Event List

This series of five 90-minute courses will show you how to paint landscape paintings with oils. It will open your eyes to contrast colorings, darks and lights, and the gentle shapi...

Are you a budding writer in Grades K to 2? Join Miss Rebecca for a storytelling–and story writing–extravaganza! We’ll play games to get imaginations flowing, then put ideas to pape...

Children ages 2-3 years and their caregivers, join Miss Rebecca for a morning of stories, songs, movement, and crafts!    

Using images from or inspired by Semaphore by artist Torrance York, participants will learn about how creative processes like photography and zine-making can favorably impact our h...

Calling all engineers, tinkerers, and problem-solvers!  Join us in the MakerLab for a STEM challenge where you will use critical thinking, teamwork, and experimentation to tak...

Do you love to draw? Join a few New Canaan High School art students for a fun-filled, hour-long colored pencil drawing class on Sunday afternoon! Due to popular demand, we will be ...

Each month we dig into a topic related to gardening and get our hands dirty in our Children’s outdoor space: the Schubert Children's Garden. Wear clothes you are comfortable gettin...

This three-session workshop will explore the properties of color, examining the meanings of hue, chroma, and value. The classes will consist of a visual presentation that reviews t...

This week we explore pi with some hands on projects!  We'll have a robotics challenge, a contest to see who can memorize the most digits of pi and a punny craft project that w...

Let’s come together and give back to our community! Join New Canaan CARES and New Canaan Library to get crafty and create projects reflecting kindness and caring. Children will sha...

Create your very own Spring themed bookmark using the Cricut machine! Before we create our bookmarks, we will start with an introduction to the Cricut Maker- a machine that can cut...

Happy Mother’s Day! Join a few NCHS art students for a fun-filled, hour-long class on Sunday afternoon to design Mother’s Day cards with watercolor. We’ll first familiarize ourselv...

This three-session workshop will explore the properties of color, examining the meanings of hue, chroma, and value. The classes will consist of a visual presentation that reviews t...

Join Miss Rebecca for our K-1st Book Club, featuring hands-on games and crafts! This month, we will read I Am a Dragon! A Squabble and a Quibble by Sabina Hahn and D...

Join Cara Zelas, a teacher and author, along with a special guest, real-life therapy dog, Little Dude! Explore the theme of kindness through a book reading, engaging hands-on craft...

This three-session workshop will explore the properties of color, examining the meanings of hue, chroma, and value. The classes will consist of a visual presentation that reviews t...

Decorate your own pocket notebook with stickable vinyl using the Cricut machine! Before we decorate our pocket notebooks, we will start with an introduction to the Cricut Maker- a ...

Join us to make your very own collage bookmark!  A collage is a form of visual art in which visual elements are combined to create a new image that conveys a message or i...

Learn how to paint an optical illusion and trick the eye! All skill levels are welcome. Please pre-register.

Famlies can drop in to come make art with Barbara Rucci! We will have 3 different art stations where you can explore your creativity. No registration needed, this is a drop-in...

This week we are solving puzzles and exploring ciphers and codes! Welcome to STEAM Lab!  Each week will feature three project tables relating to a theme: a quick project to...

Are you a budding writer in Grades K to 2? Join Miss Rebecca for a storytelling–and story writing–extravaganza! We’ll play games to get imaginations flowing, then put ideas to pape...

Children ages 2-3 years and their caregivers, join Miss Rebecca for a morning of stories, songs, movement, and crafts!    

This week we are exploring the limitations and flexibilities of paper! We'll take a closer look at how paper is made, take on some engineering challenges and make some surprising t...