Littles : 2-4 years old ••• Kids : 5-13 years ••• BIG KIDS : 10 & up
April 2024
• Low Water Immersion Dyeing • Saturday April 13 • 3-5pm
• Batik Dyeing Techniques • Saturday April 20 • 2-4pm
SUMMER 2024 - Kids
Littles : 2-4 years old ••• Kids : 5-13 years ••• BIG KIDS : 10 & up
• Kid Bug Art • Tuesday - Friday • June 4-7 • 11am to 1pm
• Kid Female Art History • Tues-Fri June 4-7 • 2 to 4pm
• Kids' Night Out - Clay • Friday June 7 • 5 to 8pm
• Kid Rainbow Art • Tues-Friday June 11-14 • 11am to 1pm
• Kid Bookbinding • Tues-Fri June 11-14 • 2 to 4pm
• Kids' Night Out - Minecraft• Friday June 14 • 5 to 8pm
• Littles - Rainbow Art • Tues-Friday June 18-21 • 11 to 11:45am
• Littles Flower Art • Tues-Fri June 18-21 • 12 to 12:45pm
• Kid Pinch Pot Camp • Tues-Fri June 18-21 • 2 to 4pm
• Kids' Night Out - Painting • Friday June 21 • 5 to 8pm
• Kid Elements of Art • Tues-Friday June 25-28 • 11am to 1pm
• Kid Nerd Art• Tues-Fri June 25-28 • 2 to 4pm
• Kids' Night Out - Sewing • Friday June 28 • 5 to 8pm
• Kid Fused Glass • Tues July 2 • 11am to 3pm
Studio closed: July 3-5
• Littles - Tractor Art • Tues-Friday July 9-12 • 11 to 11:45am
• Big Kid - Tshirt Yarn Rag Rug • Tues-Friday July 9-12 • 2 to 4pm
• Kids' Night Out - Drawing • Friday July 12 • 5 to 8pm
• Kid Clay Art • Tues-Friday July 16 - 19 • 11am to 1pm
• Kid Wheel Camp • Tues-Fri July 16-19 • 2 to 4pm
• Kids' Night Out - Crystals • Friday July 19 • 5 to 8pm
• Kid Painting Art • Tues-Friday July 23-26 • 11am to 1pm
• Big Kid Stained Glass Camp • Tues-Fri July 23-26 • 2 to 4pm
• Kids' Night Out - Jewlery • Friday July 26 • 5 to 8pm
ArtBus Tour Stops
— Our tour stops are sometimes tentative, while we are figuring out how to visit 91 communities in a year.. Email us if you wanna verify we are gonna be at the stop you are jazzed about.
Funding for ArtBus is partially provided by:
Fostering Friends
is a program that brings art to every kiddo in foster care. We want to make sure kiddos have age appropriate materials to create with.
FREE After-School Art
Classes run on Tuesdays - 5pm to 6pm and are held at our shop (115 E Main Street Staunton IL 62088)
We ask that friends sign up for attendance so that we can limit the amount of kiddos in the space at a time.
Note for parents:
We encourage parents to hang out in the studio to keep an eye on their kiddos and offer encouragement during classes, and we love to see you engaged in your kids' growth and development through art. However, we feel it necessary to share our educational philosophy to avoid stepping on any toes and hurting parents' feelings.
We believe that kids should be allowed to explore the materials and processes involved with making arts and crafts, and we want every project that our young friends take home to be uniquely theirs. To that end, we ask that parents try their best to refrain from doing any of the work for their kids.
If you want to be involved, you can remind them how to use the tools and materials properly, or help them remember the steps of a project, or encourage them to stay on track and pay attention to the instructor. But they should make all the decisions about where that paintbrush lands on the canvas, or where that sparkly bead should be glued on the sculpture, or what color glitter goes best with their collage. It's their art!
Don't be afraid to let them get messy and mess up. That is where some real learning takes place, in seeing what works and what doesn't.
Remember.. art is not always about taking home a perfect finished product. It's about playing with new tools and materials, and socializing with friends. It's about autonomy and free-thinking and making something of your very own. Let your kids make their own projects, and if you want to make something, you can take a class of your own!
Krista’s Creative Kiddos Young Artist’s Scholarship Program
is designed to make sure any kiddo who wants to learn art can, no matter the financial barrier! This program is funded by generous donations by the community (wanna donate?: click here). The MAC is committed to offering art educational programs for everyone in our community. Scholarships are available to all young artists who are interested in taking summer classes.
Scholarships must be turned in 2 weeks prior to the class. Each friend can receive one scholarship a year.