SOLD OUT - "Powder Puff Tails and Easter Fun!" Easter Celebration
Celebrate Easter at Latrobe Art Center! Children ages 3-12 will paint a mischievous bunny and participate in an Easter Egg Hunt.
SOLD OUT - "Puppy Love" Valentines Day Party
Celebrate Valentines Day with Latrobe Art Center! Children ages 3-12 will paint an adorable Valentines Day puppy and enjoy a sweet treat. Pre-Registration Required.
SOLD OUT - "A Bear-y Christmas" Holiday Party
Join Latrobe Art Center for a holiday party to celebrate the season! Kids ages 3-12 will have fun painting their own holiday bear followed by a scavenger hunt in the art center, a pizza lunch, and a sweet treat! Pre-Registration required.
"It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" Halloween Party
Recreate our favorite scene from “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown”, and watch the film while enjoying some sweet Halloween treats! Pre-registration required.
An Evening of Fresh Herbs & White Wine with Eileen Yeager
Join local artist Eileen Yeager, and learn about her herbal art and how these featured herbs are complemented by a selection of white wines. Participants will enjoy sampling appetizers with three types of white wine throughout the evening and discover which herbs pair best with each wine.
Lead with Music
Explore music in new and creative ways at Latrobe Art Center & WQED Education this summer in a BRAND NEW program - Lead with Music! Lead with Music participants will listen to different styles of music, learn about music from around the world, create musical themed crafts, enjoy musical demonstrations by special guests from the Greater Pittsburgh Region, and MORE!
"Peekaboo Bunny" Easter Celebration
Celebrate Easter at Latrobe Art Center! Children ages 3-12 will paint a "Peekaboo Bunny" and participate in an Easter Egg Hunt.
Valentines Day Party with "Valentino the Love Dragon"
Celebrate Valentines Day with Latrobe Art Center! Children ages 3-12 will paint "Valentino the Love Dragon" on canvas and enjoy a sweet treat for Valentines Day. Pre-Registration Required.
Santa's Reindeer Holiday Party
Join Latrobe Art Center for a holiday party to celebrate the season! Kids ages 3-12 will have fun painting their own Christmas reindeer on canvas, followed by a scavenger hunt in the art center, a pizza lunch, and a sweet treat!
Latrobe Art Center Halloween Celebration
"This is Halloween, this is Halloween!" Kids 3-12 will have fun painting their own portrait of Jack Skellington from the Tim Burton classic, “The Nightmare Before Christmas” and enjoy some sweet Halloween treats!
Batik Creations with Saihou Omar Njie
Internationally known, Gambian artist Saihou Omar Njie will educate workshop participants on the history of batik making, an art form commonly employed in East Asia and West Africa, and instruct participants on how to make a batik of their own. Saihou guest-starred on an episode of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, in which he demonstrated Batik making and made a batik vest for Mr. Rogers himself!
Art Classes for Kids: Rainbow Trees
Using our painting and printmaking skills, we will paint a field of trees in a rainbow of colors. It’s amazing what bubble wrap, Q-tips, and a paintbrush can do!
SOLD OUT: Oil Painting Classes with Doreen Currie
Painting from photographs as well as still life settings, Doreen develops students’ skills in mixing color, value, and brushwork. A class for all experience levels.
SOLD OUT: Still Life Watercolor Classes with Peg Panasiti
Have some fun with watercolors as Peg Panasiti shows you how to start, develop, and put the finishing touches on your creation. Each week a new still life subject will be set up for you to paint with step-by-step instructions.
SOLD OUT: Oil Painting Classes with Doreen Currie
Painting from photographs as well as still life settings, Doreen develops students’ skills in mixing color, value, and brushwork. A class for all experience levels.
SOLD OUT: Still Life Watercolor Classes with Peg Panasiti
Have some fun with watercolors as Peg Panasiti shows you how to start, develop, and put the finishing touches on your creation. Each week a new still life subject will be set up for you to paint with step-by-step instructions.
SOLD OUT: Oil Painting Classes with Doreen Currie
Painting from photographs as well as still life settings, Doreen develops students’ skills in mixing color, value, and brushwork. A class for all experience levels.
Art Classes for Kids: Cupcakes, Cupcakes, Cupcakes!
The artist Wayne Thiebaud is famous for his paintings of yummy pastries and desserts on display in a bakery window. We will draw our own big, wonderfully decorated cupcake using chalk pastels on black paper for a vibrant glow. We will also learn how to shadow the cupcake so it looks like we can actually grab it!
