Kids are discovering their artistic side at the Riverside Art Museum thanks to summer art classes.
The Riverside Art Museum and the Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture are offering week-long sessions for children between 3 and 15 year old. Classes cover mediums such as painting, sculpting, drawing and printmaking.
Maya Villasenor watches as instructor Fern Arellano shows students where to cut artwork to make it stand during a Riverside Art Museum summer art course on Thursday, July 7, 2022. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Instructor Fern Arellano shows students what they will be making Thursday, July 7, 2022, at a Riverside Art Museum summer art class. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Maya Villasenor reacts as instructor Fern Arellano cuts artwork during a Riverside Art Museum summer art class on Thursday, July 7, 2022. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Art students enjoy a Riverside Art Museum summer class Thursday, July 7, 2022. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Julienne Van Noy cuts out a bear during a Riverside Art Museum summer art class Thursday, July 7, 2022. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Kaylee McLeod looks at the colorful cats she is making during a Riverside Art Museum summer art class Thursday, July 7, 2022. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Instructor Fern Arellano is seen Thursday, July 7, 2022, teaching a Riverside Art Museum summer art class. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Art student Kaylee McLeod makes colorful cats in a Riverside Art Museum summer class Thursday, July 7, 2022. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Louisa Beck gets a kiss from the cat art she made during a Riverside Art Museum summer class Thursday, July 7, 2022. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
For example, on Thursday, July 7, the Animals Great and Small course let kids combine their love of animals and art to create collages, clay sculptures and paintings.
The Riverside Art Museum is at 3425 Mission Inn Ave.; “The Cheech” is down the street at 3581 Mission Inn Ave.
Parents can register children online. The last session is set for Tuesday, Aug. 1, to Friday, Aug. 5.
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