Friday, April 19, 2013

NEW Children's classes

BMCAC is pleased to announce we have four new classes on offer for children in arts and crafts.  All classes are kept small to facilitate maximum benefit from tuition.  All materials are provided.  Classes go for  8 weeks, and cost $120 for the term.

Mondays 4:00 till 5:30
Art Fun for Children - Fantastic Creatures for 6 to 9 yr olds.

This will be a creative art class for the younger children with a focus on mythical and fantastic creatures to fire up the imagination.
With new teacher and award winning artist Abby Howells, classes will explore the world of fantastic mythical creatures from around the world.  A variety of different techniques and media will be used, such a watercolour pencils, stencils and stamps, scratch, collage, dot painting, pastels, crayons and paint.

Tuesdays 4:00 till 5:30
Crafty Fun for Children 6 - 9 yrs

This class is all about having fun with craft.  Under the expert guidance Abby Howells, children will explore different techniques including cutting, pasting, tearing, weaving, etc.  Learning how to manipulate materials to make objects in 2D and 3D.

Wednesdays 4:00 till 5:30
Mixed Media for Children 9 - 12 yrs.

This is a class for older children who would like to take their art to the next level.  Award winning artist Cathie Cox will introduce children to a variety of media and demonstrate how to combine them to produce art works.

Thursdays 4:00 till 5:30
Drawing for children 9 - 12 yrs

This class is for those children wanting to learn the finer points of drawing.  Cathie Cox will guide the children on how to use different types of pencils and other drawing media.  Perspective, proportions and shading are just some of the skills which can be explored in this class.