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Galveston Arts Center | 2127 Strand | Galveston, TX 77550 US
Art Club For Kids
- Recommended ages 7-12
- Wednesdays, September 3 to November 19
- 4 to 5:30 PM
- $220 (Member price $176)
Art Club at GAC encourages creative kids to branch out and have fun building a foundation in visual literacy and creative problem solving. Our instructors Kristen Williams and Lauren Walker focus on expanding students’ experience of art beyond school curriculum, introducing novel techniques, tools, concepts, and inspiration from the contemporary art world, including GAC’s rotating exhibitions.
This semester-long program will allow students to explore art through a variety of different media, including drawing, painting, sculpting, and ceramics.
Art Club for Teens
- Recommended ages 13+
- Wednesdays, September 3 to November 19
- 5:30 to 7 PM
- $220 (Member price $176)
Art Club at GAC is all about the natural exploration of visual arts. We’re here to help you grow your creative skills, boost visual knowledge and tackle new challenges with confidence. Our instructors Lauren Walker and Lis Joy show you a range of techniques, tools, and ideas—plus you’ll get inspired by what’s happening right now in the art world, including GAC’s changing exhibits, and learning from local working artists. Over the semester, you’ll have plenty of time to experiment with drawing, painting, sculpting, and even ceramics, discovering your unique style along the way.
This semester-long program will allow students to explore art through a variety of different media, including drawing, painting, sculpting, and ceramics.
Toy Designs
- Recommended ages 7-14
- Thursdays, September 4 to October 9
- 4 to 5:30 PM
- $150 (Member price $120)
Do you have a child who loves making up characters? Do they like buying anime figures, blind box figures, or capsule toys? We can help them make their own! Our instructor Janae Pulliam will be teaching this 6-week class, students ages 8-12 will learn how to plan and sketch out their dream figures, build a metal skeleton, mold clay, and paint their own custom toy design.
Haunted Impressions
- Recommended ages 13+
- Friday, October 3
- 7 to 10:30 PM
- $50 (Member price: $45)
- Walking tour with Kathleen Maca. 9-10:30 PM Photo transfer and painting in GAC’s Studio classroom
GAC is collaborating with Kathleen Maca, local author, photographer, and historian, for an evening where history lingers in the shadows and stories echo through the streets. Begin with a twilight walking tour along the Strand, where you’ll hear haunting tales of Galveston’s most storied spirits; figures who once walked the same cobblestones, now remembered in whispers.
As your tour comes to a close at the steps of Galveston Arts Center, you’ll join your teaching artist in the studio to create an artwork that captures the night’s ghostly encounters. Using a historic photograph of the W.L. Moody Building, you’ll learn to transfer the image onto a wood panel, then paint spectral figures into its windows; phantoms pulled from the stories still drifting through the island air.
Looking for more ways to learn and grow? Exciting adult classes are coming soon! Keep an eye on our webpage for details on a variety of upcoming courses HERE.
