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Calendar of Classes & Lessons by Location

 

Quick Arts Instruction links from the Loudoun Arts Directory:

There is great instruction to be had in the region, including music, dance, theater, pottery and painting, just to scratch the surface. From classes at local centers to private lessons, there is sure to be something that suits for kids, teens, or adults seeking lessons at the introductory to the master-class level.

To include your next Loudoun County art class, workshop, private instruction or seminar on this page and our Happenings! email distribution, please complete our online form.

  • ArtSpace in Herndon

    5 Great Summer One Week Master Classes/Workshops in the Arts for Youth and Teens in August 2010

    • ArtSpace Herndon is offering classes/workshops for teens this summer! Please help us spread the word to rising 5th graders through 12th graders and their parents! All classes are taught by critically acclaimed artists in music, drawing, writing and storytelling, and photography. Learn with Terra Chapman, Jonathan Linton, Mary Louise Ravese, Al Robertson, Melanie Stanley and Jim Weiss.
    • Go to our website at www.artspaceherndon.org for info on class dates and times as well as registration forms.

  • ArtSquare

    Summer Art Camps Now Available

    • ArtSquare, Loudoun's premier arts destination, announces SUMMER CAMPS 2010. We offer a vast array of summer camps for ages five through teens. Registration is now open! For more information, check out our Summer Camps schedule at http://www.loudounacademy.org/summer2010.htm or call us at 703-777-8043.
    • For more information, check out our Summer Camps schedule at http://www.loudounacademy.org/summer2010.htm or call us at 703-777-8043.

    Open Studio at Loudoun Academy of the Arts

    • Open Studio sessions Monday evenings and Friday afternoons for artists who want to draw from a live model. Bring materials. $55-All 7 dates per session (full session), $45-Any 5 dates per session, $30 Any 3 dates per session, $12 Drop-in fee.
    • 6:30-9PM Mondays; 1-4PM Fridays
    • The LAAF is at 12 Cardinal Park Drive SE, Leesburg, VA. 703-777-8043. www.loudounartsquare.org

  • Blue Ridge Thunder Cloggers

    Clogging Camp (Experienced Dancers)

    • For the first time, Blue Ridge Thunder Cloggers will offer summer camps for clogging! This is a wonderful opportunity for young people who want to learn to dance or improve their clogging skills! One camp session is for novices - no clogging or dance experience needed! These camps will start with basic Appalachian dancing and progress to clogging routines. The second camp is open to experienced cloggers. Experienced dancers will not start with the 'basics' but will be taught with their level of experience in mind. Ages 8-16 are welcome in the Novice Camp. Ages 8-adult are welcome in the Experienced Camp. Monday through Friday from 9AM-12PM
    • One week: July 19-23
    • Registration includes the teaching sessions (M-F) and a final performance by the class (to be held on Friday or Saturday at the conclusion of the week). Students are invited to bring a lunch and stay until 1PM for relaxation and hang time with their classmates. Students Must be picked up by 1PM. www.BRTC.us

  • GRACE

    Greater Reston Arts Center

  • Joshua's Hands

    Fiber Arts Camp!

    • What a treat it was for us to offer the first in a line of summer camps designed to reconnect us with our American heritage last year! For 2010, we are expanding the fiber arts to two camps. These camps will be half day camps taught by Kelli Arrington, a master artisan, who will lead the campers through a history of fiber techniques and hands-on classes that resulted in projects the campers could take home. What a great mother-daughter experience! Fiber Arts Camp Schedule - Day I: History and Techniques of spinning protein fibers (wool), basics of hand spinning using the hand spindle, make your own hand spindle. Have a wheel available for students to try out. Day II: Basics of fiber dyes and techniques: dye wool fleece for spinning and felting Day III: Basics of wet felting, basics of needle felting: felting projects Day IV: History and basics for weaving: set up to weave scarf on the rigid heddle loom (4" wide project X 60" long),take loom home for the day to finish the scarf. Day V: Take scarf off looms. Bead weaving: make bracelet. Have the floor loom set up for everyone to try it out.
    • Fiber Arts Camp (August 2-6 from 9AM-12PM)
    • www.JoshuasHands.org Email to info@JoshuasHands.org

    Weaving Camp!

