This summer the Museum is offering animation, cartooning, and manga as well as hands-on art instructon for children. Participants will work with professional cartoonists to unleash their inner artist. Class options include week-long classes, half-day classes, and a 6-week series.
All classes require pre-registration and are filled
on a first-come, first-served basis. Snacks and supplies are provided.
Call us at (707) 579-4452, ext. 263 to reserve your space today, or download and mail a Class Registration Form(PDF file).
Students launch their “Cartoon Safari” week with a drumming
session
with South African musician Baba Shibambo. They spent the rest
of the
week creating cartoon creatures and stories with professional
cartoonist Brian Narelle as part of our 2008 summer class session.
Pre-School Classes | Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays from 9am–12noon These early art experiences are designed to excite your pre-schoolers’ senses and imaginations through hands-on art projects and movement games. Drop off your child or stay with us and enjoy the fun! COST: $75 for members; $95 for non-members
JUNE 23, 25 & 27 | Snoopy and Friends Learn about animals in art. Make a Snoopy hand puppet, create Woodstock out of marshmallows, and meet some live animals too!
JULY 7, 9 &11 | Art Adventures Paint and create with different objects and media every day. Use sticks and string—and paint with pudding and whipped cream. Get messy and have fun exploring the basics of art!
JULY 14, 16 & 18 | Make it Messy! Pour, mix, stir, cut, glue, and create! Make home made play dough, bubble solution, marbleized paper, and your own edible treats to eat.
AUGUST 11, 13 &15 | Music and Movement Make your own instruments, paint to music, and enjoy different movement and music games every day.
Classes for Grades 1–6 Spend a half-day or full week at the Schulz Museum enjoying hands-on activities and time in the Museum. All classes include projects to take home, daily snacks, breaks, and professional art instruction. All materials and snacks are provided.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4 ● 9am–12:30pm | The Science of Peanuts Through experiments and activities, explore the science of the Peanuts comic strip. Learn how Snoopy balances atop his dog house by making stabiles and mobiles. Have fun with gravity by participating in an egg drop. COST: $28 for members; $35 for non-members
THURSDAY, JUNE 5 ● 9am–12:30pm | Mosaic Madness! Create a comic strip mosaic. Also, use digital cameras and computers to take your own photos and make a unique photo mosaic to take home. COST: $28 for members; $35 for non-members
FRIDAY, JUNE 6 ● 9am–12:30pm Outdoor Adventures Go on an orienteering adventure just like Snoopy and his Beagle Scouts! Make your own compass to use for an outdoor treasure hunt. COST: $28 for members; $35 for non-members
MONDAY–FRIDAY ● JUNE 9–13, 9am–12:30pm | Camp Woodstock Explore the art of the Schulz Museum by experimenting with everything from paints to pastels to photography. Artists of all levels will learn new skills and have fun creating a variety of projects to take home. COST: $152 for members; $190 for non-members
MONDAY–FRIDAY ● JUNE 16–20, 9am–12:30pm | Cartoon Safari Take a summer adventure in cartooning. Discover places and creatures you never knew existed, right in your own imagination. By the end of the week students will create their own cartoon magazine to take home. Instructor Brian Narelle has animated for Pixar, Disney, and Sesame Street. COST: $152 for members; $190 for non-members
MONDAY–FRIDAY, JUNE 23– 27 ● 9am–12:30pm | Camp Snoopy Celebrate animals in art by creating your own creatures out of candy, clay, origami, and more. Meet some live animals too! COST: $152 for members; $190 for non-members
EXTEND YOUR DAY!
Stay for lunch, games, crafts, art & cartooning activities until 4pm.
Children must bring their own lunch. Cost: $92 for members; $115 for non-members
(in addition to the cost for the morning session).
MONDAY–THURSDAY, JUNE 30–JULY 3 ● 9am–12:30pm | Camp Woodstock NO CLASS ON FRIDAY, JULY 4th Explore the art of the Schulz Museum by experimenting with everything from paints to pastels to photography. Artists of all levels will learn new skills and have fun creating new projects to take home. COST: $122 for members; $152 for non-members
EXTEND YOUR DAY!
Stay for lunch, games, crafts, art & cartooning activities until 4pm.
Children must bring their own lunch. Cost: $75 for members; $92 for non-members
(in addition to the cost for the morning session).
