Explore and create traditional and experimental pottery, stoneware, and earthenware under the guidance of an experienced art educator and professional ceramicist. While focusing on hand-building and throwing on the potter's wheel, students study ceramic design, sculpture, and glaze technology. Ceramics students spend their days in open-air studios engaging in a combination of direct instruction, studio work time, collaboration with other young artists, and sharing and reflecting on their work. At the end of their session, students have the opportunity to celebrate their work by participating

Create your own personal style and wearable art from concept to construction under the guidance of experienced art educators and professional fashion designers. Students learn sewing techniques including hand sewing and machine sewing. They have the opportunity to celebrate their creations at the end of the session in our annual Usdan Fashion Show. Sewing & Fashion Design students spend their days in a studio equipped with sewing machines, engaging in a combination of direct instruction, studio work time, collaboration with other young artists, and sharing and reflecting on their work. All

Young artists love the Art Department because of its diverse course offerings, its incredible teachers, and the opportunity it provides them to make friends who share their passion for creating.