The Purple Cow

Playful, colourful and totally hands-on, The Purple Cow Art Studio’s art classes make learning painting and drawing techniques fun. These classes are designed to help kids develop creative thought, inspire imagination, encourage self-expression and foster artistic potential.

The Purple Cow Art Studio provides a range of comprehensive classes for adults and children aged 5 to 14 years. All classes are tailored to each child's age and ability level which are offered in two locations. During the school term art classes are offered at St Ives. Holiday art classes are also offered.

The Benefits Of Art Classes

Decades of research have provided more than a sufficient amount of data to prove that arts education impacts everything from overall academic achievement to social and emotional development and so much more. Research has proven the arts develop neural systems that produce a broad spectrum of benefits ranging from fine motor skills to creativity and improved emotional balance. Quite simply, the arts are invaluable to our proper functioning individually and as a society.

Some of the multiple benefits include;

★ Learning to express feelings, with or without words

★ Learning to think creatively and with an open mind

★ Learning to observe and describe, analyse and interpret

★ Learning how to relax and find mental stillness in a busy world

★ Collaboration with other children and with adults

★ Practice problem-solving skills, critical-thinking skills

★ The ability to discover that there is more than one right answer, the idea of multiple points of view

★ Art introduces children to cultures from around the world

★ Art has been found to help children with physical, emotional or learning challenges, any child can experience success in the arts

★ Art builds confidence. There is not just one right way to make art, every child can feel pride in their artistic creations.

PROGRAM

The Purple Cow Art Studio provides a range of comprehensive art classes both during the school term as well as school holiday art classes for children aged 5 to 12 years. The term program runs in parallel to the school term usually 9 or 10 week programs. The holiday workshops run for either two or three days, with a 2 hr session each day.

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