Arts After School Program (AAS)

AAS program was initiated due to the lack of opportunities for area youth to pursue creative activities. This need was expressed by the youth themselves in a city-sponsored survey. AAS provides students in grades 3, 4, 5 an after school snack, transportation home and an art lesson with a professional artist every day. Scholarships allow this program to be open to all students. Grades 3 through 5 were targeted, as this age group is the most often unsupervised after school.

Arts After School Mission Statement: The Jamestown Fine Arts Association's Arts After School program offers creative experiences in the arts to all students in grades three, four, and five in Jamestown. The experiences will be facilitated by professional artists in order to broaden knowledge and skills in the arts and increase exposure to diverse art forms and cultures.

Arts After School (3^th, 4^th, 5^th grades) - Download Fall Flyer

AAS is supported in part by a grant from the United Way of Jamestown, Ameriprise Financial, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Foundation.

CERAMICS with GUILLERMO GUARDIA
Mon - Fri, September 13 - 17, 2010
5 days - $15
A week of clay. Learn to work with clay on the potter’s wheel as well as learning hand-building.  You’ll begin with the raw material (mud/clay) and end up with hard objects that could last forever. You’ll make bowls, mugs, vessels and sculpture in clay. Some of your pieces will be glazed while others will be painted.

ARTS AND AGRICULTURE with MOLLY McLAIN
Mon - Fri, September 20 - October 8, 2010
15 days - $45
Collage, assemble, cut and paste while learning about the changing times of our prairies and farmsteads. Create collages of our region using recycled materials and a variety of techniques.  Bring recycled materials from home....i.e. magazines, buttons, photographs to make your collages more personal or use those provided at the Arts Center. 

WHAT’S A DIDJERIDOO? Find out with artist PAUL TAYLOR
Mon - Fri, October 11 - 15, 2010
5 days - $15
Australian Paul Taylor is an experienced didjeridoo maker who will teach you to make and play your own didjeridoo. Learn Aboriginal Australian folk stories while you learn to use circular breathing to play your instrument. You can be part of Paul’s performance at the Arts Center the evening of Friday, Oct. 15th.

NATIVE AMERICAN ART with DAN JEROME
Mon - Fri, October 18 - 20, 2010
3 days - $9
Learn about Native American games, stories and flutes with Dan and his son Owen. You’ll learn how bows and arrows, drums, rattles, shields, snowshoes and other items are made and hear stories about all of them.

CERAMICS with TAMMY JONES
Mon - Fri, October 25 - November 5, 2010
10 days - $30
Lions, Tigers and Bears, Oh My! Basic handbuilding techniques will be discovered and explored as we look at cultures from around the world to see how and why animal vessels are used. We will then create your very own animal vessel as well as clay whistles and rattles.

FIBERS with TAMMY JONES
Mon - Fri, November 8 - 10, 2010
3 days - $9
From Rags to Riches! A short introduction into the fabulous world of weaving by creating your own placemat using yarns and rags.

DRAWING with TAMMY JONES
Mon - Fri, November 15 - 24, 2010
8 days - $24
What’s My Line? Let’s find out! This drawing session will focus and emphasize the use of lines. We will study and create different types of lines using a variety of drawing techniques and materials.

ARCHITECTURE AND AGRICULTURE with MOLLY MCLAIN
Mon - Fri, November 29 - December 17, 2010
15 days - $45
Drawing pads, pencils, charcoal, easels, watercolors and acrylics are just some of the materials and supplies that will be available to students of this class. Learn various drawing and painting techniques while studying the architecture of farms, farm buildings and machinery.