Printmaking (Half day, Ages 6-8)

See striking prints in Mia’s galleries, then try your hand at a few printmaking techniques using fun textures and delightful materials. Led by instructor Ebony Beck.

Mia’s youth classes provide fun and challenging hands on art experiences that are enriched and inspired by works of art in the museum’s collection and special exhibitions. Led by experienced art instructors, museum classes offer young people a global view of art history, as well as fascinating insights into artists, techniques, and styles. In the galleries, students spend time learning directly from masterpieces. In the studio, students develop basic art skills, experiment with an array of artistic mediums, and gain confidence through exercises that foster self expression. Creative problem-solving and art-making activities are integrated into each class. Selected artworks by students are displayed in the Community Commons Gallery in the fall.

Click here to register for this class. Registration closes June 12.

About the instructor:

“Anything can be art! Whether a stick figure, a room full of dots, or a leaf on the ground. My art style has been influenced by the work of many artists from all around the world, but I have a special place in my heart for Japanese kabuki and animation. One individual I have grown to truly appreciate is Yayoi Kusama. Her art challenges my own style of work and forces me to look at a more simplistic side of my craft. In my youth I went through a whole fu dogs and yin yang phase; and more recently I have found a love for all things afro and textured.

For the most part I’m a self-taught artist, but I have had some formal training in college where I was introduced to another level of drawing, painting, and printmaking. I am an avid crafter and jewelry maker and through my exploration in metal and stones I have found new ways of flexing my creative muscle. My personal mission of late is to inspire the next generation of artists while also convincing as many reluctant artists to find value in their creativity.”