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. Registration for October will close on 4:30 PM on Friday, October 3rd.
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.
October’s theme is Fall Collage!
October 4th, 2025
During the October classes, students will create a fall collage of autumn leaves and pumpkins using paper and acrylic paints while learning about warm and cool colors, contour, and collage/texture.
Group A and B will begin the lesson with a discussion of warm and cool colors and associations that we make with them (how they make us feel, seasons or objects that we think of). Students will be given acrylic paint divided up by warm and cool colors. Students will be shown how to create texture on the papers using acrylic paint and various objects such as bubble wrap, string, cardboard, etc. Students will be encouraged to use all warm or all cool colors on each painted paper to create contrast in their collage. After creating several painted papers, students will allow them to dry.
While the painted papers are drying, students will draw a background for their collage of pumpkin vines and autumn leaves. Instruction will be given on how to draw basic vine and leaf shapes. For a more advanced option, students will be shown how to draw specific types of leaves (maple, oak, etc.). Once the painted papers are dry, students will draw leaf and pumpkin shapes on the painted paper and will then cut out these shapes and glue them onto the collage background. Layering of warm and cool shapes will be encouraged. Additional details can be drawn on top if the students would like.
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!