Hi Art! Spring 2013 Classes

Opera 'N Art: the signature HiArt! program that combines gallery hops and museum visits with opera through hands on art! Been going strong since 1997.

Now beginning its sixteenth year, Hi Art! and Opera ’N Art open the landscapes of contemporary art and music to children of all ages—from toddlers to preteens. Opera 'N Art classes alternate visits to the best “grown-up” art at New York’s major galleries and museums one week, with a creative burst of hands-on art, music and movement the next. Studio time offers a fluid, mixed-media approach that focuses on a modern musical masterpiece and a tantalizingly delightful hands-on art-project, both of which continue to unfold over the course of the semester.

Based on a pedagogy that privileges process over result, Hi Art! supports a child’s instinctive desire to create, develop his or her own ideas and to realize their potential as a gifted individual. The program artfully combines a broad range of recognizable skills and materials (gross and fine motor skills, design, language, cultural history, musical repertoire, art theory, critical thought, self-expression, dance and choreography) with the “invisible” skills that build sensitive, insightful children who are independent thinkers. Younger children work alongside their adult companions each at his or her own pace and big kids are always free to go it alone!

As always, HiArt! makes New York its art-oyster. Biweekly gallery hops and museum visits - with lots of projects and lots of drawing - keep our eyes (and brains) popping. Where great art is, HiArters go: Massive art fun on the horizon!

Spring into action with Mozart's The Magic Flute  - one of the most magical pieces of musical theater of all times.  A HiArt! favorite -- Not to be missed!

Classes begin the week of April 8th!

Opera 'N Art: 16 years of the most marvelous children's arts programming in New York. 

Partial scholarships available, please address requests to the Director.

Music + Movement + Art = Smart Fun!

Opera 'N Art
For kids from 2-10
By popular request this Spring's core work is Mozart's The Magic Flute! Opera through hands-on art PLUS gallery hops and museum visits specializing in 20th & 21st century art.

Opera 'N Art
$600

Wednesdays: 4:00-4:45 - April 10-May 29
Thursdays: 10:30-11:15 - April 11-May 30
Saturdays: 11:15-12:00 - April 13-June 8

Best Children's Arts Program, Best of New York 2000, New York Magazine

Becky's Giddy Stew: Bookmaking, Collage & More with Becky Brown
For kids of all ages!
Dive into the world of artists’ books, collage, architecture and crazy fun with Becky Brown and her Giddy Stew.   From Instant Books, to Accordions, to Pop-Up, Recycled, Experimental and 3D,  kids will explore the many levels of book arts, the interplay of image and text and sooo many new ways to and fulfill the stories in their imaginations. Drawing on Becky's incredible artwork kids will reach new levels of inspiration AND information!

Becky's Giddy Stew
$550

Tuesdays: 4:15-5:45 - April 10-May 29

Sculpture with Mallory Breiner (Ages 4-15) NEW!
Join the marvelous Mallory in a 3-D adventure. Masses of materials, masses of imagination. Make stuff that makes your friends swoon with envy!

Sculpture with Mallory Breiner
$600

Thursdays: 4:45-6:00 - Aprl 11-May 30

Paper and Paint with Tempest Neucollins (Ages 3.5-7)
And Tempest will again be offering her popular class, Paper and Paint; students will get elbow-deep in large-scale, multi-week projects exploring a variety of painting techniques and producing complex layered works of art.

Paper and Paint
$500

Sundays: 9:30-10:30 - April 14- June 9

Photography with Tempest Neucollins
And get a double-dose of Tempest, because she'll also be teaching Photography. In this course, students will traverse the hands-on history of photography, constructing camera obscuras and pin-hole cameras, and learning darkroom techniques to make their work shine.

Photography with Tempest Neucollins
$650

Mondays: 4:45-6:00 - April 8-June 3

Paint! with JJ Manford
Every now and then some fabulous painter - who loves kids - comes along and shakes up our world. And so it is this term with JJ Manford! Having just finished his MFA at Hunter, JJ is curating, showing AND working with HiArt! and Time In. Grab him while you can. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity and your kids will be thanking you forever!

Paint! with JJ Manford
$600

Fridays: 4:30-5:45 - April 12-June 7

Maggie's Club: Comix with a Flair!
For kids of all ages!
A special class for girls and boys who want to make stories, comics and more with the Marvelous Maggie Siegel-Berele Wednesday afternoons! Maggie's the best, kids love her!

Maggie's Club: Comix with a Flair!
$400

Mondays: 4:30-5:45 - April 8-June 3

Manga Madness with Yali Lin (Ages 6-14)
Hold your hats manga lovers! This is your chance to learn not only how to draw manga characters but to develop and write manga. Lean how to make panels, incorporate text, design your page, create fantastic creatures and more! Manga is an incredible ways for kids who love to draw to find their own path and be cool at the same time. Highly stylized and formulaic, kids learn proprortions, hand-to-eye, line weight, how to use a nib and a brush, and more . . . while using their brains and imaginations to create characters and stories.

Manga Madness with Yali Lin
$600

Thursdays: 4:45-6:00 - April 11-May 30

Manga Stories with Ashley Silva and Zoe Greenbaum
Two up and coming SVA manga stars take kids to the next manga dimension. Drawing, reading AND writing manga! Learn the tricks of the trade and the literature as well.

Manga Stories with Ashley Silva and Zoe Greenbaum
$500

Fridays 4:30-5:45 - April 12-June 7

Zoe’s Mangathon: Manga Styles of the 60s & 70s (Ages 6-15)
Come on in and Manga for an hour on Saturdays! Zoe shares her passion for 60s + 70s mangas with all comers. Explore style and practice drawing techniques for some of the greatest Japanese manga artists of the period. Work with pen and ink and watercolor!

