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C300AM25 Into the Blue / June 9 - 13 -9AM
Ages 10 -12
Skill: ALL
June 9 - 13, 9 a.m. - Noon

From seashells and pond turtles to sailboats and surfers, this camp offers summer subjects of the aquatic variety. Using mixed media, you will have prompts for projects using water based paints, oil pastels, or pen and inks, to explore your favorite things about summer adventures at the water's edge, by the lake, river, pond or seaside. Enrollment limited to 16.
Classes scheduled every week on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday starting 6/9/2025 and ending 6/13/2025 at 9:00AM
 
Attendees: 1 $ 270.00 ea.

C300PM25 Fantastic Art / June 9 -13 -1PM
Ages 10 - 12
Skill: ALL
June 9 - 13, 1 - 4 p.m.

Free up your imagination to draw and paint your own fantasy world. You will draw magical creatures and characters in active poses that showcase their talents and personal traits. Class will include drawing prompts to jumpstart your character development and fantasy worldbuilding. Experiment with shading, value, perspective, and lighting techniques to improve your fantasy drawings. This class will use a variety of art media like colored pencils, pens, markers, and/or water-based paints. Enrollment limited to 16.
Classes scheduled every week on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday starting 6/9/2025 and ending 6/13/2025 at 1:00PM
 
Attendees: 1 $ 270.00 ea.

C301AM25 Mixed Media Treasures / June 16 - 20 -9AM
Ages 10 - 12
Skill: ALL
June 16 - 20, 9 a.m. - Noon

Create positivity through painting, collage, construction and assembly. This camp will help your imagination flow while you learn visual art skills. Projects like vision boards, hand painted canvas bags, and treasure boxes will help you to create inspirational art for yourself. We will take a look at works made by visionary artists that continue to uplift spirits throughout the world. Enrollment limited to 16.
Classes scheduled every week on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday starting 6/16/2025 and ending 6/20/2025 at 9:00AM
 
Attendees: 1 $ 270.00 ea.

C301PM25 Sew What? / June 16 - 20 -1PM
Ages 10 -12
Skill: ALL
June 16 - 20, 1 - 4 p.m.

You can make your clothes stand out by adding embroidery and appliques that you design yourself. Bring in a shirt or other item and learn about expressive sewing. Class will provide fabrics, colorful threads and fusible material. You will learn how to customize your clothing to make the everyday extraordinary. Projects will inspire you. Enrollment limited to 16.
Classes scheduled every week on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday starting 6/16/2025 and ending 6/20/2025 at 1:00PM
 
Attendees: 1 $ 270.00 ea.

C302AM25 Jewelry Studio / June 23 - 27 - 9AM
Ages 10 - 12
Skill: ALL
June 23 - 27, 9 a.m. - Noon

Just BEAD it! Create your own eye catching jewelry using an assortment of beads, threads, wires, findings and ideas. This camp will focus on a variety of beading techniques and kinds of beads. Projects may include bracelets, necklaces, earrings and rings. You will create unique pieces that will be fun to wear and share with others. Enrollment limited to 12.
Classes scheduled every week on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday starting 6/23/2025 and ending 6/27/2025 at 9:00AM
 
Attendees: 1 $ 280.00 ea.

C302PM25 Ceramic Garden Art / June 23 - 27 - 1PM
Ages 10 - 12
Skill: ALL
June 23 - 27, 1 - 4 p.m.

Making handmade art for your garden, patio, or porch adds a lot to your summer fun. You will use handbuilding techniques like pinching and coiling, along with molds to create projects like fairy or birdhouses, small garden totems, or bells. Adding surface interest with colorful underglazes, or textural elements will add interesting details to your creative garden artworks. Because of the bisque and glaze firing process, estimated pickup is three weeks after the class. Enrollment is limited to 12.
Classes scheduled every week on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday starting 6/23/2025 and ending 6/27/2025 at 1:00PM
 
Attendees: 1 $ 291.00 ea.

C303AM25 Collage It! / July 7 - 11 - 9AM
Ages: 10 - 12
Skill: ALL
July 7 - 11, 9 a.m. - Noon

Join us as we explore the imaginative paper arts technique of collage (French word "to paste"). Using an assortment of decorative papers, magazines, newspapers, and more, you will tear out and glue papers together in fun ways. You will explore découpage (French word for the art of cutting out and pasting cutouts on different surfaces). Projects include collage posters, paper accessories, and decoupage boxes, trays, and/or journals. Learn additional embellishment techniques for finishing touches! Campers are welcome to bring paper and items from home to use at camp. Enrollment limited to 16.
Classes scheduled every week on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday starting 7/7/2025 and ending 7/11/2025 at 9:00AM
 
Attendees: 1 $ 270.00 ea.

