FIREHOUSE ART CENTER
CHILDREN’S SUMMER ART PROGRAM 2017
FIREHOUSE ART CENTER CHILDREN’S ART EDUCATION
The Children’s Summer Art Program is designed to educate and encourage children to express themselves through the arts with original
ideas and concepts. FAC classes help children build fundamental and advanced cognitive skills and promote diverse methods of critical
thinking and learning. The FAC’s Creating with the Masters curriculum introduces children to the works of master and modern artists and
teaches them about the history of art, museums, and art techniques while meeting the Oklahoma Academic Standards for Fine Arts:
Visual Arts guidelines.
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a child in need.
ABOUT THE CHILDREN’S SUMMER ART PROGRAM
The Children’s Summer Art Program provides an environment where creativity is fostered and embraced. Children attend daily, Monday
through Friday, for either one or two weeks. Sessions are offered by age group, with two classes in each group. Children will attend both
classes for their age group in the selected class session. A 15-minute supervised recess will take place in the park between classes.
Tuition includes all materials. During the last half hour of the final class in each session, parents are invited to view a mini exhibition of work
produced during the program. The Children’s Summer Art Program is funded in part by the Oklahoma Arts Council, Norman Arts Council,
and the City of Norman.
Sessions are offered by age group, with two classes in each group. Children will attend both classes for their age group in the
selected class session. Minimum enrollment: 9 | Maximum enrollment: 15
CHILDREN’S SUMMER ART SHOW 2017
Children’s Summer Art Show: August 11 - August 26 | Reception: August 18 from 6 - 9 PM
Each summer, the FAC Gallery features the work of students who participated in that year’s Children’s Summer Art Program. One piece of
artwork from each student that took a class during the summer will be selected to be shown in the exhibition. The art show is an exciting
experience for the students, allowing them the opportunity to showcase the effort they put into their art through a professional gallery
setting. The exhibition also highlights the FAC faculty’s dedication to excellence and providing quality art education.
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SESSION I (ONE WEEK) | JUNE 5 - JUNE 9
NON-MEMBER TUITION: $90.00 | MEMBER TUITION: $83.00
10 HOURS OF EDUCATION
Please visit the Firehouse Art Center or call 405.329.4523 to enroll.
5 - 6 YEARS OLD
1:00 - 3:15 PM
Colorama Collages
Students will create a variety of vibrant collages inspired by the colorful abstract and realistic art created
by master artists. This class will introduce the color wheel, focusing on the differences between primary,
secondary, cool, and warm colors, as well as the differences between abstract and realistic artwork.
Instructor: Tristica Stanley
ARTIST: ALMA THOMAS
Texture, Space, and Color
Using a variety of materials, students will combine organic and geometric shapes to create shallow, flat forms
that will be painted with a multitude of colors, textures, lines, and patterns. The combined elements will be
transformed into contemporary, low relief sculptures inspired by the work of Frank Stella.
Instructor: Adrienne Day
ARTIST: FRANK STELLA
7 - 9 YEARS OLD
9:30 - 11:45 AM
Don’t Eat the Art
Food has always been a popular subject in art! This class will use food as inspiration for students’ own artwork
Students will explore their creativity as they paint with chocolate, create a self portrait out of food, and design
their own candy dream home.
Instructor: Haley Prestifilippo
ARTIST: WILL COTTON
Pop-Up Paper Engineering
In this class, students will cut, fold, and glue paper to make 2-D drawings and found images “pop-up” into 3-D
works of art. Contemporary master artists will inspire students as they learn basic techniques for transforming
shapes into vertical and moving forms.
Instructor: Adrienne Day
ARTIST: ROBERT SABUDA
10 - 14 YEARS OLD
1:00 - 3:15 PM
From City Streets to Expansive Territories
Students will learn the fundamentals of one, two, and three point perspective, while exploring the work of
traditional and contemporary master artists, from Leonardo da Vinci to Thomas Moran to M.C. Escher. This
class will introduce the sfumato technique of shading, and encourage building the illusion of forms and depth
on flat paper.
Instructor: Nick Lillard
ARTIST: M.C. ESCHER
Inspired by Picasso
In this class, students will be inspired by Pablo Picasso’s vast body of work, and explore art in a variety of
media. Drawing, painting, sculpture, collage, and printmaking will be used to create artwork that reflects
Picasso’s visual styles, as well as aspects of the students’ own lives.
Instructor: Jenny Elton
ARTIST: PABLO PICASSO
SESSION II (TWO WEEK) | JUNE 12 - JUNE 23
NON-MEMBER TUITION: $180.00 | MEMBER TUITION: $166.00
20 HOURS OF EDUCATION
Please visit the Firehouse Art Center or call 405.329.4523 to enroll.
