Arts Education
Intermediate Filmmaking: The Language of Cinema
Intermediate Filmmaking: The Language of Cinema
Ages: 10-15
Sundays,
Sundays Mar 7-Apr 11 | 3:30-5 pm (skip Apr 4)
Tuition: $100
Instructor: Emalia Hinden
Location: Online via zoom
Deepen your understanding of visual storytelling. Learn different types of shots and camera angles and their applications within the language of cinema. Students will leave class with an increased understanding of camera techniques and an introductory knowledge of film history and uses of techniques over time. Assignments will be shot weekly from copying classic film shots to creating an original short film. Emalia Hinden is a graduate of Hofstra University’s film studies and production program, with a concentration in film directing. A lifelong member of the Vashon film community, she showed her first film at the Vashon Theatre in 2009 when she was 11 years old and has been working on films ever since.
Find out more »Pause for Presence: The Art of Healing
Pause for Presence: The Art of Healing
Ages: 17-Adult
Wednesdays, Apr 7-May 5 | 6:30-8 pm
Tuition: $80
Instructor: Dr. Bre Haizlip
Location: Online via Zoom
In these unprecedented times when all of us are experiencing varying degrees of trauma, stress and uncertainty, art has the power to heal and transform. This class will provide a cohort of learners with awareness, knowledge and skills to use art as a tool for healing-centered social justice. Students will be guided through experiential reflections, focusing on wellness and learning to create from the most authentic parts of themselves.
Find out more »Watercolor Spaces
Watercolor Spaces
Ages: Adults
Tuesdays, Apr 27-May 18 | 1-2:30 pm
Tuition: $85
Instructor: Carolina Silva
Location: Blue Heron (In person)
Create a painting or drawing representing an interior space, using multiple sketches to arrive at a thoughtful conclusion. Explore different watercolor techniques and look at the work of different artists for inspiration, focusing on depth, texture, color and emphasis. Carolina will provide live demonstrations and feedback to help students delve inward to discover their own personal style.
Find out more »Filmmaking: Telling Visual Stories
Filmmaking: Telling Visual Stories
Ages: 16-Adult
Thursdays, Apr 29-June 3 | 7-8:30 pm (skip Apr 6)
Tuition: $110
Instructor: Emalia Hinden
Location: VCA Greenroom (Zoom option)
Whether it’s a hobby, a potential new career path or a way to express yourself, filmmaking is a powerful skill to have in your toolkit. Learn a brief history of cinema as well as the elementary skills needed to go from concept to finished film, using equipment everyone has at home. Weekly assignments and class discussions will cover the basics of script writing, storyboarding, shot listing, shooting, and editing, using iPhones (or Androids) and iMovie (or Adobe Premiere Pro). Leave the class with a confident skill set in visual storytelling and a background in the mechanics of filmmaking. Emalia Hinden is a graduate of Hofstra University’s film studies and production program, with a concentration in film directing. A lifelong member of the Vashon film community, she showed her first film at the Vashon Theatre in 2009 when she was 11 years old and has been working on films ever since.
Find out more »Time to Create: Sketchbooks
Time to Create: Sketchbooks
Ages: 16-Adults
Sundays, May 2-23 | 2-4 pm (skip May 9)
Tuition: $100 (includes Standard sketchbook) or $135 (includes Digitized book)
Instructor: Alisara Martin
Location: Heron Meadow
Join the Brooklyn Art Library's Sketchbook Project This class provides the 5x7 inch sketchbook, mini-tutorials, and time to fill your sketchbook with your own style. Students can choose between a standard book (which lives in the Brooklyn Art Library and will travel in the Bookmobile) or a digitized book (which does the same and is also photographed and added to their digital library). A list of suggested supplies will be provided upon registration https://brooklynartlibrary.org/participate
Find out more »Animal Sculptures Large and Small
Animal Sculptures Large and Small
Ages: 9-14
Tuesdays, May 4-June 1 | 3:30-5 pm
Tuition: $90 (includes $15 materials fee)
Instructor: Alisara Martin
Location: Blue Heron Backyard
Make a life-size sculpture of your dog; a giant dragon for your porch; a tiny elephant for your desk…let your imagination run wild. Learn the foundations of sculpture using armatures, molds, and found-object supports, then use paper-mache, plaster, paper clay, cardboard, fabric, wire, and wood to make a variety of 3D creations.