C303PM25 Ceramics Hand & Wheel (10 days/2 weeks ) 1PM (Sold Out)
Ages 10 - 12
Skill: ALL
July 7 - 18, 1 - 4 p.m.

(10 days/2 weeks) In this 10-day clay camp, campers will create a variety of functional and decorative ceramic ware using both handbuilding and wheel-throwing techniques. Gain experience on the potter's wheel as you learn how to throw and trim mugs and bowls. You will glaze some work for food-safe use and apply paints to your decorative pieces. Projects will be ready for pickup in three weeks. Enrollment limited to 12.
Classes scheduled every week on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday starting 7/7/2025 and ending 7/18/2025 at 1:00PM
 
Attendees: 1 $ 582.00 ea.

C304AM25 Posh Printmaking / July 14 -18 -9AM
Ages 10 - 12
Skill: ALL
July 14 - 18, 9 a.m. - Noon

You will learn how to take your drawings and turn them into templates for printmaking. Working with printmaking tools you will experiment with color, layering and repetition using your original ideas. With a variety of projects you will learn about how to make prints on both fabrics and paper creating unique artworks. Enrollment limited to 14.
Classes scheduled every week on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday starting 7/14/2025 and ending 7/18/2025 at 9:00AM
 
Attendees: 1 $ 280.00 ea.

C305AM25 Watercolor Scenes / July 21 -25 -9AM
Ages 10 - 12
Skill: ALL
July 21 - 25, 9 a.m. - Noon

Experience the magic of watercolor painting as we delve into watercolor fundamentals. Mix colors on a palette or directly on your paper, witnessing how pigments swirl and blend together for exciting results. Learn brush handling techniques to create a variety of shapes and lines. Explore both wet-into-wet and wet-into-dry painting techniques. Try out some fun techniques to create texture in your paintings. Enrollment limited to 16.
Classes scheduled every week on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday starting 7/21/2025 and ending 7/25/2025 at 9:00AM
 
Attendees: 1 $ 270.00 ea.

C305PM25 Illustration Studio / July 21 - 25 - 1PM
Ages 10 -12
Skill: ALL
July 21 - 25, 1 - 4 p.m.

If you admire hand-lettered signs in storefronts, the playful graphics and text on band posters and a well-designed book cover, then this camp is for you. You will work on illustration projects of your choosing. Explore a variety of drawing techniques as you create studies in pen and ink, graphite, markers, and more. You will get hands-on experience working with watercolor and gouache in illustration. There will be artist demos, drawing prompts, and studio time for developing your illustrations. Enrollment limited to 16.
Classes scheduled every week on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday starting 7/21/2025 and ending 7/25/2025 at 1:00PM
 
Attendees: 1 $ 270.00 ea.

C306AM25 Plein Air Painting - July 28 - Aug 1 -9AM
Ages 10 - 12
Skill: ALL
July 28 - August 1, 9 a.m. - Noon

Painting in the great outdoors is both joyful and challenging. This class will work outside in our beautiful backyard as much as weather permits. You will learn to watch the light as it is everchanging the colors before you. Some time will be spent in the studio composing color schemes, and compositions. You will work with drawing boards and easels, oil pastels and acrylic paints, as you learn to paint en plein air, just like many great artists. Enrollment limited to 16. (Groups C & D)
Classes scheduled every week on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday starting 7/28/2025 and ending 8/1/2025 at 9:00AM
 
Attendees: 1 $ 270.00 ea.

C306PM25 Tall Trees Mural - July 28 - Aug 1 - 1PM
Ages 10 - 12
Skill: ALL
July 28 - August 1, 1 - 4 p.m.

Discovering how trees grow and live is fascinating. In this camp we will learn about the trees that thrive in Minnesota, and other interesting trees around the world. Together we will explore the trees around us, learn about their life cycles, and make an amazing mural that reaches up into the sky. If you love nature then this is an opportunity to share your talents with others. You will learn about scale, proportion, communication, composition and color, as you work with our camp to turn our drawings and ideas into something beautiful for others to enjoy. Enrollment limited to 10.
Classes scheduled every week on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday starting 7/28/2025 and ending 8/1/2025 at 1:00PM
 
Attendees: 1 $ 280.00 ea.