5 - 6 YEARS OLD
1:00 - 3:15 PM
Pinch, Coil, and Slab
Pinch, pinch, and coil your clay, because this is how artists play. Students will use hand building techniques
including pinch, coil, and slab, to create animals and imaginary objects.
Instructor: Tristica Stanley
ARTIST: JOSH DEWEESE
Art is Purrfect
Students will create near purr-fect art as they draw, paint, collage, and print a collection of feline-inspired
artwork. This class will follow the cat as it prowls through the history of art: from Egypt where it was given Godlike status, through the jungle homes of big cats, to today’s pampered, domesticated companions.
Instructor: Jane Lawson
ARTWORK: THE GAYER-ANDERSON CAT
7 - 9 YEARS OLD
9:30 - 11:45 AM
Greatest Art Class on Earth
Come one, come all! This class explores circus themes in art - clowns, horse riders, acrobats - as they have
been interpreted by master artists throughout history. Students will create a self portrait as a clown, design a
pop-up circus tent, and collaborate on a class circus.
Instructor: Haley Prestifilippo
ARTIST: HENRI DE TOULOUSE-LAUTREC
Wired for Success
The artistic element of line will inspire students to use found objects to create art, while they discover the ways
artists have used wire to create masterpieces. Students will learn the meaning of “found objects” as an artistic
medium and how to enjoy using them in their art.
Instructor: Jane Lawson
ARTIST: ALEXANDER CALDER
10 - 14 YEARS OLD
1:00 - 3:15 PM
Chinese Brushwork: Blossoms & Birds
Students will learn to paint a variety of birds and flowers using the Chinese Brushwork style of ink and
watercolor on rice paper. Line, form, and dry and wet brush strokes will all be used to create different effects
on the rice paper.
Instructor: Beverly Herndon
ARTIST: YUNG LIU
Hanging Art That Lights Our Path
Chandeliers have often been visual features of many dwellings throughout history. In this class, students will
explore how chandeliers and lit structures blur the boundary between art and function while making mixed
media sculptures.
Instructor: Nick Lillard
ARTIST: AURORA ROBSON
SESSION III (ONE WEEK) | JUNE 26 - JUNE 30
NON-MEMBER TUITION: $90.00 | MEMBER TUITION: $83.00
10 HOURS OF EDUCATION
Please visit the Firehouse Art Center or call 405.329.4523 to enroll.
5 - 6 YEARS OLD
1:00 - 3:15 PM
Art Opens Doors
Behind the door of our art studio, students will study a variety of mediums and learn how opening life’s doors
can be exciting. Each child will create a concertina book of doors, with a different artistic medium and idea
behind every door, while growing their artistic confidence.
Instructor: Jane Lawson
ARTIST: JAN VERMEER
Eco Art
Discover how art can help us understand and help the natural world! Students will connect to the world around
them by using found and recycled objects to create original art that helps them learn about the environment
and conservation.
Instructor: Jenny Elton
ARTIST: DARIO TIRONI
7 - 9 YEARS OLD
9:30 - 11:45 AM
Chinese Brushwork: Mountain Landscapes
This class will introduce traditional Chinese Brushwork styles for painting landscapes in ink and watercolor on
rice paper. Students will use form, line, perspective, and wet and dry brush methods as they learn how to paint
mountain landscapes.
Instructor: Beverly Herndon
ARTIST: YAM CHUN HON
Fish Tails and Tales
Something fishy is going on in the art studio! Students will take inspiration from the whimsical and colorful
artwork of artists like Paul Klee, Alexander Calder, and more. Line, color, shape, form and texture will all be
studied as students make hangings, drawings, paintings, and a mini-sculpture.
Instructor: Jane Lawson
ARTIST: JOAN MIRO
10 - 14 YEARS OLD
1:00 - 3:15 PM
Comic Characters in Motion
Students will explore classic narrative arcs and how to create engaging stories through illustrative sequential
panels on paper. This class will help students to break down the visual narrative required of each scene and
panel in order to completely immerse comic viewers in an imagined world.
Instructor: Nick Lillard
ARTIST: JACK KIRBY
Selfies, the Modern Self-Portrait
Get creative with your selfies! Students will paint stunning self-portraits using various artists’ techniques for
inspiration. This class will compare and contrast the portrait work of different master artists, encouraging
students to explore their creativity through varying mediums and technical approaches.
Instructor: Tristica Stanley
ARTIST: CHUCK CLOSE
SESSION IV (TWO WEEK) | JULY 10 - JULY 21
NON-MEMBER TUITION: $180.00 | MEMBER TUITION: $166.00
20 HOURS OF EDUCATION
Please visit the Firehouse Art Center or call 405.329.4523 to enroll.
