For more information or to register for classes call Mollie Clarke at 443-2545, ext. 110 or email clarke@lymanallyn.org.

Children's Art Classes

Summer Art Immersion: Art Camps for Children & Teens

The museum’s hands-on art camps, designed for aspiring artists ages 5-15, provide a wonderful opportunity for children and teens to learn new artistic techniques, explore the museum’s collections, and make new friends. In addition to completing special themed projects, participants will also paint outside in the museum’s garden, design their own portfolio and tour a special exhibition entitled: Play/Things: Toys & the Invention of Modern Childhood. All camps meet Tuesday-Friday from 9:30am-12:30pm. Cost is $120 members/$130 non-members.

Session #1 June 29-July 2: Animals in Art (ages 5-7)
After animal eye-spy tours of the collections, participants will create an impressionist water lily pond filled with turtles and frogs, build a 3ft-long caterpillar, and design a rainbow fish sun catcher.

Session #2 July 6-July 9: Printing & Painting (ages 8-11)
Participants will learn new print-making techniques as they use foam, bubbles, solar paper, and their fingers to create original prints. A special birdhouse painting project will also be completed.

Session #3: July 20-23: Faeries & Gnomes (ages 5-7)
After searching for faeries & gnomes in the museum’s sculpture gardens, participants will create their own faerie houses, magic wands, crowns and hats, and magical potions.

Session #4 July 27-30: Advanced Art Salon (ages 12-15)
Participants will explore shading and perspective through charcoal and pastel drawing, learn about painting composition, and master positive/negative space as they build their own sculptures.

Session #5 August 3-6: Sculpture & Sculpting (ages 8-11)
After touring the museum’s sculpture collections, participants will design and create their own original wooden sculptures, clay figures, and paper mobiles.

Reservations: Please contact Mollie Clarke, Director of Education at 860-443-2545 x110 or email clarke@lymanallyn.org

Adult Art Classes

Oil and Pastels with Gigi Liverant
Join art instructor and professional artist Gigi Liverant for six weeks of drawing or painting in oil, acrylics and pastels. In this ongoing class, students will study composition, color, and value as they work from photo reference and still life set ups. Instruction is individualized and geared to the skill level and needs of each student. New-comers are welcome! Brief demonstrations are given during the class and discussion is encouraged.

Classes meet on Wednesdays from 9:30am to 12:00 pm.

Cost: $100 for LAAM Members, $125 for non-members (payable at the start of each session)

Session One: Jan 27, Feb 3, 10, *24, March 3 & 10. *(skip 2/17)

Session Two: March 24, 31, April 7, *21, 28, May 5. *(skip 4/14)

Session Three: May 19, 26, June 2, 9, 16 & 23.

This year’s schedule includes one make-up class for any class missed during each six week session.

Make up Classes will be held on: January 13, March 17, May 12 & June 30

Note: Students should come to class with their own materials, excluding easels and tables which are provided by the LAAM studio

For more information or to register for classes call Mollie Clarke at 443-2545, ext. 110 or email clarke@lymanallyn.org.

Partial funding for this program is generously provided by Pfizer, Inc., the Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism, & the Community Foundation of Southeastern Connecticut

Lyman Allyn Art Museum 625 Williams Street New London , CT 06320 860-443-2545

Education at the Museum

Children's Art Classes

Adult Art Classes