Weekends at the Edward Hopper House offer ongoing family art workshops related to the artwork on display in the main gallery. Filling a gap in arts education in public schools, this workshop program gives families immediate access to high quality art, offering deeper insights into the exhibitions and local history presented at the Edward Hopper House. 

October is to recreate Hopper's early illustrations through color palette.

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For ages 5-12 Give your kids the best break from school with outdoor exploration and earth art! Strawtown’s mini-camp is the ultimate way to refresh and recharge with nature, art, and science adventures. We go on outings to see what we can discover and then return to the studio with impressions, materials, and ideas for creative time. Click HERE for more information.

Offered along with Hop into Art drop in workshop; Fee: $10 per family, free for family members (includes admission). xplore landscape with Nyack Artist Jayne Stuecklen in a mixed media landscape workshop. Click HERE for more information. 

Weekends at the Edward Hopper House offer ongoing family art workshops related to the artwork on display in the main gallery. Filling a gap in arts education in public schools, this workshop program gives families immediate access to high quality art, offering deeper insights into the exhibitions and local history presented at the Edward Hopper House. 

October is to recreate Hopper's early illustrations through color palette.

Click HERE for more information.

River Life with Beach Art!  Sponsored by the Palisades Parks Conservancy, this program will be a mix between a time to relax and picnic on the beach and to enjoy the view, and a time to experience the river through science and art activities. Participants will be guided in catching fish and aquatic life with a seine net and waders. Click HERE for more information.

Come join in the fun! Back by popular demand, Ayn is reviving her original acting class! The classes will include fun improvisation, skits using props and costumes, theater games, classes in technical theater, theatrical make-up and basic scenes. This class is not a continuing class. Each week will be something different so an occasional absence would be okay. Click HERE for more information. 

Ever Thursday from 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm October 5 - March 15 

Class has 3 classes Oct5th, 12th and 19th. Does your teenager like to make things, spend time outdoors, hang out with friends? Art, Ecology, Culture: this class has it all!  While guided by master artists, young teens will work with a mix of natural materials and fine art and craft materials to develop their own style of expression. Click HERE for more information.

This class is for the young person who has become familiar with the fundamentals of jazz/ballet and tap. In this class you will continue to learn more complicated steps, terms, rhythms and then applying all to techniques. You will also learn how all three disciplines inter-connect to each other and theatre dance. Click HERE for more information. 

Every Thursday 6:00 pm-7:30 pm from October 4 – March 14

This class is for the young person who has become familiar with the fundamentals of jazz/ballet and tap. In this class you will continue to learn more complicated steps, terms, rhythms and then applying all to techniques. You will also learn how all three disciplines inter-connect to each other and theatre dance. Click HERE for more information. 

Held every Thursday 6:00 PM to 7:00PM from October 4th to March 14th 

This class is for the young person who has become familiar with the fundamentals of jazz/ballet and tap. In this class, you will continue to learn more complicated steps, terms, rhythms and then applying all to techniques. You will also learn how all three disciplines inter-connect to each other and theatre dance. Click HERE for more information. 

Every Thursday  6:00 pm-7:30 pm from October 4 – March 14

This class is for the young person who wants to become familiar with the fundamentals of jazz/ballet and tap without being involved in a recital. In this class, you will learn the steps, terms, rhythms and then apply all to techniques. You will also learn how all three disciplines inter-connect to each other and theatre dance. You must wear fitted dancewear for this class. Click HERE for more information. 

Every Thursday from 5:00 pm-6:00 pm from October 4 – March 14

This class is for the young person who wants to become familiar with the fundamentals of jazz/ballet and tap without being involved in a recital. In this class you will learn steps, terms, rhythms and then applying all to techniques. You will also learn how all three disciplines inter-connect to each other and theatre dance. Click HERE for more information. 

Held every Thursday from 5:00PM to 6:00 PM from October 4th to Marhc 14th 

This workshop is for individuals interested in learning more about digital cameras, lenses, settings and accessories.  An emphasis on composition will focus on learning how to take richer, more meaningful photographs. Click HERE for more information. 

This course will cover both auditioning and performance for today’s acting industry, incorporating modern acting styles and today’s acting techniques. Students will study current scripts from the latest commercials, television shows, and feature films. They will learn to make the most creative choices when auditioning and performing for the camera. Click HERE for information. 