  • KidzArt

    Middle School Art Camp

    • Three days, three dimensions. Create 3-dimensional art such as paper sculptures, wire sculptures, and clay sculptures. Location: Douglass Community Center, Leesburg, VA
    • 8/10 - 8/12, 1:30 - 4:30
    • For more information and to register visit www.kidzartva.com or call 703-669-3772

    Middle School Art Camp

    • Three days, three dimensions. Create 3-dimensional art such as paper sculptures, wire sculptures, and clay sculptures. Location: The Wingler House, Ashburn, VA
    • 8/10 - 8/12, 1:30 - 4:30
    • For more information and to register visit www.kidzartva.com or call 703-669-3772

    Middle School Art Camp

    • Three days, three dimensions. Create 3-dimensional art such as paper sculptures, wire sculptures, and clay sculptures. Location: Loudoun Valley Community Center, Purcellville, VA
    • 8/10 - 8/12, 9:30 - 12:30
    • For more information and to register visit www.kidzartva.com or call 703-669-3772

    KidzArt Camp

    • KidzArt camps combine fine arts with creative crafts, culminating in an End Of Camp Art Show where we display all the work the children created all week. We are offering two themes this summer ... "Out of this World" & "Secret Agent." Locations: Douglass Community Center, Leesburg & The Winger House, Ashburn
    • Aug. 2-6, 1:30 - 4:30
    • For more information and to register visit www.kidzartva.com or call 703-669-3772

    KidzArt Camp

    • KidzArt camps combine fine arts with creative crafts, culminating in an End Of Camp Art Show where we display all the work the children created all week. We are offering two themes this summer ... "Out of this World" & "Secret Agent." Locations: Claude Moore Community Center, Sterling & Loudoun Valley Community Center, Purcellville
    • Aug. 2-6, 9:30 - 12:30
    • For more information and to register visit www.kidzartva.com or call 703-669-3772

    KidzArt Camp

    • KidzArt camps combine fine arts with creative crafts, culminating in an End Of Camp Art Show where we display all the work the children created all week. We are offering two themes this summer ... "Out of this World" & "Secret Agent." Locations: Douglass Community Center, Leesburg & The Wingler House, Ashburn
    • July 12-16, 1:30 - 4:30
    • For more information and to register visit www.kidzartva.com or call 703-669-3772

    KidzArt Camp

    • KidzArt camps combine fine arts with creative crafts, culminating in an End Of Camp Art Show where we display all the work the children created all week. We are offering two themes this summer ... "Out of this World" & "Secret Agent." Locations: Claude Moore Community Center, Sterling & Loudoun Valley Community Center, Purcellville
    • July 12-16, 9:30-12:30
    • For more information and to register visit www.kidzartva.com or call 703-669-3772

    KidzArt Camp

    • KidzArt camps combine fine arts with creative crafts, culminating in an End Of Camp Art Show where we display all the work the children created all week. We are offering two themes this summer ... "Out of this World" & "Secret Agent." Locations: Douglass Community Center, Leesburg & The Wingler House, Ashburn
    • July 19-23, 1:30 - 4:30
    • For more information and to register visit www.kidzartva.com or call 703-669-3772

    KidzArt Camp

    • KidzArt camps combine fine arts with creative crafts, culminating in an End Of Camp Art Show where we display all the work the children created all week. We are offering two themes this summer ... "Out of this World" & "Secret Agent." Location: Loudoun Valley Community Center, Purcellville
    • July 19-23, 9:30 - 12:30
    • For more information and to register visit www.kidzartva.com or call 703-669-3772

    KidzArt Camp

    • KidzArt camps combine fine arts with creative crafts, culminating in an End Of Camp Art Show where we display all the work the children created all week. We are offering two themes this summer ... "Out of this World" & "Secret Agent." Locations: Douglass Community Center, Leesburg & The Wingler House, Ashburn
    • July 26-30, 1:30 - 4:30
    • For more information and to register visit www.kidzartva.com or call 703-669-3772

    KidzArt Camp

    • KidzArt camps combine fine arts with creative crafts, culminating in an End Of Camp Art Show where we display all the work the children created all week. We are offering two themes this summer ... "Out of this World" & "Secret Agent." Location: Loudoun Valley Community Center, Purcellville
    • July 26-30, 9:30 - 12:30
    • For more information and to register visit www.kidzartva.com or call 703-669-3772

