Seniors Create!  Lifelong Learning Arts Masterclass

New Program Designed for Older Adults!
Come meet other people with similar interests. Relax and enjoy learning new artistic skills at the Boise Art Museum.

Ages: 55+

Each workshop = 4 weeks, 2 sessions per week, total of 8 sessions
Tuesdays & Thursdays
2:30 – 4:00 p.m. at the Boise Art Museum

$160 per 8-session workshop for BAM Members (Join today and save!)
$210 per 8-session workshop for non-members

Materials are provided for use during the workshops, including accessible seating.

Features
  • Learn from professional teaching artists
  • Develop artistic skills
  • View and discuss artworks in BAM’s exhibitions and Permanent Collection
  • Experience the Museum behind-the-scenes
  • Practice techniques that contribute to general well-being, develop patience, reduce anxiety, center mindfulness for mental acuity, dexterity, and overall mental health benefits
  • Celebrate your artistic accomplishments and growth at the end of the workshop
This program is supported by a grant from E.A. Michelson Philanthropy
 
 

Workshops

Art and Nature: Printmaking  with artist Amy Nack
September 5, 7, 12, 14, 19, 21, 26, 28 (first workshop)
September FULL! Call 208-345-8330 x118 to be placed on the waitlist.
or
October 3, 5, 10, 12, 17, 19, 24, 26 (repeat of workshop with new participants)
October FULL! Call 208-345-8330 x118 to be placed on the waitlist.
Art and Play: Mosaics  with artist Anna Webb
November 7, 9, 14, 16, 21, 28, 30, December 5 (first workshop)
or
January 2, 4, 9, 11, 16, 18, 23, 25 (repeat workshop with new participants)
Art and Story: Mixed-media Narrative Art  with artist Veiko Valencia
February 20, 22, 27, 29, March 5, 7, 12, 14 (first workshop)
or
April 2, 4, 9, 11, 16, 18, 23, 25 (repeat workshop with new participants)
 

Art and Nature:  Printmaking

Professional Teaching Artist:  Amy Nack

September 5, 7, 12, 14, 19, 21, 26, 28 (first workshop)
September FULL! Call 208-345-8330 x118 to be placed on the waitlist.
or
October 3, 5, 10, 12, 17, 19, 24, 26 (repeat of workshop with new participants)
October FULL! Call 208-345-8330 x118 to be placed on the waitlist.

2:30 – 4:00 p.m. at the Boise Art Museum

Materials are provided for use during the workshops.

Practice printmaking techniques with professional artist, Amy Nack.  Be inspired by ancient and contemporary printmaking processes in the artwork displayed in Katazome Today:  Migrations of a Japanese Art and other exhibitions as well as prints in BAM’s Permanent Collection. 

Art and Play:  Mosaics

Professional Teaching Artist:  Anna Webb

November 7, 9, 14, 16, 21, 28, 30, December 5 (first workshop)
or
January 2, 4, 9, 11, 16, 18, 23, 25 (repeat workshop with new participants)

2:30 – 4:00 p.m. at the Boise Art Museum

Materials are provided for use during the workshops. Please note that you will use glass snippers throughout the workshop.

Experience unexpected and playful influences for artists and their artworks including games, kites, and toys.  See how artists use the repetition of smaller elements to create a larger whole in exhibitions such as Jacob Hashimoto:  Fractured Giants and BAM’s Permanent Collection.  Create your own mosaics with professional artist, Anna Webb.  

Art and Story:  Mixed-media Narrative Art

Professional Teaching Artist:  Veiko Valencia

February 20, 22, 27, 29, March 5, 7, 12, 14 (first workshop)
or
April 2, 4, 9, 11, 16, 18, 23, 25 (repeat workshop with new participants)

2:30 – 4:00 p.m. at the Boise Art Museum

Materials are provided for use during the workshop.

Explore the relationships between text and image and the diversity of stories communicated through visual art.  Work with professional artist Veiko Valencia to create your own narrative artworks.  The exhibitions Silver Linings:  Celebrating the Spelman Art Collection and RYAN! Feddersen:  Coyote Now will provide many inspirational examples.  Experiment with a variety of media including color pencils, ink, watercolor, collage, and acrylic paint, and incorporate your favorite literary works or your own personal writings to create art with a story.


Workshop Registration Form

Participant Information
Is the participant a current BAM Member? *
If you are unsure about the participant's membership status, please contact Ben Geffon at 208-345-8330 x110 or email ben@boiseartmuseum.org.
Select a membership level
Click the question mark icon at right to see a brief description of the level benefits. 🛈
For more membership options and benefits, visit: http://www.boiseartmuseum.org/join/
or call Ben Geffon at 208-345-8330 x110

Please make your workshop selection(s) below. (Register for one or many!)

Note: Workshops with the same name are identical. Each workshop is offered twice to allow a new group of participants to enjoy them.

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Please make your workshop selection(s) below. (Register for one or many!)

Note: Workshops with the same name are identical. Each workshop is offered twice to allow a new group of participants to enjoy them.

 *
Sorry! The workshop you've selected is FULL. Please contact Kelly at 208-345-8330 x118 or kelly@boiseartmuseum.org to be placed on the waitlist.
Photo Release *
Cancellation Policy *
If a workshop is canceled by the Boise Art Museum, students will be notified and payment refunded in full. Registration is final. Tuition for a class or camp is refundable if cancellation is received up to 2 weeks prior to the start of the workshop. Boise Art Museum will refund tuition, less a $25 processing fee. No refunds will be granted after that time.
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