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Kids Art Classes (in person)

Colorspace Arts offers classes for youth in an engaging environment to gain technical skills and cultivate artistic sensibility. Journaling in a sketchbook is encouraged.​ Classes are tailored to the skill level of students. ​We will be adding more classes during the week as well as Saturday workshops for kids throughout the year.

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Cat illustration by Dean Stuart

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Comics Art on Wednesdays from 4:30pm-6:30PM weekly for ages 11-15

Instructor: Dean Stuart

​​Section 1 - 6 classes/tuition $240 beginning Oct 1

Section 2 - 6 classes/tuition $240 beginning Nov 12

This course will be an introduction to the art of creating comics. We'll cover character design, world building, story development, and panel layout as well as learning composition, perspective drawing  We will also go over different drawing techniques, using different pen,brushes, nibs, inks, and watercolor. Students are encouraged to bring forward their own characters, voices and stories while we hone our craft, and at the end of the 16 weeks we will be creating full pages of our own comics!

Artwork by Dean Stuart

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Artwork by Ellie welsh-Ferreyra

Junk Journal Collage

Instructor: Ellie Welsh-Ferreyra

For ages 9-14

Fridays from 3:30PM to 5PM

From Nov 7 to Dec 12 (no class Nov 28)

5 weekly classes/tuition $225/materials include

 

Hands on collage projects using a rich assortment of materials combined with writing prompts to create a meaningful visual journal. 


For teens and tweens who wish to use journaling to connect with themselves in a thoughtful, artistic way, we have a class to get you started or to further your practice. Journaling can help you get in touch with your inner lives, and is a constructive way to process unique challenges of growing up. Our journal class will take you on an adventure filled with fun collage projects and thoughtful writing prompts. By the end of the 5 weeks, you will have pages in your journal filled with your own collages and writing, and the skills to continue the practice on your own.

Big Painting Project
Instructors: Laura Shefler and Susan Chuang

For ages 13-18
Saturday from 2PM to 4PM
From Jan 9 to Feb 13, 2026
6 weekly classes/tuition $300
These materials are not included in the tuition and may be purchased from the studio. Canvas 30”x40”/$25, paint /$30.

For students with or without experience in drawing and painting who wish to create an original work of art through learning about color, design, and composition. 

Artwork by Laura Shefler

This class offers teens a chance to create a large painting in a studio environment. We will start with sketches and small studies, then proceed to paint on a large canvas. Examples of art, group activities, and writing prompts will support students in arriving at an exciting idea for their painting. Students will apply elements and principles of art to create their work and gain an understanding of the visual language. We will discuss how a work based on abstract concepts can stand on its own and also supports representational painting. Through the process students will develop a compelling piece of enduring value, aesthetically satisfying and personally meaningful.

  • 6 Weekly classes on Saturdays 1/10 to 2/14/2025 from 2PM to 4PM. For ages 13-18.

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    Starts Jan 10, 2026

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Colorspace Arts
10512 San Pablo Ave, El Cerrito,
(Enter on Waldo Ave)
susan@colorspacearts.com

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