Youth Classes
Early Spring Session 2024
Registration for Youth Classes is required online, in person, or by phone 860-276-1581.
Please await a "Welcome Email" with a start date, tentative end date, and a registration form BEFORE arriving for class.
REMINDER: Your e-receipt is NOT a "Welcome Email" Thank you!
Dates are subject to change. Arriving without a "welcome email" is not recommended. Call to inquire about the status of your class.Contact us at 860.276.1581 for more information
At SoCCA every session is an exciting, brand new, adventure!
Dates are subject to change.
Please await a "Welcome Email" before arriving for class.
Refunds are available for cash payments ONLY. All others will receive credit via a gift certificate.
Mondays
Art Explorers Ages 3 - 4 yrs, 4-5:00pm
instructor: Lori Little
Spring Session 2024 April 8 - May 20
Creativity abounds in this fun, exploratory class for your little ones. Caregivers and children create together using a variety of mediums such as paint, crayons, markers, and papercrafts in a safe and nurturing environment. Share the joy and excitement of art with a child, and bring home new creations each week to be treasured for a lifetime.
Members: $65, Non-Members: $70. Trial $10 REGISTER HERE or Call us at 860-276-1581 to register
Am I required to sit in on my student's class or is it optional?
Dates TBD Instructor: Chrissy Gawrys
It’s time to play with your food! With clean hands, in hygienic space, young food artists mix, measure, imagine, and transform average snacks into objects, animals, vehicles and more! Participants create adorable snack food art to take home each class. Come for a day and create seasonal and holiday themed snacks food art.
Day Rate $25. REGISTER HERE: or call us at 860-276-1581 to register
April 6 - May 13 Instructor: Elyse Cote
A fun and exciting class where students will learn how to build and sculpt with various kinds of clay. Projects will range from hand-building and decorating small pots, cups or dishes to sculpting fantasy creatures. They will create things like unicorns, dragons, pegasi, griffins, angels, fairies, gnomes, and trolls. Each week a different project is introduced and completed.
Members: $160, Non-Members: $175, Trial $25. REGISTER HERE: or call us at 860-276-1581 to register
Portfolio Preparation for High School/College Applicants Ages 14-17, 4-6pm
Contact with Interest Instructor Cindy Parsons
The portfolio development course is open to high school students who may be interested in pursuing studio art at the college or career level. This course can also help students enrolled in an AP Studio class at the high school level, and who wish to sharpen their skills in drawing, painting, or 2-D design. Instruction will be personalized to students’ needs and interests and may include topics on observational drawing, portraiture, painting techniques, and mixed media. Students will develop ideas for portfolio concentrations, and create work that emphasizes concept, craft, and personal expression. Students will also learn to document their work for a digital portfolio for college and scholarship submissions. Members: $160, Non-Members: $175, Trial $25 REGISTER HERE or call us at 860-276-1581 to register
Tuesdays
Get ready for a fun creative experience at our studio benches! Students learn the fundamentals of drawing and painting in a variety of media. Demonstrations on proportion, design, and composition help young artists develop their talents and skills. Our sessions are beginner-friendly and suitable for all interest levels. REGISTER HERE or Call us at 860-276-1581 to register
Introduction to Drawing & Painting Ages 12 - 17 , 4-5:30 pm
Februrary 20- Instructor: Jhenea Gooden
Get ready for a fun creative experience at our studio benches! Students learn the fundamentals of drawing and painting in a variety of media. Demonstrations on proportion, design, and composition help young artists develop their talents and skills. Our sessions are beginner-friendly and suitable for all interest levels.
Members: $160, Non-Members: $175, Trial $25. Register HERE
Wednesdays
Do you have a hands-on learner? One who loves to work with tools and master the art of throwing clay? Then sign them up to learn how to throw on the wheel with clay from one of our best instructors. Open the door to our clay studio for students to create their own clay bowls, pots, and altered free forms. They will also learn how to decorate, glaze, and fire their artwork in our kiln in a safe environment in a 7-week or 8-week course of study. Members: $160 Non-Members $175Trial $25. included. REGISTER HERE or Call us at 860-276-1581 to register
Art Adventures Ages 5 - 8 yrs, 4-5:30pm
Instructor: Jhenea Gooden
Early Spring: March 13 - April 24
This exciting mixed media class is an adventure your kids will love and remember. Children can let their creative genius shine as they discover several art forms. Particpants will explore clay, fundamentals of drawing and painting, and mixed media sculpture.
