Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art to Offer Art Classes for Youth & Adults

Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art (The Square) has opened registration for its Spring Quarter art classes. The Square’s Education Department teaches a wide variety of classes and workshops for youth from pre-K through 12th Grade. There are many classes and workshops available to adults as well. Art classes are taught by both local artists and by visiting artists from Montana and beyond. New this quarter is a homeschool art history class led by Margi Schindele. Students will study Pablo Picasso and Vincent Van Gogh through color and paint mixing, composition, and mimicry, working additionally at home if desired. Students will create finished paintings in acrylic on canvas. Homeschool art classes are offered in the late mornings to help homeschool parents enhance their curriculums. Other homeschool classes include Youth Drawing & Painting, Adult & Child Pottery, and Youth Pottery. The Square will also host an art class for Pre-K students called All Things Messy where children can draw, paint, fold, glue, tear, squish, print, or weave into exciting and unique works of art each week. Youth who are not homeschooled can also take most of the same classes in pottery and drawing and painting in the late afternoons. The Square offers scholarships to make art classes more accessible to those in need via the Roberta Cooney Memorial Fund providing annual funding for quarterly scholarships. Requests are reviewed for full or partial funding assistance regularly. Applications are available via online form, digital email requests, or in person at the museum Gift Shop. A full schedule of art classes and registration links can be found by visiting www.the-square.org/education. About Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art (The Square) is north-central Montana’s only contemporary art museum. Founded in 1977 and located in Great Falls, Montana, the museum resides in and stewards the original 1896 building of the historic Central High School. The Square is known for exhibitions that feature intriguing outsider and contemporary living artists in conjunction with exciting exhibition programs and studio art classes to the community. Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art is located at 1400 1st Avenue North, Great Falls, Montana. Visitor hours: Tuesday 10am to 9pm, Wednesday - Friday 10am to 5pm, and Saturday from 10am to 3pm. Closed on select holidays. Admission is FREE for the public. Visit www.the-square.org or call 406.727.8255 for further information. By Sara K. Johnson for Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art: March 11, 2024 - Great Falls, Mt

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