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Family Workshops

Spring 2024: January - May

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FAMILY

Spend a little quality time with the ones you love by creating something together! This returning monthly series invites families to create art side by side in a different medium each month! These two hour workshops provide a fun and rewarding time for parents, grandparents, big brothers and big sisters to work with a young person while exploring new materials and creating projects as a team.

Cost: $40 for Emerge members, $60 for non-members (1 adult, 1 child)
$10 each for additional person


Musical Chairs Painting

(Children Ages 3+ and an Adult)
Join us to make two paintings while collaborating with a loved one. Each participant will get their own canvas to start a background and then rotate with their partner to continue painting. This back-and-forth swap will happen a few times throughout the workshop, creating unique collaborations. [Min. 4, Max. 12]

Date: Sunday, January 28
Time: 1:30pm – 3:30pm

Instructor: TBA
Reg. Code: FWS-04

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Pocket Stuffed Animal

(Children Ages 6+ and an Adult)
Come in to learn how to make a miniature stuffed animal. You will layer different colored felts to create a small animal, learn to hand stitch it closed, and stuff it will a small about of poly fill to make it three dimensional. These tiny friends can go with you anywhere in your pocket or bag! [Min. 4, Max. 12]

Date: Sunday, February 25
Time: 1:30pm – 3:30pm

Instructor: Kelly Rye
Reg. Code: FWS-05

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Potter's Wheel

(Children Ages 3+ and an Adult)
Participants will learn the basics of working on the potter’s wheel. They will learn to center and pull the clay to make a simple form. Participants will choose one or two of their best attempts to keep, and return to pick up their pots after they have been glaze fired by our staff. [Min. 4, Max. 10]

Date: Sunday, March 10
Time: 1:30pm – 3:30pm

Instructor: Jacque Schacht
Reg. Code: FWS-06

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Family Photo Collage

(Children Ages 3+ and an Adult)
In this workshop, you will have the opportunity to turn a fun family photo into a mixed media collage. The participants will have a photo taken at the beginning of the workshop, and then learn multiple techniques to embellish a project with your family photo on it. [Min. 4, Max. 12]

Date: Sunday, April 28
Time: 1:30pm – 3:30pm

Instructor: Kelly Rye
Reg. Code: FWS-07


Fairy House

(Children Ages 3+ and an Adult)
Family members will be making whimsical fairy houses out of clay using several handbuilding techniques. Please bring your imagination full of things that a fairy would have in their home or in their yard! After construction, projects will be painted with underglaze during the workshop, fired by our staff, and returned to you a few weeks later. [Min. 4, Max. 12]

Date: Sunday, May 19
Time: 1:30pm – 3:30pm

Instructor: Jacque Schacht
Reg. Code: FWS-08