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Youth

WEEKLY CLASSES
FEBRUARY BREAK STAYCATION CAMP
SCHOLARSHIPS

To learn more about art Adult classes, visit our Adults page.

Private art sessions also available. Please call us at 203-222-7070 to learn more.

Homeschool

Our specialized homeschool projects are designed with family input to offer students in-depth art discovery in a group setting. Students will get their hands on an array of materials, exploring the possibilities while expressing themselves through the arts. Combining art history and hands-on practice, this class is a full-range art experience. These 1.5-hr weekly sessions change in theme throughout the year. Find each ‘Homeschool Project’ in the current Youth Education listing.

Repeat students WELCOME and ENCOURAGED!

REGISTER NOW for our Winter II Session & February Staycation Camp!

Weekly Classes / January 28 - April 4

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Staycation Camp / February Break 2019

MEET THE MODERN MASTERS

Calling all future masters of art! Please join us at the Westport Arts Center for six days of fun over February Break. Sign up for all six days or select a few! We will learn about several different kinds of movements and the artists that practiced them.

Up to 3 sessions are $75 each.

Each additional session over 3 is $50. Call 203-222-7070 to register with this discount.

MORNING SESSION: 9AM-12PM, AGES 5-8

AFTERNOON SESSION: 1PM-4PM, AGES 9-12

Age categories may be flexible, please contact us if your student falls a little bit under or over the age requirements and we will be happy to speak with you to make it work.

Please call 203-222-7070 or email talia@westportartscenter.org with any questions.

FRIDAY

Feb. 15

Model Like Frank Gehry

Frank Gehry is an architect of modern times. His recognizable buildings are located on multiple continents. Students will learn how to create their own model buildings, boats, and more!

AGES 5-8  |  9AM-12PM

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AGES 9-12  |  1PM-4PM

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MONDAY

Feb. 18

Kahlo’s Self-Portraits

Frida Kahlo took the world of self-portraits to a whole new level. Enter a world of portraits that go further then faces to create self portraits with objects, colors and even animals that say something about you! Kahlo used her portraits to tell her life story. You can too!

AGES 5-8  |  9AM-12PM

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AGES 9-12  |  1PM-4PM

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TUESDAY

Feb. 19

Paint It Like You See It with Monet

Claude Monet’s water lilies and haystacks are some of the most well-known art pieces of the last 150 years. Join us and learn how to make those impressionistic pieces that capture but a moment. Work with watercolor and gouache and create the perfect Monet-like pieces.

AGES 5-8  |  9AM-12PM

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AGES 9-12  |  1PM-4PM

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WEDNESDAY

Feb. 20

Escher & LeWitt’s Illusions

Optical Illusions are a fundamental part of artwork in the last century. Artists like M.C. Escher and Sol LeWitt learned how to take drawing lines to the next incredible level. Students in this class will learn how to take drawing to the next level and create drawings that come out of the page.

AGES 5-8  |  9AM-12PM

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AGES 9-12  |  1PM-4PM

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THURSDAY

Feb. 21

Paint It Like You Feel It with Van Gogh

Vincent van Gogh was an artist with an understanding of how to make things interesting and real, but at the same time fantastic and out of this world! Take flight with a paint brush and create new experiences in a world of your own making and express exactly how it is you see the world.

AGES 5-8  |  9AM-12PM

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AGES 9-12  |  1PM-4PM

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FRIDAY

Feb. 22

Comics with Lichtenstein

Roy Lichtenstein made a street type medium into a fine art. Taking images from culture Lichtenstein put his own mark on them and made single panels shine. Come and join us as we create paintings of comic panels. Feel free to bring in your favorite comic book or create one all of your own in this workshop!

AGES 5-8  |  9AM-12PM

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AGES 9-12  |  1PM-4PM

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Scholarships

Through the generosity of the Drew Friedman Community Arts Center Foundation (DFCAC), the Westport Arts Center announces new need-based art scholarships available to students in Westport, Connecticut.

One needs-based scholarship in the amount of $5,000 will be awarded to an outgoing high school senior who will be attending an arts-based college program in Fall 2018.  Students can apply by completing the application below. Applications for the high school scholarship were due by April 30. 2018; the application is now closed.

Secondly, scholarships are available for individual weeks of the Westport Arts Center’s Summer Camp program.  Summer Camp features week-long workshops for ages 4-12, with morning sessions dedicated to ages 4-7 and afternoon sessions designed for ages 8-12.  Themed weeks range from painting to clay to three-dimensional art.  To learn more about our Summer Camp click here.

Scholarship applicants must demonstrate financial need. To initiate the process for either the high school or summer camp scholarship opportunity, applicants must contact the Town of Westport’s Human Services Department at 203-341-1050 to make an appointment for scholarship consideration. Questions should be directed to Patty Haberstroh with the Town of Westport’s Department of Human Services: at hsyouth@westportct.gov.

In addition to demonstrating financial need, high school applicants needed to complete the following form by April 30, 2018.   Please contact Leslie LaSala at 203/222-7070 with any questions.


  • Please enclose the following along with this application:

    1. 200 WORD Brief Statement Entitled “Why I plan to pursue a career in the arts.”
    (By signing this application, you are giving the Westport Arts Center permission to post your Brief Statement to our website and also area publications if you should be awarded this Scholarship. Personal information will be kept confidential).

    2. TWO - FOUR EXAMPLES OF YOUR ARTWORK

    ** All requested information must be SUBMITTED by April 30, 2018 (No hand deliveries).

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