Back to Windgate Art School Fall & Holiday Youth Classes
AMFA offers children a variety of affordable, accessible, and playful educational experiences exploring the visual and performing arts. By attending interactive programs that encourage doing and making in a nurturing learning environment, students cultivate curiosity and foster a love of the arts as they grow into adulthood and beyond.
Please review our guidelines and policies before registering for a class. All supplies are included.
Making Together
Making Together offers families an opportunity to come together and create. Register now to enjoy a day full of artmaking fun with your child!
All prices cover the cost of admission for one adult and one child.
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Ages 8+ | Collage and Paint
Image courtesy of Jason Masters. Inspired by Lori Larusso: Paradox of Plenty on view in the Robyn and John Horn Gallery, this Making Together invites you to connect your personal narratives in layers through collaging. Collaborate to create your story through mixed media, painting, drawing, and found imagery, and learn how to build a meaningful composition together.
Price: $48 ($38 for Members)
Location: Flex Studio (L49)
Instructor: Lo Patt
Date: Sunday, September 28, 2025
Time: 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. -
Ages 8+ | Stitching Stories
Inspired by the art on view in Uncommon Threads in Contemporary Art, weave your personal narrative using mixed media art materials. Sew layers of colors and threads to create your story, using fabric and photography to build meaningful artwork.
Price: $48 ($38 for Members)
Location: Flex Studio (L49)
Instructor: Myriam Saavedra and Lily Warren
Date: Sunday, November 2, 2025
Time: 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. -
Ages 8+ | Jewelry & Textile Fusion
Image courtesy of Jason Masters. Inspired by the functional fashion on view in Architects of Being: Louise Nevelson and Esphyr Slobodkina, create necklaces using jewelry-making techniques. Learn how to fashion a chain and clasp that adorns colorful felted and silk ribbon accessories.
Price: $48 ($38 for Members)
Location: Metals Studio (L39)
Instructor: Myriam Saavedra
Date: Sunday, November 16, 2025
Time: 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. -
Ages 8+ | Clay Gingerbread Houses
Celebrate the season with a creative clay project perfect for families looking to make holiday memories through art!
Team up and build your very own clay gingerbread-style house. Learn simple hand-building techniques like slab construction and decorative stamping to create your cozy clay cottage. Once assembled, you will add charming, personalized details.
Projects will be kiln-fired and ready to take home as a special keepsake.
Price: $75 ($60 for Members)
Location: Ceramics Studio (L40)
Instructor: Kelly Edwards
Date: Sunday, November 16, 2025
Time: 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. -
Ages 8+ | Winter Weaving
Tapestries by Danielle James. Get cozy while learning how to make a simple loom and creating a winter-inspired tapestry with wool yarns and a variety of colors.
Price: $48 ($38 for Members)
Location: Flex Studio (L49)
Instructor: Danielle James
Date: Sunday, December 7, 2025
Time: 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Youth Workshops
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Grades K-2 | Junie B. Art Experience
This special program invites young artists to enjoy an afternoon of live theatre and hands-on art-making! Young artists will start in the Windgate Art School, exploring drawing and collage as they begin a creative project inspired by storytelling.
At 2:00 p.m., students will attend a live performance of Junie B. in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells! in AMFA’s Performing Arts Theater. After the show, students return to the studio to finish their artwork, using what they saw on stage to bring their ideas to life.
Price: $32 ($25 for Members)
Location: Flex Studio (L49)
Instructor: Lauren Crutchfield
Date: Saturday, December 13, 2025
Time: 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. -
Grades 3-5 | Youth Audition Workshop
Image courtesy of Jason Masters. Take the mystery out of auditioning with this workshop. Explore vocal techniques, review dance steps, practice cold readings and monologues, and more. Then, perform a mock audition to walk through the process from start to finish.
Wear comfortable clothing for movement. All skill levels are welcome.
Price: $48 ($38 for Members)
Location: Performing Arts Theater
Date: Saturday, September 13, 2025
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. -
Grades 3-5 | Junie B. Art Experience
This special program invites young artists to enjoy an afternoon of live theatre and hands-on art-making! Young artists will start in the Windgate Art School, exploring drawing and collage as they begin a creative project inspired by storytelling.
At 2:00 p.m., students will attend a live performance of Junie B. in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells! in AMFA’s Performing Arts Theater. After the show, students return to the studio to finish their artwork, using what they saw on stage to bring their ideas to life.
Price: $32 ($25 for Members)
Location: Drawing Studio (L48)
Instructor: Lily Warren
Date: Saturday, December 13, 2025
Time: 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. -
Grades 6-8 | Youth Audition Workshop
Image courtesy of Jason Masters. Take the mystery out of auditioning with this workshop. Explore vocal techniques, review dance steps, practice cold readings and monologues, and more. Then, perform a mock audition to walk through the process from start to finish.
Wear comfortable clothing for movement. All skill levels are welcome.
Price: $48 ($38 for Members)
Location: Performing Arts Theater
Date: Saturday, September 13, 2025
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Youth Classes
Four-week and eight-week classes are available for students in Kindergarten through Twelfth Grade.
Did You Know?
Multi-week class prices are marked down an average of 17% thanks to our Reduced Tuition Program!
Windgate Art School’s Reduced Tuition Program is supported by Michael Laughter. Reduced tuition is automatically applied to all classes through 2025.
