Course Description
Course Content
With each class being reserved for small groups of not more than 13 students your child will benefit from the personalized artistic tuition and creative development that our course experience aims to deliver.
Why study Art?
Drawing and art develop core creative competencies that can transfer to any thing your child aspires to do. Such Skills include:
- Motor Skills Many of the motions and movements involved in making Art, Crafts are essential to the development of motor skills in young children.
- Visual Learning Painting, sculpting with clay, observing patterns all develop visual-spatial skills which help children how to interpret, criticize, and use visual information at their needs.
- Creativity “Creativity is the Highest Form of intelligence” because it goes beyond knowledge recall and extends into knowledge creation & innovation.
- Concentration Focusing on one task and object at a time while challenging their creative and observational skills helps children develop their cognitive and focus skills, which skills are Necessities!
- Self-Expression & Confidence during the Course children will also be encouraged to exhibit and present their works of art.
What will your Children Learn from this course?
✓ Learn the Foundations of Drawing using Pencils, Charcoals & Oil Chalk Pastels.
✓ Acquire Drawing & Painting techniques using a multitude of different mediums.
✓ Apply concepts of Linear perspective, Human proportions and Portraiture in landscape paintings and figure drawings;
✓ Develop good visual motor skills and concentration skills which are essential for Artistic development;
✓ while also acquiring, Divergent and Creative thinking skills during Crafts and Pottery sessions!
Programs Director
Kelsey May Connor | B.A. (Hons) Fine Arts
Despite her young age of 24 Kelsey, has been able to create a long portfolio of versatile works, commissions and projects ranging from classical realism to surrealism and even abstract and more conceptual artworks. Her vast portfolio perfectly reflects her enthusiastic, curious and non-conventional approach to art-making.
Kelsey has been most recently renowned for her quirky and engaging drawings for Kelma Kuljum – a local initiative which explains language through hand drawn sketches.
She has also been involved in many commercial stop motion animation productions including the music video by The Travelers Xemx u Xita ,which to Kelsey’s name reflects the great draftsmanship and strong storytelling skills. In 2017, she has also been responsible for the design of the Enemalta anniversary monument in Marsa.
Shared classroom resources Policy ⓘ
All activities are inclusive of Shared-Classroom resources. These resources include shareable pencils, reusable tools and equipment, and general materials. Personal-use consumable resources are not included and must be purchased by the student. Personal use consumables include: personal toolkits, specific materials, clay, painting paper etc… which are consumed and/or taken home by the student after individual use.
To apply for the upcoming course you may register via the link below:
Kindly only register if undertaking this course. Space is Limited and classes Fill up Fast.
This is a selected culmination of art works by students, aged between 5-8 and 9-12.
During our artistic program students are also allowed the time to work on creative-home projects with the aim to allow the freedom of imagination and creativity. These creative projects serve as an added opportunity for students to discover about new topics and learn to research about different subjects which are then expressed creatively through their art.
The gallery below features some of these creative projects
Shared classroom resources Policy ⓘ
All activities are inclusive of Shared-Classroom resources. These resources include shareable pencils, reusable tools and equipment, and general materials. Personal-use consumable resources are not included and must be purchased by the student. Personal use consumables include: personal toolkits, specific materials, clay, painting paper etc… which are consumed and/or taken home by the student after individual use.
Program funding options
Tax Deduction on Fees paid for Cultural and Creative Courses
Parents of children under 16 who attended any Cultural or Creative courses during 2023 can now apply for a tax deduction scheme of up to a maximum of €300 for each child. If the course was provided by an entity or individual recognised by Arts Council Malta, parents are entitled to claim a deduction against their chargeable income of up to a maximum of €300 for each child.
What our students have to say
“You cannot predict the outcome of human development. All you can do is like a farmer create the conditions under which it will begin to flourish.”
Location:
72, Spiteri Fremond Street, Qormi. Get Directions
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