Art Workshops for Schools

Arts In Focus for PreK – Grade 5 Classrooms

*Scholarships for Classes Now Available

Through the Arts In Focus program, Museum educators bring the arts into classrooms around the region. The goal of the program is to support educators so they are comfortable using a variety of art media to enrich the learning experiences of their students. The scholarship program is five parts and includes:

• An orientation visit at each school
• A teacher pre-classroom workshop in a specific art medium
• 3-weeks of mentorship in the classroom with Museum educators
• Follow-up, arts-based workshops available through 2011
• Traveling trunks (a container filled with art supplies and books).

Interested? Contact Garrett Riggs, griggs@portlandcm.org

This project is supported in part by a grant from:

Also by the James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation, U.S. Bank/U.S. Bancorp Foundation

Arts In Focus Preschool Workshops

Ages 2-5; 60 minutes for up to 15 children (minimum 10) at PCM. Up to 30 children at your school. Call 503.471.9911.

Clay & Play $4.50 per child at PCM, or at your school $200
Pulling, pinching, painting and prodding are just some of the ways to experiment with the many wonders of clay.

Paint & Play $4.50 per child at PCM, or at your school $175
Children discover a new and creative world through mixing colors, painting on unconventional surfaces, and trying out a wide variety of brush strokes.

Paper Play $4.50 per child at PCM, or at your school $175
Rip, roll, cut and crunch colorful paper into three dimensional sculptures and collages.

Elementary Workshops

Grades K-6 and after-school programs

Clay Sculptors 75min for up to 30 children (minimum 15). $4.50 per child, or at your school $225.
Your students will design and create one kiln-fired piece available for pick-up in two weeks. Choose a project: Animals, Self-portraits or Containers.

Paper Sculptors 75min for up to 30 children (minimum 15). $4.50 per child, or at your school $200.
Cut, crumple, rip and roll paper to form three-dimensional, textured and colorful collages and mosaics.

Junk Deli 60min for up to 15 children (minimum 10) or off-site up to 30 children. $4.50 per child at PCM, or at your school $175.
Transform trash into treasure while working either in our Garage studio or off-site. Construct and deconstruct recycled material to build a new masterpiece.

Community Mural 75min for up to 15 children (minimum 10) or off-site up to 30 children. $4.50 per child at PCM, or at your school $200.
What makes your community, school or classroom unique? Your students will work together to plan and design a collaborative mural for your school in vinyl, wood or fabric.

Observational Drawing and Watercolor Painting 75 min for up to 30 children (minimum 15). $4.50 per child, or at your school $200.
Students research photographs and books on a topic, then draw what they see and use watercolors to bring their drawings to life.

Arts In Focus CLASS SERIES

A series of customized classes (offered both on and off-site) our Arts In Focus curriculum is centered on building strong connections between your program and the National Arts Standards.

Ages 5-12; 60-90min for up to 30 children (minimum 15).
To sign up for a series call 503.471.9918

At PCM:
60 Minutes - 2 classses $250, 3 classes $375, 4 classes $500
90 Minutes - 2 classses $300, 3 classes $450, 4 classes $600

At your school:
60 Minutes - 2 classses $330, 3 classes $500, 4 classes $650
90 Minutes - 2 classses $495, 3 classes $665, 4 classes $815

Insect Inspectors Series
Put your inspector lenses on and take a closer look into the insect world through observational drawing, painting, clay or junk sculpture.

Amazing Animals Series
Explore the wild diversity of the animal kingdom through clay critter sculptures, watercolor paintings, storytelling puppets and soft sculpture.

Imagining Me Series
Take your class on an in-depth exploration of the physical, emotional and imaginative self! Study the lines and colors of your face to discover what makes you an original. Reveal emotions and expressions using clay, painting, and movement games

Around Oregon Series: A Visual Study of Our Diverse State (Ages 5-12)
Take a journey across Oregon! Create a clay diorama of Mt. Hood and the Cascades; assemble mobiles with found objects and recycled materials from the Oregon Coast, and capture our rivers, lakes and forests with ink drawing and watercolor painting.