Join PAA Portfolio Preparation alumna and current Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) illustrator, Krisite Zhu, for a character design workshop based on her original storyboard, Dumuren.

Dumuren are peacekeeping creatures that protect the people of their world. As these creatures grow, they face challenges that lead them closer and closer to the coveted champion status.

Kristie will teach students the basic stuctures of the Dumuren so that they can create and name their own champions. Students will draw and paint their characters with traditional media.

Ages: 7-14

Join us this summer to paint a portrait from life on gouache!

Kids will learn to accurately portray the sitter with a balanced composition. They will learn to see value, color, and composition through concrete methods and techniques.

Supply list provided upon registration

Join Dr. Abbey Ellis of the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, and PAA for an exciting dive into the cast-making process using multiple techniques!

Students (and their parents!) will try their hand at creating their own plaster ornaments reminiscent of oscilla, circular relief-decorated discs that adorned many ancient Roman peristyle gardens.

As well as casting their oscilla discs using Plaster of Paris, participants will have the option to burnish their creations using gold powder or mock fresco using gouache paint.

Students and parents will also be able to experiment with alginate molding their hands!

Paint & draw historical sites in Princeton!

Day 1 – Princeton Battle Monument & Albert Einstein Monument

Day 2 – Princeton Marquand Park Landscapes!

Day 3 – Prospect House & Garden Flowers

Day 4 – Freedom Fountain – The Art of Capturing Water!

Day 5 – Morven Museum & Garden Tour, then Painting the Garden Grounds*

All supplies included EXCEPT for a portable easel. Find many options at www.jerrysartarama.com Please be sure to bring your own easel. 

*Locations subject to change.

**If there is inclement weather, students will move indoors at our 10 Nassau St. location.

Classical training in drawing and painting for children between the ages of 7 and 14. Rigorous training combined with creative compositional projects ensures that your child will leave our program with a strong base in classical drawing and painting.

This program is not designed to send children home with completed complex artworks - it is designed to ensure that your child learns the skills necessary to become a successful aspiring artist. By learning these skills and experimenting with color mixing through painting, students can more efficiently express themselves in their at-home artworks, and hold onto this information into adulthood.

In addition to technical training in drawing and painting, your child will be introduced to many areas of art history they may be unfamiliar with. We give them in-depth art history lectures that open their minds to art on a global scale.

Our goal is to nurture your child's creativity and mind by exploring all aspects of fine art through a structural lens.

Classical training in drawing and painting for children between the ages of 7 and 14. Rigorous training combined with creative compositional projects ensures that your child will leave our program with a strong base in classical drawing and painting.

This program is not designed to send children home with completed complex artworks - it is designed to ensure that your child learns the skills necessary to become a successful aspiring artist. By learning these skills and experimenting with color mixing through painting, students can more efficiently express themselves in their at-home artworks, and hold onto this information into adulthood.

In addition to technical training in drawing and painting, your child will be introduced to many areas of art history they may be unfamiliar with. We give them in-depth art history lectures, go on museum trips (*depending on COVID-19 regulations and infection numbers), and more.

Our goal is to nurture your child's creativity and mind by exploring all aspects of fine art through a structural lens.

Classical training in drawing and painting for children between the ages of 7 and 14. Rigorous training combined with creative compositional projects ensures that your child will leave our program with a strong base in classical drawing and painting.

This program is not designed to send children home with completed complex artworks - it is designed to ensure that your child learns the skills necessary to become a successful aspiring artist. By learning these skills and experimenting with color mixing through painting, students can more efficiently express themselves in their at-home artworks, and hold onto this information into adulthood.

In addition to technical training in drawing and painting, your child will be introduced to many areas of art history they may be unfamiliar with. We give them in-depth art history lectures that open their minds to art on a global scale.

Our goal is to nurture your child's creativity and mind by exploring all aspects of fine art through a structural lens.