Every Monday 4:30-6:30 from October 2 – March 12

This class focuses on healthy singing. Each session will begin with vocal warm ups, which are used to improve vocal technique, you will learn: posture, breathing, phonation, articulation, coordination, range and will progress to individual repertoire for each student with time spent working one-on-one with the instructor. Students will also learn to read music and build sight-singing skills which is great for the student interested in participating in NYSSMA! Click HERE for more information. 

Held Mondays 6:30-8:00pm from October 1  – March  18

This class focuses on healthy singing. Each session will begin with vocal warm ups, which are used to improve vocal technique, you will learn: posture, breathing, phonation, articulation, coordination, range and will progress to individual repertoire for each student with time spent working one-on-one with the instructor. Students will also learn to read music and build sight-singing skills which is great for the student interested in participating in NYSSMA! Click HERE for more information. 

Held every Monday 6:30 PM to 8:00 from October 1st to March 18th 

This course will cover both auditioning and performance for today’s acting industry, incorporating modern acting styles and today’s acting techniques. Students will study current scripts from the latest commercials, television shows, and feature films. They will learn to make the most creative choices when auditioning and performing for the camera. Click HERE for more information. 

Every Monday from 4:30-6:30 October 1 – March 18

This course will cover both auditioning and performance for today’s acting industry, incorporating modern acting styles and today’s acting techniques. Students will study current scripts from the latest commercials, television shows, and feature films. They will learn to make the most creative choices when auditioning and performing for the camera. Click HERE for more information. 

Held every Monday 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM from October 1st to March 18th 

Weekends at the Edward Hopper House offer ongoing family art workshops related to the artwork on display in the main gallery. Filling a gap in arts education in public schools, this workshop program gives families immediate access to high quality art, offering deeper insights into the exhibitions and local history presented at the Edward Hopper House. 

September is for Milton Glaser’s creative wisdom in “Ten Things I Have Learned” guides families in creating their own designs through bold graphic stenciling.

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Nanuet-West Nyack Rotary Club Fall Festival Food, Crafts, Games, & Music. Call Shannon Modaferri to register as a vendor 845-709-1231 

Class runs Fridays from September 28th to November 2nd. Discover new ways to play with the day! Notice what’s happening in nature: weather, daylight, trees, wildlife . . . In this class we watch the workings of nature over time, and let our questions be our guide. Click HERE for more information.

Join Strawtown Studio in this class designed for young wonder and creative  time in the outdoors. In each class we explore nature, make art and learn new skills --  precious time for parents and young children to share in expressive imagination, discovery, and delight of the natural world. For Ages 18 months - 5 years with caregivers Thursdays 3:30 - 5:30. Click HERE for more information.

Runs Wednesdays from September 26 - October 31. Discover new ways to play with the day! Notice what’s happening in nature: weather, daylight, trees, wildlife . . . In this class we watch the workings of nature over time, and let our questions be our guide. Click HERE for more information.

Learn to print by hand using rollers and spoons in this introductory class while utilizing traditional linoleum as well as unconventional materials. Click HERE for more information. 

This class focuses on developing individual styles by offering a diverse range of handbuilding and sculpture techniques. Students will expand on basic skills by learning how to use unusual forms and altering methods in both non-functional and functional work. Click HERE for more information. 

This class is designed to encourage the development of individual representational style and is suitable for artists of all levels. A materials list will be sent upon registration. Click HERE for more information. 

Explore the process of creating expressionistic still life and landscape paintings!  This class is suitable for all levels.  Students may choose to paint with oil or acrylic on canvas as well as oil stick, oil pastel and other media for variety of line and texture.  A materials list will be sent upon registration. Click HERE for more information. 

Learn basic pottery techniques: handbuilding, glazing and decoration. Individual instruction is provided with emphasis on developing the child’s creative imagination. Slab, coil and pinch pot projects will be among the techniques explored. Click HERE for more information. 

Create or expand your art portfolio and express your creative ideas! Experiment with a variety of media, develop your own style and create new works to make your portfolio more competitive! Whether you are expanding your portfolio or exploring new techniques of drawing and painting, join us for this fun class! Click HERE for more information.