Instructors: 

Leyah Jensen and Guest Artists

The spirit of our time together is hands-on fun, while exploring historic Master and Contemporary Artists from here in America and Around the World! For inspiration each week we will dive into fantastic ideas in art and techniques, from Pre-historic Cave Painting to Pop Art!

Each day Kinder and Youth will start together, then divide into Kinder and Youth projects with Youth students delving deeper into art history and techniques.

We will be inspired by Classical Egyptian, Greek and Roman Art, Leonardo’s Ingenious Inventions, Michelangelo’s Renaissance Murals, Calder Mobiles and Circus, Monet’s Watercolor Paintings, Matisse’s Big Cut-Out Murals, Andy Warhol’s Pop Art, Rauschenberg’s Collage Combines AND Christo’s Running Fence Sculpture.

All Art Supplies Provided. 

Please bring a snack and beverage and be sure to wear your comfy art clothes.

Note: 

Kinder and Youth Artists Program tuitions include Generations Together and NISDA’s Annual Sand Castle Contest Registration (No Generations Together on July 31 – Instead join us building Sandcastles at Jetties Beach August 3rd  – See NISDA Events for more details).

The spirit of our time together is to enjoy each other as we celebrate Nantucket’s arts, crafts, stories, music and folk dances weekly through historic Wampanoag Peoples, Cape Verdeans, Immigrants who came over from England, to our Nantucket neighbors today - immigrants from Asia, South America, Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa. 

In welcoming Special Guest Artists to share their culture, stories, arts and crafts and music, we will celebrate our unique individuality, experiencing the richness of our diversity and common humanity towards a harmonious and even-keeled world!

SUMMER 2024 DATES

July 12 // 10 am–12:00 pm 

July 19 // 10 am–12:00 pm

July 26 // 10 am–12:00 pm

August 9 // 10 am–12:00 pm

August 16 // 10 am–12:00 pm

Art Supplies and Snack Provided.

Be sure to wear your comfy art clothes!

Enjoy creating with Clay! 

We will explore basic techniques as we hand build using clay slabs, coils and pinch pots which can be applied to sculpture and  inventive projects! An introductory wheel throwing project starts with centering the clay and progressing to simple forms such as cylinders and bowls. Learn how to trim, alter and decorate your pieces with various glazing techniques! 

We will begin by looking at existing comic books and graphic novels for inspiration, and then segue into making our own. Topics covered will include character design, crafting panel compositions, and creating a compelling narrative. This class will focus on traditional methods of comic making with pen and ink, but the techniques learned can be applied to digital creation as well. The length of your comic is up to you-you. You can make your own “Sunday strip,” craft a mini-zine, or draw the first chapter of your comics saga! Come with ideas, and leave with a finished comic.

Young Artists will gain inspiration and learn from nature as they develop  drawing skills and create art in the landscape traveling to island sites they will enjoy island settings, and are inspired by our island’s natural world; Nantucket beaches, woods, and meadows. 

(NISDA school van transportation provided)

Instructor:  Anne C Jennings

Thursday evenings we will meet at NISDA campus then depart for a location determined by weather and instructor.

An overview of basic photographic principles and mechanics will be discussed. Time will be maximized for photographing with a focus on methods and challenges to create photographs that are both unique to the location and photographer.  A meaningful way to remember our Island sea and landscapes!

This Nantucket Landscape based workshop is open to all age groups (ages 9+ accompanied by an adult, teens and adults) and skill levels ; from absolute beginner to seasoned pro, or a family on vacation! All camera formats and/or devices welcomed, and tripod encouraged but not required.

• Meet up at the NISDA campus in Wauwinet at 5:50 pm. 
• Travel together in NISDA’s school van, departing anytime after 6:00 pm.  
• Participants need the ability to walk for moderate stretches of time on-site. 
    
• Dress for the weather and BYO water.

Instructor: Stephanie Brucher 

Life is magical, we are all powerful and everyone deserves to thrive + develop  their own unique strengths, talents, skills, and attitude. I Believe in Me  is a fun, art infused program designed to share the concepts behind living more consciously and deliberately. Let’s use our imagination, believe in ourselves, and follow a few simple steps every day, then we can create the life we want. 

Stephanie Brucher studied Art at the University of Arizona, has a background in Clinical Education,  a Masters in Special Education, and is a Certified Life Coach in Heartwork Journaling, Heart Coach and Infinite Possibilities™.

Instructor: Stephanie Brucher 

Stephanie Brucher will guide students using creativity and play to discover how to use emotional awareness as a SUPERPOWER! This unique class uses journaling, doodling and watercolor to empower students to start thinking about what they are thinking about. Through a creative process they will come to understand how you think and feel determines what you do and what you do determines what you create for yourself in your life.

Instructor:  Denese Allen, Certified Zentangle™ Teacher

Using 5 simple pen strokes you will create surprisingly complex, beautiful art using the Zentangle™ Method of drawing deconstructed patterns. 

Individuals have found this drawing experience to be relaxing and it has been documented to emotionally assist young adults with ADHD. No drawing experience necessary. Learn something new and fun! All materials are supplied. 

Instructor: Laura Herhold

Explore texture, repetitive pattern, drawing in clay, as well as slab, and handbuilding techniques in clay as we learn to create tiles for installation or as objects of beauty.

Tiles can tell a narrative story... and tiles can reveal impressions and patterns from nature. The studio is equipped with a slab roller and the required hand tools. We will also explore surface treatments and simple glaze options. Bring your ideas! Beginners are welcome. Each student purchases clay from NISDA (25 lb box). The fee includes the cost of firing.

Instructor:  Michael Frassinelli, Visiting Resident Artist 

This studio course will take students through the basics of painting with acrylic paint.  

Designed primarily for beginners; more advanced students can receive additional one on one coaching.  The course will take place in the studio or on a covered outdoor deck at NISDA. A list of materials to gather will be provided by the instructor prior to the beginning of the course. Studio brushes, easels and basic studio supplies are available for use.

Instructor:  Michael Frassinelli, Visiting Resident Artist

This course is open to all interested 9+, Teen, and Adults. Great for a family!

Assemblage is a technique that allows the artist the latitude of using found or upcycled objects, parts, or materials, to create something altogether new and inventive. The resulting object(s) can celebrate pure form or refer to something meaningful, symbolic or known. As described on the MOMA site: "Assemblage art gives objects new meanings, makes creative connections between disparate elements, and elevates non-art materials into the realm of art."  No prior experience or art training is required to participate. Tools and supplies are provided by NISDA. Students may bring in their own items, bits and pieces, and recycled materials of interest to use.

Art options: 

• Kids make their own favors!
• Handmade Crowns / Wands
• Beading
• Tie Dye T Shirts
• Air dry clay sculptures and pottery
• Shadow Tracing Figures and Embellishment/Life size
• Big Group Birthday Card Making/Large format card

Other fun:

• Sing in the Silo
• Bubble Fun
• Games in the Meadow
• For little people: Musical Chairs, Pin the Tail on the Whale, Duck, Duck, Goose…

Families bring decorations, cake, paper goods, and goody bags.

For more information regarding scheduling: 

nisdaartsnantucket@nisda.org

508-228-9248