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ArtStart
These art classes for ages 2-5 are designed to help children develop fine motor skills and encourage creativity while creating one-of-a-kind artworks. Students will learn color and shape recognition, how to use art tools, and a variety of  concepts using an array of media and methods.

Ages:        Children 2-5 (accompanied by an adult)
Instructor: Martha Stuart
Tuition:      $60 for full session
Winter Session: Thursdays, through 2/16, 10-11 a.m.
Location:    Disney Art Studio

ArtStart Pre-Dance
These dance classes are specifically designed to enhance kinesthetic awareness and develop motor movement skills. By using the elements of dance to create and learn the joy of movement, your child will learn to express their energy in a whole new way!
Instructor: Patti Maurer
Dates: Wednesdays, February 1-29
Time:  Ages 2-3: 11:00-11:45 a.m. (accompanied by an adult) OR
           Ages 4-5: 12:00-12:45 p.m.
Tuition: $60

      Pottery Firing Rates - Whether your work was created at our
       studio or at your home studio, the Arts Center can fire pottery for
       you. Click on the link for firing rates, policies and procedures.

Visual Arts Workshops take place in the Disney Art Studio.


Painting and Printmaking
During this course students will explore elements of 2-D design such as color, pattern and balance. They will use painting and printmaking techniques to create unique artworks that are sure to expand the limits of their creativity!
Instructor: Alana Adams
Dates: Tuesdays, January 17, 24, 31 February 7, 14, 21
Time: Home School:   12:30-1:45
           Afterschool:  4:15-5:30
Tuition:  $90
Ages:    6-12   (Minimum 5, maximum 16)

Tap Dance
Tap Dancing is a high energy, rhythmic, and percussive form of dance that is lots of FUN! For the beginner tap dancer, come and learn the tap fundamentals from shuffles to a time step. For the intermediate tape dancer, brush up those basic skills and learn a few new tricks with Patti Maurer. In order the keep your toes safely tapping to the beat, tap shoes are required. $45
Instructor: Patti Maurer
Dates:  Mondays, February 6-27, 2012
Home School: 1:00-2:00pm (Ages: 6-10)
After School: 4:00-5:00pm (Ages: 9-12)
Tuition: $45

 Mixed Media Collage
Working on different substrates, students will investigate the art of representational or abstract collage using a variety of media: found images, decorative paper, fabric, items from the natural world, paint (watermedia), beeswax, etc…No art experience necessary. Materials included.
Instructor: Brucie Holler
Dates: Wednesdays, January 18, 25, Feb. 1, 8
Time: 6:00 p.m.- 8:30 p.m.
Tuition: $125

Felting Hearts
Valentines Day is coming up and love is in the air! Needle-felt 3 detailed hearts to hand out as valentines or use as seasonal decorations. Hang them up on a seasonal tree or mantle, adorn gifts with them for a special touch, decorate your dinner table with a little extra love – the possibilities are endless!
Instructor: Amy Plew
Date: Saturday, January 28, 2012
Time:  10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Tuition: $40

Love in Art
Explore the wonderful world of love depicted in art! Join art educator Margaret Hancock for a visual presentation and discussion on the emotion of love, from Gustav Klimt’s The Kiss to Wayne Thiebaud’s Cakes. A variety of works and media provide an in-depth look at this compelling topic.
Instructor: Margaret Hancock
Tuition: $10
Date: Thursday, February 2
Time: 6-8pm
Location: Bank of America Room, 2nd floor

Jewelry Making with Precious Metal Clay (Age 13 and up)
PMC is a putty-like mix of silver or bronze powder, water and binder that makes it possible for almost anyone to make real silver and bronze jewelry in a matter of hours. Spend the weekend learning the basics of working with this amazing material. Similar to working in clay, PMC allows you to jump into the art of metalsmithing with immediate results. Leave with an array of jewelry from earrings to necklaces that are uniquely you!
Instructor:  Christina Taylor
Tuition:  $125
Materials:  To be Determined.
Dates:  Saturday & Sunday, February 4 & 5
Time:  10:00-5:0

“Please Add to and Return” Correspondence Art
Correspondence Art or Mail Art has a long history of being a world-wide cultural phenomenon since the 1960’s. Its primary goal is the sending of visual art through the international postal system focusing on the principles of barter and equal one-to-one collaboration. Using whatever media is at your fingertips, mail-art practitioners send art to other artists with the idea of “please add to and return”. No art experience necessary. Materials included.
Instructor: Brucie Holler
Dates:  Wednesdays, February 15, 22, 29 and March 7
Time:  6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Tuition: $125 or $35 per evening
 

During the summer, the Arts Center offers a variety of 1 and 2 day workshops as well as week-long camps for kids. If you missed our 2011 Camp Series, join us next summer when you are likely to find some camps similar to those we offered in 2011.
Summer Camps 2011 included:
Kids N’ Clay Camp  
Take the Stage! Performing Arts Camp
Mixed Up Masterpieces Visual Arts Camp
Theatre Camps  (2 Sessions)
Big Top Art Camp  (2 Sessions)

Call for Art Instructors
The Arts Center of Coastal Carolina’s Education Department seeks talented instructors to teach short classes and workshops for its community education series. The Arts Center offers integrated learning experiences to adults and children that emphasize hands-on learning. Classes can be in the visual or performing arts and can include but are not limited to workshops, lectures and demonstrations in two and three-dimensional art, jewelry, performing and media art, and writing.

Interested in teaching a workshop? Download proposal form HERE, or for more information contact Brucie Holler, Associate Director of Education, at 843-686-3945 x223 or bholler@artshhi.com.

Registration Requirements                                         REGISTRATION FORM
Pre-registration is required for all classes, workshops and camps.
Family Discount: 1st child pays regular tuition; 2nd or more child receives 10% tuition discount!
Cancellation Policy: Cancellations must be made 2 weeks prior to the first day of class.  A $25 administration fee will be deducted from any refunded amount. 
For registration or workshop information contact the Education Office (843) 686-3945, Ext. 233.
mstuart@artshhi.com.

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