Art Education for Kids of all ages
Filmmaking Workshop for Middle and High School Students
Join local filmmaker Leah Xiuzhen Rathe for an interactive hands-on filmmaking workshop for tweens and teens. Participants will work alongside Rathe to create a short film from start to finish. Activities will include brainstorming concepts, filming scenes, and live editing. Rathe will bring a variety of props, creative prompts, camera gear, and more! Rathe will also share insights into her filmmaking journey and showcase clips from her award-winning films, which have been screened at over twenty (20) film festivals across the U.S. and beyond.
Saturday, February 8th
1:00-3:00pm
$10 per participant is appreciated but not required.
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Middle & High Schoolers
Each week youth will engage with different medias, sometimes continuing work on a past project, sometimes digging into something new. Drawing, painting, and more! Follow us on social for updates on classes and topic.
3:30/4:00 - 5:30 (get here when you can!)
Thursdays* at The Crossing Arts.
*No School, No Studio Night*
$5.00 per participant is appreciated but not required. Donations keep this program accessible to everyone!
All Ages Last Saturday Studio Projects
The Crossing Arts hosts a Last Saturday All Ages Studio Project, almost always on the Last Saturday of the month (unless there is a scheduling conflict).
These projects are seasonal and FUN and open to people of all ages. Guardians are required to stay and are ENCOURAGED to participate.
$5.00 per participant
Second Saturday Creativity Kit Giveaways!
Come on in every Second Saturday of the month to pick up a free Creativity Kit!
Each month features a different project, including all supplies and instructions. These kits are for people of all ages and abilities.
Creativity Kits are free, though donations are very much appreciated!
If you’d like to sponsor a Creativity Kit, please email us to learn more.
After School Art Camps
Stay tuned for more details! The Crossing Arts will host FOUR after school art camp in 2025!
There will be two sessions in the Winter/Spring and and two more in the Fall of 2025
Camps are for second - fourth grade students. Details coming soon!
Summer Art Camp
Plans for summer 2025 youth art camps will be release in the Spring of 2025.
Check back here, sign up for our email list (link), become a member (link), find the Spring/Summer 2025 Brainerd Community Ed brochure in your mailbox, and/or watch our social channels (links below!) to learn more.
We’re looking for to another FUN summer making art with your kiddos! 🎨 ☀️