Arts Council Of Beaufort County
Promoting and Nurturing the arts in Beaufort County, South Carolina

 

 

After School Program

New Afterschool Programs to begin
on August 31st; All Classes 4pm - 5:30pm
Community Showcase on October 15th @ 5pm

Click Here to Download Registration Form

Art Classes for Students 6 - 16
$45 per child for all 7 weeks; 7 weeks of Quality Arts Education

Family Discounts Available
Limited Scholarships (just ask!)
Quality arts educators share their artform in an exciting Art Friendly/Family Friendly Environment

To register, Contact 843-379-2787

Click Here for October & November Afterschool Mini-Semesters


August 2010

Tuesdays beginning August 31st thru October 12th ~

Performing Arts ~ Acting skills
Jenn Shand, Instructor ~ Ages 9-12
Class Begins: August 31
This class is designed to be a low key and a noncompetitive introduction to acting. Students will gain self confidence in their ability to express themselves as they learn the basic acting skills through drama activities such as role playing, story dramatization, pantomime, improvisation, and scene work.

Visual Arts ~ Art that Moves Kelly Davidson, Instructor ~ Ages 12-16
Class Begins: August 31
Students will learn about design, geometrics, color, focus and motion , as we hand build Kaleidoscopes and wind chimes. Using metals, reflective glass, colored glass and other objects, students will be fascinated by the moveable works of art they are able to create.

Wednesdays beginning September 1st thru October 13th ~

Performing Arts ~ String Orchestra
Ami Rabinowitz, Instructor ~ Ages 9-14
Class Begins: September 1
Prepare two orchestra pieces in four parts for a performance while learning music theory and instrument skills. Students will learn a few new scales, warm -up exercises, and even some history about their instrument. This class is intended for the orchestra student with at least a year of strings class or private lessons.

Visual Arts ~ Arts Sampler
Jada Gray, Instructor ~ Ages 6-9
Class Begins: September 1
Students will learn about color, line and media to create Jasper Johns inspired artwork. Jasper Johns is a famous South Carolina American contemporary artist who works primarily in painting and printmaking.

Thursdays beginning September 2nd thru October 14th ~

Performing Arts ~ Circus Skills
JW Rone, Instructor ~ Ages 10-15
Class Begins: September 2
Explore the exciting physical arts of juggling, balancing and clowning and their relationship to performance.

Visual Arts ~ Fun Creations with Polymer Clay
Kelly Davidson, Instructor ~ Ages 6-9
Class Begins: September 2
This class provides students with a fun learning opportunity in polymer clay art while working on the projects they'll be proud to use or give as a gift. This class will help develop new interests and skills in the fun working environment. Students will learn how to mix colors, create textures, shape and cut and using clay techniques; and apply these to make pens, a mirror and a 3-d aquarium, all using colorful polymer clay.


October/November Mini-Semesters

Tuesday thru Thursday October 19-21 and 26-28 ~

Visual Arts ~ Mixed Media Collage
Kelly Davidson, Instructor ~ Ages 8-12
Class Meets Tues-Thurs, October 19-21 and October 26-28 (six sessions)
We will learn how to think outside the box while making art inside the wood box, and a cabinet door! We will be working with a wide range of traditional and alternative material. This class will teach you how to transform ordinary objects into something rare and remarkable as you explore the use of using recycled materials along with paper, pastels, and paint to make art.

Tuesday thru Thursday October 19-21 and 26-28 ~

Performing Arts ~ Play for Keeps
Gail Westerfield & J.W. Rone , Instructors ~ Ages 10-14
Class Meets Tues-Thurs, October 19-21 and October 26-28 (six sessions)
Participants will work together to create a performance piece using a new young adult novel as inspiration. The process will include improvisation, creative writing, theater games and pantomime exercises from which to build the play.

Tuesday - Thursday November 30 - December 2 and December 7-9 ~

Literary/Visual Arts ~ Don't Shoot Yer Eye Out! Write your holiday stories instead!
Lisa Rentz, Instructor ~ Ages 9-16
Class Meets Class Meets Tues-Thurs, November 30 - December 2 and December 7- 9 (six sessions)
A winter themed writing workshop for kids to make creative gifts of their own words. Choose any holiday to write about a food -filled Thanksgiving story, a sci-fi Santa adventure, or lyrics for original New Year song, or a dramatic play about Watch Night, or Winter Solstice poems or a Hannakuh tall tale. Colorful paper, pens and ribbons will be provided.

Tuesday - Thursday November 30 - December 2 and December 7-9 ~

Visual Arts ~ Holiday Art Intensive
Kelly Davidson, Instructor ~ Ages 6-9
Class Meets Class Meets Tues-Thurs, November 30 - December 2 and December 7- 9 (six sessions)
Students will be transported on an artistic journey through a winter wonderland of creative projects for themselves, for holiday decorating, and for thoughtful gift giving. They will make snowy t-shirts from brightly colored t-shirts using "bleach out" techniques. We will use a hangs on approach to learn about candle making, make holiday gift cards using all sorts of creative materials; design and create holiday ornaments using clay and glass materials, and build their own gingerbread house using fantastic candy look-a-likes we will make using foam and clay.


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Activities of the Arts Council of Beaufort County are supported with funds from the South Carolina Arts Commission through the National Endowment for the Arts, City of Beaufort, Accommodations Taxes from Beaufort County, Heritage Classic Foundation, and support from our members.

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