders.  We will put finishing touches on cards with gold and silver ink, and colorful ribbons.  Parents are invited, but not required to attend.

All materials are provided.

August 11

10 - 11:30AM

EXPLORATION IN DRAWING

Ages

8 and up

Cost

$23 (Friends $20)

Instructor

Doug Reina

Learn to draw using a variety of tools such as pen and ink, pencil and brushes.

Materials Required: 11 x 14 sketch pad, medium size brush, drawing pen, pencil and eraser

August 12

10 - 11:30AM

CARTOONING

Ages

8 and up

Cost

$23 (Friends $20)

Instructor

Doug Reina

Learn cartooning from a published cartoonist!  Doug has published in the New Yorker and King Features Syndicate magazines.  Explore cartooning techniques, create single panel and strip cartoon drawings.  Fun!

Materials Required: 11 x 14 sketch pad, medium size brush, fine & bold tipped markers, pencil, eraser, & ruler

August 13 and 15

10 - 11:30AM

(two day class)

BATIKING

Ages

6 and up

Cost

$46 (Friends $40)

Instructor

Mary Jo Allegra

A two day class.  Batik is a wax-resist dyeing technique used on textile.  Batik is found in several countries in the Far East and is considered an art form in Indonesia.  For this two day workshop, students will design and draw a creative design onto silk fabric with a simple and safe water soluble wax resist.  We will then use color mixing and painting techniques to enhance our fabrics with vibrant colors and patterns using a large selection of silk dyes.  Both sessions are necessary for a well-rounded experience.  This special process does not include hot wax and is safe and appropriate for children.

All materials are provided.

August 13

1 - 2:30PM

TIE DYE FUN

Ages

7 and up

Cost

$23 (Friends $20)

Instructor

Mary Jo Allegra

From drab to fab.  Tie dye white tee shirts with beautiful colored dyes.

Materials Required: white cotton tee shirt

August 18

10 - 11:30AM

MOSAIC STEPPING STONES

Ages

5 and up

Cost

$23 (Friends $20)

Instructor

Rima Potter

Create a stepping stone for your walk or garden.

Materials: Bring your favorite stones, flat shells and maybe even some broken china.

August 19

10 - 11:30AM

PAPER LANDSCAPE SCULPTURE

Ages

5 and up

Cost

$23 (Friends $20)

Instructor

Rima Potter

Paper adds a new dimension to the usual landscape art.  Create your own scenic landscape! (mountains, rivers, grass and trees) with a variety of papers.

Materials Required: scisssors

August 20

10 - 11:30AM

CREATE SCENES IN MONET STYLE

Ages

5 and up

Cost

$23 (Friends $20)

Instructor

Rima Potter

Claude Monet was known for his impressionistic paintings of lilies, haystacks and buildings.

Create a painting in the impressionist style of Monet.

All materials are provided.

August 21

10 - 11:30AM

ALTERED JEANS

Ages

8 and up

Cost

$23 (Friends $20)

Instructor

Faith Krinsky

Led by the experienced Ms. Krinsky, a former teacher from Ward Melville High School, learn how to make cool stuff out of old jeans.  This is a sew class.

Materials Required: any size old jeans

August 22

10 - 11:30AM

ADVANCED DENIM

Ages

9 and up

Cost

$23 (Friends $20)

Instructor

Faith Krinsky

How to make a purse or a skirt out of old jeans.  Some hand sewing required.

Materials Required: an old pair of jeans that would fit you as a skirt; any size old jeans to make a purse

To register for the workshops or for further information, please stop in, email (workshops@gallerynorth.org) or call the gallery at 631-751-2676.  Gallery North is open Tuesday - Saturday 10AM - 5PM and Sunday 12PM - 5PM.