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This intensive summer art program will include an outreach with emphasis on creating artwork that will benefit our community, which will include hand-built ceramic pots, containing gardens of food for others and print-making, used in up-cycling clothing, We will also experience drawing, ink drawing, and oil painting.
This is a great program to help young artists find their confidence, learn valuable life skills all the while having fun and making new friends for years to come. Lessons on leadership from many of our community members are always included with our program.  Artists teach in their areas of expertise and mentor the students through sharing their work and lives as artists.This program offers young people, ages 11 to 13, regardless of expression or identity, the opportunity to experience art, leadership and art based opportunities. You MUST be previously recommended for this program before signup. Please contact Deena Carney at deena@durangoarts.org for more information or questions.
Scholarships and Payment Plans Are Always Available!

Mr B, also a master at chess, invites you to create your own unique chess set using Sculpy Clay and a variety of different art mediums, techniques and concepts!
Scholarships Available!

During this program we will be exploring our community in Durango and how we can give back as creatives. During this week, students will be learning a plethora of art skills from a variety of different guest artist instructors. We will take some of those skills to paint a Mural to help beautify our community. Students will also take these skills and will focus on finding the value in another man's trash as we travel down the river trail finding materials to turn into found object sculptures. During this trip, we will explore the local art and learn how it helps make a difference in our society.

During each day, the students will also have the option of taking a creative break to learn circus skills so they can exercise both their body and minds.

This is a great program to help young artists find their confidence, learn valuable life skills all the while having fun and making new friends for years to come.

For questions, please email Mr. B, at ben@durangoarts.org. Scholarships are available.
BART offers young people, ages 11 to 17, regardless of expression or identity, the opportunity to experience art, leadership and art-based opportunities.

Pack your suitcase full of art supplies and take a trip around the world, in this fun-filled class for Mini-Masters! Children discover values and tones with the greenness of Ireland and painting, collages and the great works of Matisse while traveling to Europe, Siberian Tigers while traveling to Russia and so much more. Please join us and let your Mini-Master discover a World of Art at DAC!

Email Deena Carney, Visual Art Education Director, with any questions or concerns. Scholarships Available!

Work with DAC's own Mr B, "The Master Mask Masker"  create outrageous Masks of your choice using a variety of three dimensional forms, mediums, materials and paints. 
Your Child MUST Be 8 Years Old and Over To Attend This Class.

Email Deena Carney, Visual Art Education Director, with any questions or concerns. Scholarships Available!

Art About Me offers a variety of delightful projects for our Mini-Masters!! Students will learn Picasso Portraits with oil pastels, sculpting pets and favorite animals out of air-dry and sculpy clay, creating their favorite place using collage, and much more! 

The Arts can improve motivation, concentration, confidence, and teamwork! You will find that here at The Durango Art Center where our classes offer fun, non competitive opportunities to explore new skills and individual expression.
For questions, please email Deena Carney, at deena@durangoarts.org 
Scholarships are available. 

The DAC Clay Club offers a vareity of open-studio ceramic projects including a weekly clay challenge! Learn the entire clay process of reclaiming, building, glazing and firing. Come join Mr B for 2 weeks (with a week in between for drying and firing) of clay and creativity!  Class Dates - Monday thru Thursday, July 15 - 18 and July 29 - August 1

This is a great program to help young artists find their confidence, all the while having fun and making new friends for years to come.
For questions, please email Deena Carney, at deena@durangoarts.org or Mr.B, at ben@durangoarts.org.

Scholarships are always available. 8 Classes. 

In this "open-studio" style drawing and painting class, teens learn to create artwork from their own inspirations. The instructor, Deena Carney, will guide students to reach their greatest potential while drawing and painting works of art they can be proud of. This is a great program to help young artists find their confidence, learn valuable life skills all the while having fun and making new friends for years to come.

Email Deena Carney, Visual Art Education Director, with any questions or concerns. Scholarships Available!

Mini-Masters, come in and express all the reasons you love living in the Wild West! Through creating amazing paintings, colorful drawings, sculpture and printing, your Mini-Master will enjoy creating artwork containing skiing, hiking, the mountains, horses or anything to do with Living in the Wild West. Please join us and let your Mini-Master discover a World of Art at DAC!

Email Deena Carney, Visual Art Education Director, with any questions or concerns. Scholarships Available!

Art gives meaning to our lives and helps us understand our world. Join us for Reduce, Reuse, Reimagine and learn to make the world a better place through art! From bird feeders to found object sculptures this class will fill your imagination with creativity! This is a great program to help young artists find their confidence, learn valuable life skills all the while having fun and making new friends for years to come.

For questions, please email Mr. B, at ben@durangoarts.org. Scholarships are available.

The DAC Clay Club offers a vareity of open-studio ceramic projects including a weekly clay challenge! Learn the entire clay process of reclaiming, building, glazing and firing. Come join Mr B for 10 weeks of clay and creativity! 

This is a great program to help young artists find their confidence, all the while having fun and making new friends for years to come.
For questions, please email Deena Carney, at deena@durangoarts.org or Mr.B, at ben@durangoarts.org.

Scholarships are always available. 8 Classes. 

Art has the power to change the way we see the world, showing us new perspectives, ideas, and values. Join us for Art Making Mania, where each class, students will create extremely unique and very expressive artwork!.This class will focus on a variety of drawing, painting, sculpture and collage projects.

The Arts can improve motivation, concentration, confidence, and teamwork! At the Durango Art Center, you will find that here, where our classes offer fun, non competitive opportunities to explore new skills and individual expression. For questions, please email Deena Carney at deena@durangoarts.org or Mr.B at ben@durangoarts.org. Scholarships are always available. 8 Classes.     

Join us for Mixed Medium Magic where students will explore sculpture, college, drawing and painting. The Arts can improve motivation, concentration, confidence, and teamwork! You will find that, at The Durango Arts Center where our classes offer fun, non competitive opportunities to explore new skills and individual expression.

For questions, please email Deena Carney, at deena@durangoarts.org or Mr.B, at ben@durangoarts.org.

Scholarships are always available. 8 Classes. 

This class session offers a vareity of advanced, open-studio, projects including ceramic clay, sculpture, drawing and painting. The Arts can improve motivation, concentration, confidence, and teamwork! You will find that here at The Durango Art Center where our classes offer fun, non competitive opportunities to explore new skills and individual expression.
For questions, please email Deena Carney, at deena@durangoarts.org or Mr.B, at ben@durangoarts.org.
Scholarships are always available. 8 Classes.