How it works
Arts VanGo instructors will show up, set up, lead a one-of-a-kind art workshop for your artists, clean up, and go.
Check out the programs we offer below. Not sure what workshop to pick? Our instructors can recommend workshops that meet your artist’s age and interests. Don’t see what you are looking for? Ask us to customize an art experience just for you!
Workshop fees are based on 4 or fewer artists, additional artists can be added at $15 per artist.
Workshop Fees*:
60 minutes= $145
*Workshop fees include 30 miles of travel (over 30 miles/$1.00 per mile).
Our workshops.
Your artist will create an original work of art inspired by world famous artists.
Frida Kahlo
Create a self portrait surrounded by your favorite animals.
Picasso
Artists will create a work of art using collage.
Monet
Learn about landscapes and create an impressionistic work of art.
Faith Ringgold
Create a quilt square that represents who you are.
Giacometti
Sculpt large and lanky figures out of tin foil.
Rothko
Create a large-scale color study on canvas.
Van Gogh
Recreate a detail from the Starry Night.
Kandinsky
Create a wax resist of circles in contrasting colors.
Warhol
Using pre-printed photos, artists will create Warhol-style self portraits that pop with colors.
Pollock
Let’s get messy and splatter paint.
Calder
Make a mobile using geometric and organic shapes cut out of paper.
Yayoi Kusama
Create art using dots.
Ai Weiwei
Learn how art can be a tool for creating change and become an advocate for a cause you care about through art.
Chagall
Learn about color theory while studying the great works of Marc Chagall. Then paint your own dreams.
Maya Angelou
Take inspiration from Maya Angelou’s poems and visually interpret your favorite parts.
Kehinde Wiley
Create a portrait with a dynamic background that surrounds the sitter and becomes part of the foreground as well.
Chihuly
Create beautiful sculptures that look like colored glass.
Mary Cassatt
Working from a photograph, create a family portrait using oil pastels.
Dali
Participate in an exquisite corpse drawing exercise just like Salvador Dali and the surrealists did.
Isamu Noguchi
Create an abstract artwork using just shapes.
Ruth Asawa
Artists will learn about the power of a line and create a sculpture made out of lines.
Artists take inspiration from the following children’s books.
I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More
Make a life size self portrait.
I’m Not Just a Scribble
Let’s work to turn our scribbles into art.
Ten Apples Up on Top
Create stamp art using fruit and veggies.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Artists get to create their own collaged critters.
Aaron Slater, Illustrator
Imagine yourself as a hero, and illustrate your superpower.
The Tiny Seed
Artists will paint their own small flower pots.
I See a Song
Create paintings inspired by different songs.
I Took the Moon for a Walk
Use mixed media to show where you’d go on a walk with the moon.
Elmer
Read about a lovable elephant who looks a bit different, and then create your own patchwork elephant.
The Big Orange Splot
Create a work of art that starts with a splot of paint.
The Anywhere Artist
Explore the world around you when we travel outside to get inspired by nature, and create a mosaic made out of natural materials.
In the Tall Tall Grass
Create a mixed-media portrait of nature filled with critters.
The Night Eater
Enter a dream world where creatures need the night to survive. Create your own painting of either the morning using warm colors or the night using cool colors after enjoying this one-of-a-kind book.
These workshops were created without a final product in mind, and are designed to teach grit and a positive growth mindset while having fun with STEAM.
Ball Drop
Create a course that will keep a ball dropping for 10 seconds or more.
Flying Birds
Create your own paper bird, learn about charges, and try to make your bird fly without touching it!
Invention Convention
Create an invention to help solve a problem, sketch it, and sculpt it using recycled materials.
Building Bridges
Use different everyday objects to attempt to build bridges that will hold different weights.
Stacking Structures
Let’s play with our food and use toothpicks to create structures!
Raft Masters
Learn about buoyancy and try to create a raft that will float, then let’s add some weight and see how long it will stay afloat!
Simple Machine Challenge
Grab your favorite stuffed animal and create a simple machine that will help it move across space.
Kinetic Cars
Artists will design and build their own cars, and power them using kinetic energy.
ADDITIONAL WORKSHOPS
Rosa Parks
After learning about Rosa Parks, create an advocacy work of art about a cause you are passionate about.
George Washington Carver
Learn about the remarkable life of George Washington Carver, and then make your own flower prints from recycled materials.
Presidential Portraits
After viewing portraits of US presidents and talking about symbolism, create your very own presidential portrait.
MLK
Learn about the civil right activist, Martin Luther King Jr., and then create a visual representation of a part of his famous I Have a Dream speech.
Skewer Sculptures
Artists will create a sculpture that represents what they love about themselves.
Coral Reefs
Learning about the importance of keeping our oceans clean, artists will explore art inspired by coral reefs and then create their own, using mix media supplies.
Comic Con
Learn about comic book imagery and create your own comic strip.
Watercolor Magic
Discover the magical world of watercolors, and the different kinds of magic you can create with them.
Rotational Symmetry Art
Create abstract art by exploring the mathematical concept of rotational symmetry.
Printmaking
Artists will create one-of-a-kind prints and learn the basics of printmaking.
Constellation Tubes
Artists will learn to recognize the constellations from making constellation viewing tubes.
3-D Puffy Paint
Investigate the properties of baking soda, by making your own 3-D puffy paint.
Paper Mask Making:
Artists will study masks from different cultures and then make their own large-scale mask.
Eat and Draw
Learn to draw from a still life, and then enjoy eating it!
Paper Circuits
Light up an LED light in a small drawing by creating a simple electrical circuit on paper.
Abstract Sculpture
Create a 3-dimensional work of art inspired by some of art history's most famous abstract sculptors.
Return Visit Workshops
Rain Sticks
Artists will make and decorate their own rain sticks.
Mask Making
Using mixed media, artists will study different types of masks, construct their own, and decorate it.
Nocturn View
Using different techniques, artists will create an image of fireworks in a night sky over a cityscape.
Silhouettes
Create a dreamlike silhouetted portrait.
Street Art
Artists will work together to create a mural on a large piece of paper.
Circuit Powered Cars
Artists will create their own cars and then learn how to make a circuit to power a propeller that will move the car on its own.
Nature Poster
Create a large-scale mixed-media portrait of nature all from a bug’s perspective.
Textile Design
Artists will create their own batik design on cotton.
Mythical Creature Homes
Using recycled materials and plaster, artists will create homes for mythical creatures.
Mandalas
Artists will learn about the history of mandalas and then create their own.
Rewriting Art History
Pick from one of your favorite historical paintings, and recreate it with YOU in it!