october
october
Music Together - Nurture Your Child's Inner Musician
5 Classes on Thursdays at 1:00 - 1:45pm
Starting October 3rd
AGES: Children 6 months to 5 years
About Music Together
Spend quality time with your little ones as you sing, dance, and play and learn ways to support your child’s musical development. Plus, each family will receive a “Music Together” App card to download music on their device! The Music Together program has been taught for more than 30 years and in 40 countries.
Instructor: Kim Latiano
Kim has been the Director & Owner of Music Together, Bergen County for over 20 years, one of her great loves is sharing music with children.
TICKETS: Residents $75 Non-Residents $78 for 5 session series
Limited Seating Available. Pre-Registration and payment is required: no tickets will be sold at the door.
July
July
2024 - June - july
Music Together - Nurture Your Child's Inner Musician
5 Classes on Wednesdays at 10:30am - 11:15am
DATES: Wednesdays, June, 12th, 19th, 26th and July 3rd & 10th
AGES: Children 6 months to 5 years
About Music Together
Spend quality time with your little ones as you sing, dance, and play and learn ways to support your child’s musical development. Plus, each family will receive a “Music Together” App card to download music on their device! The Music Together program has been taught for more than 30 years and in 40 countries.
Instructor: Kim Latiano
Kim has been the Director & Owner of Music Together, Bergen County for over 20 years, one of her great loves is sharing music with children.
TICKETS: Residents $75 Non-Residents $78 for 5 session series
Limited Seating Available. Pre-Registration and payment is required: no tickets will be sold at the door.
2024 - april
The Art of Carving Soap - Art Class for Kids
DATE: Saturday, April 20th
TIME: 12:30 - 2:00pm
AGES: Students in 3rd-8th grade
Spring is a great time to learn a new way to be expressive in art! Join us for a fun and creative soap carving introduction designed specifically for elementary-aged children. In this hands-on workshop, young artists will learn the art of sculpting using simple tools and a bar of soap. Under the guidance of our experienced instructor, kids will unleash their imagination as they carve different designs and shapes, developing fine motor skills and fostering creativity in a supportive environment. The goal of our time together is that each child will leave with a new ability which they can continue to explore independently.
All supplies will be provided
Instructor: Dan Gallagher
Dan Gallagher is a soap, wood, and golf ball carver with over 25 years experience. Currently the president of the North Jersey Woodcarvers, Dan is also an elementary teacher with 19 years facilitating learning for children.
TICKETS: Residents $25 Non-Residents $28
2024 - January
Learn to Draw Winter Birds - Art Class for Kids
DATE: Saturday, January 27th
TIME: 12:30 - 2:00pm
AGES: Students in 1st - 5th grade
Winter is here! It’s the perfect time to learn about the birds that remain in the cold weather to live in your neighborhood. Create one of these winged friends by drawing ovals, circles, and lines. Learn to blend with oil based cray pas crayons to develop color, form, and detail on the bird of your choice.
All supplies will be provided
TICKETS: $25
Limited Seating Available. Pre-Registration and payment is required
2023 - october
Music Together - Nurture Your Child's Inner Musician!
Five Weekly Classes on Wednesdays beginning Oct. 4th
DATES: Oct. 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th + Nov.1st
TIME: 10:30 - 11:15am
AGES: 6 months to 5 years
Spend quality time with your little ones and meet other moms and dads in our Music Together class. As you sing, dance, and play, you’ll learn lots of musical ways to support your child’s development. Each family will receive a special “Music Together” App card to download the music on their phone or device, and other informative resources to make music a part of their daily lives! The Music Together program has been taught for more than 30 years and in 40 countries!
INSTRUCTOR: Kim Latiano, Director & Owner of Music Together, Bergen County
Director and teacher, Ms. Kim is one of the best loved early childhood music teachers in Bergen County. Ms. Kim was trained by the Center for Music & Young Children in Princeton.
TICKETS: $75 - $15 per class, per child, sold in 5-class series. Children must be accompanied by an adult Limited Seating Available. Pre-Registration and payment required.
2023 - september
Learn the Art of Portrait Drawing - Art Class for Kids
DATE: Saturday, Sept. 30th
TIME: 12:30 - 2:30pm
AGES: Students in 6-8th grade
Registration is now closed
Portraiture comes to life as you learn the basic proportions of the face and apply a variety of drawing techniques to create dimension. Drawing pencils will be used to illustrate contrast, line, shape, and form on the drawing surface.
