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About Open Arts Studio

Open Arts Studio is a vibrant hub for budding artists, where we blend age-old and contemporary fine art methods. Our aim is to provide a secure, non-competitive space where young minds can freely explore and express their burgeoning artistic talents. Here, our students can acquire the necessary skills and find the liberty to let their imagination run wild. Our unique approach to teaching art incorporates three core principles: technique, creativity, and enjoyment. We firmly believe that these aspects are key in fostering a confident and expressive artist. At Open Arts Studio, we ensure that every student is well-grounded in the fundamental techniques. This empowers them to confidently create and explore their unique artistic style. However, we also understand that learning should not be a tedious process. Hence, we inject fun into our curriculum, making the learning experience enjoyable and memorable. This relaxed atmosphere helps to stimulate the children's creativity further, encouraging them to express themselves without fear or hesitation. At Open Arts Studio, we are passionate about nurturing confident, creative, and happy young artists.

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Drawing/Painting

Children discover the basics of the Open Arts Drawing Method while exploring markers, pastels, pencils, tempera, and collage. Classes help develop fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, sequencing, and creative problem-solving. Fun activities like warm-ups, free creative time, and puppets make each session engaging and memorable. Registration is open for multiple levels, from beginners to advanced artists, including specialized classes like Anime/Manga.

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Ceramics/Pottery

Open Arts Studio's clay program teaches many techniques and offers students the opportunity to work with clay in a variety of methods. The slab roller, extruder, molds, hand tools and pottery wheel are among the tools students will become familiar with as they build their creations. All clay classes include experience with the potter's wheel and hand building methods such as pinch pots, coiling, slab building and more. The clay medium is a beautiful, moldable and tactical medium that aids in a child's growth from intellectual to creative processes. Price includes everything from the supplies and clay to the glazes, just come prepared to get a little messy!

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Music (Guitar/Piano/Ukulele)

Open Arts Studio is currently offering private guitar, piano and ukulele lessons with Instructor Peter Giardina. These lessons are set up as half hour sessions on the given day and time we have available that can work into your schedule. Students must bring their own Guitar or Ukulele to learn on. Piano Students must have access to a piano outside of the studio to practice on. Private lessons are set up for 6 consecutive weeks.

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Cooking

Students will follow a hands-on approach to learning, in which they execute various dishes and baked goods from start to finish, following instruction from local and in house chefs. Six week sessions meeting once a week. Each class is two hours long, and covers new lessons and recipes each week (no recipes will be repeated in any session!). All culinary classes will cover the basics of using kitchen utensils, such as the proper way to measure, pour, cut, slice, stir, melt and peel. Classes will also cover kitchen and food safety, as well as basic cooking and dining etiquette. At the end of each class, students will enjoy eating their creations together as they discuss and reflect on the process they just completed. Students will bring their new knowledge and recipes home with them, and occasionally they’ll bring home a treat to share!

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