Brickton Art Center

Brickton Art Center

Brickton Art Center

Centennial Activity Center is home to Brickton Art Center, a non-profit organization serving the people of Park Ridge and surrounding communities through creative outreach services in art therapy, art education, and exhibitions using various artistic disciplines and media. 

Each season, Brickton offers classes at the Park Ridge Park District for all ages and ability levels. Classes are held in the art studio at the Centennial Activity Center.

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Programs

1090127 / Creative Ceramics

Whether you are an old pro or have never touched clay, there is a place for you in this wonderful class! Learn and refine clay hand building skills using coil and slab, pinch and drape construction techniques to create relief and three-dimensional ceramic forms. Learn the basics of forming pottery on the wheel. Color glazes are used for embellishment. Use your own creative ideas to design functional and decorative art works for you and your home! CAC
1090127-1 - Creative Ceramics
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Availability
Available
Res/NonRes
1/6/2025 - 3/10/2025
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location
Centennial Activity Center
Ages
15+

1090128 / Painting & Drawing Studio

For all levels of experience and run as a studio session, students explore their own ideas for painting and drawing, using a variety of drawing and paint techniques and mediums. The instructor works briefly with students as a group, and then works with students individually while they develop their ideas. Materials are provided for the first class, with a supply list for the remainder of the classes.
1090128-1 - Painting & Drawing Studio
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Availability
Available
Res/NonRes
1/8/2025 - 3/12/2025
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Location
Centennial Activity Center
Ages
10-14

1090134 / Drawing for Older Children

Instructor will use exercises and projects to encourage practice of the fundamentals of drawing to older children and help them grow in their understanding, ability, and confidence. We use visuals to strengthen our artistic hand-eye coordination as we explore still life and portrait drawing. CAC
1090134-1 - Drawing for Older Children
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Availability
Available
Res/NonRes
1/8/2025 - 3/12/2025
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Location
Centennial Activity Center
Ages
8-12

1090140 / Beginning Animation Workshop

This course will provide an introduction to the basics of animation. Learners use traditional animation practices to create artwork and apply the elements and principles of art and design, as well as the principles of animation. Learners in this course will experiment, take inspiration with watching examples and create artworks demonstrating the elements of art: Animation Basics, Principles of Animation, Character Design, Backgrounds, Movement, Script and Storyboards. There will be a showcase of projects for friends and family. CAC
1090140-1 - Beginning Animation Workshop
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Availability
Waitlist
Res/NonRes
1/9/2025 - 2/27/2025
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Location
Centennial Activity Center
Ages
10-14

1090141 / Advanced Beginner Animation Workshop

Building off of what they learned in our Beginning Animation workshop, students will learn more advanced techniques to use in their own creations. *Prerequisite is to have taken Beginning An-imation course at least twice. There will be a showcase of projects for friends and family. CAC
1090141-1 - Advanced Beginner Animation Workshop
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Availability
Available
Res/NonRes
1/9/2025 - 2/27/2025
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Location
Centennial Activity Center
Ages
10-14