The Art Gang is an online creative art club for kids 8-14 years old. Created by Jen Landis, the artist of the Pincurl Girls, author, podcast host, mother & Professor of Practice at University of Nebraska.
SUMMER WORKSHOPS
Creative thinking
A week of fun, creative challenges will expand your child's creative problem-solving skills.
Your child will love completing 5 days of creative challenges. They will build, create, and share their ideas and creations. Each challenge will push them to come up with clever solutions using design thinking.
Tools Needed: Everyday household items and basic art supplies
Number of Classes: 3
Workshop Dates: Mon, Wed, Fri
Ages: 8+
Where: Zoom
Art App: Yes
Cost: $55
4 workshops weeks available, choose the week that works best for you:
INTERVIEW, EDIT & MIX A PODCAST EPISODE
Dive into the world of podcasting!
Your child will learn all the steps that go into producing a podcast episode. They'll craft a compelling story about bravery, interview, edit, and design the graphic for their own podcast episode. Their final podcast episode will be published on the GIRLBRAVE Podcast which is distributed to all major podcast platforms.
Tools Needed: Computer, AirPods/microphone, and the ability to download free online editing tools.
Number of Classes: 6
Workshop Dates: Mon May 16, Wed May 18th, Fri May 20,
Mon May 23, Wed May 25, Fri May 27
Workshop Time: 9:30-10:30 CST
Ages: 10+
Where: Zoom
Art App: Yes
Cost: $119
LEARN THE BASICS OF PROCREATE
Gestures, Shortcuts & Animations, Oh My!
Did you know you can tap the side of your apple pencil to switch from a brush to the eraser? In this workshop, your child will learn shortcuts, gestures, how to create fun animations and how to export and share their art. For their final project they will create a short animation that will be displayed on the Pincurl Girls, Summer Art Gang online art gallery.
Tools Needed: Apple iPad & Pencil, ProCreate
Number of Classes: 3
Workshop Dates: Mon, Wed, Fri
Workshop Time: 10:45-11:45 CST
Ages: 8+
Where: Zoom
Art App: Yes
Cost: $55
2 workshops weeks available, choose the week that works best for you:
BECOME A GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Learn how to create a logo and a poster.
Graphic Design is a great profession for artists. If you child loves art and computers enroll them in this workshop. In this week long workshop they will learn design composition and the basics of Adobe Illustrator. Your child will create a personal logo for themselves and an auto-biographical poster that will be displayed on the Pincurl Girls, Summer Art Gang online art gallery.
Tools Needed: Computer and Adobe Illustrator (free 7 day trail available)
Number of Classes: 5
Workshop Dates: Mon-Fri
Ages: 11+
Where: Zoom
Art App: Yes
Cost: $119
2 workshops weeks available, choose the week that works best for you:
WRITE, ILLUSTRATE & PUBLISH A BOOK
Pouring imagination into a storybook.
Your child's imagination is full of ideas and stories. In this workshop, we will uncover stories that need to be shared! Once the story is chosen, your child will write and illustrate their book. The final book will be displayed in a digital flipbook. (Additional cost to turn if from a PDF into a printed book and sold on Amazon.)
Tools Needed: Paper, pencils, pens, markers or watercolors
Number of Classes: 6
Workshop Dates: Mon May 30, Wed Jun 1, Fri Jun 3,
Mon Jun 6, Wed Jun 8, Fri Jun 10
Ages: 8+
Where: Zoom
Art App: Yes
Cost: $119
BECOME AN ART GANG MEMBER
Join a creative group of young girls passionate about having fun and creating art! Your daughter will get:
Daily Art Prompts
She will never be at a loss of what to draw with our daily art prompts. She can keep creating even on busy days…these fun art prompts can be done in under five minutes. Great for drawing on the iPad.
Virtual Weekly Art Classes
A one-hour guided art lesson once a month…with time for the girls to chat while working.
Art Video Vault
Watch and work alongside me anytime of day. A new video is released every Saturday. Artists have access to all 35+ videos during the summer camp.
Show & Shares
These half-hour zoom calls will give your daughter a deadline to finish the weekly art project. We will talk about the story behind the art and what she learned doing the project. Perfect to practice speaking in front of others.
The Art Gang App
She will be a part of an invite-only community of young artists. The app allows message with new friends, share art, and make new life-long friendships.
The Art Gang App has:
– Zoom link for the live art classes
– Calendar with all important dates
– Reminders before each art class
– Link to the weekly art project video
– Daily art prompts
– She can post her art and message her new friends
Membership Cost: $27 a month
Will the classes be recorded?
Yes, if you miss a class you will be able to watch the zoom recording.
Do you offer refunds?
Yes, but only after the first day. If you don't want to continue, you need to let me know immediately after the first class.
Are the summer workshops for everyone?
Yes, anyone can register, boys, girls, non-binary children between the ages of 8 and 14 years old.
What is the Art App?
Everyone enrolled in the workshops will be sent an invite to join their private workshop group on the social app, BAND. Your child can upload photos, message new friends and access the calendar with the event dates, times and zoom links.