Zoe’s Mangathon
$300

Saturdays: 1:30-2:30 - April 13-May 18

Advanced Manga Madness with Hyeondo Park
The amazing Hyeondo Park is back at HiArt! teaching a special manga class for advanced students only. Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity to learn from one of the most talented young artists on the planet!

Advanced Manga Madness with Hyeondo Park
$400

Thursdays: 4:30-5:45 - May 2-May 30

Arty Parties: The Artiest Birthday Parties in Town!
Singled out by New York Magazine, New York Family and Time Out New York, ARTY PARTIES are unique, fun, flexible, special, charming, educational and, happily, unlike any of those other birthday parties your child has been to. Real art with real artists, in a context of fantasy and fun. We now have incredible Party Bags and Artsy Favors, too!

Want your party to be EXTRA-special? Ask about our fabulous new catering by ARTISANAL. The most beautiful food for the most beautiful new party space in Manhattan. Especially for kids, of course!

Holiday Art Camps
What's the most constructive, stimulating (not to mention festive) way to keep your children active and engaged on their odd days off from school? Hi Art!’s Holiday Art Camps offer an intensive arts exploration full of thinking, making, seeing and doing.

Great Field Trips, Tons of Hands-on Art, Guest Artists, Talented New Friends, The Most Creative Environment in Town! Materials and kid friendly lunches provided. 9:30-3:00 for big kids kindergarten age and up; littler kids + caregiver are welcome to join in for the half day - 9:30-12! Register now for the artiest fun under the frozen sun!

Holiday Camps scheduled for 2012-2013
October 14, December 19-23, December 26-30, January 16, February 20-24, March 24--April 4, April 14-19

Phone 212-209-1552 to reserve your child's place.

Hi Art! Spring 2013 Schedule
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Opera 'N Art
$600

Wednesdays: 4:00-4:45 - April 10-May 29
Thursdays: 10:30-11:15 - April 11-May 30
Saturdays: 11:15-12:00 - April 13-June 8

Becky's Giddy Stew
$550

Tuesdays: 4:15-5:45 - April 10-May 29

Sculpture with Mallory Breiner
$600

Thursdays: 4:45-6:00 - Aprl 11-May 30

Paper and Paint
$500

Sundays: 9:30-10:30 - April 14- June 9

Photography with Tempest Neucollins
$650

Mondays: 4:45-6:00 - April 8-June 3

Paint! with JJ Manford
$600

Fridays: 4:30-5:45 - April 12-June 7

Maggie's Club: Comix with a Flair!
$400

Mondays: 4:30-5:45 - April 8-June 3

Manga Madness with Yali Lin
$600

Thursdays: 4:45-6:00 - April 11-May 30

Manga Stories with Ashley Silva and Zoe Greenbaum
$500

Fridays 4:30-5:45 - April 12-June 7

Zoe’s Mangathon:
$300

Saturdays: 1:30-2:30 - April 13-May 18

Advanced Manga Madness with Hyeondo Park
The amazing Hyeondo Park is back at HiArt! teaching a special manga class for advanced students only. Don't miss out on this amazing opportunity to learn under the guidance of the manga king himself!

Advanced Manga Madness with Hyeondo Park
$400

Thursdays: 4:30-5:45 - May 2-May 30

Hi Art! Spring 2013
Enrollment Terms and Conditions

• All classes meet once a week unless otherwise noted. Spring classes begin during the week of April 8, 2013 unless otherwise specified.

• A $150 enrollment deposit is non-refundable unless at the time of application the program to which I have applied is already full. Absolutely no refunds will be made for withdrawal for any reason whatsoever after the date of the second scheduled class. Requests for withdrawal MUST be made in writing. Courtesy refunds or charge reversals will be charged a 5% service fee.

• One make-up class is allowed per semester. Make up classes must be scheduled in advance and are limited to existing class times only. There are no make-up classes available for Paper + Paint, Photography, Maggie's Club, Sculpture or Paint!. Participants enrolled in a class with no make-ups may choose to do their make-up in a different class. No make up classes may be carried over to the next semester.

• Registration is complete ONLY upon the signed return of the enrollment form and receipt of full tuition. All checks should be made payable to Hi Art! Kids Inc. Families paying by credit card will not receive confirmation of registration prior to the receipt of a signed enrollment form. Tuition must be paid in full no later than Aprl 2, 2013 or your place may be forfeited. No class admission will be permitted prior to receipt of full tuition and signed enrollment form.

• Families enrolling two or more children will be offered a $35.00 reduction in tuition for the second child on 10 week classes only.

• Children under the age of 6 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

• In the event of severe weather conditions, HiArt! will follow the NYC public school closings, and make-up classes will be at the discretion of the Director.

• The signator agrees and undertakes to insure that neither the child being enrolled nor any adult accompanying the child during Hi Art! activities will in any way endanger, or threaten to endanger, the safety or well being of any person in or associated with the program. If in the sole judgment of Hi Art! personnel, any such child or adult does so endanger or threaten to endanger other persons, Hi Art! reserves the right to discontinue the child's enrollment without consultation or other process, and without refund of any tuition or fee.

• Children and/or their work may be photographed during the course of activities and these photographs may appear in Hi Art! promotional materials. No child whose photograph is used will be identified by name, nor will any compensation be extended for such use. 

• HiArt! Kids reserves the right to cancel classes and assumes no liability whatsoever beyond the refund of tuition for said classes. In the event that NYC public schools close for hazardous weather or other perilous conditions in which children’s safety might be compromised, HiArt! will also be closed, and will not be liable for the missed classtime.