    Middle School Art Camp

    • Three days, three dimensions. Create 3-dimensional art such as paper sculptures, wire sculptures, and clay sculptures. Location: The Wingler House, Ashburn, VA
    • July 6-8, 1:30 - 4:30
    • For more information and to register visit www.kidzartva.com or call 703-669-3772

    Middle School Art Camp

    • Three days, three dimensions. Create 3-dimensional art such as paper sculptures, wire sculptures, and clay sculptures. Location: Loudoun Valley Community Center, Purcellville, VA
    • July 6-8, 9:30 - 12:30
    • For more information and to register visit www.kidzartva.com or call 703-669-3772

    Middle School Camp

    • Three days, three dimensions. Create 3-dimensional art such as paper sculptures, wire sculptures, and clay sculptures. Location: Douglass Community Center
    • July 6-8, 1:30 - 4:30
    • For more information and to register visit www.kidzartva.com or call 703-669-3772

  • Lisa Zadravec Rodriguez

    Summer ART CAMPS 2010

    • Art and Fun for a variety of ages and interests 5yrs - teen: 6/21-25 Great Little Artists (6-10 yrs); 6/28-7/2 Amazing Art Magic (7-11ysr); 7/12-16 Big Art World (5-9 yrs); 7/26-30 Art Obsessed @ Twilight (teens); 8/2-6 Mystery Art Detectives (8-12 yrs). All camps held at Claude Moore Rec Ctr. in Sterling.
    • June - August 2010
    • Go to www.lisarts.com/camps for complete descriptions and registration information or call (703)404-2977. To register call (571)258-3600.

  • Loudoun County Parks & Recreation

    Arts & Crafts Classes @ Ida Lee

    • You will find a variety of Arts and Crafts classes for youths and adults currently being offered by the Town of Leesburg Parks and Recreation Department. Each class is lead by an experienced instructor. We have arts and crafts classes for parents and toddlers, youth, adults, and seniors.
    • Please visit http://www.idalee.org/index.aspx?page=540 for complete listings.

    Dance Classes @ Ida Lee

    • You will find a variety of Dance classes for youths and adults currently being offered by the Town of Leesburg Parks and Recreation Department. Dance classes are designed to teach one or a combination of jazz, tap, ballet, hip-hop, and creative movement. A mixture of adult ballroom dance classes are also offered.
    • Please visit http://www.idalee.org/index.aspx?page=833 for complete listings.

    Theatre Classes @ Ida Lee

  • Mosaique Language & Cultural Arts

    Mosaique presents Middle Eastern Dance with master instructor, Katayoun.

    • The Art of Middle Eastern Dance teaches grace, flexibility, strength, and coordination which provide many health benefits. Middle Eastern dance students of all ages, abilities, sizes and shapes enjoy many opportunities to enrich their lives through social, artistic and cultural adventures. New programs include Dance Fitness, and Technique & Performance Skills.
    • For more information visit: www.mosaiquecenter.org.

  • Round Hill Arts Center

    Round Hill Arts Center Class Offerings

  • Stifel & Capra

    Art Classes in Falls Church

  • TREEHOUSE for creative kids in Ashburn

    Themed visual arts and theater camps

    • TCK provides fine arts, theater and singing in weekly themed workshops. In addition to themed workshops, each week is filled with fun activities such as water games, fitness, sports, face painting, group & individual games and outdoor activities.
    • Summer Camp, starting week of June 21, 2010 - Weekly camps go thru August 27, 2010
    • Visit our web site www.TCKme.com or send us an email contact@TCKme.com

    Introduction to Manga

    • Instructor: Jill Evans Kavaldjian - Students will explore stylized Japanese comics, or Manga, in this project. They will look at what makes Manga recognizable and talk about stylization in drawing. Students will create exciting comic characters and come up with a basic story to compose a splash page and incorporate a short story line into the design to finish their work of art. Perfect for youth and teens, $60 plus $15 materials
    • Sunday May 2, 9, 16/2010, 10:30am to Noon
    • Visit our weekend classes at www.TCKme.com or send us an email contact@TCKme.com


If you would like your Loudoun County art class, workshop, private instruction or seminar included in the next Happenings! email, please please complete our online form at http://www.loudounarts.org/happenings/post-an-event.html. We will send an updated email mid-month, each month.

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