Find out more »Spring into Nature-Based Art
Spring into Nature-Based Art
Ages: 7-11
Fridays, May 7-June 4 | 1:30-3 pm
Tuition: $90 (includes $15 materials fee)
Instructor: Carolina Silva
Location: Heron Meadow
Create art based on your imagination and observation of the natural wonders blooming all around you. Each week will focus on a different project that includes observation of nature. Students will paint from observation, creating colors out of plants and natural pigments; build with clay incorporating natural elements; create mobiles with "nature finds" using wax and paint; create birds and other animals using collage techniques and have a good time together making art outdoors.
Find out more »Compelling Photography: Settings and Composition
Compelling Photography: Settings and Composition
Ages: 10-15
Fridays, May 7-June 4 | 3-5 pm
Tuition: $115
Instructor: Ray Pfortner
Location: Zoom and various outdoor locations on Vashon
Strengthen your ability to take great photos by practicing at various island locations. Learn to use your camera’s settings and to explore new ways of seeing composition to develop your own personal style of photography. Field trip photo shoots include Fisher Pond, Point Robinson, Shinglemill Creek & Fern Cove and Vashon town.
Find out more »Fantastic Clay Creations
Fantastic Clay Creations
Ages: 7-11
Fridays, May 7-June 4 | 3:30-5 pm
Tuition: $95 (includes $20 materials fee)
Instructor: Caroline Rockey
Location: Blue Heron Backyard (class sessions held on Zoom in case of heavy rain)
Vashon Center for the Arts
Education Programs
COVID-19 Safety Protocols
Safety is a top priority for our VCA education program. We recognize that the COVID situation is changing very rapidly, so we are closely monitoring CDC and State/local health department guidelines to ensure the health and well-being of our students and staff. Based on these recommendations, if any of the below protocols merit changes, we will do so and communicate accordingly.
We implement the following protocols to help keep staff and students safe in our in-person classes:
*All in-person classes will happen outside under one of our large tents (if heavy rain is in the forecast for that day, class will be held online. Students will be notified in advance via email or phone).
*All students are required to wear a mask
*Each class begins with sanitizing hands and student temperature checks. Students with a temperature above 100 degrees will be sent home.
*Class sizes are reduced (max of 10-15) and students meet in groups of 5 or 6
*Class activities are designed to maintain 6 ft of social distancing
*Students have their own work spaces and materials
*High contact areas and surfaces are sanitized frequently
We will communicate quickly and openly to parents in the event of any suspected or confirmed exposure to COVID-19. In the situation of a confirmed positive COVID-19 case we will contact local health officials and follow their guidance on next steps.
If you have additional questions or concerns, please contact our registrar Crissy Baker at crissyb@vashoncenterforthearts.org or 206-259-3005.
Scholarships available!
Please click the link below for more information or contact VCA Registrar for more information:
crissyb@vashoncenterforthearts.org
**VCA couldn’t do it without all our volunteers and donors who contribute in so many ways including our SCHOLARSHIP fund!! Thank you!! We have scholarships available for all applicants, making art and dance accessible to all!
Alice in Vashonland
This VCA Arts Education project kept musical theater alive despite COVID, and provided the students opportunity to learn script writing, costume design, choreography, filming and editing.
Teaching Artist Videos
Every year, VCA’s arts education program hosts classes with local teaching artists, giving students opportunities to create meaningful, seasonal gifts–for themselves, friends and family. This year, we’re unable to gather in person for these classes but would like to mark the season with these fun and instructional videos for our students and families –as well as to highlight some of our teaching artists, who are truly gifts to the VCA community. We hope you enjoy them!
