KD Art Lab

Designed to inspire and engage primary students, the KD Art Lab is a creative series of hands-on classes and workshops hosted at the KD Art Center. Our goal is to provide accessible and affordable opportunities to explore a wide range of artistic expressions in a supportive setting. Whether you're just beginning your artistic journey or looking to expand your skills, the KD Art Lab is here to spark creativity and build community through meaningful hands-on experiences.

First Block

September 2nd - October 22nd

History Through Art

Comics

  • Kayla McKinney

  • In this art lab, students will learn how to make and develop their own comic book.  They will learn the history and significance of comic art, practice comic basics and apply to their own comic book and learn basic story development.  At the end of the 6-week lab, students will have a complete mini comic book.  In the last session, students will participate in a readathon reading each other’s comic books. 

  • 12-14

  • Every Tuesday at 4pm from September 2 through October 7.

KD Art Lab: Comics
$25.00

Ages 12-14

Tuesdays at 4:00pm

September 2 - October 7, 2025

  • Barb Hendricks

  • Explore history through the lens of visual art. Students will have the opportunity to create portraits, still lifes, clay pots, trees, landscapes, and bouquets.

  • 9-12

  • Every Wednesday at 1:30pm from September 17 through October 22.


KD Art Lab: History Through Art
$25.00

Grades 9-12

Wednesdays at 1:30pm

September 17 - October 22, 2025

Second Block

October 8 - November 22

Picture Perfect Art

Intro to Watercolor & Plein Air

  • Stephanie Standish

  • Students will learn the basics (and not so basics) of watercolor in the studio for the first several weeks of class before moving outside to paint scenes from Wilson Park and downtown Florence. Students can expect to learn about color theory,and perspective while painting in both Impressionism and Realism styles. 

  • 12-14

  • Every Saturday at 3:30 from October 18th through November 22nd.

KD Art Lab: Intro to Watercolor & Plain Air
$25.00

Ages 12-14

Saturdays at 3:30pm

October 18 - September 22, 2025

  • Anna Grinnell

  • Learn and practice skills needed for a variety of media while expressing your own creative ideas! We will work with both 2D and 3D materials!

  • 12-14

  • Every Thursday at 4:00pm from October 9th through November 13th.



KD Art Lab: Picture Perfect
$25.00

Ages 12-14

Thursdays at 4:00pm

October 9 - November 13, 2025

Make, Move, & Play: Process Art Workshop

  • Erin Dailey

  • In this workshop, children will explore materials, movement, and creative decision-making through playful, hands-on projects. Each session focuses on the process—building, collaging, drawing, and assembling—rather than the final product. Kids will experiment with new techniques, discover connections to contemporary and historical artists, and connect their own ideas to the world around them. Curiosity and experimentation are encouraged as they learn through making.

  • 7-9

  • Every Wednesday at 3:30pm from October 8th through November 12th.

KD Art Lab: Make, Move & Play: Process Art Workshop
$25.00

Ages 7-9

Wednesdays at 3:30pm

October 8 - November 12