Mixed Media Art Classes | Des Moines Art Center (2024)

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24BC201 Fantastic Creatures (5-6)

FANTASTIC CREATURES Create-your-own cryptids, dragons, and wonderous creatures from your imagination! Learn about rare animals like the narwhal and axolotls, huge extinct animals like the giant sloth, saber-tooth-tigers, mini elephants of Sicily, and microscopic creatures...

24BC202 Fantastic Creatures (5-6)

24BC401 Fantastic Creatures (9-11)

24BC402 Fantastic Creatures (9-11)

24B7N1 Art for the Curious

ART FOR THE CURIOUS If you have always wanted to take a class but are not sure which one, this class is for you! Art for the Curious is for beginning students who are interested...

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COMIC BOOKS & SUPERHEROES Fly, swing, or teleport into the studio and discover your artistic superpowers. Create your very own superheroes, comic books, and adventures while learning how to use different art mediums through drawing,...

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24BC205 Time-Traveling Artists (5-6)

TIME-TRAVELING ARTISTS Jump in the Art Center’s time machine and become a junior art historian. Learn how art from different time periods can tell us a lot about how people lived, what they found important,...

24BC206 Time-Traveling Artists (5-6)

24BC305 Time-Traveling Artists (7-8)

24BC306 Time-Traveling Artists (7-8)

24BC405 Time-Traveling Artists (9-11)

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24BC406 Time-Traveling Artists (9-11)

24BC207 Big and Little (5-6)

BIG AND LITTLE Artists love to play with the scale of objects in their work! Join us for a week of making artistic miniatures and large-scale paintings and sculptures. By looking at artists like Roy...

24BC504 Wearable Art and Jewelry (12-14)

WEARABLE ART AND JEWELRY (12-14) Make bold artistic statements with accessories you made yourself! Work with a variety of materials like wire, polymers, clay, and foam to create wearable pieces. Much of the focus of...

24BC307 Big and Little (7-8)

24BC308 Big and Little (7-8)

24BC208 Big and Little (5-6)

24B7K4 World of Wine

WORLD OF WINE: BOTTLE DESIGN AND DECORATION Work on your own or team up with someone to create your own bottle design wrap and decoration for a carrying device in this workshop. While you are...

24BC309 Upcycled/Recycled Art (7-8)

UPCYCLED/RECYCLED ART Make something beautiful from discarded objects! This camp is for kids who love seeing the creative potential in non-art materials. Using contemporary artists such as El Anatsui, Andrea Zittel, Nick Cave, and Mark...

24BC209 Upcycled/Recycled Art (5-6)

24BC409 Upcycled/Recycled Art (9-11)

24BC210 Upcycled/Recycled Art (5-6)

24BC310 Upcycled/Recycled Art (7-8)

24BC410 Upcycled/Recycled Art (9-11)

24B7K8 Book Binding – Witchcraft Around the World

BOOK BINDING – WITCHCRAFT AROUND THE WORLD In this workshop, students will learn about the many histories of witchcraft and the occult throughout the world. Tying together this vast amalgamation of “witchcraft” is the written...

24BC211 Character Creations (5-6)

CHARACTER CREATIONS Dream big and turn your character ideas into larger-than-life creations. Campers will try a variety of artistic techniques to depict their characters and create dynamic backgrounds for them. Tuition $158 ($126 *members) per...

24BC411 Character Creations (9-11)

24BC212 Character Creations (5-6)

24BC412 Character Creations (9-11)

24BC213 Animals at the Art Center! (5-6)

ANIMALS AT THE ART CENTER! This week, the animals are taking over! Campers will make projects based on animals living in different habitats every day. Using multiple art techniques campers will render the creatures dwelling...

24BC313 Animals at the Art Center!

24BC413 Animals at the Art Center!

24BC214 Animals at the Art Center! (5-6)

24BC314 Animals at the Art Center! (7-8)

24BC414 Animals at the Art Center! (9-11)

24B7K5 World of Wine

WORLD OF WINE: BOTTLE DESIGN AND DECORATION Work on your own or team up with someone to create your own bottle design wrap and decoration for a carrying device in this workshop. While you are...

24BC215 Art Around the World (5-6)

ART AROUND THE WORLD Pack your bags for a trip around the world! Learn about the artists, cultures, and crafts from a new location each class. Explore drawing, painting, and sculpture as you create art...

24BC315 Art Around the World (7-8)

24BC415 Art Around the World (9-11)

24BC216 Art Around the World (5-6)

24BC316 Art Around the World (7-8)

24BC416 Art Around the World (9-11)

24BC317 Creative Contemporary Dance Workshop (7-8)

Creative Contemporary Dance Workshop (7-8) and (9-11) Dance, dance, dance! Join professional modern dance instructors Kathleen Hurley and Amy Murphy as we explore the art of dance making. Participants will learn how to make their...

24BC417 Creative Contemporary Dance Workshop (9-11)

Creative Contemporary Dance Workshop (9-11) Dance, dance, dance! Join professional modern dance instructors Kathleen Hurley and Amy Murphy as we explore the art of dance making. Participants will learn how to make their own dances...