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Arts Engagement Program in partnership with Carson City Arts & Culture Art of Creative Journaling • February 26th Topic:  Fonts & Lettering Techniques A journey of exploration and personal growth through the power of art journaling. Unleash your thoughts, emotions, and creativity with various techniques and mediums, transforming a blank page with vibrant reflections of your inner world. Registration through Carson City Arts & Culture • $25 • (18+ ages 16-17 welcome with a participating adult) CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Arts Engagement Program in partnership with Carson City Arts & Culture Family Art Saturdays • March 8th (10:00am-12:00pm) Art Activity Topic:  Cubism & Picasso Cubism is an art style that depicts subjects in a fragmented, abstracted way by using geometric shapes from multiple perspectives Pablo Picasso was a Spanish artist who revolutionized 20th century art with his innovative use of color, form, and perspective. He's considered a pioneer of Cubism, along with Georges Braque, and also contributed to Surrealism and…

Sierra Arts Foundation & Carson City Arts & Culture present Teen Art Fusion - an after school program designed for high school students in Carson City who are serious about their art education, career opportunities & community engagement. Teen Art Fusion is a bimonthly program divided into two sections.  The first section begins by providing students with OPEN STUDIO time to further develop their artistic skills under the guidance of an experienced professional artists and arts educator.  The second portion…

Arts Engagement Program in partnership with Carson City Arts & Culture Family Art Saturdays • March 22nd (10:00am-12:00pm) Art Activity Topic:  Surrealism & Dali Surrealism is an art and cultural movement that developed in Europe in the aftermath of World War I in which artists aimed to allow the unconscious mind to express itself, often resulting in the depiction of illogical or dreamlike scenes and ideas. Salvador Dali was a Spanish painter, printmaker, and surrealist artist known for his technical skill,…

Arts Engagement Program in partnership with Carson City Arts & Culture Family Art Saturdays • April 12th (10:00am-12:00pm) Art Activity Topic:  Post Impressionism & Van Gogh Post Impressionism was a predominantly French art movement that developed roughly between 1886 and 1905, from the last Impressionist exhibition to the birth of Fauvism. Post-Impressionism emerged as a reaction against Impressionists' concern for the naturalistic depiction of light and colour. Vincent Van Gogh was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who created a revolutionary style…

Arts Engagement Program in partnership with Carson City Arts & Culture Family Art Saturdays • April 26th (10:00am-12:00pm) Art Activity Topic:  Post Impressionism & Rodin Post Impressionism was a predominantly French art movement that developed roughly between 1886 and 1905, from the last Impressionist exhibition to the birth of Fauvism. Post-Impressionism emerged as a reaction against Impressionists' concern for the naturalistic depiction of light and colour. Auguste Rodin was a French sculptor generally considered the founder of modern sculpture. He…