Members: $160, Non-Members: $175.Trial $25. REGISTER HERE or Call us at 860-276-1581 to register
Art Sampler Ages 9 - 12 yrs, 4-5:30pm
Early Spring: March 20 - May 1Instructor: Joan Shackford
Learn the fundamentals of art while working with a different medium each week. Acrylics, watercolors, pencil, colored pencils, markers, pen & ink, collage, printmaking, clay, and recyclable materials in 3-D sculpture are some examples that will offer a great opportunity to work with your favorite mediums and also experiment with new, unfamiliar ones! Suitable for all ability levels.
Members: $160, Non-Members: $175, Trial $25.. REGISTER HERE or Call us at 860-276-1581 to register
Thursdays
Members: $160, Non-Members: $175, Trial $25.. REGISTER HERE: Please call us at 860-276-1581 to register
Students learn advance techniques to create figurative works; animals, people, bugs, food, and objects using colorful polymer clay and air dry clay. Students take home larger and more intricate projects to display. Members: $160, Non-Members: $175, Trial $25.. REGISTER HERE: Please call us at 860-276-1581 to register
This exciting mixed media class is an adventure your kids will love and remember. Children can let their creative genius shine as they discover several art forms. Particpants will explore clay, fundamentals of drawing and painting, and beginner friendly sewing. Members: $160, Non-Members, Trial $25.: $175. REGISTER HERE: Or, call us at 860-276-1581 to register
Fridays
Homeschoolers Arts Adventure Ages 4-12 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Instructor: Lori Little
Early Spring Session March 29 - May 10
Students explore the masters, nature, stories, and traditions in this weekly adventure! Participants will create drawings, paintings, fabric art, clay sculptures, and so much more!
Cost: 7-week $105 or Trial/Day Rate $15 REGISTER HERE or Call us at 860-276-1581 to register
Learn To Draw Ages 5 - 8, 4-5:30pm
Instructor: James Brunelle
Early Spring Session March 22 - May 3
Working with graphite, charcoal, colored pencil, and markers James will lead students into the joy of drawing. They will have a blast as they sharpen their drawing skills inprired by plants, animals, characters, places, and people. James will teach students about design, form, and shape. As well as how to produce cartoon, realistic, and creative illustrations they will be proud of.
Members: $160, Non-Members: $175, Trial $25.. REGISTER HERE: Or, call us at 860-276-1581 to register
Ages 5 - 12, 10:00 - 11:30pm
Instructor: Lori Little
Get ready for a fun creative experience at our studio benches! Students learn the fundamentals of drawing and painting in a variety of media. Demonstrations on proportion, design, and composition help young artists develop their talents and skills. Our sessions are beginner-friendly and suitable for all interest levels. Members: $160, Non-Members: $175, Trial $25.. REGISTER HERE: Or, call us at 860-276-1581 to register
You can enjoy art even more - Bring a friend!
Everything is more fun when you share it with a friend. Let us give you the opportunity to share SoCCA with others. Bring a friend to an art class and let them experience the fun! Be a part of building our community of passionate artists. Families must call us at 860-276-1581 or email us with 24 hour notice to bring a buddy during one of your seven classes. participate in a 'bring a friend day. Last-minute drop-offs are not permitted.
-Your buddy needs a signed Youth Registration form (HERE & onsite)
Contact us at 860-276-1581 to reserve a one-day trial session.
We can’t wait to meet them!
Please await a "Welcome Email" before arriving for class as
dates are subject to change.
MONDAY
Mondays 4-5:00pm
Handbuilding & Sculpting Techniques: Ages 8-10
Mondays 4-5:30pm
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TUESDAY
Intro to Draw & Paint: Ages 5-8
Tuesdays 4:00-5:30pm
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or Ages 12-17
Tuesdays 4:00-6:30pm
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WEDNESDAY
Art Adventures: Ages 5-8
Wednesdays 4-5:30pm
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THURSDAY
Great Art Adventures: Ages 9-12
Thursdays 4-5:30pm
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Sculpting with Polymer Clay: Ages 5-9
Thursdays 4-5:30pm
Sculpting with Polymer Clay: Ages 912
Thursdays 5:30-7:00pm
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FRIDAY
Learning to Draw: Ages 5-8
Fridays 4-5:30pm
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SATURDAY
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The Staznicky Violin Studio
Interested in music lessons? Contact Ariana to get involved!
This studio specializes in:
Violin + Viola lessons (beginner through advanced) For violin, Suzuki Method, Kaleidoscopes Method, and traditional lessons are available.
Beginner's Piano Lessons for all ages
Location Southington Community Cultural Arts
Online Lessons are also available!
Visit www.CTviolin.com for more information.
Contact Information:
Phone: 860-385-2246
Email: straznickyViolinStudio@gmail.com