C307AM25 Sewing Basics / August 4 - 8 -9AM
Ages 10 -12
Skill: ALL
August 4 - 8, 9 a.m. - Noon

Sewing opens up new artistic possibilities with thread, felt, and fabric. Learn the basics of hand sewing - threading the needle, knotting - and then you’re off and running learning basic embroidery stitches. Your stitches will decorate and give structure to art projects. Project ideas include hand-sewn pouches, felt creatures, bookmarks, and other small fiber arts items. Enrollment limited to 16.
Classes scheduled every week on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday starting 8/4/2025 and ending 8/8/2025 at 9:00AM
 
Attendees: 1 $ 280.00 ea.

C307PM25 Cardboard Craze / August 4 - 8 -1 PM
Ages 10 - 12
Skill: ALL
August 4 - 8, 1 - 4 p.m.

This sculpture class will show you some amazing things artists are doing with cardboard. This flexible, durable and neutral material is free all around us. It comes in many formats: sheets, tubes, boxes, and can be cut, painted, stickered, scored, torn, bent, glued, taped. You get the idea so bring yourself, your ideas and your curiosity as we take cardboard sculpture to new heights. Enrollment limited to 16.
Classes scheduled every week on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday starting 8/4/2025 and ending 8/8/2025 at 1:00PM
 
Attendees: 1 $ 270.00 ea.

C308AM25 Drawing to Painting / August 11 -15 -9AM
Ages 10 - 12
Skill: ALL
August 11 - 15, 9 a.m. - Noon

Many works of art begin as a pencil sketch on paper. Let’s start with basic drawing techniques to help you capture the likeness and feeling of your subject. Practice creating strong compositions in pencil before turning your drawings into paintings. Learn painting fundamentals such as selecting a palette, color mixing, layering paints, and brush handling. This camp uses water-based paints like watercolor and acrylic paints on paper and/or canvas. Enrollment limited to 16.
Classes scheduled every week on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday starting 8/11/2025 and ending 8/15/2025 at 9:00AM
 
Attendees: 1 $ 270.00 ea.

C308PM25 The Art of Weaving - Aug 11 -15 -1PM
Ages 10 - 15
Skill: ALL
August 11 - 15, 1 - 4 p.m.

Experiment with color, texture, and pattern in small-scale weavings. Using a simple frame loom, learn how to warp a loom and prepare a weft yarn for weaving. Sample different yarns, from smooth cotton to fuzzy wool to novelty acrylic blends in a rainbow of colors. Practice weaving techniques that celebrate design! Expand your horizons by weaving with non-traditional materials found in nature. Enrollment limited to 12.
Classes scheduled every week on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday starting 8/11/2025 and ending 8/15/2025 at 1:00PM
 
Attendees: 1 $ 270.00 ea.

C309AM25 Special Effects / August 18 - 22 9AM
Ages 10 - 12
Skill: ALL
August 18 - 22, 9 a.m. - Noon

Did you ever wonder how painters capture special visual effects? Let’s create atmospheric effects like underwater bubbles, splashing water, or fireworks exploding in the sky. You will learn how to brush, splatter, and pour paint to add interest to your work. Next you will see how you can transfer these atmospheric techniques to other subjects such as portrait painting, becoming a special effects artist for the day. Enrollment limited to 16.
Classes scheduled every week on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday starting 8/18/2025 and ending 8/22/2025 at 9:00AM
 
Attendees: 1 $ 270.00 ea.

C309PM25 Teeny, Tiny Painting / Aug 18 - 21 (4 days) 1PM
Ages 10 - 15
Skill: ALL
August 18 - 22, 1 - 4 p.m.

There is something special about small things. This camp approaches miniature painting with zest! You will make smaller and smaller artworks each day of camp. Using smaller tools and smaller canvases each day campers will create intimate paintings that show the reason why these paintings are often called the gems of the art world. Enrollment limited to 16. Groups C & D.
Classes scheduled every week on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday starting 8/18/2025 and ending 8/21/2025 at 1:00PM
 
Attendees: 1 $ 216.00 ea.

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2240 North Shore Drive
Wayzata, MN 55391

 

952-473-7361 x. 160

Hours
Monday          9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Tuesday         9 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Wednesday    9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Thursday        9 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Friday             9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Saturday         9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
(mid-June through August, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.)
Sunday            closed


The building is closed for Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve through New Year's Day*, Memorial Day and the last week in August through Labor Day.* There is no open studio when the building is closed. 

 

* Phone lines will be open Monday-Friday, excluding holidays, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. to take class registrations.  

 

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
   
The Minnetonka Center for the Arts is accessible to students with disabilities. If you require special assistance, please notify the Art  Center Registrar at 952.473.7361, ext. 160, and/or the Minnesota  Relay Service (for the hearing impaired) at 800.627.3529 at least two weeks in advance. We will be happy to accommodate your needs.


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