Children’s art classes start Friday at MAC, schoolhouse

SEQUIM — Children’s art classes start this Friday and continue into December at the Museum & Arts Center, 175 W. Cedar St., and at the Dungeness Schoolhouse, 2781 Towne Road.

The MAC, along with certified teacher Frances Rice, is offering five sets of classes, with six to seven sessions held Fridays and Mondays.

The fees are $60 to $70 per course, and class sizes are limited to 10 students maximum.

The choices, for both preschool-age and those in kindergarten through eighth grade, include:

■ “Friday Fun: Recycled Crafts,” 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. seven Fridays for kindergartners and up, this week through Dec. 14

■ “Art Explorers: Studio Experience for Preschoolers,” 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. seven Fridays for children age 2 to 5, from Friday through Dec. 14.

■ “Art in the Afternoon: Introduction to Sculpture,” 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. seven Fridays for kindergartners and up, from Friday through Dec. 14.

■ “Art Adventures: Introduction to Fiber Arts,” 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. six Mondays for kindergartners and up, Sept. 24 to Dec. 10.

■ “Art in the Afternoon: Fun with Paper,” 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. six Mondays for kindergartners and up, Sept. 24-Dec. 10.

Rice, founder of the Loyalton Summer Arts Institute in California, now teaches arts enrichment for the Crescent School District’s home-schooling program and in the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula’s KinderKids classes.

For more details on the art sessions at the MAC and Dungeness Schoolhouse, visit www.macsequim.org/for-kids; to register, phone Rice at 360-681-0109 or francyfree2@yahoo.com.

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