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BIRTHDAY PARTIES
Have your birthday party at NBCA and make great memories of a unique and fun-filled birthday! Our faculty members will lead the party in arts or crafts projects, lasting approximately 1 1/2 hours, leaving time for cake, presents. Choose from a variety of themes and projects. For more information or to schedule a party, call the office.

PRIVATE LESSONS
NBCA offers private lessons for individuals and groups in the visual arts, theater, dance, and music. The cost, is dependent on materials cost and the number of students enrolled.

Summer 2008 Children's Art Camp Schedule now available!

Featured Classes & Workshops

Preschool (ages 2-5)

Creative Movement with Marafanyi Percussion
May 19 , June 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30, 10am to 11am
Six sessions Tuition $55 for NBCA Members / $65 for non members
Join Marafanyi Percussion for an inspired dance journey with live music accompaniment where we explore different movement landscapes and textures. This is free-form and child-centered dance - not technique based - so there is no right or wrong. We focus on the creative process and highlight each child’s unique expression while exercising problem solving skills and accessing multiple intelligences.

Workshops

Wearable Art: Handmade Paper Jewelry
Sunday, May 18, 2pm to 4pm
Tuition: $45
Instructor: Robin Brickman
Using sculpted paper techniques, participants will make paper jewelry inspired by nature. Robin Brickman, an award-winning illustrator of children's picture books, will lead the group in creating an attractive handmade paper sculpture. Appropriate for adults and teenagers. (Ages 13 and up; ages 11 and 12 are welcome if accompanied by an adult)

Adult Classes:

Life Drawing at the Clark
10am to 12noon, May 3, 10, 17 and 31; June 7 and 14, 2008
(May 31 class will be held at NBCA)
Six sessions Tuition $95 for NBCA and Clark Members; $120 for non-members Instructor: Sean Riley
Drawing the human figure is the most fundamental of all art techniques and often the most rewarding. Whether you need to refresh your skills or have never drawn the human figure from observation of a live model, this class will open your eyes to the possibilities of figure drawing. Intended for all levels of skill, students will also explore work in the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. Basic supplies provided. For beginners and intermediate level.

Become a Member of the NBCA and receive special discounts on classes and other offerings. Find out more about how you can support the NBCA.

REGISTRATION for NBCA Classes and Workshops
Print out a registration form, or register via phone with a credit card, 413-663-8338.

Partial and full scholarships are available for all classes and workshops. Call for more information. Print out a scholarship form here.

OUR MISSION
Northern Berkshire Creative Arts, a non-profit community arts school founded in 2003, provides a broad range of studio classes and creative arts programming, both traditional and contemporary, to all members of the Northern Berkshires and surrounding communities. NBCA encourages and nurtures the active participation in the arts for all individuals.

NBCA is supported in part by a grant from the the Massachusetts Cultural Council, Northern Berkshire Local Cultural Council, Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation's, Northern Berkshire United Way, and The Broad Foundations.