All supplies included!
INSTRUCTOR: Joyce Charles - Joyce is a portrait artist and member of the Clifton Association of Artists, she studied at the University of Hartford Art School
TICKETS: $25 Limited Seating Available.
2023 - august
The Art of Printing with Veggies! Art Class for Kids
DATE: Saturday, August 19th
TIME: 12:30 - 2:00pm
AGES: Kids 6-12
Registration is closed.
Boost your creativity, color mixing skills, and concentration by using a variety of vegetables as painting tools. Discover the symmetry in the cross cuts of each vegetable while painting and stamping their patterns into an imaginary flower garden of asymmetry. All materials will be supplied!
INSTRUCTOR: MaryAnn Baskinger - 30 Year Clifton Public School Art Teacher & Supervisor and Board Chair of Clifton Arts Center, Inc.
TICKETS: $25 Limited Seating Available.
2023 - JuLY
Create a Flag Book Class for Adults
DATE: Saturday, July 22nd
TIME: 12:30 - 2:00pm
AGES: Adults of Any Age
Registration is closed.
Learn how to make a simple flag book! Flag books are interesting book structures that use an accordion spine with crisscrossing pages that create a unique visual effect. Students will learn the accordion fold and all the materials to create the book will be supplied! If you wish to decorate your flag book, bring scraps for collage, colored pencils or anything you would like to decorate the pages and covers of the book.
INSTRUCTOR: Pam Cooper
Pam Cooper is a mixed media artist originally from the UK. She graduated from Pratt Institute and has exhibited her work in museums and galleries across the US for over 20 years.
TICKETS: $25 Limited seating available.
2023 JULY
Teen Painting presented by The Clifton Library
DATE: Wednesday, July 26th
TIME: 2:00 - 3:00pm
AGES: Teens age 11-17
Learn basic painting techniques from Clifton Public Library Supervisor Melissa, and complete a painting from start to finish.
Click Here to Register on the Library website.
2023 - June
Abstract Sculpture Workshop for Adults
This class is SOLD OUT!
DATE: Saturday, June 17th
TIME: 12:30 - 2:00pm
AGES: Adults of Any Age
INSTRUCTOR: Herrat Sommerhoff
Herrat is a 2 and 3-D artist who exhibits in galleries, museums and public spaces on the East Coast. She lectures and instructs workshops in schools, art centers and outdoor festivals and is a Trustee of the Art Center of Northern NJ.
In this class participants will sculpt a styrofoam block, learn the techniques of sawing and sanding, and take home a completed abstract sculpture secured to a small wood plate. All materials will be provided, all you need to bring is your creativity and willingness to learn!
TICKETS: $22 Limited Seating Available, Pre-Registration and payment is required: no tickets will be sold at the door to this class.
2023 - May
Intro to Sculpture: Creating in Three Dimensions - Art Class for Kids
This class is SOLD OUT!
DATE: Saturday, May 20th
TIME: 1:00 - 3:00pm
AGES: 7-12
INSTRUCTOR:
Mike Bertelli --President of the Clifton Arts Center Advisory Board, Curator of the Clifton Sculpture Park and 40+ year career sculptor.
In this class students will learn the steps to create a finished plaster wall hanging suitable for painting, from a clay creation to a mold to finished plaster. Plus, while the plaster sets, the class will create a group Totem pole project out of clay.
TICKETS: $25
Limited Seating Available, Registration required: online payment only.
2023- APRIL
Intro to Origami: Creating With Geometric Shapes - Art Class for Kids
This class is SOLD OUT!
DATE: Saturday, April 15, 2023
TIME: 12:30-2:00pm
AGES: 6-10
INSTRUCTOR:
MaryAnn Baskinger - 30 Year Clifton Public School Art Teacher & Supervisor and Board Chair of Clifton Arts Center, Inc.
Students will learn paper folding techniques using geometric shapes. The valley folds and mountain folds of Japanese Origami will be applied to transform paper into colorful caterpillars, butterflies and leaves as we celebrate the arrival of Spring. All project supplies will be provided.
TICKETS: $21
Limited Seating Available, Registration required: online payment only.