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Youth Drawing 101
Ages 11-13
Wednesdays, 4-5 p.m. (Sept.-June)
Pre-registration Required
Members $10/month; non-members $20/month
Youth Drawing 101 is for young artists looking to hone their drawing skills while learning about the history and practice of art. Each month will focus on a different topic ranging from Pop Art to architectural space to portraiture to abstraction. Classes will often take place in the galleries with students working directly from the NBMAA’s collection to strengthen critical thinking and observational skills. All skill levels are welcome.
Pre-registration is required for each monthly session and class size is limited. New sessions begin on the first Wednesday of each month. We do offer scholarships for New Britain students, so please feel free to ask if you qualify. For any questions or concerns, please contact Kathryn Matsuzaki, Coordinator of School & Family Programs:
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or (860) 229-0257, ext. 220.
April 3, 10, 17, and 24
The Art of Writing
In April, we will return to the special exhibit Toulouse-Lautrec & His World, this time to explore how the artist used bold words and lettering to enhance his prints and posters. Taking our cue from Lautrec, we’ll sketch out our own graphic alphabets in the gallery, referencing everything from his block letters to trademarked stamped signature. If time permits, we’ll experiment in the studio for ways to enhance our artwork with cursive, calligraphy, and everything in between.
May 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29
Garbage to Graphics
NEW/NOW artist Michael Mahalchick’s exhibit, Here Today, Gone Tomorrow, makes art out of the everyday, with discarded items from stuffed animals to prosthetic limbs. In May, we’ll play with this idea as we sketch from the exhibit, all the while aiming to sharpen our observational skills, then make multiples of our sketches in a variety of media to create striking pop artwork that would make Andy Warhol proud.
June 5, 12, 19, and 26
Brilliant Color, Luminous Light
June brings the opportunity to learn from the master of art nouveau, Louis Comfort Tiffany. First we’ll examine how Tiffany captured the colors of nature in his landscape paintings and other works on view in the special exhibit, The Brilliance of Louis Comfort Tiffany. We’ll then set up an outdoor studio in order to create “museumscapes” – drawings of the Museum from unique perspectives. Color theory and a new outdoor art installation at the Museum, The WAVE, will help to get our creative juices flowing.
All classes are led by Kathryn Matsuzaki who joined the NBMAA staff in 2012 as the Coordinator of School and Family Programs.
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