2026 Fall Classes
All classes & camps take place at SPLAT Hershey - 1669 East Derry Road
4 Week Classes - ages 6-14
Title: Mind-Craft Mosaic
Dates & Times: September 14, 21 & 28 and October 5 from 4:30-5:45 pm
Ages 6 to 14 • Tuition: $140
In Mind-Craft Mosaic Camp, artists will turn tiny square ceramic tiles into colorful “pixels” to design a mosaic animal of their choice! Inspired by pixel-style creativity, campers will plan their animal design, choose vibrant tile colors, and carefully arrange the tiles to build their image one square at a time. Along the way, they’ll learn the basics of mosaic art, including pattern planning, color placement, and working with simple tools and adhesives. By the end of camp, each artist will have a bold, pixel-inspired mosaic animal masterpiece made from ceramic tiles to proudly display at home.
Title: Tales on Tails: Clay Animals
Dates & Time: October 12, 19, & 26 and November 2 from 4:30-5:45 pm
Ages 6 to 14 • Tuition: $140
In this hands-on clay lesson, students will create imaginative animals and decorate their backs with stories, patterns, or scenes. Using basic hand-building slab techniques like pinching, scoring, using slip, and smoothing, children design creatures that are real, fantastical, or somewhere in between. The backs of the animals become a canvas for storytelling, showing where the animal lives, what it loves, or an adventure it might have. This project encourages creativity, fine motor skills, and narrative thinking, resulting in whimsical sculptures that combine art and imagination in a playful, memorable way.
Please note that the ceramic sculpture will be ready for pick-up in the studio the week of November 23. Refer to our hours of operation for times available to stop in and pick up your child's artwork.
Title: Wire & Whimsy Workshop
Dates & Time: November 9, 16, 23, & 30 from 4:30-5:45 pm
Ages 6 to 14 • Tuition: $140
In Wire & Whimsy Workshop, artists will explore the art of wire sculpture through three engaging two-hour lessons. Campers will learn how to twist, bend, and shape wire to create contour-style sculptures of people, birds, flowers, and other imaginative forms. As they build their designs, they’ll add creative touches with materials like buttons, fabric, ribbon, and other decorative elements to bring personality and movement to their sculptures. Along the way, young artists will discover how line, form, and balance work together in sculpture while developing their fine motor skills and creative confidence. By the end of the sessions, each camper will have unique wire artworks full of character and charm.
Coming Soon!
Title: Handmade Holiday Heirloom
Dates & Time: November 7, 14, 21, & 28 from 9:30-11:00 am
Ages 6 to 14 • Tuition: $
December Camps - Ages 6 to 14
Title: Tasty Trio- Watercolor Food Fun
Dates & Time: December 28, 29, & 30 from 9:30-11:30 am
Ages: 6 to 14 • Tuition: $168
In this playful watercolor class, students will create a set of three mini paintings that share a common food theme, such as popcorn, salt, and butter, eggs, toast, and bacon, or donut, cupcake, and cookie. Children practice basic watercolor techniques like blending, layering, and color mixing while exploring shapes, textures, and composition. By linking their three paintings through a single theme, students learn how to create a cohesive series while expressing creativity and fun. The finished trio can be displayed together as a vibrant, mouthwatering gallery of student artwork.
Title: Splat & Splash: Textured Watercolor
Dates & Time: December 28, 29, & 30 from 12:30-2:30 pm
Ages 6 to 14 • Tuition $168
In this experimental watercolor class, students ages 6–14 explore texture and color using unconventional tools like salt, bubble wrap, and plastic wrap. Children create multiple abstract watercolor sheets, experimenting with layering, resist techniques, and texture effects. Once the sheets are dry, students cut and assemble them into new artworks, discovering how spontaneous textures can inspire patterns, shapes, and creative compositions. This lesson encourages play, experimentation, and seeing ordinary materials in exciting, artistic ways.
The ART of Reading - ages 3-12
Learn How Illustrators Tell a Story with Pictures
Fourth Sunday | 12:30–1:45 PM (*Unless otherwise noted)
Dates: 9/27, 10/25, 11/22, 12/27, 1/24, 2/28, *3/21, & 4/25
In this class, students will create a project inspired by a picture book artist. They’ll discover how illustrators use images to tell stories by experimenting with different techniques and artistic styles. Each lesson helps students build basic art skills, explore a variety of materials and tools, and grow their creative confidence, all while having fun bringing their own stories to life!
Ages: 3–12 welcome
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Ages 3–5: Must attend with an adult helpmate age 18+
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Ages 6+: Drop-off optional
Student Tuition: $40 per class or $280 for 8 Classes ($35 per class)
Includes instruction and all art materials.
Remember: Dress for a mess & please wear closed-toe shoes!
10 Week Classes - ages 6-16
Learning to Think Like an Artist
ages 6-10
Learning to Think Like an Artist 10-week class, students will create a minimum of one two-dimensional project, such as a drawing or painting, and one three-dimensional project, such as a sculpture or ceramic piece. Throughout the course, students will explore ideas about creativity, planning, and experimentation, while developing confidence in their artistic choices. We will also discuss the community that supports and inspires our art-making experiences, helping students understand how artists learn, grow, and share their work with others.
Mastering Media
ages 10-16
Mastering Media is a two-hour class designed for older students who are ready to spend more time exploring art materials and techniques. The extended class time allows students to slow down, dive deeper into projects, and have greater opportunities to play, experiment, and discover new ways of working with different media. This format encourages creative risk-taking, thoughtful problem solving, and the development of stronger artistic skills while giving students the freedom to fully engage in the art-making process.
Mondays
from 10:30 to 11:45 am
Fall Session:
9/14, 9/21, 9/28,
10/5, 10/12, 10/19, 10/26,
11/2, 11/9, 11/16,
OR
Thursdays
from 4:30 to 5:45 pm
Fall Session:
9/10, 9/17, 9/24
10/1, 10/8, 10/15, 10/22, 10/29, 11/5, 11/12
Tuition: $280
Tuition includes education & art Materials.
On ??? our Community Arts Exposure Class will take place from 9:00–11:00 AM. More information will be provided during the first class.
Thursdays
from 6:00 to 8:00 pm
Fall Session:
9/10, 9/17, 9/24
10/1, 10/8, 10/15, 10/22, 10/29, 11/5, 11/12
Tuition: $347
Tuition includes education & art materials.
On Monday, April 13, our Community Arts Exposure Class will take place from 9:00–11:00 AM. More information will be provided during the first class.
CommUNITY Arts Exposure
Fall's 2026’s Learning to Think Like an Artist and Mastering Media CommUNITY Arts Exposure is scheduled ??? 13, 2026 from 9:00–11:00 AM. This special event will take place in partnership with Jen Kuntz of Lebanon Valley College and is designed to provide educational programming that is mutually beneficial for both groups of students.
During this experience, LVC students who are education majors will visit the studio, and SPLAT students enrolled in these 10-week classes will advocate for their visual arts education by teaching the college students art-making lessons. It is always a challenging and rewarding experience and one that SPLAT students often remember and talk about for years to come!
Parents whose children are enrolled in SPLAT’s Spring 2026 Learning to Think Like an Artist and Mastering Media classes will need to file an educational release form with their child’s school for an approved educational absence that morning. Additional details will be shared with families who are registered for the classes.