5 - 6 YEARS OLD
1:00 - 3:15 PM
Scrumptious Sculptures
Students will use multiple clay techniques, such as pinch, coil, and slab, to create sculptures that resemble
delicious foods. The final scrumptious sculptures will be painted so that they look good enough to eat!
Instructor: Tristica Stanley
ARTIST: CLAES OLDENBURG
You’ve Been Framed
This class will take several different approaches to the portrait genre, as students experiment with medium,
technique, and scale. Students will make their own brushes and pigments, use commercial paints and
brushes, and work on larger-than-life self portraits.
Instructor: Jane Lawson
ARTIST: STASYS EIDRIGEVICIUS
7 - 9 YEARS OLD
9:30 - 11:45 AM
Surreal Creations
Students will create dream-like images, in the manner of the surrealists, featuring animals, buildings, textures,
and more. Drawing, painting, collage, and papier-mâché with found objects will be the foundation for artwork
that challenges reality.
Instructor: Adrienne Day
ARTIST: RENÉ MAGRITTE
Recycled Art
Saving the planet one art project at a time! Students will use found objects and materials to recycle, repurpose,
and recreate imaginative works of art. This class will challenge students’ concept of traditional art and artistic
mediums, while encouraging their imagination, creativity, intellect, and intuition.
Instructor: Jane Lawson
ARTIST: JASPER JOHNS
10 - 14 YEARS OLD
1:00 - 3:15 PM
Truly Mixed Media
This course is a cross-disciplined art experience that challenges students to consider a diverse range of
materials and better describe their artistic interests. Students will learn how to work with a combination of clay,
plastic, fishing line, and paper in order to create cohesive mixed-media sculptures.
Instructor: Nick Lillard
ARTIST: ALEXANDER CALDER
Carnival Masks
Across cultures and throughout history, masks have been used for celebrations, theatre, enjoyment, and
functional purposes. Students will study the Carnival Masks of Venice that feature distinctive metals, beads,
feathers, and ornamentation, before creating their own unique masks.
Instructor: Adrienne Day
ARTIST: VENETIAN MASCHERARI
SESSION V (TWO WEEK) | JULY 24 - AUGUST 4
NON-MEMBER TUITION: $180.00 | MEMBER TUITION: $166.00
20 HOURS OF EDUCATION
Please visit the Firehouse Art Center or call 405.329.4523 to enroll.
5 - 6 YEARS OLD
1:00 - 3:15 PM
Impress with Impressionism
From watercolor to oil pastels, students will explore a variety of mediums to create fun and colorful artwork
inspired by the Impressionists. Through the exploration of materials, students will learn how to use their
imaginations and relate art to their lives.
Instructor: Adrienne Day
ARTIST: GUSTAVE CAILLEBOTTE
Oceans of Art
Using the ocean as inspiration, students will study the sea and its history to create sculptures, paintings,
and collages. This class will introduce a variety of artwork, from both old masters like JMW Turner and
contemporary artists like Niki de Saint Phalle, encouraging students to compare and contrast the styles and
meanings of work inspired by the rich history of Earth’s oceans.
Instructor: Jane Lawson
ARTIST: NIKI DE SAINT PHALLE
7 - 9 YEARS OLD
9:30 - 11:45 AM
Art in Nature
This class is all about combining art with nature! Inspired by the work of Andy Goldsworthy, students will use
natural objects such as flowers, leaves, and sticks to create original artwork. Along with paintings and prints,
students will also make artistic sculptures that can be placed in their yard to help the wildlife around them.
Instructor: Adrienne Day
ARTIST: ANDY GOLDSWORTHY
Big Box Art
Students will think outside and inside the box, and even ask “what can we do with the box?” This fun and challenging
class will focus on modern and contemporary art and use many different artists, such as Joseph Cornell, Marisol
Escobar, and Louise Nevelson, for inspiration. Students will return home with a “Russian Nesting Doll” collection of
boxes of art.
Instructor: Jane Lawson
ARTIST: JOSEPH CORNELL
10 - 14 YEARS OLD
1:00 - 3:15 PM
Chinese Brushwork: Cats & Dogs
Students will discover the unique and traditional art form of Chinese Brushwork as they create kittens, puppies,
cats, and dogs. This class will cover the techniques of form, perspective, and wet and dry brush effects.
Instructor: Beverly Herndon
ARTIST: LIAN QUAN ZHEN
Miniature Model to Monumental Idea
This class will encourage students to think beyond the materials in front of them in order to envision largescale creative possibilities. Students will make clay maquettes, otherwise known as scaled down models or
sketches, and use them as a way to generate ideas for monumental works of art on paper.
Instructor: Nick Lillard
ARTIST: SERGEI ISOPUV