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 class is 45 minutes filled with singing, movement, rhythms, and instrument play. By bringing music into your family’s life, you will help your child become a confident music-maker just by having fun making music – while building lasting memories together.
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! To learn more about the Music Together program click here.
INSTRUCTOR: Kim Latiano, Director & Owner of Music Together, Bergen County
Director and teacher, Ms. Kim is one of the best and loved early childhood music teachers in Bergen County. As owner and Director of Music Together of Bergen County for over 20 years, one of her great loves is sharing music with children and showing parents and caregivers how much children thrive and grow when they are nurtured in a musical environment. Kim has been a professional singer and entertainer for over 35 years, her career began in the 1980s as one of the lead singers for “The Party Dolls”, with three female singers backed up by four talented musicians. Performing with the likes of Chuck Berry, Bo Diddly, Litle Richard, Connie Francis and others, she has performed and traveled for many years and continues to perform with Clifton’s own “Swingman and the Misfit Mutts.” Ms. Kim was trained by the Center for Music & Young Children in Princeton and is a registered Music Together teacher
TICKETS: $75 - $15 per class, per child, sold in one 5-class series. All children must be accompanied by an adult caregiver.
Limited Seating Available. Pre-Registration and payment is required: no tickets will be sold at the door or individually to a single class. Purchase 5-class series online with a credit card below.
Cancellation request must be made no later than 48 hours before the class date to receive a refund. To read the Class Registration & Refund Policies click here.
september
Learn the Art of Portrait Drawing
DATE: Saturday, Sept. 30th
TIME: 12:30 - 2:30pm
AGES: Students in 6-8th grade
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. Pre-Registration and payment is required: no tickets will be sold at the door to this class. Purchase a ticket online with a credit card below.
Cancellation request must be made no later than 48 hours before the class date to receive a refund. To read the Class Registration & Refund Policies click here.
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.
JuLY - Sat. 7/22
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.
JULY - wED 7/26
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. Registration opens July 10th.
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. Purchase a ticket online with a credit card or with cash only.
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. No tickets will be sold at the door to this class. To purchase tickets below, enter the Student Name and Guardian to begin.
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. No tickets will be sold at the door to this class. To purchase tickets below, enter the Student Name and Guardian to begin.