Youth Classes

Visual Arts

Drawing Foundations

Tuesdays April 22 - June 10

5:30 - 6:30 pm

$105
(Member)
$116
(Non-member)
$95
(Member)
$105
(Non-member)

Early bird pricing through

April

2

.

$20 material fee due on the first day of class.

Household or supporter membership required for member price. Individual, artist, or senior memberships will not work on youth or teen classes.

A girl uses a pen to draw

In this Drawing Foundations class, students will be learning and developing the techniques needed to draw what they see and what they imagine. Starting with graphite pencils and paper, their teacher will show them how to draw using basic shapes of objects and how to bring their drawings to life by adding light, shadow, texture, value, and other details. Throughout the class, students will use different media including charcoal, ink, markers, colored pencils, and pastels. By the end of the course, they will leave with new skills, a sketchbook full of detailed drawings, and most importantly have fun exploring their creativity. New and continuing students welcome.  *This class is a part of our Certificate in Fine Arts Program and will give each student one point towards their CiFA certification.

CiFA logo - Certificate in fine arts
This class is a part of our Certificate in Fine Arts Program and will give each student one point towards their CiFA certification.

About the Teaching Artist

Jessica Tackes

Jessica Tackes is an art historian, educator and artist. In her artistic practice, she makes hyper-realistic still-life portraits of silverware and food using different media including oils, acrylics, watercolor and charcoal. Since becoming a mom for the first time, she has also started creating works about her experiences with pregnancy and motherhood. In her professional career, she loves to teach and most recently worked as an educator for kids, teens and adults at a private art school in Bethesda, MD, before moving to Princeton, NJ, with her husband and daughter. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Drawing and Art History from Illinois State University in 2018 and her Master of Arts from American University in 2021. You can see her work on her website, www.jessicatackes.com.

Details:

Date:

Tuesdays April 22 - June 10

(No class May 13)7 sessions

Time:

5:30 - 6:30 pm

Age Group:

5 - 8

Topic/Medium:

Visual Arts

Pricing:

$105
(Member)
$116
(Non-member)
$95
(Member)
$105
(Non-member)

Early bird pricing through

April

2

.

$20 material fee due on the first day of class.

Household or supporter membership required for member price. Individual, artist, or senior memberships will not work on youth or teen classes.

Location:

West Windsor Arts
952 Alexander Road
Princeton Junction, NJ 08550

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Location:

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