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
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Barb Hendricks
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Explore history through the lens of visual art. Students will have the opportunity to create portraits, still lifes, clay pots, trees, landscapes, and bouquets.
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9-12
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Every Wednesday at 1:30-3pm from September 17 through October 22.
Comics
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Kayla McKinney
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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.
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12-14
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Every Tuesday at 4-5:30pm from September 2 through October 7.
Second Block
October 8 - November 22
Picture Perfect Art
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Anna Grinnell
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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!
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12-14
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Every Thursday at 4-5:30pm from October 9th through November 13th.
Ages 12-14
Saturdays at 3:30pm
October 18 - November 22, 2025
Intro to Watercolor & Plein Air
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Stephanie Standish
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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.
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12-14
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Every Saturday at 3:30-5pm from October 18th through November 22nd.
Make, Move, & Play: Process Art Workshop
Ages 7-9
Wednesdays at 3:30pm
October 8 - November 12
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Erin Dailey
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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.
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7-9
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Every Wednesday at 3:30-5pm from October 8th through November 12th.