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Various opportunities are available for families seeking art instruction for their chilren. Art Workshop, Fine Arts Instruction and Immanuel Bible Foundation Art Classes are specifically designed for homeschool families, but there are also several local organizations that offer classes to children in our community periodically throughout the year. If you know of additional resources to add to this page, please e-mail us.
4-H-4-ART Club
4-H-4-Art club is a low impact 4-H group that is organized to improve the qualitiy of art project presentations at exhibitions like the county 4-H fair. This group is led by Betty Broadfield, who has taught art and judged several contests over the past 15 yrs.
The group meets only in 6 months for 1/2 hr and will explore presentation, exhibitions and other opportunities to
participate or attend art contests.The group meets in Feb, April, June, July, Oct, Dec at EFree on East Lincoln in Bloomington. For more information call 308 874 3190 or email
ekwyne61754@yahoo.com.
Art Workshop
We are a group that meets each week in a workshop format to explore and experiment with watercolor, acrylic, sketching and pastels, etc. Students are ages 7 to adult. Art history and techniques are taught as they are encountered for a more lasting retention of those details.
Workshop sessions meet in Bloomington on Fridays during the school year and Tuesdays through the summer months. The time is structured to accomodate a Jr. session (children under 10) from 1:00 pm-2:00 pm and Sr. sessions (persons 10 and over) from 1:00-2:30 pm. Currently Jr. students pay $7 only on the days they attend; Sr. students pay $8. Additionally, a $3/family surcharge for room rent will apply each attendance time.
A Mnday night session has been added from 6:30 - 7:15 at the Funks Grove Township Hall North of Shirley. You can attend either or both of these sessions.
There is no committment to attend and you only pay when you do attend. Visit the website to see what supplies are needed for each medium, supplies can be purchased by you or Betty will purchase them for you. The group, which meets at EFree on East Lincoln in Bloomington, is led by Betty Broadfield. She has been an art teacher for over 20 years and has her degree from Illinois State University. Betty was a 4H leader and home school mom. Our class has an outstanding record of award winning sketches and paintings on the local, state and nationwide levels
For more information, visit the Breezy Bluff website or email Betty.
Immanuel Bible Foundation Art Studio
Suellen Goken, a retired art teacher is offering art classes to home school children at Immanuel Bible Foundation. Suellen believes that all children are born with a desire to create. In order for a child to fully develop his/her creative abilities, he/she needs to be encouraged and vailidated. Suellen takes the responsibility to encourage each child while teaching the fundamentals of art so that the student can develop to his/her full artistic potential.
During the class, students will experience several areas of two-dimensional art, (drawing, charcoal, watercolor, pastels, etc.) This class is offered to children who are at least in second grade, or seven years, through high school. High school students will work more independtly than younger students, but still with teacher direction. Class sizes are limited to 12 students and meet at Immanuel Bible Foundation in Normal.
Classes will not be offered during the Fall 2010 session. Watch back here for details regarding a Winter 2011 session.
Community Art
Several organizations in our community offer classes in art to children and youth in the community.
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