Our Art Classes for each group are age appropriate and designed to meet the skill set of our students with instruction that is encouraging and educational in a fun social learning environment! We offer sequential based eight week sessions that our artists can continue to develop their artistry for years to come!
Art and Literacy (Ages 3-5) in Cranston
10:00am-11:00am
Story Book Art (Ages 2-4) in Cranston
9:15am-10:45am
Art Explorers! (Ages 4-6) in Cranston
Thursdays: Jan 9 – Feb 27
4:30pm-5:30pm
Art is an adventure when you begin exploring new art materials and methods! Our young artists will be introduced to drawing, painting and sculpting media while they learn about master artists’ art pieces and styles. This multi sensory based class will also focus on literacy and art vocabulary! Students will be given multiple opportunities to express themselves through a variety of media, including ceramics! Students will also enjoy art discussions with peers as they make social connections through art!
Please contact us via email for our sibling coupon discount information prior to registering online
Art Adventures in Drawing & Painting (Ages 7-8) in Cranston
Choose option: Mondays or Saturdays!
Mondays: Jan 6 – Feb 24
4:15pm-5:45pm
OR
Saturdays: Jan 11 – Mar 1
10:00am-11:30am
This action packed art class focuses on this age group’s multi–sensory approach to learning. Our young artists will expand upon their use of art vocabulary when they learn about the design elements of line, shape, textures and color seen in the works of master artists: Picasso, Miro, Van Gogh, Frida Kahlo and many more! They will also be encouraged to discuss their ideas that they used in their thematic drawings, paintings and sculptures with their fellow art students!
Drawing and Painting I (Ages 9-13) in Cranston
Choose option: Mondays or Saturdays!
(HOMESCHOOL OPTION – Ages 6-14)
Mondays: Jan 6 – Feb 24
9:30am-11:00am
OR
Mondays: Jan 6 – Feb 24
4:15pm-6:15pm
OR
Saturdays: Jan 11 – Mar 1
11:30am-1:30pm
Learn a lifetime of art skills to grow with that will help you develop your individualized goals as an artist! This class is both an introductory and advanced level class that focuses on the development of our students’ drawing, painting and ceramic skills! Their drawings come to life when they learn how to create art pieces with shading skills and color theory! This class progresses students of all levels, allowing the students to experience a variety of media and lessons from this four-week session. The students’ lessons will focus on the use of design elements and principles of art, artist inspirations and compositional skills as they simultaneously advance their drawing and painting skills. They will be introduced to a variety of drawing media (pencil, ink, etc.) throughout various lessons. Drawing and painting from observation is also strongly encouraged in order to help train their artist eyes as they draw and paint from life as they explore still life, portraits and much more as they journey through each sequenced session!
Please note: Please note that students are divided into groups within the classes based on ages to encourage age appropriate developmental skills and socialization.
Drawing and Painting II (Ages 14-17) in Cranston
Saturdays: Jan 11 – Mar 1
11:15am-1:45pm
This high school level class is for students of all levels and previous art experiences, and who are eager to further develop their drawing and painting skills. Students will advance their drawing skills through the use of various drawing media (pencil, pen and ink, charcoal and chalks) and techniques (contour line drawing, shading and color blending) when they explore the traditional subject matter of still life, landscapes and figure portraiture. They will also develop their painting skills when they use their understanding of color theory (color wheel, value, warm and cool colors, intermediate and complementary colors) in their work. Various styles of artists will be shown to inspire the students’ conceptual thinking skills, as well as their use of technical skills in their own creations. The students are given many opportunities to choose their own subject matter and media for their drawings and paintings in this class! This is a great class for students interested in the possible opportunity of participating in the National Scholastics Art and Writing Awards and the Seth Magaziner Art Competition each year. This is also a great course for students interested in creating an art portfolio for college.
Please contact us via email for our sibling coupon discount information prior to registering online
We are now offering a BDS Art Studio pass purchase when registering online for Draw and Paint 2! This pass offers students in this class to visit the studio an additional class time each week throughout the session when the studio is open for Draw and Paint 1 or Draw and Paint 2 classes!
Digital Art and Animation Design (Ages 9-14) in Cranston
Saturdays: Jan 11 – Mar 1
11:30am-1:30pm
This design art class is about exploring a variety of digital art media (digital design and animation). Students will create characters, landscapes, comic strip panels and stop motion animation digitally using their Apple iPad with their downloaded apps called Procreate and Flip a Clip! Skills of animation designers will be explored with fun and exciting prompts to inspire our young designers! (Students will be grouped according to age and level.) Newly added, students will also have opportunities to explore claymation, using Stop Motion Studio, in the session!
Materials Needed: a 9 in. x 12 in. spiral bound sketchbook, a stylus pen, and an iPad (Students are required to have their own iPad in order to participate in this class. However, we do have a limited number of studio iPads available if needed. Please inquire within, first come first serve.)
Procreate
FlipaClip
Stop Motion Studio
Please have the following apps downloaded upon class arrival:
and
FlipaClip (free with ads)
Adult Drawing and Painting (Ages 18+) in Cranston
6:15pm-8:15pm
Creative Art Coaching
This private class is for artists that have the desire to better understand the depth of their art and art-making process, as they develop a strength in their voice as an artist – personally and within the art community.
Claudia Venditto, studio owner and director, as well as artist and educator, has 25+ years experience in the art of teaching others in public and private settings. She is well known for creating a safe and supportive learning environment for others that illuminates their skills and goals as artists. She works with goal-oriented strategies that are unique to meet the intentions of individuals, so they can better understand their art making process and purpose as an artist with more clarity.
Claudia also has many years of experience mentoring art educators to help strengthen their goals as art educators. She offers support to educators in the areas of lesson planning and classroom management strategies.
Creative Art Coach Offerings:
~ Unblocking the Creative Block
~ Art Instruction
~ Art Gallery Submissions
~ College Art Portfolio Preparation
~ Art Education Mentorship
If interested in working with Claudia as your creative art coach as an artist or art educator, please contact us via phone 401-349-2812 (Smithfield) / 401-862-9800 (Cranston) or email us at bluedoorartstudio115@gmail.com!
Rate: $125/hour
For students currently enrolled in classes listed below – purchase 2 additional classes to be used at our Smithfield OR Cranston studio locations – only $50.00!
*Present your confirmation email at your first visit for the hard copy ART PASS.
Art Passes are now being offered to our registered students in Draw and Paint 1 and 2, Ceramics 1 and 2, Digital Media, and Adult classes, to visit us for an extra class within their enrolled session. Our Art Passes provide students with additional studio time to work on projects in progress or an extra piece of art. Purchased Art Passes must be used within enrolled sessions and can not be redeemed if not used within a student’s enrolled session. Art passes can be scheduled with us via phone or email to be used during our studio class hours in Cranston or Smithfield on weekdays or weekends.