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!
All workshops can be 60 or 90 minutes, and workshop fees are based on 10 or fewer artists.
Workshop Fees*:
60 minutes= $70
90 minutes= $100
Material fees listed below are per artist.
*Workshop fees include 30 miles of travel (over 30 miles/$0.50 per mile).
Our workshops.
Your artist will create an original work of art inspired by world famous artists.
Material fee: $4
Frida Kahlo
Create a self portrait surrounded by your favorite animals.
Material fee: $4
Material fee: $4
Picasso
Artists will create a work of art using collage.
Material fee: $4
Material fee: $4
Monet
Learn about landscapes and create an impressionistic work of art.
Material fee: $4
Material fee: $3
Giacometti
Sculpt large and lanky figures out of tin foil.
Material fee: $3
Material fee: $5
Rothko
Create a large-scale color study on canvas.
Material fee: $5
Material fee: $3
Van Gogh
Recreate a detail from the Starry Night.
Material fee: $3
Material fee: $3
Kandinsky
Create a wax resist of circles in contrasting colors.
Material fee: $3
Material fee: $5
Warhol
Using pre-printed photos, artists will create Warhol-style self portraits that pop with colors.
Material fee: $5
Material fee: $3
Pollock
Let’s get messy and splatter paint.
Material fee: $3
Material fee: $3
Calder
Make a mobile using geometric and organic shapes cut out of paper.
Material fee: $3
Material fee: $4
Yayoi Kusama
Create art using dots.
Material fee: $4
Material fee: $4
Ai Weiwei
Learn how art can be a tool for creating change and become an advocate for a cause you care about through art.
Material fee: $4
Artists take inspiration from the following children’s books.
Material fee: $3
I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More
Make a life size self portrait.
Material fee: $3
Material fee: $2
I’m Not Just a Scribble
Let’s work to turn our scribbles into art.
Material fee: $2
Material fee: $3
Ten Apples Up on Top
Create stamp art using fruit and veggies.
Material fee: $3
Material fee: $2
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Artists get to create their own collaged critters.
Material fee: $2
Material fee: $2
Aaron Slater, Illustrator
Imagine yourself as a hero, and illustrate your superpower.
Material fee: $2
Material fee: $5
The Tiny Seed
Artists will paint their own small flower pots.
Material fee: $5
Material fee: $3
I See a Song
Create paintings inspired by different songs.
Material fee: $3
Material fee: $3
I Took the Moon for a Walk
Use mixed media to show where you’d go on a walk with the moon.
Material fee: $3
Material fee: $2
Elmer
Read about a lovable elephant who looks a bit different, and then create your own patchwork elephant.
Material fee: $2
Material fee: $2
The Big Orange Splot
Create a work of art that starts with a splot of paint.
Material fee: $2
Material fee: $3
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.
Material fee: $3
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.
Material fee: $3
Ball Drop
Create a course that will keep a ball dropping for 10 seconds or more.
Material fee: $3
Material fee: $3
Flying Birds
Create your own paper bird, learn about charges, and try to make your bird fly without touching it!
Material fee: $3
Material fee: $3
Invention Convention
Create an invention to help solve a problem, sketch it, and sculpt it using recycled materials.
Material fee: $3
Material fee: $4
Building Bridges
Use different everyday objects to attempt to build bridges that will hold different weights.
Material fee: $4
Material fee: $4
Stacking Structures
Let’s play with our food and use toothpicks to create structures!
Material fee: $4
Material fee: $4
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!
Material fee: $4
Material fee: $5
Simple Machine Challenge
Grab your favorite stuffed animal and create a simple machine that will help it move across space.
Material fee: $5
Material fee: $5
Kinetic Cars
Artists will design and build their own cars, and power them using kinetic energy.
Material fee: $5
ADDITIONAL WORKSHOPS
Material fee: $2
Presidential Portraits
After viewing portraits of US presidents and talking about symbolism, create your very own presidential portrait.
Material fee: $2
Material fee: $4
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.
Material fee: $4
Material fee: $3
Comic Con
Learn about comic book imagery and create your own comic strip.
Material fee: $3
Material fee: $4
Watercolor Magic
Discover the magical world of watercolors, and the different kinds of magic you can create with them.
Material fee: $4
Material fee: $3
Rotational Symmetry Art
Create abstract art by exploring the mathematical concept of rotational symmetry.
Material fee: $3
Material fee: $3
Printmaking
Artists will create one-of-a-kind prints and learn the basics of printmaking.
Material fee: $3
Material fee: $3
Constellation Tubes
Artists will learn to recognize the constellations from making constellation viewing tubes.
Material fee: $3
Material fee: $3
3-D Puffy Paint
Investigate the properties of baking soda, by making your own 3-D puffy paint.
Material fee: $3
Material fee: $3
Eat and Draw
Learn to draw from a still life, and then enjoy eating it!
Material fee: $3
Material fee: $5
Paper Circuits
Light up an LED light in a small drawing by creating a simple electrical circuit on paper.
Material fee: $5
One time material fee: $6
Salt Dough Pendants
Artists will learn how to make their own dough. They will use the dough to create pendants and decorate them.
One time material fee: $6
Return Visit Workshops
One time material fee: $8
Rain Sticks
Artists will make and decorate their own rain sticks.
One time material fee: $8
One time material fee: $7
Mask Making
Using mixed media, artists will study different types of masks, construct their own, and decorate it.
One time material fee: $7
One time material fee: $6
Nocturn View
Using different techniques, artists will create an image of fireworks in a night sky over a cityscape.
One time material fee: $6
One time material fee: $10
Clay Pots
Create and decorate your own small pot from clay.
One time material fee: $10
One time material fee: $6
Street Art
Artists will work together to create a mural on a large piece of paper.
One time material fee: $6
One time material fee: $10
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.
One time material fee: $10
One time material fee: $7
Nature Poster
Create a large-scale mixed-media portrait of nature all from a bug’s perspective.
One time material fee: $7