The Windgate Art School is generously supported by the Windgate Foundation with additional support from Sherry Worthen in memory of George Worthen.
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Grades K-2 | Mini Makers: Creative Collage
Using the art of collage, young artists will create their own masterpieces by exploring materials like paper, fabric, and other fun textures. Inspired by AMFA's exhibition Lori Larusso: Paradox of Plenty, students will learn various techniques – including cutting, tearing, layering, and gluing – to design colorful, imaginative artwork.
Each week, they will explore new ways to combine ideas and form their creativity in art.
Price:
$96 ($76 for Members)$80 ($64 for Members)
Location: Flex Studio I (L49.1)
Instructor: Lauren Crutchfield
Length: Four Weeks
Dates: Tuesdays, September 9 - 30, 2025
Time: 4:30 - 6:00 p.m. -
Grades K-2 | Mini Makers: Construction Zone
Young artists will dive into a creative construction zone where imagination takes shape through a variety of materials. Each week, students will build characters, animals, and imaginative scenes using cardboard, fabric, wire, wood, recyclables, and more.
They will learn sculpting and assembling by exploring hands-on techniques that bring their ideas to life while developing their creativity and problem-solving skills.
Price:
$96 ($76 for Members)$80 ($64 for Members)
Location: Flex Studio I (L49.1)
Instructor: Lauren Crutchfield
Length: Four Weeks
Dates: Thursdays, October 9 - October 30, 2025
Time: 4:30 - 6:00 p.m. -
Grades K-5 | Art for Homeschool
Students will explore a variety of techniques in both two-dimensional and three-dimensional art. Through hands-on projects in drawing, painting, printmaking, ceramics, and sculpture, they will experiment with different media and develop their artistic skills in each studio.
In addition to creating their own work, students will engage with art history and deepen their appreciation for the arts by visiting the AMFA galleries.
Price:
$192 ($154 for Members)$160 ($130 for Members)
Location: Flex Studio (L49)
Instructor: Lily Warren
Length: Eight Weeks
Dates: Thursdays, September 11 - October 30, 2025
Time: 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. -
Grades 3-5 | Creative Lab: Collage & Print
Young artists will discover the creative potential of upcycling by transforming everyday materials into original works of art. Using found objects, collage, and jelly printing techniques, students will experiment with drawing, painting, and printmaking to explore texture, color, and composition.
Inspired by the exhibitions on view in the AMFA galleries, this class encourages imaginative reuse and celebrates the beauty of repurposed materials in contemporary artmaking.
Price:
$96 ($76 for Members)$80 ($64 for Members)
Location: Flex Studio II (L49.2)
Instructor: Lily Warren
Length: Four Weeks
Dates: Tuesdays, September 9 - 30, 2025
Time: 4:30 - 6:00 p.m. -
Grades 3-5 | Creative Lab: Sculpt & Form
Young artists will explore sculpture through exciting mixed-media materials like clay, foam, cardboard, and more. Build animals, objects, and scenes while learning about three-dimensional forms to bring ideas to life. Explore the magic of developing creativity and imagination through sculpture.
Price:
$96 ($76 for Members)$80 ($64 for Members)
Location: Flex Studio II (L49.2)
Instructor: Jessica Busby
Length: Four Weeks
Dates: Thursdays, October 9 - 30, 2025
Time: 4:30 - 6:00 p.m. -
Grades 6-8 | Art Journaling, Bookbinding & Papermaking
Students will explore the art of book and paper making to create their own personal journals and sketchbooks. Inspired by the exhibition Uncommon Threads in Contemporary Art, young artists will learn marbling, collaging, and printmaking techniques to sew, glue, and bind their handmade journals.
Price:
$96 ($76 for Members)$80 ($64 for Members)
Location: Flex Studio II (L49.2)
Instructor: Elly Bates & Lily Warren
Length: Four Weeks
Dates: Thursdays, September 11 - October 2, 2025
Time: 4:30 - 6:00 p.m. -
Grades 6-12 | The Potter's Wheel
In this clay class, your young artist will learn the basics of the potter’s wheel to create and design functional and sculptural pieces and discover the value of placing them into everyday use.
Explore shaping, texturing, and patterning as surface design while developing skills in wheel-throwing. Techniques such as wedging, pulling, forming, and trimming will be explored.
Price:
$384 ($307 for Members)$318 ($255 for Members)
Location: Ceramics Studio (L47)
Instructor: Ryan Sniegocki
Length: Eight Weeks
Dates: Sunday, September 14 - November 2, 2025
Time: 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. -
Grades 6-12 | Jewelry & Metalsmithing
This class is designed for young artists to explore 3-dimensional form and wearable design. Learn essential techniques in metalworking to strengthen portfolios: sawing and soldering, surface finishing, and transforming copper, found objects, and stones into sculpture and wearable art.
Develop a deeper understanding of design principles and craftsmanship to refine skills and showcase technical abilities.
Price:
$192 ($154 for Members)$160 ($130 for Members)
Location: Metals Studio (L39)
Instructor: Myriam Saavedra
Length: Four Weeks
Dates: Tuesdays, October 7 - 28, 2025
Time: 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Member Discount
Become an AMFA Member to enjoy 20% off all offerings in the Windgate Art School. Memberships start at just $70 per year.