SOLD OUT: Still Life Watercolor Classes with Peg Panasiti
Have some fun with watercolors as Peg Panasiti shows you how to start, develop, and put the finishing touches on your creation. Each week a new still life subject will be set up for you to paint with step-by-step instructions.
SOLD OUT: Oil Painting Classes with Doreen Currie
Painting from photographs as well as still life settings, Doreen develops students’ skills in mixing color, value, and brushwork. A class for all experience levels.
SOLD OUT: Still Life Watercolor Classes with Peg Panasiti
Have some fun with watercolors as Peg Panasiti shows you how to start, develop, and put the finishing touches on your creation. Each week a new still life subject will be set up for you to paint with step-by-step instructions.
Art 101 for High School Students
These six art classes will introduce students to the use of three basic mediums—drawing pencils, color pencils, and pastels—to develop technique-based drawing and art skills that will promote confidence and creativity with personal self-expression through the art process. This class is designed for students 15 years of age through adulthood who have a unique desire to learn basic art skills and techniques in the creation of “artistic expression.”
SOLD OUT: Art 101 for Middle School/Junior High Students
These six art classes are designed to introduce students grades 6-9 to two and three dimensional art projects that focus on basic drawing skills and satisfying the creative and energetic mind of the more serious art student. Various art styles such as optical art, mobile creation, and sculpture will be explored, along with getting familiar with artists such as Alexander Calder, M.C. Esher, Victor Vasarely, and Bridget Riley being presented. Students will also have the ability to experiment with a variety of media. Recommended for homeschool students looking to fulfill an art requirement.
Art 101 for High School Students
These six art classes will introduce students to the use of three basic mediums—drawing pencils, color pencils, and pastels—to develop technique-based drawing and art skills that will promote confidence and creativity with personal self-expression through the art process. This class is designed for students 15 years of age through adulthood who have a unique desire to learn basic art skills and techniques in the creation of “artistic expression.”
SOLD OUT: Art 101 for Middle School/Junior High Students
These six art classes are designed to introduce students grades 6-9 to two and three dimensional art projects that focus on basic drawing skills and satisfying the creative and energetic mind of the more serious art student. Various art styles such as optical art, mobile creation, and sculpture will be explored, along with getting familiar with artists such as Alexander Calder, M.C. Esher, Victor Vasarely, and Bridget Riley being presented. Students will also have the ability to experiment with a variety of media. Recommended for homeschool students looking to fulfill an art requirement.
Art 101 for High School Students
These six art classes will introduce students to the use of three basic mediums—drawing pencils, color pencils, and pastels—to develop technique-based drawing and art skills that will promote confidence and creativity with personal self-expression through the art process. This class is designed for students 15 years of age through adulthood who have a unique desire to learn basic art skills and techniques in the creation of “artistic expression.”
Art Classes for Kids: Notan Paper with Zentangle Doodles
Using only black and white construction paper, we will cut multiple shapes out of a black square and glue them down in a positive/negative space pattern. Then we will fill the newly created white spaces with little black lines and shapes in a Zentangle Doodle! Our finished work will be bold and unique!
SOLD OUT: Art 101 for Middle School/Junior High Students
These six art classes are designed to introduce students grades 6-9 to two and three dimensional art projects that focus on basic drawing skills and satisfying the creative and energetic mind of the more serious art student. Various art styles such as optical art, mobile creation, and sculpture will be explored, along with getting familiar with artists such as Alexander Calder, M.C. Esher, Victor Vasarely, and Bridget Riley being presented. Students will also have the ability to experiment with a variety of media. Recommended for homeschool students looking to fulfill an art requirement.
RESCHEDULED: Jewelry Class: Turquoise & Suede Fringe Earrings
This March, learn how to make jewelry from Zack Landry of White Sage & Sapphire!
Students will create a turquoise bracelet with a suede & button closure while learning bead stringing, crimping, & wire wrapping techniques.
Art 101 for High School Students
These six art classes will introduce students to the use of three basic mediums—drawing pencils, color pencils, and pastels—to develop technique-based drawing and art skills that will promote confidence and creativity with personal self-expression through the art process. This class is designed for students 15 years of age through adulthood who have a unique desire to learn basic art skills and techniques in the creation of “artistic expression.”