MONTHLY CHILDREN’S ART PROJECTS
Join us for monthly children’s art projects here at the Hutchinson Art Center! Two groups will meet during a Saturday afternoon every month from September 2025 through May 2026. This is an opportunity for children aged 6 through 12 to create their own work of art! Students will be divided into two groups: Group A and Group B, with each group covering different skills. Group A meets from 1:00 to 2:30 PM, while Group B meets 3:00 to 4:30 PM. Each group art class costs $8 per child.
MEET THE TEACHER
Lindsborg, KS artist and educator Beckie Vega will be teaching the monthly children’s art projects for the 2025-2026 academic season!
Beckie Vega is an artist living and working in Lindsborg, Kansas. Her artwork centers around painting and drawing, representing a range of subject matter including the human figure, nature, and still life objects. Some of the most compelling imagery that she finds comes from her observation of the natural world, and her underlying concept for an artwork usually centers around a current idea of theme in her life. Prior to moving to Lindsborg, Beckie received her M.F.A. in painting from Stephen F. Austin State University (2019) and attended McMurry University for her B.A. in studio art (2015). Her artwork has most recently been featured in the 2025 Smoky Hill Art Exhibition.
Artist and educator Beckie Vega
Parents can register their child by purchasing a spot using the button below. Hurry! Registration is limited to 15 students/group per month.
Parents and guardians are encouraged to sign up their child for either Group A or Group B depending on skill level and interest. In general, the Group A project is simpler and aimed toward children aged 6-7, while the Group B project is a bit more complex and is aimed toward children aged 8-12.
We will announce specific art projects and their theme on a monthly basis through May, so check back here regularly to see what projects will be available for the month.
The theme for April is Fairytale House!
Saturday, April 11th, 2026
DEADLINE TO REGISTER IS FRIDAY, April 10th at 4:30 PM
Students will create a woodland fairytale scene based on the illustrations of artist Kay Nielsen and utilize skills in drawing, value and color, contrast, shape, and space.
Group A will first be shown an example by the instructor. The instructor will introduce the illustrator Kay Nielsen that the artwork is styled after, and will describe the process of making the artwork. First, the instructor will demonstrate how to draw stylized trees in the style of the artist using chalk pastels. Students will begin with drawing trees using chalk pastel on the black paper to form the background. Once the background trees are complete, students will use the white paper to draw their fairytale house for the center of the composition. Students will be encouraged to consider the size of the house in relation to the rest of the composition. Students will add details to the house with pencil, and then will use colored pencils to color in the house using lighter colors for contrast with the other elements of the artwork. Students will then cut out the house, but will wait to glue the house down until all elements are completed. Next, students will draw trees on the white paper that will frame the house. Students will be shown how to shade the trees using colored pencils and graphite pencils. Students will cut out the trees that they drew on the white paper. Once the trees and house is completed, students will arrange the house in the middle on the black paper and glue it down first. Next, students will glue down the cut-out trees surrounding the house. After the house and trees are glued down, students will draw in the foreground of the forest using chalk pastels.
Group B will first be shown an example by the instructor. The instructor will introduce the illustrator Kay Nielsen that the artwork is styled after, and will describe the process of making the artwork. First, the instructor will demonstrate how to draw stylized trees in the style of the artist using chalk pastels and how to blend the pastels. Students will begin with drawing trees using chalk pastel on the black paper to form the background. Once the background trees are complete, students will use the white paper to draw their fairytale house for the center of the composition. Students will be encouraged to consider the size of the house in relation to the rest of the composition and to plan the composition in advance. Students will add details to the house with pencil, and then will use colored pencils to color in the house using lighter colors for contrast with the other elements of the artwork. Students will then cut out the house, but will wait to glue the house down until all elements are completed. Next, students will draw trees on the white paper that will frame the house. Students will be shown how to shade the trees using colored pencils and graphite pencils. Students will cut out the trees that they drew on the white paper. Once the trees and house is completed, students will arrange the house in the middle on the black paper and glue it down first. Next, students will glue down the cut-out trees surrounding the house.
In this more advanced group, students will be encouraged to overlap tree shapes to add interest. After the house and trees are glued down, students will draw in the foreground of the forest using chalk pastels.
If you have any questions about our monthly children’s art projects, please contact the Hutchinson Art Center via email at hac@hutchinsonartcenter.net or call at (620) 663-1081. Thanks!
This program is made possible by the Ginger Mayfield Memorial Fund
This fee reserves your child’s spot for either Group A or Group B for April’s make-and-take art classes. **Click the shopping cart icon or CART in the top banner to complete the checkout process after submitting the form**