Summer Young Teens Ages 11-14

While the internet is a primary communication, education, and entertainment tool for most teens, the technologies and languages running their favorite websites, blogs, and social networks remain a mystery. This class will help illuminate these technologies, providing students the chance to develop their own hand-coded websites.

Monday, Wednesday
Jul 8 - Jul 31
9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
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In this class, students will examine the technical and artistic aspects of traditional photography and be introduced to the tools and techniques of analog black-and-white photography.

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Jun 17 - Jun 28
1:00-4:00 p.m.
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Black and white, or silver gelatin, printing is only one of the many processes artists use to create photographic images. There are many other methods used today, and some have been used for hundreds of years.

Students in this class will experiment with alternative techniques such as cyanotypes, pinhole cameras, transfers, and photograms. Some processes only require the right mix of chemicals and sunlight, while a pinhole camera has been made out of everything from a cardboard box to a dinner roll!

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Jun 10 - Jun 14
9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
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Students in this class will have fun while learning the challenging skill of drawing from observation. Short drawing exercises will give students the confidence and ability to tackle more finished works of art.

Lessons will incorporate a variety of materials and genres such as still life, portraiture, and landscape. For inspiration, students will view and discuss drawings by well-known artists through in-class discussions and mini-field trips next door to the Minneapolis Institute of Arts to see firsthand the works of artists covered in the lessons.

Tuesday, Thursday
Jul 9 - Aug 1
1:00-4:00 p.m.
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Students in this class will learn about the expansive world of comic book stories and drawing styles. While learning the fundamental aspects of comic book creation and design, students will explore the diverse world of traditional comics. They will create original characters and storylines and will be introduced to the techniques, materials, and disciplines used to create professional comic art. Students will also learn the following skills: Page layout; penciling; lettering; and inking. / Basic drawing skills are strongly recommended.

Monday, Wednesday
Jun 10 - Jul 3
9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
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Artists have been using printmaking processes to create beautiful works of art for centuries. You don’t have to be a master printer to follow in their footsteps—our professional printshop is open for exploration this summer.

This class will introduce young teens with little or no experience to the expansive world of printmaking techniques. Whether you are a first-time printmaker or already have some printmaking skills, this class will inspire and inform you.

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Jun 10 - Jun 14
9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
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This class is designed as a fun and exciting path to lead younger artists toward a better understanding of the basic concepts, techniques, and materials used in contemporary painting.

Tuesday, Thursday
Jun 11 - Jul 2
1:00-4:00 p.m.
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