Registration for Summer Museum of Art Studio Classes May 6, 2008

Registration will open at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, May 6 for Summer Session art classes for children and adults at the Las Cruces Museum of Art. Schedules and registration forms are available at the museum and on-line: http://museums.las-cruces.org.

Classes for young artists will include a variety of experiences with drawing and painting, ceramics, sculpture, and mixed media. Morning and afternoon classes are scheduled in one-week increments, beginning the week of June 2-6 and ending the week of July 28 Aug. 1. No classes will be held the week of June 30 July 4. Age groupings are 6 8 and 9 12 year-olds.

The Saturday Studio for Kids will continue throughout the summer every Saturday from 10 11:30 a.m. for children ages 5 12; $5 per child. Registration begins at 9 a.m. each Saturday. The class is limited to 10 participants.

Classes for teens, ages 13 15, this summer are sculpture, ceramics, and digital photography and filmmaking. All teen classes occur in June.

Classes for adults include drawing, watercolor, classical oil painting, digital photography (introductory or intermediate/ advanced), ceramics (beginners or intermediate/ advanced) and weaving. Classes are designed for all levels of adults who would like to build skills, learn techniques and explore the creative process. Adult art classes begin the week of June 2 and end July 25.

The Las Cruces Museum of Art is located at 491 N. Main St. in the downtown mall. For more information about exhibits and Museum Studio art classes, call 575-541-2137.

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