Weaving 101 Workshop: Ages 7–13
RAM's Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts 2519 Northwestern Avenue, Racine, WisconsinWelcome to the world of weaving! Learn how to weave a wall hanging or two using various fibers and natural found objects.
Welcome to the world of weaving! Learn how to weave a wall hanging or two using various fibers and natural found objects.
Create an artists' book or two through creative visual storytelling and cover design.
Try your hand at several methods of printmaking—create one-of-a-kind prints, or craft a series of prints that can be used for cards or gifts. By the end of this workshop, you too might become printmaking fanatic…once you start printing, you won't want to stop!
Craft wearable and sculptural 3-D art out of polymer clay. Learn molding techniques to blend colors and make simple canes. This workshop will feature demos and tutorials for specific projects as well as time to just play with and explore the material.
Sculpt sea creatures out of recycled materials as a way of keeping plastic away from our fish friends in the ocean!
Learn a multitude of clay handbuilding techniques while creating sculptural art! Clay pieces will be underglazed and fired, but not clear coated with a shiny glaze. Learn about ways to add to your creation at home after firing.
Create a 3-D imaginary landscape inspired by Lost at Sea—a loaned piece by artist Edouard Duval-Carrié on display in the RAM exhibition, Blurry Boundaries—that challenges preconceptions and creates a sense of time and place, whether real or imaginary.
What does the future hold for you? Let’s create fantastical futuristic paintings and artwork that explore a future that is so bright that you might want to put on your shades—and start looking at life through rainbow color glasses!
How can artists generate ideas for unique illustrated characters? Learn skills illustrators use to develop painted and drawn characters who can run, jump, play, fly, and come to life with the help of your imagination. What type of world will your character live in? Your imagination will help tell your character's story.
Learn to throw pots on the potter’s wheel. This class is great for beginners and return students.