Monthly Homeschool Art Course "Art Around the World"
First Friday of the Month at 10 a.m. -OR- 1 p.m.
Mustang Recreation Center
September 6, 2025 - May 1, 2026
$20/month
This course is for homeschool students ages 7-18 and will focus on art movements as seen in cultures around the world. Each month we will learn about art history, elements of art and principles of design vocabulary, and create unique art pieces to build creativity and confidence through teacher-led skill builders, independent exploration, and creative problem solving. We only meet once a month to make it easy on the schedule, but these classes are packed full of extra exercises, art history, and techniques to give students a complete year's worth of OK standards-based art experience. Each class lasts 2.5 hours.
Please plan to attend all sessions as skills are scaffolded to build on previous lessons.
Two time slots are available for this course. 10:00-12:30 or 1:00-3:30 p.m.
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All supplies are provided!
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Sep. 5 - Native American Art
Art History: Pueblo Pottery, Navajo blankets
Terms: form, pattern, texture
Projects: pinch pots, rectangular weaving
Oct. 3 - American Artists
Art History: Georgia O'Keefe, Grant Wood, Andy Warhol, Dale Chihuly
Terms: foreground, background, emphasis, unity, composition
Projects: American Gothic spoof drawings, Chihuly inspired plastic sculptures
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Nov. 7 - Central/South America
Art History: Mayan, Aztec, Incan Art and Architecture
Terms: shape, color, rhythm, repetition, relief
Projects: Paper Animal Molas, Happy Sun relief sculptures, God’s eye, Guatemalan worry dolls
Dec. 5 - Classical Europe
Art History: Greek and Roman sculpture, Italian Renaissance sculpture
Terms: value, form, mosaic, rhythm
Projects: Byzantine-inspired paper mosaics, Greek picture vase drawings, Drawing form and folds
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*Jan. 9 - European Painting Styles (This class will be the SECOND Friday in January because of a schedule conflict at the Rec Center.)
Art History: Realism (Da Vinci's Last Supper), Impressionism (Van Gogh's Starry Night), Cubism (Picasso), Expressionism (Franz Marc's Blue Horse), Surrealism (Salvador Dali)
Terms: value, space, emphasis, unity
Projects: painting exercises, acrylic painting on canvas
Feb. 6 - Asian Art
Art History: Japanese Cherry Blossoms and origami, Indian Henna, Chinese New Year
Terms: value, movement, pattern, rhythm
Projects: Watercolor cherry blossoms, Mendhi hand art, Chinese dragon stick puppet, origami
Mar. 6 - African Art
Art History: Egyptian hieroglyphics, African masks
Terms: shape, positive and negative space, symmetry, balance
Projects: Egyptian name cartouche, African mask, African animal silhouette watercolors
April 3 - Australian Art
Art History: Aboriginal dot art
Terms: Shape, color, rhythm
Projects: animal dot art acrylic on paper, zentangle ink landscape, Australian animals
May 1 - Antarctica
Art History: Ice crystals, Op Art, and Penguins
Terms: Line, contrast, pattern, value, form
Projects: Summer Penguin model magic sculpture, drawing optical illusions, colored pencil crystals
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