Winter 2024 Hours: Tuesday: 11 am- 5 pm ; Wednesday- Saturday 11 am–4 pm                                                          

Youth Classes

Spring Classes

Click the above button to register for homeschool or after school art! 

Homeschool Art

When: Wednesdays, 10:30am-12:00pm 

Ages: 6-14 (Grades 1-8) 

Visit the galleries for inspiration, learn to speak the language of art, and make your own artistic creations. Each session focuses on a particular artist, theme, or art medium. Projects include drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, etc. Lessons are structured to include modifications for beginners and advanced level students. Cost per four-session class section: $40.

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Schedule

Winter Section 1: January 17, 24, 31, and February 7

Topics include: Feathered Friends, Visual Textures, Composition, Color

Winter Section 2: February 14, 21, and March 13, 20

Topics include: Tactile Textures, Proportion, Value

Spring Section 1: April 3, 10, 17,  24 

Topics include: Shapes, Colors Bright and Bold, Variations, Symmetry

Spring Section 2: May 1, 8, 15, 22

Topics include: Movement, From Inside and Out, Unity 

After School Art

When: Tuesdays, 3:30-4:50pm

Ages: 7-14 (Grades 2-8)

Class begins with a 15 minute “drawing warmup” so that students with later school release times do not miss instruction time. Focused instruction begins at 3:45pm. Cost per four-session class is $40.

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Schedule

Animal Art: February 6, 13, 20, 27

Create a portfolio of animal drawings and paintings. Using a variety of media, students will work on observational and expressive skills as they gain a new appreciation for the animal world. Different animal groups will be investigated each week.

 

3-D Art: April 30 and May 7, 14, 21

Discover different art forms that express ideas in 3 dimensions – height, width, and depth. Students will experiment with different methods for creating sculptures and learn to draw and paint optical illusions that appear 3-D. 

Pre-school Art Adventures

Printmaking Kids Class

Every Tuesday, 11:30am-12:00pm

Ages: 2-5, accompanied by an adult guardian

Pre-registration is not required 

No class sessions on January 2 & 9, March 5 & 32, April 16 & 23

Using paper, paint, markers, crayons, and glue, preschool artists and their adult helpers share fun art projects to encourage creativity and develop basic art skills. Pre-school Art activities focus on process. Young artists practice skills in using pencils, scissors, glue, paint, etc. with the assistance of their parent/gaurdian helpers. Basic art vocabulary such as color, line, and shape are reinforced. Children are encouraged to listen to and follow directions as well as to help clean up after themselves. 

Suggested donation $3 for child of non-members. Free with membership.

Scholarships

Full or partial scholarships for children’s classes for those with financial need are available through the Hockaday Museum of Art Ed Bailey Scholarship fund.  Direct Scholarship requests to Kathy Martin, Director of Education at the Museum (education@hockadaymuseum.com), before signing up for class. 

Summer Art Camps with Kalispell Parks & Rec

Summer 2023 art camps registration has closed! Check back here next year for 2024 Summer Art Camp schedules and registration form.

Note: registration for Summer Art Camps is done through the Kalispell Parks and Recreation Department. The Hockaday Museum of Art does not handle registration for these program. For questions on registration, call Parks&Rec.

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To register for summer art camps, fill out the form below! For any questions, contact preinhardt@kalispell.com

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