Young Artist Experience (YAE) Art Club Classes
We offer mindful-based art classes for the elementary age group as well as the middle-high school age group through our Young Artist Experience (YAE) program. YAE Classes are made possible by generous funding from the Richard S. Shineman Foundation.
All classes are held at the arts center and are listed below. These are in-person classes; masks are optional but requirements may change based on current COVID conditions.
Elementary Age Group
- Please note: This is a three-week session
- YAE Club 3-Week Session March
- Elementary School Program (grades K - 5)
- Into the Sky
- Instructor: Keirsten Jennings
- Dates: 3 Monday afternoons:
- March 6, 20, 27 (no class 3/13)
- Time: 4 - 5:30 pm*
- Class Limit: 6 (first come; first served)
- Pay what you can:
- $5 - $20 per 3-week session
SORRY! CLASS IS SOLD OUT! Look up into the sky with the projects created in this lesson! Students will create two projects during this 3-week session: 3D hot air balloons and a colorful collage treehouse. Students will use a variety of drawing & painting media to create their artwork.
All materials are supplied by the Salmon River Fine Arts Center. This is an in-person class; masks are optional but requirements may change based on current COVID conditions. Space is limited to six so please sign up early at Salmon River Fine Arts Center Square Site.
*Option for after school bus drop off from Pulaski. (School will need a note from parents for each day.)
YAE Classes (Young Artist Experience) are made possible by generous funding from the Richard S. Shineman Foundation.
- Please note: This is a four-week session
- YAE Club 4-Week Session March
- Elementary School Program (grades 3 - 5)
- Clay Fairy Houses
- Instructor: Joan Mullen
- Dates: Thursday afternoons
- March 9, 16, 23 , 30
- Time: 3:30 - 5:30 pm*
- Class Limit: 6 (first come; first served)
- Pay what you can: $5 - $20 (for 4 weeks)
In this class you will explore different styles of fairy houses and learn several techniques to add texture and shape to your house. Depending on your vision for the finished fairy house, you can create elements such as windows, doors, flowers, vines, mushrooms, and more with the assistance of press molds.
After a bisque firing, you will be able to paint your fairy house using a variety of colorful underglazes. Once your fairy house is fired, you can even add fairy lights or other decorative embellishments. Finished sizes will be approximately 6” to 8” tall.
Shown is just one example done by one of our artists, but there are so many more possibilities. For this class, your imagination holds the key to an amazing little fairy home. Be sure you are ready to rent it out because the fairies will line up to move in!
All materials are supplied by the Salmon River Fine Arts Center. This is an in-person class; masks are optional but requirements may change based on current COVID conditions. Space is limited to six so please sign up early at Salmon River Fine Arts Center Square Site.
*Option for after school bus drop off from Pulaski. (School will need a note from parents for each day.)
YAE Classes (Young Artist Experience) are made possible by generous funding from the Richard S. Shineman Foundation.
- Please note: This is a four-week session
- YAE Club April Session
- Elementary School Program (grades 3 - 5)
- Clay Fairy Houses
- Instructor: Joan Mullen
- Dates: Thursday afternoons
- April 13, 20, 27
- May 4
- Time: 3:30 - 5:30 pm*
- Class Limit: 6 (first come; first served)
- Pay what you can: $5 - $20 (covers all 4 weeks)
Due to request, we are offering another class to build clay fairy houses in April. In this class you will explore different styles of fairy houses and learn several techniques to add texture and shape to your house. Depending on your vision for the finished fairy house, you can create elements such as windows, doors, flowers, vines, mushrooms, and more with the assistance of press molds.
After a bisque firing, you will be able to paint your fairy house using a variety of colorful underglazes. Once your fairy house is fired, you can even add fairy lights or other decorative embellishments. Finished sizes will be approximately 6” to 8” tall.
Shown is just one example done by one of our artists, but there are so many more possibilities. For this class, your imagination holds the key to an amazing little fairy home. Be sure you are ready to rent it out because the fairies will line up to move in!
All materials are supplied by the Salmon River Fine Arts Center. This is an in-person class; masks are optional but requirements may change based on current COVID conditions. Space is limited to six so please sign up early at Salmon River Fine Arts Center Square Site.
*Option for after school bus drop off from Pulaski. (School will need a note from parents for each day.)
YAE Classes (Young Artist Experience) are made possible by generous funding from the Richard S. Shineman Foundation.
