Delve into the art of optical illusions, which dates back to the 1960s with groovy artists like Bridget Riley and Victor Vasarely. Op Art creates abstract images that give the impression of movement and similar visual effects by skewing the line between foreground and background through pattern and shape. Get ready to make your eyes see double!

An introduction to wheel throwing and the principles of form, mass and texture. Learn through demonstrations and gentle guidance.

Create tiny worlds that exist in a futuristic setting or on another planet. Make miniature and minuscule designs using natural and unnatural materials to make the imaginary spaces. Cities, houses, people, animals, creatures, landscapes of all kinds will be scaled down into teeny, tiny forms. Honey, I did shrink the kids!

Artists throughout history have used sketchbooks to practice drawing and painting the world around them. Explore real fine art methods like drawing objects in a still life, or using hand-mixed colors to create realistic portraits. Get inspired every day to explore new artistic techniques, styles, and points of view.

Use both the potters wheel and handbuilding designs to create sculptural forms—a mash-up of techniques!

Use all kinds of materials to explore creatures of all shapes and sizes throughout a week of animal art adventures.

Reuse, reclaim, and recycle materials into artsy Rube Goldberg inventions for future civilizations! Garbage grabbing and dumpster diving with the intent to make it into usable and interesting art will be the fun focus. Enjoy the challenge of using recycled materials to create a contraption that does something, and make art that helps save the planet—one plastic bottle at a time.

Do you like to create stories? See how artists who make illustrated stories and graphic novels develop ideas and envision worlds. Have fun creating story-boards, and choose your own adventure for characters you invent. Learn how events and action can create unique and memorable worlds on the illustrated page.