The Dougherty Arts Center’s Youth Saturday Arts Program helps young artists to expand their experiences in various art mediums that they might not receive in conventional arts education. Each program month will center around a new theme, meaning no two projects will ever be the same and students can repeat classes as often as they like.  

Spring 1   1/6 - 1/27     Saturday
Spring 2   2/3 - 2/24     Saturday
Spring 3   3/3 - 3/24     Saturday
Spring 4   4/7 - 4/28     Saturday

Resident: $52,   Non-Resident: $62
Minimum 6, Limit 12

YOUTH CERAMICS - ROOM 9E

Students will be introduced to various hand-building techniques as they create unique three-dimensional projects. Pinching, coiling, and slab-building will all be explored, while older students will get the opportunity to try their hands at the pottery wheel. Students will glaze their pieces, resulting in amazing works of clay art. Materials and firing included.

Clay Buddies   Ages 5-7  
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Students will learn about ceramic materials and techniques as they play with clay.

Clay Builders   Ages 8-10  
11:30 AM - 12:45 PM
Students will be introduced to various hand-building techniques as they create unique three-dimensional projects.

Clay Master   Ages 11-14  
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Students will work on their hand-building skills and try their hand at the pottery wheel.

YOUTH DIGITAL ARTS - ROOM 205

Students will become digital professionals as they explore all things digital art. Utilizing the Adobe Suite and other programs such as Pivot Animator and SketchUp, students will learn about digital illustration, animation, 3D rendering, and programming. Students will need an 8GB USB drive to take their projects home.

Digital Robots   Ages 8-10  
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Create works of art using sketchUp and stop motion animation.

Digital Avatars   Ages 11-14  
11:30 AM - 12:45 PM
Make the ordinary into the ARTxtrodainary using Adobe Creative Cloud.

Digital Sprites   Ages 5-7  
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Bring drawings to life using Photoshop and Pivot.

Handbooks

• Parks and Recreation Parent Handbook - English

• Parks and Recreation Parent Handbook - Spanish

Registration Forms

• Participant Waiver Form - Must be completed for all students under the age of 18 before they can attend camp or class.
• Permission to Give Medication Form - For a student taking prescription or non-prescription medication during program hours
• Youth Class Request Form - For a student to be placed in a different camp or class than he/she is assigned; otherwise, students are placed in camps and classes according to their age by birth date
• Youth Friend Request Form - For students who are the same age and wish to be placed in the same camp or class together; only one request per student is permitted