FAVA
39 South Main Street
Oberlin, Ohio 44074
Phone: (440) 774-7158
Fax: (440) 775-1107
Socially Distant Art for All!
Meet FAVA artist/instructors and guest artists from Northeast Ohio through studio tours, artist talks, and what they are creating during the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more about upcoming FAVA exhibits like the Artist as Quiltmaker. We're looking forward to seeing you all in the FAVA galleries and studios on the other side of COVID-19.
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FAVA Summer Art Camp
Welcome back campers! Join us as we reopen our classroom space for summer art camps. Choose from a three-day mini art adventure for kindergarten and first grades (Aug 16–18) and a week-long camp for grades 2-5 (Aug 23-27). Familiar FAVA instructors and new artists will engage students in a variety of media to get their creativity flowing. Students will exhibit their artwork for famlies and friends in a closing art show reception.
Space will be limited to 10 per age group, so register early. For more information and to register scroll down to the class listing. PLEASE REGISTER UNDER APPROPRIATE AGE GROUP.
FAVA @ OPL Workshops
FAVA and the Oberlin Public Library are partnering to bring FREE workshops to the community. All materials will be provided. Registration required.
Scroll down to the class listing to register for one of these workshops:
3D Drawing Desserts (ages 10-13)
Cartooning: An Introduction (ages 10+)
Watercolor Basics/Watercolor Resist! (ages 5-7)
3D Collage (ages 6-9)
Camp
Age: Grade School
GRADES K and 1st (entering in the fall) Welcome back campers! Join us in this three-day art adventure as we reopen our classroom space for summer art camp. Familiar FAVA instructors and new artists will engage young artists in a variety...
FAVA Summer Art Camp (GRADES 4-5)
Age: Grade School
GRADES 4-5 (ENTERING IN THE FALL) Welcome back campers! Join us in this week-long art adventure as we reopen our classroom space for summer art camp. Familiar FAVA instructors and new artists will engage students in a variety of media to...
FAVA Summer Art Camp (GRADES 2-3)
Age: Grade School
GRADES 2-3 (ENTERING IN THE FALL) Welcome back campers! Join us in this week-long art adventure as we reopen our classroom space for summer art camp. Familiar FAVA instructors and new artists will engage students in a variety of media to...
Classes
Age: 18+
AGES 18+ (6 Video Sessions) A "mandala", which is the Sanskrit word for circle, is a sacred, geometric, circular design. Mandalas are used in meditation practices and in the practice of art therapy. Explore the art of creating mandalas in a variety...
Tai Chi in the Gallery for Arthritis and Fall Prevention
Age: 18+
Are you one of the 70 million people in the U.S. who suffer from some type of arthritis, including pain, stiffness and fear of falling? If so, you are invited to attend this class that can give you valuable techniques...
Workshop
FAVA @ OPL - 3D Drawing Desserts
Age: Grade School
AGES 10-13 FAVA and the Oberlin Public Library are partnering to bring this FREE workshop to the community. All materials will be provided. Registration required. Drawing basic shapes in 3 dimensions is an important step in drawing development, and it allows students...
Plein Air Workshop at the Jewett House
Age: 18+
AGES 18+ The Oberlin Heritage Center has graciously offered the historic Jewett House as the inspiration for this Plein Air workshop. As part of the workshop, OHC will offer a tour of the house beginning at 9:30am. Please meet on the...
FAVA @ OPL - Cartooning: An Introduction
Age: Grade School
AGES 10+ Aug 2, 4 & 9 FAVA and the Oberlin Public Library are partnering to bring this FREE workshop to the community. All materials will be provided. Registration required. We have all seen animated cartoons on TV and in movies. Usually cartoons...
FAVA @ OPL - Watercolor Basics/Watercolor Resist!
Age: Grade School
AGES 5-7 FAVA and the Oberlin Public Library are partnering to bring this FREE workshop to the community. All materials will be provided. Registration required. Watercolors are one of the materials of choice for art teachers, because they are easy to use...
Age: Grade School
AGES 6-9 FAVA and the Oberlin Public Library are partnering to bring this FREE workshop to the community. All materials will be provided. Registration required. This class, for young artists, is a great introduction to collage and using paper in a fun...
Sunset Photo Walk at Mile-Long Pier
Age: 18+
AGES 18+ Would you like to capture a spectacular sunset over Lake Erie or photograph the Lorain Lighthouse and all the flora and fauna that surround the shoreline at the Mile-Long Pier? Instructor Mark Nowak will provide informal lessons to help...
Photo Gallery
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