Arts Classes

Flex your creative muscles and fine-tune your inner artist. We offer exciting music and visual arts classes with professional instructors who will inspire your creativity.

Visual Arts

Collage & Mixed Media
This workshop will explore the art of collage and its many materials, techniques, and approaches and possibilities for personal expression. Students will cut, tear, and glue a variety of found and painted papers to larger paper and work with media such as water based paint, pencils, and charcoal. They will experiment with color, shape, texture and line to layer compositions and organize images and ideas. Some projects will include three dimensional formats such as assemblage and artists’ books and visits, when possible, with local artists who use paper. Reflection and dialogue will be an ongoing part of the workshop. All levels of experience are welcome. Students bring their own supplies and will receive a list of materials and small tools. 

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Music

Adult Guitar
Introduction and exploration of the instrument: electric or acoustic, taught in a fun, creative way. Technique, chords, melody, scale construction, finding notes, songs, reading music, tuning and more. Students must provide their own guitar.  We also offer private guitar lessons.

For scheduling and price information, please inquire at the membership desk or contact Denise Frances at 212-912-2588 or dfrancis@ymcanyc.org.