Welcome!
Caryn Duncan, owner of Creative Spirit Art Studio, offers art classes, artist workshops, and summer camp programs in a welcoming environment where students, ages five and up, can explore their creative process while developing skills and craftsmanship. Creative Spirit Art Studio is located in the historic One Washington Center, suite 201.
Our focus is to help facilitate students in developing choice based art projects. Students explore their personal artistic interest by choosing their subject matter to work from and art mediums to work with. A variety of mediums are offered: drawing, painting, mixed media, printmaking, and more!
We teach art techniques that can be learned and then transfered while discovering the joy of the process of creating original artwork. It is our goal to encourage the creative spirit by acknowledging that there are many expressions of art. The end results of the art making process is as unique as the person creating it.
Creative Spirit Art Class Schedule
Weekly Classes For Kids!September 2010-June 2011
Our weekly classes, for children ages 5-14, run September through June. The classes are designed to help students develop artistic skills at their own pace and produce their own personal portfolio of artwork. Students’ artwork will be featured in a group art exhibit in the Spring of 2011. Classes meet once a week for one hour.
*please see our studio policies for ongoing enrollment
Art Fundamentals (ages 5-7)Tues 4-5, Wed. 5-6 or (Thurs 5-6 full)
Students will be introduced to mediums in drawing, painting, and printmaking in order to experience exploratory manipulation of a variety of art materials. Concepts of color, pattern, texture, shape and line will be incorporat into
projects that will express their ideas and feelings.
Art I (ages 8-10)Tuesdays 5-6 or Thursdays 4-5
The focus will be to develop artistic and perceptual skills in drawing, painting, and collage. Students will develop ideas for projects that explore their individual interpretation of their environment, figure drawing, landscapes, and the still life. Students will develop sketches into compositions that are based upon using harmony, variety and contrasts of art elements such as line, shape, value, balance, and dominance. Students are required to purchase a sketch book for weekly homework assignments.
Art II (ages 11-14)Wednesday 4-5
This class will focus on an in-depth exploration with materials to develop more advanced skills in the student’s individual choice of media. Students will be expected to plan projects by investigating resources for inspiration and information and follow through their ideas to a completed project that maintains a quality of workmanship. Students will be encouraged to expand their personal horizons by exploring a variety of strategies and exercises to enhance creativity and imagination. Students are required to purchase a sketchbook for weekly homework assignments.
Tuition is $60 per month, classes meet once a week for 1 hour, all materials are provided unless noted in class description Students will be accepted on a first come basis and class size is limited to 6 students.
Adult Artist Workshops
Creative spirit artist workshops are open to all levels of experience and are open to ages teen through adult. They are designed to guide you through your creative process while introducing you to new techniques using traditional art mediums to create unique one of a kind artwork that reflects your own personal style.
Artful Painting
Artful Painting Blossoming Beauty
Creating whimsical floral paintings in this daylong workshop. Learn techniques to create mixed media collage and painted backgrounds that we will embellish layers of collaged paper, paint, and the cheerful images of springtime. What ever your level of experience this workshop will take you on a journey that will help you find inspiration and create one-of-a kind paintings with your own personal style.
April 10th from 10am-3 pm ( registration full)
Cost $85.00 and includes some materials
Pre-registration is required.
A material list will be supplied after registration
Thanks to the great response I will be offerring this workshop again on May 8th from 10-3pm
Creative Ladies Night Out
Nourish your inner artist and expand your creative community. An evening to share ideas, materials, laughter, stories, and snacks while making fun whimsical art with a small group of other like minded creative women.Commit to making time to meet once a month for a series of six months.We work at our own levels of experience while learning about new materials and techniques. We all bring our own favorite materials to use and share with the group. I will act as the facilitator to jump-start the process on the first meeting. Everyone will get a goody bag that contains a variety of materials to work with (please also bring your own to incorporate into these). New this year - mini workshop nights, if you would like to lead the group and share a specific project or technique there will be a sign up sheet, just pick a month that is available and give a short description of the project. You will be given part of the intake of donations for that night to cover some of the materials cost for the project. The cost will be to contribute $10 a month to go towards snacks and studio expenses.
1st Monday of each month from 7-9PM
2nd Monday of each month from 7-9 PM
(Please choose a day that will work best for you that will be your group to attend.) Pre-registration is required.
$10 donation/per night
Book a creative get together with you personal group of friends and we will host it. Minimum of at least 4 and can accommodate up to 7. Please contact us for further details.
2010 Summer Art Camps
Creative Spirit summer camp is an art program for students’ ages 5-14. This summer we will offer two sessions for ages 9-14 and four sessions for ages 5-10. Our focus emphasizes individual expression in a small group setting. Choose from themes that have been developed into weeklong programs that will nurture your child’s creativity, expand their imagination, and develop skills based upon the fundamentals of art and principles of design. Students will explore a variety of art making techniques. Each day is divided up so that students will learn from instructional group projects and projects that they will design based upon their individual interest. Camp hours are Monday through Friday, 9am until noon. The cost is $125. per week and a nonrefundable deposit of $50. is required to register for each session (this deposit will be applied to the total cost.) Each session is limited to 6 students. Pre-registration is required and students will be accepted on a first come basis. All camps are full
Creative Spirit Art Classes
Studio Policies
Registration
Pre-registration is required for all classes. Classes run September through June. On- going registration will be accepted at the beginning of each month based upon space availability.
Student Exhibit
There will be a group exhibit of the students' artwork in the Spring of 2010. Students who wish to exhibit artwork must be enrolled in at least two months of classes prior to the opening of the show. Exhibits will be held at the One Washington Gallery or Dover Public Library depending upon location availability. Family and friends are strongly encouraged to attend the opening event to show their support for the students’ work.
Enrollment
Enrollment is on a first come, first serve basis. Classes are limited in size to provide individualized instruction. For classes that are full a waiting list will be maintained to accommodate students if space becomes available.
Tuition
Tuition is based upon 10-month cost of $600.00 for the 2009/2010 year, which divides the cost into10 equal payments of $60 per month. The cost includes materials unless noted. A discount of ten percent will be given to families with more than one child enrolled in classes. All tuition payments are due by the 1st class of each month and can be paid by cash or checks made to Creative Spirit Art Studio. A late fee of $10.00 will be added if payment is not made by the second week of the month. There will be a fee of $25.00 for all returned checks.
Attendance, Holidays and Missed Classes
Students are expected to arrive to class regularly and on time. Please notify the studio if you will be missing class. There are no pro-rated fees for missed classes or closed vacation breaks. Classes missed due to illness can be made up in another class on the schedule during that month. The studio will follow the Dover Public Schools with regards to holidays and school closures due to weather. Our studio will be closed during Thanksgiving, Christmas Break, Winter Break, and Spring Break . Studio closure due to weather or canceled due to a teacher absence will be made up at a time arranged by the teacher. If a student cannot attend a scheduled make up class they may attend another class on the schedule.
Class Changes
A two-week notice is required prior to discontinuing or changing a class. You will be responsible for the next month of tuition if notification is not given.
Student Conduct
In order to promote, a successful learning environment students are expected to conduct themselves with respect for their instructor, other fellow students and the art materials. If necessary the student will be given a verbal warning and a parent will be notified. If there continues to be an issue the student will not be allowed to continue attending classes.
