2025 Summer Arts for Teens!
CHELTENHAM CENTER FOR THE ARTS SUMMER ARTS FOR TEENS are specially designed for teens ages 13-17, who enjoy activities in the visual arts. Our programs give teens the chance to develop creative skills for self-expression by focusing on a single subject at a time. We encourage teens to explore the many ways to solve problems and think outside the box. A carefully planned program provides teens with a varied schedule that maintains a high level of interest and fun.
2025 Summer Arts for Teens:
Etching Mythological Characters - 6 weeks
- Teacher: Nicole Patrice Dul
- Ages 13-17
- Mondays, 4-6pm
- Dates: 6/23, 6/30, 7/7, 7/14, 7/21, and 7/28
- Tuition: $200 (materials included)
Discover magic in copperplate etching. Design, draw and print characters or beasts with unique abilities from myths and folklore such as dragons, griffins, mermaids or your favorite heroes. In this class, you will gain hands-on etching experience using non-toxic methods without harmful solvents and learn various printing techniques. Dive into the fantastic beings of mythology for inspiration and discover how to create your designs. Printmaking is an excellent way to unleash creativity and create vibrant, reproducible art! You will end up with a stunning etched copper plate along with several prints that creatively employ color. You will receive a copperplate, paper, and access to the studio’s etching chemistry, tools, inks, and etching press. Materials included.
Animal Life in Watercolor - 6 weeks
- Teacher: Nicole Patrice Dul
- Ages 13-17
- Tuesdays, 4-6pm
- Dates: 6/24, 7/1, 7/8, 7/15, 7/22, 7/29
- Tuition: $170 (see below for materials needed)
The Animal Kingdom is fascinating and inspiring, filled with incredible creatures from around the world. In this class, you will embark on a delightful journey, bringing stunning images of animals to life by transforming simple sketches into vibrant watercolor paintings and prints. Using photographs as references, you will learn sketching techniques to depict animals effectively. You will explore the thrilling realm of color mixing and watercolor painting techniques, delving into mark-making, texturing, and layering methods to produce distinctive effects on paper and plastic plates for monotype printing. Monotype prints will be created using a printing press, transferring watercolor images from plastic plates to paper. Cultivate and enhance your skills, regardless of your experience level, enjoy working with colors, relax creatively, and learn to create unique animal watercolor paintings and prints. Click HERE for materials list.
Creative Stitchery: Embroidery Sampler Making - 4 weeks
- Teacher: Nicole Patrice Dul
- Ages 13-17
- Wednesdays, 1-4pm
- Dates: 7/9, 7/16, 7/23, 7/30
- Tuition: $195 (Materials included)
Are you eager to start or enhance your embroidery skills? This class will take you on a delightful journey to create beautiful, unique patterns and designs through stitching and thread painting in an embroidery sampler book. Each session introduces various stitches and techniques for filling your handmade cloth sampler book. You'll learn outline stitches, border stitches, filled stitches, French knots, and image design and transfer techniques. Enjoy this calming craft as you compile your fabric sample book, which showcases a variety of stitches and colorful embroidered art. Discover your stitch style and let embroidery's beautiful rhythm and flow elevate your spirits and bring you joy! Materials included
Teen Wheel Throwing Intensive - 2 Weeks, M-W
- Teacher: Clare Farrow
- Ages 13-17
- Mon-Wed, 10am-1pm
- Dates: 7/7, 7/8, 7/9, 7/14, 7/15, and 7/16
- Tuition: $220 (Clay and firing included)
Refine your pottery skills in this 2 week intensive for Teens ages 13 and up. We will work towards mastering basic forms on the pottery wheel which are the foundation for more challenging pieces. We will explore decorative glaze techniques to enhance finished surfaces. All levels welcome. Clay and firing fee included.
Portrait Intensive for Teens - 1 week intensive
- Teacher: Heather Diacont Rinehart
- Ages 13-17
- Mon-Fri, 9:30am-12:30pm
- Dates: 7/21-7/25
- Tuition: $180 (Plus materials. See below for materials needed)
This week long course will allow developing artists to learn how to approach the painted portrait with confidence. Working from photographic reference as well as a live model, students will explore the elements of successful portraiture, including drawing and construction of the head, developing form, composition, and color relationships. Each day, teaching artist Heather Rinehart will provide demonstrations and exercises to engage young artists and help them to better understand a classical approach to portraiture. Every student will have the opportunity to complete a portrait from a live model. Click HERE for materials list.
Big Bugs: Jugsaw Lino Print - 1 week intensive
- Teacher: Nicole Patrice Dul
- Ages 13 thru 17
- Mon-Thurs, 4-6pm
- Dates: 8/4, 8/5, 8/6, 8/7
- Tuition: $145 (Materials included)
Create a sizeable linocut block and prints that showcase your favorite insect. Insects inspire us with their visual complexity, displaying intricate patterns, textures, and colors that can become captivating works of art. Additionally, insects can carry significant meanings thematically, conveying various symbolic interpretations across cultures. For instance, butterflies represent transformation, bees signify industry, scarab beetles symbolize renewal, and spiders represent wisdom and creativity. This class will help you transform your chosen insect into whimsical, multicolored graphics. You will receive guidance in selecting reference images and enhancing your concept, design, and composition. The instructor will demonstrate how to transfer your design onto the lino block and safely carve lines. You will then learn how to use a jigsaw technique to divide your block into sections, ink them individually with safe wash inks, and print using an etching press. This jigsaw method produces multicolored prints from a single block. From concept to creation, you'll learn step-by-step techniques and leave with freshly pulled prints of your inspiring insects. Materials included
Crash Course in Collage - 1 week intensive
- Teacher: Nicole Patrice Dul
- Ages 13-17
- Mon-Thurs, 4-6pm
- Dates: 8/11, 8/12, 8/13, 8/14
- Tuition: $145 (Materials included)
Learn collage principles like material selection and layout design. This class emphasizes creative composition and the importance of editing. The instructor will show how artists combine elements for unity in their artworks. Exploring collage art reveals captivating illustrations that harmonize creativity and self-expression. We will explore how collage combines colors, textures, and shapes to generate ideas through the principles of scale, proportion, space, rhythm, and focus. Layout techniques covered include rule of thirds, gridding, mimicking, fragmenting, clustering, orbiting, and considering strategic borders. We'll explore your themes of interest and reinterpret stories to create remarkable collages. Allow your creativity to flourish as you sift through magazines, ephemera, and found items, piecing together a narrative that resonates with you. Material inlcuded
More to come - STAY TUNED!!!
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