The Phipps Center for the Arts

Special activities for children at The Phipps
Click on description for interesting activities for children and their parents:

Youth Medication and Special Needs Policy

Participants under the age of 18 who are engaged in The Phipps sponsored or administered activites and who require medication, must have the medication administered by a parent or guardian.

Participants with special needs must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Follow this link to Summer Art Classes and Summer Theater Classes.

Follow this link to Performing Arts Classes for a list of dance classes for adults and children.

Flights of Fancy
for students in grades 1-3

Students will create their own flights of fancy by exploring and creating characters through movement, improvisation, and fun theater games. This will be an introduction to the world of theater for the young performer. There will be a short presentation for friends and family during the second half of the last class. Students should dress comfortably for movement.

Characters Wanted
for students in grades 4-6

Students will work on different characters from acclaimed plays for youth while also creating a unique character of their own. They will discover new ways of walking, speaking, and behaving in their journey to discover their own unique gifts. A mixture of short scenes and improvisation will be used to maximize all of the students' talents. There will be a short presentation for friends and family during the second half of the last class. Students should dress comfortably for movement.

Four Sessions
Saturdays
April 4, 18, 25, & May 2
11:30 - 12:45
Fee: $39

Instructor Claudia Haas is an award-winning children's playwright and director who has specialized in children's theater for over 20 years. Her plays have seen over 600 productions in the United States and abroad. Most recently, she directed Hansel and Gretel for The Phipps Children's Theater.

>click here to register for these classes

Students will learn the basic techniques of throwing pottery on the wheel and will build their skills and understanding of the sculptural possibilities of clay through pinching, coiling, and slab construction. Students will be given freedom to experiment with their new skills and will receive significant one-on-one attention. Participants should wear clothes that can get dirty.

Six sessions
Tuesdays
March 24 - April 28
4:30 - 6:00 p.m.
Fee: Cancelled

Instructor Joel Thorson is from Hudson, Wisconsin and has a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Wisconsin – River Falls. He explores the functional and non-functional ceramic form, searching for innate spiritual meaning through simple yet elegant design. Thorson finds ceramics the perfect medium for self-expression because clay is so expressive and easy to manipulate.