Painting and Drawing for Young Artists - Thurs afternoons - Copleston Centre, Copleston Rd

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Painting and Drawing for the Young Artist with the Dulwich Art Group

After school art club for children ages 7-11

Course leader - Claire Wright

Thursday afternoons 7th January - 17th March

4.15pm - 5.45pm (1? hours)

At the Copleston Centre, Copleston Road SE15 4AN

All children are artists. Give them the right stimulation, some good materials and they are off. Seeing what other children do around them and being shown new ways of image making helps them to explore their own visual responses to the world around them and to gain useful new skills as they go.

? Drawing in pencil, crayon, ink, pastel

? Painting in watercolour, tempera and acrylic.

? Mixed media and collage

? Print making

? Drawing and painting from life and the interior world

By nurturing a child's natural creativity we also help them to develop life tools that will bring rewards throughout their lives:

* Spontaneous problem solving,

* Having the confidence to speak with their own voice,

* An enduring love of visual beauty which informs all that they do

* An inner sense of ?rightness?,

* The ability to sustain attention

* Developing a process from observation to action.

* The freedom to drop redundant approaches and move on

* Maintaining ?play? as a relevant mental structure into maturity

At the Dulwich Art Group we believe that a combination of demonstration, explanation and personal exploration are the keys to learning in the visual arts and that learning to see is the central component.

Children will be introduced to drawing and painting from life and imagination in a variety of media. They will begin to develop the craft skills required to show others what they have seen. They will be encouraged to reflect upon and talk about what they have produced. They will have a great deal of fun in a safe and purposeful atmosphere and will produce work that will support them in applications to secondary school.

- Healthy refreshments supplied

- All materials provided

- Protective clothing available

Cost ?150 for ten sessions payable in three instalments if preferred.

Please visit our website to register - www.dulwichartgroup.co.uk