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Young Artists Studio
UPCOMING EVENTS
Stay tuned! Spring 2025 dates will be announced soon!
Young Artists Studio is a series of events at the Northampton Center for the Arts being offered in collaboration with the Teaching Artists Program (TAP) at Smith College through the Jandon Center Education Initiative. TAP is a new initiative where Smith College students teach visual arts in community based and school contexts with mentorship and guidance from dedicated art educators.
PAST EVENTS
Young Artists Studio
Fall Family Day
Saturday, November 9, 2024 from 10 AM - Noon
Cost: Free!
THIS SESSION IS FULL!
Join us for a morning of engaging activities for the whole family. Kiddos and families have the option to choose from several different studio art stations and can spend time exploring any or all areas! There will also be facepainting, games and snacks. Teaching Artists from Smith College will facilitate and support participants throughout the event. All materials will be provided.
* We request that parents stay in the building and participate alongside their children.
For questions or to register, please email programs@nohoarts.org. If registering, please include your full name, mailing address, and phone number.
About the event:Young Artists Studio is a series of events at the Northampton Center for the Arts being offered in collaboration with the Teaching Artists Program (TAP) at Smith College through the Jandon Center Education Initiative. TAP is a new initiative where Smith College students teach visual arts in community-based and school contexts with mentorship and guidance from dedicated art educators. The next Young Artists Studio event at NCFA will take place in Spring 2025.
Young Artists Studio
Art making events for kids of all ages
Friday, October 11, 2024 from 5-7 PM (during Arts Night Out Northampton)
Cost: Free!
Join us for an evening of engaging activities for young visual artists of all ages. Kiddos have the option to choose from four different studio stations–Experiment with Watercolor, Make your own Mola: Folk Art from Panama, the Tinker Station and Comic Strips––and can spend time exploring any or all four areas! Teaching Artists from Smith College will facilitate and support participants throughout the event. Materials and snacks will be provided.
* We request that parents stay in the building while their children are participating.
For questions or to register, please email programs@nohoarts.org. If registering, please include your full name, mailing address, and phone number.
About the event:Young Artists Studio is a series of events at the Northampton Center for the Arts being offered in collaboration with the Teaching Artists Program (TAP) at Smith College through the Jandon Center Education Initiative. TAP is a new initiative where Smith College students teach visual arts in community based and school contexts with mentorship and guidance from dedicated art educators. The next Young Artists Studio event at NCFA is on Saturday, November 9, 2024, 10 AM - Noon.
Youth Performance Festival
The Youth Performance Festival is a collaborative program of Play Incubation Collective and the Northampton Center for the Arts at 33 Hawley, in partnership with Make-It Springfield. YPF is a FREE opportunity for youth artists ages 8-18 to create original performance pieces with the guidance of mentor artists in the fields of music, dance, theater, poetry/spoken word, video/animation, and more. YPF centers the creative agency of young artists, and is committed to supporting them as they discover their own creative processes. YPF is an outstanding festival experience that warms hearts and inspires creativity in audience members of all ages!
Please visit our main YPF page for more information!
ArtPlay Vacation Arts Program
ArtPlay encourages kids ages 6-12 to think of themselves as fundamentally creative beings with a fun, interactive, interdisciplinary approach. The program connects youth to local teaching artists and provides space and structure for youth-initiated performances and exhibitions. Kids will have the chance to experiment with dance, music, drama, visual arts, collaborative play, and more!