- Please note: This is a four-week session
- YAE Club April-May Session
- Elementary School Program (grades K-5)
- Explore the Southwest
- Instructor: Keirsten Jennings
- Dates: Monday afternoons
- April 10, 17, 24
- May 1
- Time: 4 pm - 5:30 pm*
- Class Limit: 6 (first come; first served)
- Pay what you can: $5 - $20 per 4-week session
Students will learn about the American Southwest and create two art projects reflective of the area. They will learn about the animals that live in the Sonoran desert and make a “Who’s in the Desert” drawing, using their choice of wet or dry 2D media. They will also learn about the Dine (Navajo) weavers from the American Southwest and weave their own bookmark.
All materials are supplied by the Salmon River Fine Arts Center. This is an in-person class; masks are optional but requirements may change based on current COVID conditions. Space is limited to six so please sign up early at Salmon River Fine Arts Center Square Site.
*Option for after school bus drop off from Pulaski. (School will need a note from parents for each day.)
YAE Classes (Young Artist Experience) are made possible by generous funding from the Richard S. Shineman Foundation.
- Please note: This is a four-week session
- YAE Club May - June Session
- Elementary School Program (grades K-5)
- Springtime Garden
- Instructor: Keirsten Jennings
- Dates: 4 Monday afternoons
- May 8, 15, 22
- June 5
- Time: 4 pm - 5:30 pm*
- Class Limit: 6 (first come; first served)
- Pay what you can: $5 - $20 per 4-week session
Students will explore the theme of springtime gardens. We will create a standing concertina flower garden and a “lift the flap” gnome home! Students will use a variety of 2D wet and dry media to create their artworks.
All materials are supplied by the Salmon River Fine Arts Center. This is an in-person class; masks are optional but requirements may change based on current COVID conditions. Space is limited to six so please sign up early at Salmon River Fine Arts Center Square Site.
*Option for after school bus drop off from Pulaski. (School will need a note from parents for each day.)
YAE Classes (Young Artist Experience) are made possible by generous funding from the Richard S. Shineman Foundation.
Middle - High School Age Group
- Please note: This is a four-week session
- YAE Club April - May Session
- Middle-High School
- Charcoal Drawing
- Instructor: Brooke Snyder
- Dates: Monday afternoons
- April 10, 17, 24
- May 1
- Time: 3:15 pm - 5:30 pm*
- Class Limit: 8 (first come; first served)
- Pay what you can: $5 - $20 (covers all 4 weeks)
Discover and explore the dramatic world of charcoal drawing. Students will learn about the different types of charcoal, techniques and fundamental design principles of art that will take students' drawings to the next level. We will discuss lighting and form, using objects to help us practice.
Students will be able to participate in helping to create an interesting still life to draw from. Different exercises and practice drawings will be done each week, which will help us to work on a final unique still life drawing.
This is an in-person class; masks are optional but requirements may change based on current COVID conditions. Space is limited to eight so please sign up early at Salmon River Fine Arts Center Square Site.
*Option for bus drop off after school directly at the art center. Students will need to bring a permission note from their parent or guardian to school each Monday to take the bus.
YAE Classes (Young Artist Experience) are made possible by generous funding from the Richard S. Shineman Foundation.
- Please note: This is a four-week session
- YAE Club April - May Session
- Middle-High School
- Wildlife Art
- Instructor: Brooke Snyder
- Dates: Monday afternoons
- May 8, 15, 22, 29
- June 5
- Time: 3:15 pm - 5:30 pm*
- Class Limit: 8 (first come; first served)
- Pay what you can: $5 - $20 (covers all 4 weeks)
If you love animals and being creative, you will love this session. In the first class we will each pick an animal to draw or paint. Then we will give that animal a home to live in. Some animals live in the woods, some in the mountains, and some even live in the desert or in trees! Wildlife art is all about capturing the essence of an animal in its natural habitat.
Therefore, we will need to conduct some research about our chosen animals. Does it live alone? Does it travel in a pack? What does it eat? What animals is it prey to? What does its environment look like? This research will be essential in capturing the essence of your animal. You will learn lots about your animal, but you will also learn about composition and hierarchy. We will look at wildlife paintings from other artists as examples too. At the end of the class you will have made your own unique piece of wildlife art in the medium of your choice.
This is an in-person class; masks are optional but requirements may change based on current COVID conditions. Space is limited to eight so please sign up early at Salmon River Fine Arts Center Square Site.
*Option for bus drop off after school directly at the art center. Students will need to bring a permission note from their parent or guardian to school each Monday to take the bus.
YAE Classes (Young Artist Experience) are made possible by generous funding from the Richard S. Shineman Foundation.