Winter Mini-Session to Return to Art Center of New Jersey

For those who don't want to wait for Winter Classes to start, the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey is offering a Winter Mini-Session December 27-30, an accelerated four-day art class for adults and kids to be held over the winter holiday break. Students can sample an art class while fast- tracking their skills, receiving a month's worth of classes in just a week.

Adult students can learn the basics of wheel thrown pottery in a Crash Course Ceramics! Wheel Throwing mini-session and will also receive a $15.00 certificate to Glazes Galore in February 2017. Other mini-sessions offered include Abstract Painting and Oil Painting with Cold Wax. Teens can create a Time Capsule or learn time-lapse photography with an Intro to Photography and Video or explore Art as Social Practice, a fun and creative way teens can build problem-solving skills and impact their own communities through art. For kids there will be a Creative Kids Op Art session and more!

The Art Center also offers several hands-on workshops for all ages throughout the season and other one and two-day workshops, also offered on weekends. Winter Class registration is now open for classes beginning January 9, 2017.

There are five ways to register for classes and workshops: online at www.artcenternj.org; by phone (908) 273-9121 or fax (908) 273-1457; in person at the Art Center; or by mail to 68 Elm Street, Summit, NJ 07901.

For more information email studioschool@artcenternj.org or call 908.273.9121.

For more than 80 years, the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey has been dedicated to viewing, making and learning about contemporary art. Recognized as a leading non-profit arts organization and accredited by the American Alliance for Museums, the Art Center's renowned studio school, acclaimed exhibitions, and educational outreach initiatives serve thousands of youth, families, seniors and people with special needs every year.