MONDAY–FRIDAY, JULY 21–25 ● 9am–12:30pm | Camp Snoopy Celebrate animals in art by creating your own creatures out of candy, clay, origami and more. Meet some live animals too! COST: $152 for members; $190 for non-members
EXTEND YOUR DAY!
Stay for lunch, games, crafts, art & cartooning activities until 4pm.
Children must bring their own lunch. Cost: $92 for members; $115 for non-members
(in addition to the cost for the morning session).
MONDAY–FRIDAY, JULY 28–AUGUST 1 ● 9am–12:30pm | FUNdamentals of Art Paint and create with different objects and media every day. Use sticks and string and paint with pudding and whipped cream. Kids will get messy and have fun exploring the basics of art! COST: $152 for members; $190 for non-members
TUESDAYS, JUNE 24–JULY 29 ● 1–4pm Toon into Tuesdays: Drawing and Cartooning
for Kids Spend one or more Tuesday afternoons learning to draw and develop stories and characters with professional cartoonist Brian Narelle or Betsy Streeter. COST: $28 per session for members; $152 for 6-week series for members $35 per session for non-members; $190 for 6-week series for non-members
JUNE 24
Make it Move—Learn the basics of hand-drawn animation with
Brian Narelle
JULY 1
How to Make Mini-Comics with Betsy Streeter
JULY 8
Superheroes and Sidekicks with Betsy Streeter
JULY 15
What’s Gnu at the Zoo—Create your own animal cartoon with
Brian Narelle
JULY 22
Fairy Tale Stories with Betsy Streeter
JULY 29
Outer Space Cartooning—Create characters and landscapes
that are out of this world with Betsy Streeter
JULY 7–11 ● 9am–12:30pm | Stop and Go! Learn the basics of stop-motion animation and make your own animated film by the end of the week. Students will experiment with stop-motion and hand-drawn animation, flip books and zoetropes, as well as other methods. Taught by professional artist Brian Kolm. COST: $152 for members; $190 for non-members
EXTEND YOUR DAY!
Stay for lunch, games, crafts, art & cartooning activities until 4pm.
Children must bring their own lunch. Cost: $92 for members; $115 for non-members
(in addition to the cost for the morning session).
JULY 14–18 ● 9am–12:30pm | FUNdamentals of Art If you love to draw, this class is for you! Learn art skills including sketching, shading, and color mixing. Each day focuses on introducing new techniques and exploring a variety of fun, basic media. Taught by graphic designer and illustrator Tony Caporusso. COST: $152 for members; $190 for non-members
EXTEND YOUR DAY!
Stay for lunch, games, crafts, art & cartooning activities until 4pm.
Children must bring their own lunch. Cost: $92 for members; $115 for non-members
(in addition to the cost for the morning session).
WEDNESDAY, JULY 9 ● 1–4pm (grades 4–6) | Drawing Manga WEDNESDAY, JULY 16 ● 1–4pm (grades 6 and up) Learn to draw the popular Japanese comics called Manga. Instructor Emily Martin draws and teaches manga and anime. COST: $28 per session for members; $35 per session for non-members
AUGUST 4–8 ● 9am–12:30pm | Lego-Animation Use computers and Legos to create your own short films. Build sets, scenes, and characters with Legos. Add lights, cameras, and action to make your own short film. Taught by Torrance Carroll, whose Lego-animation films can be viewed at torrancecarroll.googlepages.com. COST: $152 for members; $190 for non-members
Fee Assistance The Schulz Museum is committed to making classes available to everyone. To request a Fee Assistance Application, please call us at (707) 579-4452, ext. 263
or click here to download a PDF version of the form.
Cancellation/Refund Policy If you need to cancel a class, please let us know as soon as possible. If you cancel a class with more than a 24–hour notice, the Museum will provide you with either a full credit for a future class or with a refund minus a $15 processing fee. We cannot provide any refunds or credits for classes cancelled with less than a 24–hour notice.
Please note that the Charles M. Schulz Museum’s classes are educational programs and NOT child care as defined by the State of California.
This summer the Museum is offering animation, cartooning, and manga as well as hands-on art instructon for children. Participants will work with professional cartoonists to unleash their inner artist. Class options include week-long classes, half-day classes, and a 6-week series.
All classes require pre-registration and are filled
on a first-come, first-served basis. Snacks and supplies are provided.
FRIDAY, JUNE 6 ● 9am–12:30pm